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User manual for HD RANGER 2 (field strength meter)

1. Ty 2520 e 37 6 dB CBER lt 1 9E 03 Figure A7 3 Measurement 3 3 82 January 2015 HD RANGER Z smer ormo banoas oRmzoas A7 4 SPECTRUM ANALYSER Mode Views for DAB DAB signal in MEASUREMENT mode are eas Goan SPECTRUM 1 3 PG pics Power 51 0dBuV MER 25 3dB CBER lt 1 9E 03 C N EvAST r l l l l l l l l l Span 10 MHz 209 95 MHz DAB Tools Advanced Figure A7 4 Spectrum 1 3 2670172013 00 20 SPECTRUM 2 3 PaT Ak Power 50 9dBuV MER 25 4dB CBER lt 1 9E 03 C N 37 5dB YF RADIO 1 om AAR y ETI locked RADIO 1 Span 10 MHz 209 95 MHz DAB Tools Advanced Figure A7 5 Spectrum 1 3 3 00 73 SPECTRUM 3 3 att ot F Span 10 MHz 209 95 MHz DAB Tools Advanced Figure A7 6 Spectrum 1 3 January 2015 83 3 USER S MANUAL PROMAX ANNEX 7 OPTION DAB DAB OP 002 DAB A7 5 TV Mode Views for DAB DAB signal in TV mode are DEFAULT a 26 01 2013 00 23 DAB 1 3 SELECT SERVICE 6 COPE DIGITAL Intereconomia 61436 my 61437 Cancel Figure A7 7 TV 1 3 DEFAULT 76 01 2013 00 24 DAB 2 3 ewi kA Power 51 1 dEV C N 36 1 dE MER 25 3 dB CBER lt 1 9E 03 SD ETI locked RADIO 1 DAB Tools Figure A7 8 TV 2 3 G 2670173013 00 24 DAB 3 3 Multiplex TS MET o EFFE Service RADIO 1 ID Component ID Audio MP2192 kbps Stereo Format ETI locked RADIO 1 84 January 2015 AN
2. gt Click here to watch this video Datalogger To start the datalogger After creating a new datalogger file or selecting an existing one the user can start the datalogging process From the datalogger viewer screen press the Test point key and from the menu select an existing test point using the Go to option or Create new to create a new test point If a new test point is created user has to give it a name Now datalogger is ready to start Press the Datalogger key and select Start January 2015 During datalogger it catches the list of available services of all channels in the channel plan that are part of the datalogger if this option was selected when creating the datalogger or if the Datalogger PSI option is enabled in the Preferences menu If there is a change of channel plan during datalogger there will be a pause if this option was selected when creating the datalogger User can pause and resume the datalogger process at any time by pressing on the key Pause Fs At the end it saves the data and allows watching the results on screen by channel plan To change the channel plan press on the key It is also possible to download Datalogger files to a PC by the NetUpdate software free download on the PROMAX website Once downloaded the program can generate reports with these files This is not possible with the datalogger files exported directly to a USB without using NetUpdate Inf
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4. ae l View File on Web Page Check for errors Free User account is not needed Figure A6 8 A new window will appear in which you will be able to search the Excel file you saved in the step number 9 of the previous section of this document i 5 ra Plumes a pee F beats piri P m hi Hipis Lali iii Bij B bira da come 2 Pee de ec J e ionii E Dei O A AMERA LLEHL IFI E Cragin He d Cari jirna B Direm a ciel a Cir amprih F Bo Phu jurii el majai CSD OD pLa EL it jmil y E Pa Fj Fi E rH Hamia n A Jg ior orem CCP ee Figure A6 9 After doing the file selection click on the option VIEW ON GOOGLE EARTH Select an Excel file xls xlsx xlsm xlsb txt or csv Browse COVERAGE CARRER BASE xlsx amp Enhanced feature What is this View File on Web Page Check for errors Free User account is not needed Figure A6 10 78 January 2015 HD RANGER Z ses sena covenace Onon 07 002 07s The web page will perform the file conversion and then will ask if you want to save the resulting file or just open it using Google Earth software Select OPEN WITH Google Earth You have chosen to open ay EarthPointEecellomni which is a ERIL file frome hitp werw earthpomilus What should Firefow do with this file Open with Google Earth default Save File De thes sutomatically for files like this from now an OK Cancel
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6. 7 9 2 2 Screen Description The following describes the Signal Monitoring screen January 2015 SIGNAL MONITORING e Frequency 658 00 MHZ TS Hierarchy T5 Priority Power 54 2 dBuV C N gt 274 0 dB MER Elapsed i TT space Left 554 00MHz DVBT Tools Advanced Figure 64 Selected installation date and time Spectrum Power measurement over time shows span time MER and C N measurement over time shows span time Signal monitoring started LNB Selected band battery level Signal information window 1 Frecuency frequency at which signal is locked Profile only for DVB T2 signals Base or Lite PLP identifier only for DVB T2 signals identifier of the layer being measured TS Hierarchy table hierarchy at the transport stream TS Priority packet priority at the transport stream Signal information window 2 Power C N MER measurements of the signal over time It shows on screen only the span time selected in settings Signal information window 3 Elapsed Time elapsed since the beginning of the monitoring Samples Samples taken since the beginning of the monitoring Space left Space left in the memory to save data 7 97 7 9 3 Menu Options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys FY It displays the channel frequency where is pointing a the cursor and access the tuning menu It displays the selected transmission s
7. COVERAGE SampleTime 25 Span Time 30 s Save To Internal v Comment File name where the measurements will be saved Figure A6 1 File name User can give a name to the file where data is saved All measurement that can be seen in the MEASUREMENT 1 3 screen frequency power level C N PLP identifier MER CBER LBER and LM will be stored on the data file Be sure to change the file name when starting a new Signal coverage analysis If not new data file will be saved on the last one Comment User can write some comments about the study Mode There are two options Continuous or Manual In continuous mode a sample is taken automatically every sample time In manual mode a sample is taken every time that user presses the joystick Sample Time Time between acquisitions Only when working in continuous mode Minimum time is 1 second Span time It is the width in time shown on screen for the X axis Save to There are two options Internal or USB For Internal option it saves the file with all data in the internal memory of the equipment For USB option it saves the file with all data in a USB flashdrive connected to the micro USB port of the equipment January 2015 71 A6 2 3 Description of signal coverage screen The following describes the Signal Coverage screen TS Hierarchy TS Priority Power C N MER ma Samples core SIGNAL COVERAGE eh GPS sta
8. Then it is necessary to Set References This requires a signal generator We recommend to use of one of the PROMAX signal generators RP O50 RP 080 RP 110 or RP 250 depending on the frequency band Connect the generator and the equipment where the origin of the Signal distribution is in the installation antenna headend etc or connect the generator directly to the RF input of the equipment If necessary the equipment can feed the generator using the Supply Output option from the Settings menu a l Active the signal generator and in the equipment press the Set Reference key 2 Once are set the references for the pilot signals let the signal generator connected to the source point of the distribution system and take measurements in each user access point with the equipment In each measurement a message over each pilot signal indicates whether the measure Pass or Fail according to the parameters set Measurement data or screen image can be exported by pressing the Export key see more details in section Export key and after that display the images or download the data files in XML format January 2015 Freauencv 100 0 500 0 658 0 Reference Current 343 231 256 Attenuation Figure 62 Installation selected date and time Selected band battery level Status message depending on the attenuation level Power level of the signal Signal Frequency MHz Power level of the
9. Band Decoder TS Input ASI Output DiSEqC Mode SatCR Polarization Sat Band LNB Low Osc LNB High Osc Supply Output Supply Voltage LNB Drain Video amp Audio Settings Volume Brightness 1s Disabled Enabled ay Option available for terrestrial band IPTV Terrestrial Satellite RF Demodulators Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled 24V IPTV Satellite RF Demodulators IPTV ASI Input Off RF Demodulators ASI Input Off On Off Horizontal Left Vertical Right High Disabled Enabled ExternaL 5V 13V 22 kHz 15V 18V 18V 22 kHz y Option available for satellite band January 2015 7 INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT fe Load Tar r 1s January 2015 Unmark all Archive Delete Rename Export to USB Import from USB PREFERENCES MENU Preferencias Time amp Date Measures Stealth ID MAC IP Address Mask Figure 8 Filter by type All Screen Shots Channel Plans Dataloggers DiSEqC Data Captures Service Databases Terrestrial Units Satellite Units Optical Units Sat Band Ref Level Datalogger PSI Analog Terrestrial Hl Digital Terrestrial Digital Satellite Mark All Unmark All Delete Copy to USB Installation Add TER Channel Set Add SAT Channel Set Add DiSEqC program Batt Time TFT Screen Color System Vibration Boo
10. It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters F3 It displays the Tools menu F4 It displays the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are some options for the Signal Coverage They are gt Start It starts the signal coverage study gt Stop It stops the signal coverage study gt Configuration It shows the settings window with some parameters January 2015 73 gt GPS Status It shows a list and a graph with satellites detected to locate the GPS signal It is also provided additional data such as longitude latitude date and universal time visible satellites and GPS status locked or not GPS status New Label m 94 09 2013 14 33 SIGNAL MONITORING New Label New Label i Figure A6 3 A6 3 E Data File Processing A6 3 1 B Description This document is an explanation about the process that is needed to be done in order to obtain a more comfortable view of the XML data obtained with HD RANGER family equipment with GPS option when doing a Signal Coverage analysis Once you got the coverage data copy the XML data file from the equipment to a USB memory using the Installation Manager See the equipment s documentation in how to get files from an Installation A6 3 2 a Obtaining an excel file For this section you must have at least Excel 2003 or newer version Excel 2007 or later is highly
11. gt Export key Pressing this key for one second it makes a capture of what it is shown on screen at the time The capture may be from the screen image from the measurement data or from both The type of capture either screen data or both can be set in the Export button option which is on the label Measures in the Preferences menu More information in the chapter Export key gt Management Keys There are two Management keys Each one has two different functions according to the pressing time Short press It shows the list of installations and C7 the menus to manage them Long press It shows the preferences menu Short press It shows the menu of terrestrial or satellite settings according to the selected band Long press It shows the Video amp audio settings gt Mode keys On the left side there are 3 keys to access the equipment modes Measurement Mode key Ah Spectrum Analyser Mode key TV Mode Key The active function on screen is indicated by the LED next to the mode key 2 22 January 2015 Pressing a key repeatedly provides access to a different view within the same mode Each view is shown at the top When reaching the third view it returns to the first view For some signals analogue generic not all the views are available Following there is an example of the views available for each mode examples extracted from a digital terrestrial signal January 2015 2 23 P
12. 7 101 7 102 Press on the Datalogger option It displays a menu with the New option and a list of all dataloggers at the selected installation Select New to create a new datalogger or select the file name of an existing datalogger if the user want to save data on a specific datalogger already existing If New is selected a installation wizard shows how to create a new datalogger Follow its instructions E9 Next to move to the next screen F3 Previous to move to the previous screen or E Cancel to cancel During the creation of a new datalogger using the wizard the user can assign a name and select the channel plans The channel plans are the ones available for the current installation At least one channel plan has to be selected either terrestrial or satellite The wizard also gives an option to select if during datalogger user wants to capture the list of services it slows down the process but gives more information and also if user wants a pause between channel plans the process stops until the user resume it At the end user has the option to open the new datalogger by default these last three options are enabled Once a new datalogger is created or selected an already existing one it shows the datalogger viewer screen and measurements of test points can start If it is a new datalogger in first place before starting the datalogger user must create a new test point see next section
13. eclipse Enviar a b J WordPad 2 ete SE Cg XML Editor Ji NVutualBox Copiar Flegir programa predeterminado B squedas S 5 Crear acceso directo Contactos lt Eliminar l N Descargas l ia Cambiar nombre jp Esuitorio Ib Favoritos v Propiedades clemento seleccionado 88 2 KE 3clementos Figure A6 4 When Excel tries to open the file it will ask you the import method to open the XML data file by this way On ri M soft Lace i d T A a S r s a f af f rs J Ns 6 os Sea ee i oo ik p 7 Oa Wx roate _3 Office Excel 2007 j OR Murest C operator Pesere odes totor be importar XML mx El archivo que va a abrir contiene hojas de estilos Qu desea hacer gt Abrir el archivo sin aplicar una hoja de estilos Abrir el archivo ap c ndole la siguiente hoja de estilos seleccionar una Aceptar Cancelar t add January 2015 Figure A6 5 75 You must choose the option in which a stylesheet is asked It will appear as an option the COVERAGE xsl file El archivo que va a abrir contiene hojas de estilos Qu desea hacer _ Abrir el archivo sin aplicar una hoja de estilos Cancelar Figure A6 6 Now Excel is opening the XML data file using the format that the XSL file is providing This step could take few seconds depending on the size of the XML data file At this point you should have an excel file with three different sheets Each sheet corresponds
14. Freq Frequency where is placed the marker Level Power level at the frequency where is placed the marker AF Difference of frequency between the marker and the main cursor AL Difference of power level between the marker and the main cursor Off Permanent Curtain It allows the user to display the current signal with the maximum values measured for each frequency The OFF option disables this function The Curtain option displays the maximum values in blue for a moment with the current signal The Permanent option maintains maximum signal on the screen This option is especially useful for detecting sporadic noises January 2015 gt Min Hold Off Permanent Curtain It allows the user to display the current signal with the minimum values measured for each frequency The OFF option disables this function The Curtain option displays the minimum values in green for a moment with the current signal The Permanent option maintains minimum signal on the screen This option is useful for detecting interferences in TV cable or identify deterministic interference in analogue and digital channels gt Persistence When active the signal is displayed on a coloured background The signal prior to current signal persists for a while before disappearing so the user can see how the signal changes easily gt Vertical Range It allows to adjust the vertical scale on screen Available values are 1 2 5 and 10 dB per divisi
15. NEW AppendDataColumnsToDescripton accepts a ist of column names Select an Excel file xis xisx xism xisb txt or csv Browse COVERAGE CARRER BASE xisx View on Google Earth x Enhanced feature What is this View File on Web Pace Check for errors Free User o t needed If you need help getting started or if you have ideas for improvement please write or call Quick Start Open Excel Enter these words into separate cells on the frst row Latitude Longitude Name Descnpton and Icon On the rows that follow enter the attributes of each pomt Labtude and Longitude are required The other columns are optronal Name is the label that appears next to each icon on Google Earth Description is tUe teat that appears in the Google Earth pop up balloon formula can be used to combine data from several columns Icon designates the icon that is displayed for each point An easy way to get an icon is to enter a number from the table below If the Icon column ss left blank or if it is missing icon number 166 is displayed You can also enter an icon s www web address If you don t want an icon enter the word none Gewese He eer esha Figure A6 7 An Excel 77 SW HD RANGER 2 ANNEX 6 SIGNAL COVERAGE OPTION OP 002 GPS Click on the BROWSE icon Browse COVERAGE CARRER BASE xlsx View z Google Earth Go Enhanced feature What is this
16. PLP Physical Layer Pipes identifier Layers are used by the system to transmit compressed data such audio video and more 11 DVB C2 Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise ratio where C is the received power of the modulated carrier signal and N is the noise power received To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at its centre frequency MER Modulation Error ratio with indication of Link Margin LM The link margin indicates the safety margin respect to the MER level measured for the degradation of the signal up to the QEF Quasi Error Free value MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the average noise power of the signal constellation BER CBER LBER System error rate In DVB C2 makes use of two codes to correct errors that are the LDPC Low Density Parity Check codes combined with BCH Bose Chaudhuri Hocquengham to protect against high levels of signal noise and interferences On screen under LBER measurement the number of iterations LDPC is shown that is the number of times the LDPC decoder for error correction has to pass through the signal and the ESR Error Second Ratio that indicates the percentage of time with errors after the BCH Error correction is internal with BCH or external with LDPC The internal error correction provides basic minimum load while the outer error correction is a correction with add
17. always making the same move from left to right and from top to bottom without putting pressure on the screen The TFT screen has to be dry cleaned or with a product specifically designed for TFT screens by slightly dampening the cloth NEVER use tap or mineral water alcohol or conventional cleaning products because they contain components that can damage the screen Turn off the equipment to locate dirt on the screen After cleaning wait a few seconds before turning on 12 142 January 2015 Cleaning the plastic case The equipment has to be disconnected before cleaning the case The case must be cleaned with a solution of neutral soap and water using a soft cloth dampened with this solution Before use the equipment has to be completely dry Never clean with abrasive soaps chlorinated solvents or aromatic hydrocarbons These products may degrade the case January 2015 12 143 ANNEX 1 SIGNALS DESCRIPTION Al1 1 ia DIGITAL signals Digital TERRESTRIAL Television FIRST Generation DVB T standard COFDM modulation A1 1 1 E DVB T Parameters gt Channel Bandwidth This parameter affects the frequency separation of the carriers Its value is 6 MHz 7 MHz or 8 MHz gt Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted gt FFT Mode It defines the number of modulation carriers between values 2k 4k and 8k gt Guard Interval This parameter is the dead time between symbols its purpo
18. pC Band Polarization Command ___ Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical Very important Whenever you wish to change of band or polarisation it is necessary to send the SAT A command at the same time since multiswitch does not respond to the habitual switching commands for a LNB 13V 18V 22kHz it is necessary the complete DiSEqC sequence to cause the commutation 28 January 2015 A3 5 2 Multiswitch 2 Satellites LNB QUATTRO 1 LNB QUATTRO 2 i SS Te G Se a Oa Output Figure A3 7 This type of multiswitch is used usually to switch the Astra 19 and Hotbird 13 satellites As in the previous case if for a certain satellite it is desired to change of band or polarisation it is not sufficient with changing the corresponding parameter but in addition it is necessary to send the command SAT A B corresponding to cause the switching even if one does not change of satellite __Band___ Polarization Command Output Horizontal Satellite 1 Vertical Satellite 1 Horizontal Satellite 1 Vertical Satellite 1 Horizontal Satellite 2 Vertical Satellite 2 Horizontal Satellite 2 Vertical Satellite 2 January 2015 29 A3 5 3 Multiswitch 4 Satellites LNB QUATTRO 1 LNB QUATTRO 2 LNB QUATTRO 3 LNB QUATTRO 4 qe EE P E a we th yt at we rt we wt Pn a x 6 gi Pe j Rl ai N aN y y N y N er ge gt yr ah aah at eh a eh ah 8 pr er ay 48 a a ea ea a aaa 222 POS
19. 4 7 Satellite dentification The spectrum analyser makes easier the fieldwork for engineers when working with SNG mobile units and VSAT communications since it allows adjusting transmission reception systems It also has several functions to identify satellites that avoid any possibility of error When the signal is locked it identifies the satellite and shows on screen its name Often satellite operators request to look for the Beacon signal as a method of satellite identification This signal is easily identified by the equipment because it has high resolution high sensitivity and short sweep times Below are two BEACON screenshots signals with a little span and a bandwidth of 100 kHz resolution all with a sweep time of 90 ms Span 5OMHz Span 20MHz Fn mt Figure 45 More data for installations with satellite signals in annex How to point a dish antenna 4 52 January 2015 5 TV MODE 5 1 G Introduction On the left side of the front panel there are three functions keys which give direct access to the three most important functions One is the TV MODE key which displays the resulting image from decoding received RF signal TV MODE thanks to the StealthID function of automatic identification automatically identifies and demodulates the signal received by the RF input so the user can check the signal on the screen It shows information about the channel and its services 5 2 Operation To
20. Disabled External RF AUX Input Signal Source RF AUX gt Band CULCER Band 1 Attenuator Disabled Band 2 Extern al RF AUX Input Signal Source RF AUX P Band Band 3 gt Attenuator Disabled 4 Figure A5 9b Band 1 2150 3000 MHz Band 2 3400 4400 MHz Band 3 4400 5400 MHz January 2015 67 68 v 1 dBuV 1842 85 MHz GENERIC Tools Figure A5 10 RF Aux Input Signal Power Auxiliary Frequency Input Input Signal Frequency LNB Optical Power Level RF Auxiliary Input Enabled Center Frequency Advanced 4 5 January 2015 ANNEX 6 OP 002 GPS SIGNAL COVERAGE OPTION A6 1 i GENERAL A6 1 1 Description O This annex contains operating instructions for the next option OP 002 GPS Signal coverage analysis with GPS for HD RANGER 2 This option allows the user to check signal coverage by measuring its power MER and C N The position where all these measurements are taken is determined by a GPS receiver All this data measurements and GPS position can be downloaded to a PC and exported to a file for later analysis Please read the user s manual of the equipment for detailed information about general operation specifications and other data January 2015 A6 2 Signal Coverage Analysis AG 2 1 Operation 70 The Signal Coverage tool is available for all signals Connect the GPS receiver to t
21. Figure A6 11 Google Earth will try to open the three different excel sheet explained before in this document see step 8 from Excel opening process for XML data file in the previous section of this document The first one is not using the format that the converter is expecting and will generate an error The second and the third one will represent the coverage measurement points but only the third one will be with the really suitable format Aechevo Editer Ver Hememiertes Atede Ayude Figure A6 12 January 2015 79 AS PROMAX mes so eonenn owes MO RANGER 2 Disable the first and the second sheets for a more comfortable view and click over the third one ay aoe ae ji aA i THE ite te UEN Reese Pa Selo 203 L a i 3 o A t 1 r 3 r i T i Figure A6 13 The yellow flag symbol mark the first and the last coverage measure point The other measurement points will be presented as a C symbol Figure A6 14 Every point will show the POWER and MER measurements when selected Power 42 46dBuV MER 18 90dB Figure A6 15 Finally the KML file generated with the procedure described here can be used directly with most of the GIS tools to import such data into a layer over a GIS map 80 January 2015 ANNEX 7 OP 002 DAB DAB DAB OPTION A7 1 This annex contains instructions for the following option OP 002 DAB DAB DAB signal analysis This option allows the us
22. Pilot 2 It defines the frequency of the pilot signal 2 MHz 7 94 January 2015 7 9 Signal Monitoring This tool allows the user to monitor a locked signal over time measuring its power MER and C N All this data can be downloaded to a PC and exported to a file for later analysis y92 Joperation O The Signal Monitoring tool is available for all signals January 2015 In Settings menu select the terrestrial band Access the SPECTRUM mode and tune the signal for monitoring In case of tuning a DVB T2 signal in the Signal Parameters menu select the Profile Base or Lite and the PLP identifier User has to choose one profile and one PLP identifier per each monitoring Press the Tools key Fs Select the Signal Monitoring option The Signal Monitoring function appears on screen Before starting the monitoring access the Configuration option in the Advanced menu for settings more details in next section After settings access the Advanced menu and press on Start to start the signal monitoring In Automatic mode the equipment takes samples automatically In Manual mode each time the user presses the joystick the equipment takes a sample Access the Advanced menu and press on Stop to finish the signal monitoring Data obtained is automatically stored Access the data by pressing the Installation List key to check that the monitoring data file has been saved This file is a Data Capture type To manage
23. The PID Packet Identification code next to the name of the table is a 13 bit code that identifies each packet type and therefore to what kind of table corresponds gt PSI Tables PSI tables are January 2015 PAT Program Association Table It is a master table that lists all services found in the TS being transmitted It also points the table where are specified each one of the services PMT Program Map Table It is a table that identifies all the components within a service video audio and or data NIT Network Information Table Optional table with information about TS and multiplex of a given network The content in detail is described in the tables used by the digital standard DVB in this case 7 71 CAT Conditional Access Table Table that controls the scrambling of a service gt SI Tables Most important SI tables are NIT Network Information Table It is a master table used by the broadcasting network to manage the services It provides logic network info by grouping several TS together and adding tuning information for all network services In the case of a satellite provides information about its channels It also contains the LCN descriptor that provides information to order the services BAT Bouquet Association Table It is a table containing information required to group a set of services or content which is related for commercial reasons packs of a particular distribution platform pac
24. d i i i Figure 15 O ba 09 2013 14 35 SPECTRUM 1 3 CY neo 2 eee ee m a Figure 16 January 2015 2 19 gt Virtual keyboard keypad writing User can type directly on the on screen keyboard or keypad 5c eT oOliAd 4 3 ENL RUN Ww 2 Enter file name PRO Figure 17 Enter file name PROM OOOO Figure 18 2 20 January 2015 2 7 2 Joystick Joystick positions are five t r BS UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT VALIDATE Figure 19 The joystick is multifunctional that is each time you press its function changes The user can see the active function according to the icon that is displayed at the upper right corner of the equipment as shown in the image In the SPECTRUM ANALYSER mode the joystick has the following functions gt CH or FR Channel change CH or frequency FR change according to the tune selected tune by channel or tune by frequency op SP Span change gt MK Marker moving if marker is Fi enabled Figure 20 Using the ECHOES tool the joystick is also multifunctional gt CHor FR Channel CH change or frequency FR change according to the tune selected tune by channel or tune by frequency gt EC Echo change According to the selected function the joystick will do a specific action _p Click here to watch this video Navigating through the menus gt g g g January 2015 2 21
25. the manufacturers usually assure the compatibility with the Tone burst commands SAT A B so that the second stage can be switched as much using a POSITION A B command as using a SAT A B command This allows us then to use the switcher like a Tone burst type with 2 inputs and 1 output With the HD RANGER 2 it is very easy to use this type of switcher because it incorporates a specific OPT POS commanad HDRANGER 2 Combination of DiSEqC A Selected input Command Commands send OPT POS A A Option A Position A Satellite 1 OPT POS A B Option A Position B Satellite 2 OPT POS B A Option B Position A Satellite 3 OPT POS B B Option B Position B Satellite 4 These switchers are transparent to the LNB s 13V 18V 22 kHz switching commands Then once the satellite is chosen by means of the SAT command the corresponding LNB can be used in a normal way see Universal LNB 26 January 2015 A3 5 In the collective facilities The most frequent satellite signal distribution system in the small collective facilities is the BIS switched This technology implies to use the Quattro type LNBs not to confuse with the QUAD type and also supports specific multiswitches for this type of facilities A Quattro LNBis a LNB with 4 outputs that provides in a separated way the four frequency bands vertical low vertical high horizontal low and horizontal high These four signal scan then be distributed in th
26. x TUNE CH Response TUNE BAND band_resp PLAN plan_ resp CH ch_ resp TER It means that channel belongs to the terrestrial SAT band It means that channel belongs to the satellite band Alphanumeric code that identifies the channel plan Description ch_resp Alphanumeric code that identifies the channel Configuration TUNE ch_conf Description ch_conf CH xyz xyz is an alphanumeric code that identifies a channel CH NEXT It increases one channel CH PREV It decreases one channel Name TUNE PLAN It configures a channel plan Configuration TUNE PLAN plan_conf Description plan_conf Alphanumeric code that identifies a channel plan Name VER It provides the version of the main software application x VER VER ver_resp Description ver_resp Alphanumeric code that identifies a version VIDEO It configures the video source Configuration VIDEO video video_conf SOURCE INTERNAL It enables internal video source EXTERNAL It enables external video source SYSTEM PAL_50 Hz It enables the video system selected PAL_60 Hz It enables the video system selected NTSC It enables the video system selected SECAM It enables the video system selected 54 January 2015 ANNEX 5 OP 002 PS OPTICAL 5 GHz RF AUXILIARY INPUT OPTION AS 1 GENERAL This annex contains operating instructions for the next option OP 002 PS Selective Optical Power Meter Optical to RF Selective Converter 5 GHz RF Aux
27. 31 gt Programs There are eight predefined programs that execute basic functions to control an universal switch with two or four inputs It also has more programs that control installations with 8 or 16 satellite antennas using SPAUN devices or switches Commited Uncommited Whenever a DiSEqC program is sent the commands that correspond to the equipment status in relation to the Horizontal or Vertical polarization and High or Low frequency band are also sent This allows assuring that the installation status is the one indicated by the equipment 16x1 LNB14 U1B2B OpA_PoB Switch Uncom 1 AB 32 January 2015 ANNEX 4 REMOTE CONTROL COMMANDS A4 1 in Introduction The design of HD RANGER 2 based on a microprocessor allows data to be exchanged between the equipment and a remote controller usually a personal computer via USB By this way data can be obtained from the equipment and also control it remotely These data can be stored and subsequently processed for use in maintenance work Furthermore the remote control allows tracking and monitoring installations A4 2 ip Protocol for communication between the HD RANGER 2 anda PC This protocol is controlled by software and is using a virtual serial port over an USB interface Data and information are exchanged using messages consisting of ASCII alphanumerical characters This method ensures easy carrying between different types of personal computers To activate the virtual
28. ANNEX 5 OP 002 PS OPTICAL 5 GHz RF AUXILIARY INPUT OPTION 55 ANNEX 6 OP 002 GPS SIGNAL COVERAGE OPTION cssscscncesccsnssnsccscnecensnenaas 69 ANNEX 7 OP 002 DAB DABG DAB OPTION icnsccackexaiainisitacianaanewesveserrateesmannes 81 ANNEX 8 MOETIMEDIA CONTENT scsacccmcsecensescccssseassaanasanasacaaeimeannnisnaaeneeesses 85 January 2015 TV amp SATELLITE ANALYSER HDRANGER 2 Digital Video Broadcasting 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Description The new HD RANGER 2 is the sixth generation of field meters that PROMAX launches As each new generation it represents an evolution from the previous Since it integrates the latest technological innovations and develops applications for the new demands and needs that have emerged in recent years The new HD RANGER 2 has been created with the aim to make easy the user experience From its ergonomic design and stylized lines to the reduction of keys and the easy use of its interface everything has been designed so the user has a simple tool to use but powerful and useful HD RANGER 2 E LAX PROMA 80 1 dBu 28 3 dB 29 9 dB lt 1 0E 07 4 MPEG2 TS locked Nature3 HD Figure 1 The HD RANGER 2 is a universal analyser that covers several of the most popular standards of the DVB family as well as formats such as MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 and Dolby audio There is also the possibility of an extension to work in fibre optics installations DAB DAB and GPS see these opt
29. DVB C2 es GI 1 4 ee GI 1 4 GI 1 4 1 3 symbol period a gt LTE Ingress Test Additional data Type of signal DVB T DVB T2 DVB C DVB C2 Displayed data LTE band plus quality parameters for a selected TV channel gt Attenuation Test Additional data Test frequencies 3 selectable pilots ee gt Datalogger Parameter Additional data Stored data Signal type modulation parameters all measures available for the detected signal type and time stamp Date and time at each measured channel January 2015 11 137 11 6 IPTV gt Streams Multicast Additional data IPO ee 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 Ports 1024 to 65535 SS Maximum bitrate 80 Mbit s re 11 138 January 2015 HD RANGER 2 rsm A PROMAX 11 7 Transport Stream Analyser gt Tables Additional data PSI Tables Program Association Table po Program Map Table NT Network Information Table ___ CAT Conditional Access Table ___ BAT Bouquet Association Table ST Service Description Table EIT Event Information Table TOT Time ard Date Table TT si Time and Date Table gt Bitrate Additional data Maximum bitrate 80 Mbit s SS gt Alarm Additional data According to ETSI std Sections 3 3 3 9 and 3 10 no TR101 290 V1 2 1 measurements done January 2015 11 139 CHAPTER Tt SPECIFICATIONS HD RANGER 2 11 8 Options gt Fibre Optics Parameter Value Additional data Selective Optical Power M
30. If the user does not create any file installation the equipment stores measurements in the installation file that is preinstalled by default named DEFAULT 9 2 Operation To access the Installations menu press the key It shows up a window with a list of all available installations On the softkeys appears the options to manage these installations To exit the list of installations press the key Installations List Creation date O DEFAULT 17 06 2013 11 16 O INST 25KB 17 06 2013 16 37 O INSTtest 64KB 18 07 2013 17 14 O PETERINST 157 KB 17 07 2013 17 59 O PETER_T2 72 KB O ROGERINST 33KB 18 07 2013 08 03 Figure 72 January 2015 There are the following options Load F1 Manage 2 Create new Fs Tools Fa It loads the selected installation To select a installation from the list place the cursor on the installation and press the joystick then press Load to load it Once loaded the name of the installation appears on the upper left corner of the screen accompanied by the symbol D that means that is the current installation All measurements screenshots channel plans and other data since this moment will be stored in the current installation It opens a window that displays all data of the current installation and from where they can be edited changed or view more details in section 7 3 It creates a new installation with the data introduced by the user more details
31. MPEG 1 DD DD Question PSI SERVICE CURRENT xx DATA PSI NUMBER nn Information Description information service service NUMBER Number of datas of datas E srnat seRvici PSI SERVICE Ee a eee DATA dd PST NUMBER nn DATA nn PID pid TYPE type Information Description information service service Number of datas Index of data PID number Type of data txt subtitles data 50 January 2015 It provides sets date and time Question RTC rtc Response RTC rtc rtc_resp Description rtc_resp DATE date It shows current date time and TIME time date format FORMAT format hh mm ss Hours minutes seconds DD MM YYYY day month year DD MM YY day month year last two digits MM DD YYYY month day year YYYY MM DD year month day FORMAT Selected format Configuration RTC rtc rtc_conf Description rtc_conf TIME hh mm ss Hours minutes seconds DATE Date according to the selected format FORMAT DD MM YYYY day month year DD MM YY day month year last two digits MM DD YYYY month day year YYYY MM DD year month day January 2015 51 Names SIGNAL It provides configures the signal type Question SIGNAL signal Question __ SIGNAL signal signal_resp Signal standard type Current code rate Signal bandwidth Signal symbol rate Spectral inversion enabled ON or disabled OFF MODE Measurement of the FFT in a COFDM modulation GI Measurement of the guard interval CONSTELLATION Const
32. SN equipment _ resp equipment_resp Description equipment resp Unique numeric code that identifies the equipment Name INSTALLATION It provides information about all the installations Number nn of installations Name name of current installation Number nn of terrestrial channel plans in the current installation Number nn of satellite channel plans in the current installation Number nn of DISEQC programs in the current installation Number nn of print screens in the current installation Number nn of dataloggers in the current installation Number nn of spectrum captures in the current installation Number nn of captures MERxcarrier in the current installation Number nn of echo captures in the current installation Number nn of constellation captures in the current installation Name of the installation with index nn January 2015 Name INSTALLATION CURRENT It provides information about the current installation Question INSTALLATION CURRENT current nn INSTALLATION NAME current_resp current Description nn Description decimal value current_resp Response lt empty gt TER CH SAT CH DISEQC_ PROGRAM PNG DATALOGGER SPECTRUM CONSTELLATION ECHOES MER NUMBER lt empty gt Terrest channel plan index Sat channel plan index DISEQC program index Print screen file index Datalogger index Capture index Constellation index Ca
33. TOOLS First of all we need to locate the XML data file in the folder from which we want to work There are no requirements needed to be satisfied A file named COVERAGE XSL must be placed in the same data file folder That second file allows proper data formatting when processed by Excel Select the XML data file and then right click with the mouse button on the file name Choose the option Open with and then select Excel 2007 or the available version inina C mp rtir t d e XSL Manual va Enito 5 Hombre Fecha de modifica Tipo tar Jp Descargas Be Escnterio 2 Satins recientes E Coverage xm vit Archive XML cove Abrir chive XSD lat COVE Editar 7 Zip BD Escrtorc j Edit with Motepad a Biblioteca i Documentos k Imagenes al Milica a Subversion H Video wy Grupo en el hogar A mirave A mtrave d eclipse d qgn d VirtualBox JP B squedas iis Contactos jp Descargas im Escritorio i Favortos 1 elementos January 2015 ka elemento seleccionado 44 2 KE Abrir con Compartir con TortoiseSVN A adir al archive A adir a COVERAGE rar A adir y enviar por email A adir a COVERAGE rar y enviar por eral Enviar a Cortar Copiar Crear acceso directo Elarmurar Cambiar nombre Propiedades Figure 65 T Microsoft Office Excel Microsoft Office Word b bcrosoft Visual Studia 2010 S Notepad a free GNU source code editor OpenOffice Calc OpenO
34. User can use the transport stream received by the equipment to feed the signal to other devices as well through the TS AST output gt Operation Press the Settings key to access the settings Select the ASI Output option It allows the user to select the signal source for the TS ASI packets going out through the ASI Output User can select among Off IPTV RF demodulators and ASI Input The Off disables the ASI Output If the RF Demodulators option this option is available only if RF is selected as a Signal Source is selected the signal through ASI Output is the TS extracted from the RF signal by means of the internal RF demodulator The RF signal can come from digital terrestrial satellite or cable If the IPTV option is selected This option is available only if IPTV is selected as a Signal Source the signal through ASI Output is the TS extracted from the IPTV signal The ASI Input option enables the TS ASI packets coming from ASI input connector go out through the ASI output connector Refer to IPTV chapter January 2015 10 127 CHAPTER 11 SPECIFICATIONS HD RANGER 2 11 SPECIFICATIONS A 11 1 General Specifications gt Inputs and Outputs Value Additional data Connector Input type 5 Q Maximum Signal 130 dBuV Maximum Input Voltage DC to 100 Hz powered by the AL 50 V rms 103 power charger DC to 100 Hz not powered by the 30 V rms AL 103 power charger Protected up to 30 seconds a Connector Input 75 Q C
35. any user intervention The equipment tries to identify the channel or frequency of the input signal it receives and according to the band selected by the user it applies identifying criteria according to the standards of that band When the equipment recognizes in the input signal the identification parameters of a standard it decodes the signal and shows the data of that signal on the screen The identification system tries to lock the first signal using the modulation defined in the channel plan for that signal If after five seconds it fails to lock with that modulation it starts the wheel for automatic detection If then it locks in a modulation other than indicated it generates an internal temporary channel plan to accelerate tuning the same channel later on January 2015 Then the user only has to follow these steps in order to identify a signal Press the Preferences key for 1 second In the StealthID tab select the signal types to auto identify see Menu tree figure 7 By default all them are selected Press the key to save the changes made and the key to exit the Preferences screen Press the Settings a key Select the band terrestrial or satellite Select a channel or frequency to identify The bottom of the screen shows the message Searching for signal and the standard transmission checking Wait a few seconds for the equipment to identify the signal User can force the auto identification of a signal b
36. are dBm dBmvV and dBuV It allows the user to select the optical measurement units for the signal level Available options are dBm It allows the user to select the type of satellite band used between Ku Ka band and C band It allows the user to select the type of reference level adjustment between manual modified by the user or automatic selected by the equipment If you select the option Capture when datalogger is working it captures the service list of each channel This process slows the datalogger but provides additional information that can be downloaded in XML files To disable this option select Don t capture 2 37 Database services When it is enabled it saves all the services been detected in the current installation There is a database for services in terrestrial band and another for services in satellital band Services are included automatically when the signal is locked If enabled these services will be displayed on the View all services option in the Tuning menu When disabling the option all services in the database of the installation will be deleted Min TER Power It sets the minimum power for a terrestrial digital signal to be identified Min SAT Power It sets the minimum power for a satellite digital signal to be identified Min TER Level It sets the minimum level for a terrestrial analogue signal to be identified Export button It allows the user to select the da
37. box appears explaining the joystick modes available From here user can also select the active mode RefLevel Po Span 4 P Span RefLevel Figure 43 January 2015 4 49 4 5 Specific Options Access by the function key It allows selecting among several parameters to display the spectrum The advanced menu consists of the following options gt Average gt Spectrum Line gt Tone Level gt Marker gt Max Hold The user can select the amount of signal values to be used to set the average signal value to be displayed on screen The larger the average value the more stable the displayed Signal appears It defines the spectrum display Outline option displays the spectrum outline The Solid option displays the contour of the spectrum with solid background The Transparence option shows the outline in yellow and the background in a softer yellow This option produces a tone that changes according to the input level of the signal so the tone is sharper if the level increases and deeper if the level decreases It allows enabling disabling the marker This marker is displayed on screen with the shape of an arrowhead Showing on screen some information about the frequency and power level where it points You can move left right by the joystick in MK mode press the joystick until the icon MK appears When the Marker is ON at the top right corner a window pops up with the following data
38. call Everything that can be seen on the meter s screen is available through the HDMI To switch between the image from the equipment to an auxiliary monitor by following these steps Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI output connector see figure 5 ensuring that the plug is fully inserted Connect the opposite end to the auxiliary monitor where video and audio of the equipment will be played 10 124 January 2015 Switch on the equipment and press the Settings key for 1 second In the Video amp Audio Settings menu enable Video output Then the image on the equipment disappears and the auxiliary monitor shows a message asking for confirmation to switch the image Press to accept and the image will appear on the auxiliary monitor If you do not press after ten seconds the image will return to the equipment 10 6 a Common Interface Slot This connection enables the conditional access decryption for encoded digital TV signals in agreement with the DVB CI Common Interface recommendation This technology supports all those decryption systems for which a valid CAM module exists according to DVB CI with the corresponding subscriber card The equipment by means of Common Interface method offers the possibility of supporting various conditional access systems so that video and or audio broadcast by encrypted services scrambled TV for subscribers may be decoded following the SimulCrypt model It provides a standard c
39. digital channels in frequency mode using the joystick and the markers shown on the screen The HD RANGER 2 will tell you what satellite and or orbital position you are on in a matter of seconds If we are unlucky and this is not the satellite we want then we only need to move the dish slightly to pick the signal from the next satellite and repeat the process P ar ee gt 4 Power 81 5dBuv i C N 14 4dB 4 MER 13 6 dB gt BCH ESR Qs 0 MPEG2 TS locked ASTRA 1 Figure A2 8 20 January 2015 A2 1 5 Finetuningthedish Once we know for certain that we are on ASTRA 19E it is time to make fine adjustments to the dish to optimise the alignment There are two goals to achieve On the one hand we want to receive the maximum amount of power possible and on the other hand we need to make sure we minimise the interference from the crossed polarisation In order to maximise the received signal power we need only to move the dish s azimuth and elevation very carefully ensuring that the display of the spectrum analyser show us the highest values possible As you move the dish s position you will see the signal change on the spectrum analyser Cross polarisation is adjusted by rotating the LNB on its axis As you do so you will see on the HD RANGER 2 screen how the channels interfering from the opposite polarisation go up and down the objective being to leave the LNB in such a position that those channels are as low
40. or F BNC adapter input for RF signal coming from the optical conversion January 2015 63 A5 4 3 Configuration After the connection is made the user can use the equipment for measurement of optical signals as if they were RF signals Steps to measure a signal are as 64 follows Module Enabled 4310 nm Wavelength Attenuator On Press the Settings o key and select the corresponding band whether terrestrial for optical link or satellite for optical LNB In the case of a satellite optical signal and frequency tuning user has to select the signal type characterized by the band low high and the type of polarization vertical horizontal In the case of a satellite optical signal and channel tuning the parameters are defined by the channel refer to the Settings menu section for more details Select the Optical module option and press the joystick It appears a window to enable the optical module and to configure additional parameters Select Enable At the top right area of the screen appears the OPT icon meaning there is external power It appears a window with some setting parameters Figure A5 7 In this window appears the level power for each wavelength and also the user can set two parameters gt Wavelength Wavelength selection at the RF output by the user among the three wavelength available 1310 1490 and 1550 nm gt Attenua
41. power of the modulated carrier signal and N is the noise power received To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at its centre frequency MER Modulation Error ratio with indication of Link Margin LM The link margin indicates the safety margin respect to the MER level measured for the degradation of the signal up to the QEF Quasi Error Free value MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the average noise power of the signal constellation BER CBER VBER It is the error rate There are two measurements related to BER CBER Channel Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after the QPSK demodulator and before applying the error correction or FEC Forward Error Correction VBER Viterbi Bit Error Rate Measurement of the BER for the digital signal after error correction BER after Viterbi In a system for receiving digital satellite signals DVB S after the QPSK decoder two methods of error correction are applied Each time an error correction is applied on a digital signal its error rate changes so if we measure the error rate at the output of the QPSK demodulator or after Viterbi or after the Reed Solomon output decoder the error rates obtained are different January 2015 A1 1 4 Digital SATELLITE television signal of SECOND generation DVB S2 standard QPSK 8PSK modulation i DVB S2 Parameters gt Channel Bandwidth It displays the channel bandwidth from 1 3 MHz t
42. receiver Additional service information Free scrambled transmission Standard type of transmission January 2015 Tuned audio information gt TYPE Type of audio encoding and transmission speed gt FORMAT Service audio format Bit depth sampling frequency sound reproduction gt LANGUAGE Broadcasting language gt PID ID of the audio program Signal status searching locked multiplex name and name of the selected service Softkeys menu gt Joystick up down It changes service gt Joystick left right It changes channel frequency depending on the tuning mode January 2015 5 3 2 TV MODE Radio views Radio views are m RADIO 1 3 AUDIO RADIO O 26 02 2013 13 51 __ _FM RADIO 1 3 TE Figure 49 RADIO 2 3 AUDIO RADIO SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS 26 02 2013 13 51 ___FMRADIO 2 3 EE 53 8 dBuV FM STEREO PI e239 PS SER pee Figure 50 5 58 January 2015 Ne 26 02 2013 12 09 FPM RADIO 53 3 DETAILS DECODER ID PS SER is 00 Stereo CE Ayr A BE vs Artificial Heaa SRA Uninown ON Compressed UTC Time cal ee Dynamic PTY RADIOTEXT ALTERNATIVE FREQS Method FM STEREO PI e239 PS SER ETa Lu c L j fa Fi hb Figure 51 It shows the most representative RDS data RDS data are Details It has the following fields gt PS Programme service gt PI Programme Identification gt PTY Program type gt UTC Time Uni
43. reference signal obtained when setting the reference and used to calculate the attenuation level dBuV Power level of the test signal at the user access point dBuV Attenuation level dB Attenuation Reference Current Softkeys X axis Pilot signals Y axis Power gt Joystick The joystick does not have any function in this tool January 2015 7 93 7 8 3 Menu Options In the bottom of the screen are four menu accessible via the softkeys FY Exit Exits the tool Set Reference Pressing this option the current F2 power values are captured and they are assigned as reference values F3 Tools It access the Tools main menu F4 Advanced It access the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are five parameters to set the attenuation test They are gt Threshold Attenuation It defines the maximum difference that may exist between the pilot signal of higher level and the pilot signal of lower level All pilot signals out of this range will be removed and not used as a pilot signal during the measurement process gt Maximum Attenuation It sets the attenuation level used by the equipment to show on screen if the Signal passes or fails When the attenuation level is below this value the message on screen is PASS and when it is above this value is FAIL gt Pilot O It defines the frequency of the pilot signal O MHz gt Pilot 1 It defines the frequency of the pilot signal 1 MHz gt
44. serial port a special driver must be installed The driver is included with the purchased instrument P Connections The cable between the HD RANGER 2 and the PC is supplied with the equipment You need at least Windows XP to work with HD RANGER 2 Drivers only work for Windows operative systems What drivers do is to create a virtual COM port so the software application can see the equipment January 2015 33 A4 3 OperationMode 420 2 2 The HD RANGER 2 accepts remote commands at any time which the instrument is on That is it is not necessary to put the instrument in special remote control mode rather this mode is selected immediately when it detects a complete command during the time necessary for its execution The protocol communication is as follows 1 HD RANGER 2 transmits a XON code 11H every second The aim is to indicate to any possible remote device that the equipment is ready to receive data At this moment data streams can be sent it Each data stream is composed by a Stream beginning code 2AH b Set of characters that describe data message c CR carriage return code ODH Once a data stream has been sent will be received a XOFF code 13H indicating that the transmission is stopped Next in case of correct message an ACK acknowledge code 06H is expected or a NAK not acknowledge code 15H in the opposite case If the sent message requires answers it will be sent at t
45. signal Spectrum in the band with the selected span Centre frequency and cursor It also shows the bandwidth of a digital locked signal Signal status searching locked multiplex name selected span Softkeys menus gt Joystick up down It changes the reference level gt Joystick left right depending on the joystick active mode SP SPAN change FR or CH Frequency change or channel change MK Marker change if marker is ON D Only available for digital channels January 2015 4 45 MWh SPECTRUM 3 3 FULL SPECTRUM 0 60 50 A0 30 20 ey O EES Fig sa SPECTRUM 3 3 A A WAT T T t t p ks Y Ee w k l f l i l l l i i ure 40 Selected installation date and time Number of view total views Joystick active mode selected band battery level Spectrum in the band with the selected span Centre frequency and cursor It also shows the bandwidth of a digital locked signal Softkeys menus gt Joystick up down It changes the reference level gt Joystick left right depending on the joystick active mode SP SPAN change FR or CH Frequency change or channel change MK Marker change if marker is ON 4 46 January 2015 SPECTRUM 3 3 70 Figure 41 Horizontal reference line It indicates the signal level Vertical axis It indicates the signal level Vertical reference line It indicates
46. the data see below the section Data File Processing 7 9 2 1 Settings 7 96 User can adjust some parameters on the Signal Monitoring Coverage Settings Identification Capture Settings File name Mode COVERAGE Sample Time 2s Comment Span Time Save To File name where the measurements will be saved Figure 63 File name User can give a name to the file where data is saved All measurement that can be seen in the MEASUREMENT 1 3 screen frequency power level C N PLP identifier MER CBER LBER and LM will be stored on the data file Be sure to change the file name when starting a new signal monitoring If not new data file will be saved on the last one Comment User can write some comments about the monitoring Mode There are two options Continuous or Manual In continuous mode a sample is taken automatically every sample time In manual mode a sample is taken every time that user presses the joystick Sample Time Time between acquisitions Only when working in continuous mode Minimum time is 1 second Span time It is the width in time shown on screen for the X axis Save to There are two options Internal or USB For Internal option it saves the file with all data in the internal memory of the equipment For USB option it saves the file with all data in a USB flashdrive connected to the micro USB port of the equipment January 2015
47. the delay in microseconds and the distance in kilometres to the echoes Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt Joystick left right CHANNEL FREQUENCY active mode It changes the channel frequency according to the tuning type selected gt Joystick up down ECHOES mode It changes Zoom Remember to press the joystick to change the ECHOES mode to CHANNEL mode January 2015 7 83 7 4 3 Menu Options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys 7 5 It displays the channel frequency where is pointing F the cursor it allows the user to select a channel or frequency a channel plan and access the tuning menu It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters F2 F3 It displays the Tools menu It displays the Advanced menu The ZOOM option changes the zoom on the echoes windows Zooms are 1x 2x 4x and 8x MER by carrier gt This function analyses continuously the measure of the MER value for each one of the carriers forming the selected channel and they are displayed in a graphic on screen This tool is especially useful for the analysis of systems in which signals of different type and origin interfere with each other as may occur during the transition from analogue to digital TV 7 84 The Mer by carrier tool is available for signals with carriers DVB T DVB T2 and DVB C2 Connect the RF input s
48. to certify a telecommunication installation by calibrating the signals at the installation and then measuring them in each of the user access points The HD RANGER 2 with optical module can measure simultaneously and in a selective way the three wavelengths used in optical fibre 1310 1490 and 1550 nm It has a selective receiver with a filter for each band that makes a real and very stable measurement of each wavelength With this feature user will be able to certify any installation according to the telecommunications infrastructure policies To access the FIBRE OPTIC TEST tool Connect the optical input signal to the optical input of the equipment Enter the MEASUREMENT or SPECTRUM mode Press the TOOLS key Fs Select the FIBRE OPTIC TEST option It appears the screen to perform the FIBRE OPTIC TEST on the Signal Mer by carrier Merogram Fibre Optic Test Datalogger 7 Figure A5 2 January 2015 57 Fibre Optic Test 2 Wavelenath 3 Reference A Current 5 Attenuation 6 T Figure A5 3 Status message depending on the level of attenuation Power level of the signal Wavelength of the signal nm Power level of the reference signal which is used to calibrate and calculate the attenuation level dBm Power level of the test signal at the user s access point dBm Attenuation level dB Attenuation Current Reference Advanced key to access these options Threshold attenuation and
49. where C is the received power of the modulated carrier signal and N is the noise power received To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at its centre frequency PLP id It is the PLP identifier In the case of PLP Single mode identifies the input stream 0 255 In the case of PLP Multiple mode clients can choose the PLP ID to view MER Modulation Error ratio with indication of Link Margin LM The link margin indicates the safety margin respect to the MER level measured for the degradation of the signal up to the QEF Quasi Error Free value MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the average noise power of the signal constellation BER CBER LBER It is the bit error rate There are two measurements related to BER CBER Channel Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after the COFDM demodulator and before applying the error correction or FEC Forward Error Correction LBER LDPC Bit Error Rate BER after been applied the LDPC Low density parity check error correction In a digital signal reception DVB T2 after the COFDM decoder two methods of error correction are applied DVB T2 uses two codes to correct errors that are the LDPC Low Density Parity Check combined with the BCH Bose Chaudhuri Hocquengham to protect against high levels of signal noise and interferences Next to the measurement LBER is shown the number of iterations LDPC that is the number of times the LDPC err
50. 3 JO T Band 82 3dBuV D OY er 69 2 dBuV a 30 5dB i C N cig 6 9E 05 MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 OJO Total power detected over the whole selected band terrestrial or satellite It is shown when POWER is selected as bar graph measure Graphical measurement of the selected parameter Measurement values for the type of locked signal Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt Joystick up down It changes selected parameter gt Joystick left right It changes channel frequency January 2015 MEASUREMENT 2 3 MEASUREMENT TV SPECTRUM 3 SSS ees DEFAULT ACA 7E Oososroi2135 554 00 MHz Power MS He O MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Figure 36 Selected installation date and time Image of the locked signal Number of view total views Selected band battery level Spectrum of the locked signal Measurement values for the type of locked signal Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt Joystick right left It changes the selected channel frequency January 2015 3 41 3 42 MEASUREMENT 3 3 MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS G CE el DVB T PARAMETERS Bandwidth Secs Off FFT Mode ETS Guard Interval Constellation Code Rate 2 3 A none le eee ee Freq 69 2 dBuV as EA aoo CD MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Figure 37 Selected installation date and time Number of view
51. C to SC adapter January 2015 59 gt Step 1 Capturing reference measurements Connect the SC pigtail end connector to the PROLITE 105 output connector Connect the FC end of the pigtail to the optical input of the HD RANGER 2 see figure below Turn on the PROLITE 105 and the VO RANGER 2 In the HD RANGER 2 from the SPECTRUM or MEASUREMENT screen press key to access the Tools menu Select the FIBRE OPTIC TEST option and press the joystick In the PROLITE 105 press once the SEQ key to select the SIMULTANEOUS mode This mode simultaneously sends three wavelengths signals In the YD RANGER 2 press the key Set Reference All current values are captured which will be used as reference values Now user can proceed to Stage 2 in order to measure the attenuation at each user s access point FC APC Connector Sc Connector 0 r ram to ra i fey aS B fe Je i Figure A5 4 January 2015 gt Step 2 Attenuation Test Measurement January 2015 Connect the PROLITE 105 in a source node of the transmission optical network for example in a free strip of the main telecommunications cabinet of the building Keep the PROLITE 105 in simultaneous mode for generating signals so it SIMULTANEOUSLY generates all three wavelengths 1310 nm 1490 nm and 1550 nm Connect the WD RANGER 2 to a receiving node of the optical network that is going to be measured such as for example
52. CR interface via RF connector Digital High Resolution Video Audio interface via HDMI connector CAM modules input via Common Interface slot TS ASI Input Output via F connector IP network via 8P8C connector pesna DEMOD Mainboard Figure 74 SZ ASI _OUT Next is described each of these interfaces and their interaction with external devices 10 118 January 2015 10 1 Mini USB connector The equipment has a female mini USB port that uses a USB media specific protocol called On the Go OTG abbreviated This type of communication allows the equipment to work in two different ways depending on the device connected to the USB port as a server host or device More often the HD RANGER 2 will work as a host when connecting a USB memory and as device when connecting to a computer This feature makes the equipment in a much more versatile tool 10 1 1 m Connecting the HD RANGER 2 host to an USB memory device This connection allows the user to copy files screenshots channel plans dataloggers DiSEqC commands and others and export import installations from the equipment to the USB and vice versa To copy some select data from the installation Connect the CC 045 cable USB A Female Mini USB A Male to the mini USB socket see figure 5 of the equipment Connect the USB stick to the female port of the cable USB icon should appear on the top right corner of the equipment This icon in
53. Channel change depending on the tuning mode 7 77 7 2 3 Menu Options 7 78 On the bottom of the screen there are four menus accessible via the function keys It displays the channel frequency where is pointing F1 the cursor accesses the tuning menu and allows selecting the channel plan It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters F2 F3 It displays the Tools menu F4 It displays the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are some options to set the constellation tool They are gt Grid type Full Grid The grid where the constellation is displayed is a complete grid Cross Grid The grid where the constellation is displayed is made of crosses gt Persistence It allows the user to set the level of persistence which is the lapse of time the Signal stays on the screen before disappearing Available options according to the persistence level are low medium high or permanent gt Start Carrier Stop Carrier This option allows selecting the range of carriers to be displayed between the first and last January 2015 7 3 LTE Ingress test Long Term Evolution is a new standard for mobile networks This mobile communication standard uses a frequency band close to the bands used by television For this reason it can cause interferences The LTE Ingress Test identifies this type of interferences in a television distribution system so that the
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55. HDRANGER 2 TV amp SATELLITE ANALYSER HD RANGER 2 RANGER CHAR FT SENSO F D Ra peana AX PROMAX SAFETY NOTES Read the user s manual before using the equipment mainly SAFETY RULES paragraph The symbol A on the equipment means SEE USER S MANUAL In this manual may also appear as a Caution or Warning symbol WARNING AND CAUTION statements may appear in this manual to avoid injury hazard or damage to this product or other property MULTIMEDIA CONTENT You can access instantly to any chapter by clicking on the title of the chapter in the table of contents Click on the arrow lt a at the top right of the page to return to the table of contents ae k e gt Throughout this manual are boxes with the symbol gt It identifies a direct access to an explanatory video related to the function where it is User has to click on this icon to watch the video All videos are in the PROMAX channel on YouTube which is accessible through the PROMAX website at www promaxelectronics com USER S MANUAL VERSION Version Date S Software Version January 2015 SAFETY RULES A X The safety could not be assured if the instructions for use are not closely followed Use this equipment connected only to systems with their negative of measurement connected to ground potential The AL 103 external DC charger is a Class I equipment for safety reasons plug it to a supply line with the c
56. Hz Vertical Right 18 V 22 kHz Horizontal Left Not to confuse with LNB Quattro used in collective facilities January 2015 23 Note The LNB accept a very wide range of values for these voltages usually 10 14 5V for 13V and 15 5 20V for 18V In the HD RANGER 2 the band and the polarisation selection can be done from different menus all the different ways indicate dare equivalent O Menu Line External units power supply 13 V 18 V 13 V 22kHz 18 V 22kHz Configuration Band High Low g Polarization Vertical Horizontal Band High Low PR Polarization Vertical Horizontal A3 3 DiISEqC around the world The use of DiSEqC devices requires to know previously which commands are acknowledged by these ones since it will determine the wiring diagram of the different elements as well as the way as they can be controlled This information must be provided by the device manufacturer Following appear the DiSEqC devices more usually installed in the individual and collective facilities A3 4 In the individual facilities A3 4 1 Tone burst switcher 2 inputs 1 output se L O go xE N ae Output Figure A3 1 It is the simpler DiSEGC switcher This one uses the SAT A B commands and allows to switch between two different Universal LNB 24 January 2015 Selected input Satellite 1 Satellite 2 These switchers are transparent to the LNB s 13V 18V 22 kHz comm
57. ITION POSITION OPTION auant F toe Renae w m IEN E Yann Output Figure A3 8 This type of multiswitch allows to distribute the signal coming from 4 different satellites It uses a combination of OPTION POSITION Polarisation and Band commands The equipment allows to use easily this type of multiswitch thanks to the OPT POS command which sends the OPTION et POSITION commands in the necessary order Like in the others multiswitch if itis wanted to change of band or polarisation if the satellite is even he himself is necessary to send OPT POS command to cause the commutation again _ Band Polarization __Command__ Satellite Horizontal OPT POS A A Satellite 1 Vertical OPT POS A A Satellite 1 Horizontal OPT POS A A Satellite 1 Vertical OPT POS A A Satellite 1 Horizontal OPT POS A B Satellite 2 Vertical OPT POS A B Satellite 2 Horizontal OPT POS A B Satellite 2 Vertical OPT POS A B Satellite 2 30 January 2015 _ Band _ Polarization Command __ Satellite Horizontal OPT POS B A Satellite 3 Vertical OPT POS B A Satellite 3 Horizontal OPT POS B A Satellite 3 Vertical OPT POS B A Satellite 3 Horizontal OPT POS B B Satellite 4 Vertical OPT POS B B Satellite 4 Horizontal OPT POS B B Satellite 4 Vertical OPT POS B B Satellite 4 A3 6 DiSEqC programs and commands in the HD RANGER 2 gt Commands The Commands option allows executing any of the following commands COMMAND ___ January 2015
58. It displays the channel frequency where is pointing F1 the cursor it allows selecting channel plan and channel and access the tuning menu It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters F3 It displays the Tools menu F4 It displays the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are some options for the MEROGRAM function configuration They are gt User measure It allows the user to select the measure to view on screen among available for each type of signal gt Details the several It allows the user to view on screen the date and time when maximum and minimum measures were reached To quit this view press the key E gt Clear measures It cleans the MEROGRAM function and measures and it restarts the timer 7 7 a Spectrogram This function shows a graphical representation of the spectrum superimposed 7 88 over time of a channel or frequency selected by the user During the Spectrogram maximum and minimum of several measures and time are registered This tool is especially useful to analyse the behaviour of a spectrum over time because sporadic and indeterminate anomalies can be detected January 2015 7 7 2 Operation The Spectrogram tool is available for all signals Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Enter the MEASUREMENT or SPECTRUM mode Select a channel or frequency Select the SPAN within the spectrogram will be displaye
59. MAT Resolution horizontal x vertical aspect ratio and frequency gt PROFILE Profile level gt PID Video program identifier Tuned service information gt NETWORK Television distribution network Terrestrial Orbital position Satellite gt PROVIDER Program provider name gt NID Network identifier where the signal is distributed gt ONID Identifier of the original network where the signal Originates gt TSID Transport stream identifier gt SID Service Identifier gt MHP Interactive service gt LCN Logic Channel Number It is the first logic number assigned to the first channel in the receiver gt Info Additional service information gt FREE SCRAMBLED Free scrambled transmission gt DTV DS Standard type of transmission Tuned audio information gt TYPE Type of audio encoding and transmission speed gt FORMAT Service audio format Bit depth sampling frequency sound reproduction gt LANGUAGE Broadcasting language gt PID ID of the audio program At any time it is possible to display the SERVICE LIST pressing the F3 key and show all the programs and services available within the tuned channel Selecting one particular channel or service becomes very intuitive 22 January 2015 ANNEX 3 DiSEqC COMMANDS A3 1 i DiSEqC introduction The DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control is an open protocol created by Eutelsat in 1997 as a communication standard between
60. MHz Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted FFT Mode It defines the number of modulation carriers between values 1k 2k 4k 8k 8k EXT 16k 16k EXT 32k 32k EXT Pilot Pattern There are several pilot patterns available from PP1 to PP8 which offer different features depending on the type of channel Each pattern Supports time and frequency variations up to the Nyquist limit Limits depend on certain characteristics such as the receiver operation if the interpolation is in frequency and time or just in time and so on Guard Interval This parameter is the dead time between symbols its purpose is to detect problems due to multipath echoes This parameter is expressed in terms of the symbol duration 1 4 19 256 1 8 19 128 1 16 1 32 1 128 Constellation COFDM modulation with constellations QPSK 16QAM 64QAM 256QAM Constellation rotation It detects if the constellation is rotated ON or not OFF Code rate It defines the ratio between the number of data bits and the total number of bits transmitted the difference corresponds to the number of control bits for the detection and recovery of errors PLP id It is the PLP identifier In the case of PLP Single mode identifies the input stream 0 255 In the case of PLP Multiple mode clients can choose the PLP ID to view DVB T2 Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise
61. Max attenuation see Max dashed line Exit button to exit the screen Set Reference key to calibrate the reference signal 58 January 2015 A5 3 3 Menu options On the bottom of the screen there are three menus accessible via the function keys F1 It exits the tool When pressing this key it uses the current values of power as a reference values It accesses the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are two parameters to configure the fibre optical test They are gt Threshold Attenuation It defines the maximum difference that can exist between the reference signal with the highest power level and the reference signal with the lowest power level Any signal out of this range will be deleted and not used as a reference signal during the measurement process gt Max Attenuation It defines the attenuation level used by the field meter to display the status message on screen If the attenuation level is below this value the status message will be PASS and if it is above this value the status message will be FAIL Next there is a step by step example to certify a telecommunication installation of optical fibre by using the HD RANGER 2 optical module To make the required certification it is necessary HD RANGER 2 with the optical module A signal generator of the three wavelengths used in fibre optical installations in order to calibrate and measure PROLITE 105 A pigtail with a F
62. NEX 8 MULTIMEDIA CONTENT Next it is the list with all the links of the multimedia content in the user s manual http youtu be xuv9ESed Ak January 2015 85 Ax PROMAX PROMAX ELECTRONICA S L Francesc Moragas 71 75 08907 L HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT Barcelona SPAIN Tel 93 184 77 00 Tel Intl 34 93 184 77 02 Fax 93 338 11 26 Fax Intl 34 93 338 11 26 http www promaxelectronics com e mail promax promaxelectronics com
63. TS information especially when there are additional features such as the program guide or the services list Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkey menus gt Joystick up down It moves among alarms and highlights one on blue background gt Advanced Fa It shows the Restart Analysis option which makes a new detection and updating of the TS tables gt Icons are O ox A Warning R Error 7 75 7 2 Constellation 7 2 1 7 2 2 7 76 The constellation diagram is a graphic representation of the digital symbols received over a period of time There are different types of constellation diagrams according to the modulation type In the case of an ideal transmission channel without noise or interference all symbols are recognized by the demodulator without errors In this case they are represented in the constellation diagram as well defined points hitting in the same area forming a very concentrated dot Noise and interferences cause the demodulator to not always read the symbols correctly In this case hits are dispersed and create different forms which can visually determine the type of problem in the signal Each type of modulation is represented differently A 16 QAM signal is shown on screen by a diagram of a total of 16 different zones and a 64 QAM signal is represented by a diagram of 64 different zones and so on The constellation diagram shows in different colours the density of hit
64. V Nec High Definition service TV service Digital radio radio service This tool allows the user to make a comprehensive analysis of the Transport Stream TS contained in a tuned signal This tool allows the user to monitor a signal by measuring its power MER and C N All this data can be downloaded to a PC and exported to a file for later analysis It explores the selected channel plan Tune by channel must be selected It displays the constellation of the locked signal It enables the detection of signal interferences coming from mobile phones It detects the echoes that may appear due to the Simultaneous reception of the same signal from several transmitters This function analyses continuously the measure of the MER value for each one of the carriers forming the selected channel and they are displayed in a graphic on screen This function shows a graphical representation of the MER level for each carrier of the locked signal which is Superimposed over time 6 67 gt Datalogger gt Spectrogram It creates a file in which are stored measurements This file belongs to the selected current installation This function shows a graphical representation of the spectrum superimposed over time of a channel or frequency selected by the user For more information about these features see the Tools chapter 6 68 January 2015 7 TOOLS 7 1 TS Analyser This tool allows the user to make a comp
65. VB T2 8 0 MHz DVB C 3 1 MHz L 2B Seen e eB IR DVB T 8 0 MHz Channel 69 Power 62 7 dBuV f 59 DVB T 8 0 MHz Freq 658 00 MHz C N gt 27 4 dB DVB T 8 0 MHz DVB T 8 0 MHz DVB T 8 0 MHz DVB T 8 0 MHz DVB T 8 0 MHz Discard Figure 71 The window is divided into three areas Spectrum and Measurement It shows the cursor scrolling through each of the channels of the channel plan On the bottom of the screen the channel and frequency appears next to the Power Level and the C N ratio Progress Bar It shows the signal type detected and the scan progress in real time At the end a box shows a message informing the exploration process has finished Channel plan At the end of the process it shows the channels that have been detected during the channel plan exploration In parentheses shows the number of detected channels to total channels of the channel plan When moving the cursor through the channels the spectrum and measurement windows are dynamically updated for the selected channel 7 108 January 2015 At the bottom are the function keys They are detailed below January 2015 Cancel during the process This option appears only while performing the exploration process It cancels the exploration before finish When pressing a confirmation message appears before cancelling Save at the end of the process This option appears at the end of the exploration process It saves the resul
66. abcd of the type indicated by the tag Name INSTALLATION DEFLATE Description It compresses the installation if it exists If is the current installation it changes to DEFAULT installation before the compression Configuration INSTALLATION NAME name DEFLATE Name of the installation abcd 40 January 2015 Name _ INSTALLATION FILE file of the current installation and sends it to a Response January 2015 It reads an xm PC INSTALLATION CURRENT tag name BLOCK bbbb INSTALLATION SIZE size Description tag SPECTRUM TER CH SAT CH DISEQC_PROGRAM PNG CONSTELLATION ECHOES MER DATALOGGER SPECTROGRAM MEROGRAM TS name abcd nnn It reads spectrum captures in the current installation It reads terrestrial channel plans in the current install It reads satellite channel plans in the current install It reads DISEQC programs in the current installation It reads print screens in the current installation It reads constellation captures in the current install It reads echo captures in the current installation It reads MER x carrier captures in the current install It reads datalogger in the current installation It reads spectrograms in the current installation It reads merograms in the current installation It reads transport stream in the current installation Description name Name abcd of the capture In case of a DATALOGGER tag the name could b
67. abs as follows gt gt 2 34 Equipment Equipment information Appearance Equipment customization options Date amp Time It allows the user to change date and time zone Measures It allows the user to choose between several units of measure among other parameters StealthID It allows the user to select the set of signal types being used while auto identifying any modulation type Network Network parameters to edit Security PIN code January 2015 HD RANGER 2 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP Language Batt Time Skin TFT Screen lh Preferencias Power Off Color System Susy Brightness Vibration 1s Background Boot Image ae sa aly Lume Timezone Terrestrial Units Database Services Satellite Units Min TER Power E Optical Units Min SAT Power Pin code Sat Band Min TER Level Ref Level Export button MAC Datalogger PSI IP Address Analog Terrestrial o ANALOG Mask Digital Terrestrial OFM Digital Satellite o DVB T oDVB T2 o DVB S ODSS o DVB S2 Figure 34 To navigate between tabs move the joystick left or right To navigate between the options within the tab move the joystick up or down Press Exit to exit Preferences Press Save to save changes A brief explanation of the options available in each tab gt Equipment information Provider Provider s name Name Equipment s name Serial number Unique identification num
68. access the TV MODE option press the key If it locks the signal the screen shows the tuned signal demodulated For digital carriers the first service of the terrestrial multiplex or satellite transponder appears In case the signal is scrambled the image will not appear and it shows the icon for scrambled signal In the case of an analogue signal tuned signal will appear To access the next view if digital signal of the TV MODE press the again At the last view it will return back to the first January 2015 5 53 5 3 Screen Description 5 3 1 TV MODE TV views Views for TV mode are TV 1 3 FULL TV RGE2 C MPEG2 TS locked Figure 46 Selected installation date and time Number of view total views Selected band battery level Tuned service image Signal status searching locked multiplex name and name of the selected service Softkeys menus gt Joystick up down It changes service gt Joystick left right It changes channel frequency depending on the tuning mode 5 54 January 2015 _dBpV me Power 69 2 dEV ee C N 34 7 dB TE 30 4 dB all VBER lt 1 0E 08 ee MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Figure 47 Selected installation date and time Number of view total views Selected band battery level Tuned service image Spectrum Measured values of the signal in the frequency channel the cursor is pointing Signal status searching locked multiplex name and name of th
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70. aining battery time Remaining battery time is displayed on the inside of the battery level icon User can select a time after which the TFT screen turns off but the equipment is still running normally The screen turns on by pressing any key Time options are off 1 5 10 or 30 minutes Colour System The coding system used in analogue transmissions Boot Image Vibration Available options are PAL 50 Hz PAL 60 Hz NTSC and SECAM User can select the image that appears when the equipment is booting User can turn the vibration on or off When the vibration is ON the user feels a vibration when touching the screen January 2015 gt Time amp Date Options Date Time Date Format Time Zone gt Measures Options Terrestrial Units Satellite Units Optical Units Satellite Band Reference Level Datalogger PSI January 2015 It allows the user to edit the date Press the joystick for edit mode It allows the user to edit the time Press the joystick for edit mode It allows the user to change the date format which is the order in which is shown day DD month MM and year YYYY or YY It allows the user to select the time zone where he is It allows the user to select the terrestrial measurement units for the signal level Available options are dBm dBmvV and dBuV It allows the user to select the satellite measurement units for the signal level Available options
71. al DC charger Car lighter charger F Adapters 3 units e F H BNC H Adapter e F H DIN H Adapter e F H F H Adapter Support belt and carrying bag USB On the go OTG A Male Mini USB B Male cable USB cable A Female Mini USB B Male cable 4V RCA Jack Cable Transport suitcase Quick Start Guide NOTE Keep the original packaging since it is specially designed to protect the equipment You may need it in the future to send the analyser to be calibrated January 2015 2 3 The HD RANGER 2 is powered by a 7 2 V built in rechargeable Li Ion battery of high quality and long operation time This equipment can operate on battery or connected to the mains using a DC adapter An adapter is also supplied to use with the power connector car cigarette lighter The equipment comes with the battery half charged Depending on the time elapsed from first charge and environmental conditions may have lost some of the charge You should check the battery level It is advisable a first full charge 2 2 2 a Charging the battery Connect the DC power adapter to the equipment through the power connector on the left side panel see figure 3 Figure 3 Then connect the DC power adapter to the mains via the mains cord Ensure that your mains voltage is compatible with the adapter voltage For a fast charging of the battery is necessary to switch off the equipment If the equipment is ON the b
72. all the details This information is useful to identify the interference thanks to the carrier ID This identifier provides enough information to detect the interference source customer name contact data geo coordinates etc and allows the operators to communicate directly with the RFI source to resolve the incident January 2015 IRG descriptor function is available only for signals containing the carrier identifier To access this feature Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Tune the channel that produces interferences Access to TV mode Press the Advanced menu Fa Select the TS Data option If the signal has a carrier identifier this option is enabled If the signal does not contain this identifier this option is disabled The IRG descriptor window is displayed with the data about the provider see figure below TW Ass Transport Stream Information SUIRG Descriptor Tag Oxc4 Version ice SL Serial Number 12111918_ Carrier ID BBC_ Telephone Number 34 123456789 Longitude 41 21 20 92 Latitude 02 05 56 63 User Info USER INFO MPEG TS locked BBC SENANG _INFO__ Figure 52 January 2015 5 61 6 GENERAL MENU OPTIONS 6 62 At the bottom of the screen four menus are accessible via the softkeys or programmable keys F2 It displays the channel where is pointing the cursor and gives access to the tuning menu It displays the selected transmission standar
73. allows the communication between the equipment and a computer via an USB cable or using the program NetUpdate of PROMAX NetUpdate program can be downloaded for free from the PROMAX website Connect the equipment to your computer using the cable CC 041 mini USB male USB male supplied with the equipment For more information about the NetUpdate program see the user s manual which is available on the PROMAX website gt Click here to watch this video Creation of a channel plan 10 2 lA V A Output Connector The V A output connector allows connecting a video audio analogue output signal This connection allows you to switch between the image from the equipment to an auxiliary monitor by following these steps Connect the jack 4V cable to the video audio output connector see figure 5 ensuring that the plug is fully inserted Connect the opposite end RCA connector to the auxiliary monitor where video and audio of the equipment will be played Switch on the equipment and press the Settings key for 1 second In the Video amp Audio Settings menu enable Video output Then the image on the equipment disappears and the auxiliary monitor shows a message asking for confirmation to switch the image Press the joystick to accept and the image will appear on the auxiliary monitor If you do not press the joystick after ten seconds the image will return to the equipment January 2015 10 121 10 3 V A Input Conn
74. arning with an audible signal The DRAIN LNB light indicator is lit if current is flowing to the external unit LTE Filter only available for terrestrial band It enables or disables the LTE filter see 6 2 section LTE Interference Test When the LTE filter is enabled an icon will appear at the top right of the screen DiSEqC Mode only available for satellite band It enables or disables DiSEqC mode DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control is a communication protocol between the satellite receiver and accessories of the satellite system see section 8 4 January 2015 SatCR only available for satellite band It enables or disables the SatCR function Satellite Channel Router to control devices of a satellite TV installation that supports this technology see section 8 4 In this menu there is another option to access the configuration menu Polarization only available for satellite band It allows the user to select the signal polarization between Vertical Right vertical and circular clockwise and Horizontal Left horizontal and circular anti clockwise or disable it OFF In tuning mode the Polarization option can not be changed Sat Band only available for satellite band It allows the user to select the High or Low band frequency for satellite channel tuning In channel tuning mode the Band Sat can not be changed LNB Low Osc only available for satellite band It defines the local oscillator frequenc
75. as possible A2 1 6 Testing signal quality The HD RANGER 2 is the ideal instrument for quick and effective checks of Signal quality not only because it shows all measurements in one single screen but also because the meter doesn t require bothering configuration processes gt Option 1 Frequency mode I can tune in frequency mode all channels coming up in the screen all of them or the most representative ones only We can move our cursor in frequency mode in spectrum through out the band When we stop on a channel the meter will acquire all the settings needed to measure the channel without bothering us Then pressing the measurement button and voila gt Option 2 Channel mode I can select channel mode and a satellite channel table from the list The HD RANGER 2 has several of them preloaded but this can be changed using software application Once we select the desired table ASTRA 19E in this case we can browse the channels at once There are channel tables grouped by polarisation or band or those with all channels in the satellite January 2015 21 A2 1 7 Lookwhatwe vegot 4 The HD RANGER 2 can also display the free to air programs available in the satellite That is very practical not so much for the picture itself but for amount of interesting data related to the transponders we can display as well This includes Tuned video information gt TYPE Encoding type and video transmission rate gt FOR
76. ast servers used to send the data 8 3 A Settings and Preferences gt Preferences To access preferences press the key for 1 second Go to the Network options tab to fill out the network options to identify the equipment into a data network This is necessary to receive IPTV signal Network parameters are MAC IP Address and Mask gt Settings The IPTV settings when pressing the settings Q key are Signal Source It allows the user to select the signal coming into the equipment between the RF input for RF signal and the IPTV input In this case select IPTV Decoder TS Input It allows the user to select the transport stream coming into the equipment In this case select IPTV ASI Output It allows the user to select the way out for TS ASI packets User can select among Off IPTV and ASI Input This transport stream received by the equipment can feed the signal to other devices as well In the case of IPTV option the TS ASI packets go out through the IPTV connector 8 111 9 INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT 9 1 Description The Installations Management is a program embedded in the equipment that allows the user to easily create a file installation to individually store and manage data for each installation Measurements channel plans screenshots and any other data associated with the installation will be stored in the folder corresponding to that installation These measures can then be displayed and downloaded to a PC
77. at carried electronics on board like today s satellites It was also the first to use the modern transponder concept where the Satellite transposes the up link frequency 6 390 GHz in Telstar to another down link frequency 4 170 GHz in this case Telstar trans mitter power was 3 Watts and the antenna was omnidirectional Figure A2 2 January 2015 15 The antenna used to receive the test transmission from Telstar was a huge horn inside a bubble radome 48 metres high Only four decades later we have broken all records and we have high power DBS geostationary satellites carrying a lot of digital transponders on board and we start to worry about space junk having thousands of satellites in orbit plenty of them beyond its useful life Satellites use highly efficient directional antennas and very high transmitters power digital transponders meaning in plain words that we can receive hundreds of TV channels with a small fix cheap 60 cm dish Figure A2 3 Modern broadcast satellites use geostationary orbits This simply means that they could be seen from the ground hunging in the sky at the same exact position all the time and therefore receiving signals from them does not require complex steering systems A piece of cake All we need to do to receive their signals with the enormous amount of programs they carry is to set up the satellite receiving antenna properly and to ensure that the signals are received with the proper qua
78. ation To get out from the Installation manager press any key to access MEASUREMENT SPECTRUM or TV mode gt Click here to watch this video Installation manager 9 4 New installation 9 116 In the list of installations when selecting the option Create New it runs the installation wizard that helps to create a new installation During the process the user has the option to edit the default name assigned or import data from another installation The user can select the channel plans terrestrial and satellite that will be used in that installation At least one for each band has to be selected For satellite channel plans the user can select the Diseqc commands associated to the installation and also the satellite band Ku Ka or C band and the frequencies of the LNB Oscillator January 2015 During the creation process the softkeys function are Next it goes to the next step Previous it goes to the previous step or Cancel it cancels the process When finish the new installation created will be the current installation 95 Tools i yO In the list of installations when pressing the Tools option it shows a menu with some options to edit the installation files gt Mark All It selects all installations in the list of installations gt Unmark All It deselects all installations in the list of installations gt Archive It compresses using the ZIP algorithm the selected installations to s
79. attery charging will be slower depending on the type of work you are doing When connecting the equipment to the mains the mains connected symbol LHe appears inside the battery icon 2 4 January 2015 When the equipment is connected to the mains the CHARGER indicator remains on This indicator changes its colour according to the percentage of battery charge RED Less than 80 of charge ORANGE Between 80 and 90 of charge GREEN 100 full charge When switching on the equipment the battery voltage is checked If the tension is too weak to start the LED EXT and DRAIN flashes and the equipment does not start up In this case please charge the battery immediately 2 2 3 E Charge discharge times Average charging time with the equipment off fast charge 3 hours to achieve an 80 charge 5 hours to achieve a 100 charge With the equipment on slow charge 5 hours to achieve an 80 charge 8 hours to achieve a 100 charge Average discharge time with external supply disabled With the battery full charge the average battery time is 5 30 hours With the battery at 80 charge the average battery time is 4 h 2 2 4 E Smart control battery The built in battery of the equipment is of the smart type which means that reports its state of charge This information is displayed inside the battery icon in the form of the average time available In this way the user can know at any time the remaining battery level The
80. ave more space A zipped installation shows a box icon 3 at the left side in the list of installations A zipped installation can be loaded as anyone else but the load time can be slightly higher because previously it is unzipped automatically Once the installation is unzipped the user must re zip it if necessary To transfer an installation file from the equipment to a PC it must have been previously zipped gt Delete It deletes the selected installations and all the files associated to them The DEFAULT installation cannot be deleted gt Rename It edits the name of the installation selected in the list of installations The installation by default DEFAULT cannot be renamed gt Export to USB It saves the installations files selected in the list of installations to an USB stick connected to the instrument The installation file is exported in zip format gt Import from USB It imports installation files from a USB stick connected to the equipment It has to use the same folder structure that is generated when exporting to USB January 2015 9 117 10 CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL DEVICES The HD RANGER 2 can interact with external devices sharing information through its interfaces Connection types are Input output data interface via mini USB connector to USB memory or PC Video Audio analogue output interface via V A connector output Video Audio analogue input interface via V A connector input DiSEqC and Sat
81. ber for this equipment Release Version of the software installed on the equipment Date Date of the software installed on the equipment Free memory Free size of the flash memory installed on the equipment Size of the flash memory installed on the equipment Company Name of the company which owns the equipment protected by pin code User Name of the equipment s user protected by pin code January 2015 2 35 2 36 gt Appearance Options Language Skin Power Off Brightness Background Battery Time TFET Screen Language used on menus messages and screens Available languages are Spanish Catalan English German French Czech Italian Norwegian Polish Russian and Slovak Once the new language is selected the equipment shows a warning message and re starts in order to load the new language Colours used on the screen It allows the user to select the time to power off which is the time after which the equipment shuts down automatically unless user press any key User can select between two options Manual The display brightness is adjusted manually using the brightness setting see section Video and audio settings Automatic The display brightness is automatically adjusted according to the light received by the sensor It allows the user to select the background colour on the display screen Options available are white green red black and blue It hides or shows the rem
82. bottom of this option are shown the softkeys with these functions F1 Cancel It exits the option F2 Filter List It shows several options to filter the list of services By access Free Only Scrambled Only All By type All TV Radio Search by name filtered by the name Reset list it restarts the list as at first Service filtering is persistent until reseting WME F3 Page Up It jumps one page up F4 Page Down It jumps one page down 6 65 6 2 F2 Signal Parameters Access by the function key It allows selecting the standard transmission and displays the parameters for signal transmission This menu allows selecting the transmission standard gt Type of signal It displays the selected standard It allows selecting another standard in the same band terrestrial or satellite Place over the Signal Type option and press the joystick It displays a menu at the right with the transmission standards Move the joystick up down to select a standard Press joystick to select the standard or any function key to exit without selecting gt View Advanced Parameters It shows the TPS parameters Transmission Parameters Signalling for the locked signal according to the modulation standard This option is available only when these parameters are detected The remaining transmission parameters are detected demodulating the locked signal In case of a DVB S2 signal there will be some special settings for
83. d Press the Tools key Fs Select the Spectrogram option It shows the Spectrogram of the signal To exit this function press any key of mode TV mode Spectrum mode or Measurement mode All data registered is cleaned after leaving While using the Spectrogram function if the signal unlocks timer and measurement registered will clean and they will start to register when the signal is locked again January 2015 7 89 Power j WME 66 1 dBuV Y 66 4 dBuV Band Power UDHE 82 2 dBuV UELS 82 2 dBuV C N Nine 32 6 dB shi Max Figure 61 Selected installation date and time Measurement values for the signal tuned at the frequency channel selected Spectrum over time at the selected span Softkeys menus Selected band battery level Maximum and minimum values of signal power and band power over time Maximum and minimum value of the measure selected by the user in the option User measure Elapsed time Signal status searching locked multiplex name selected span X Axis Span MHz Y Axis Power gt Joystick does not have any function in this tool January 2015 7 7 3 Menu options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys It displays the channel frequency where is pointing the cursor and access the tuning menu Ga It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters F2 F3 It display
84. d menu 4 key To change use the joystick left right in MARKER MK mode The window Marker shows the following data Freq Frequency where is placed the marker Level Power level at the frequency where is placed the marker AF Difference of frequency between the marker and the main cursor AL Difference of power level between the marker and the main cursor Centre frequency Frequency at which the screen is centered This frequency can be set through the Tuning menu It also changes when moving the cursor 4 4 a Joystick Operation In the SPECTRUM ANALYSER mode the joystick can make different actions depending on its active mode January 2015 The active mode of the joystick appears as an icon at the top right of the screen Available modes are gt Frequency tuning gt Channel tuning gt SPAN change gt Marker moving To change the active mode press the joystick 4 4 4 Gp GD m Frequency Channel SPAN Marker moving tuning tuning Change Marker ON Figure 42 Pressing left or right will take appropriate action according to the active mode Pressing up or down will change the reference level regardless the active mode The frequency or channel tuning mode will appear depending on the selected tuning type Access the TUNE BY menu to select the type of tuning To show the Marker mode it must be ON Access the ADVANCED menu to activate the Marker Pressing the joystick for 1 second a
85. d and gives access to the signal parameters menu F3 It displays the Tools menu F4 It displays the Advanced menu In general these options are the same for all modes Measure Spectrum Analyser and TV The specific options for a mode are placed in the menu Advanced pressing the key For more details about these options go to section Specific Options in the chapter Next each one of these menus is described 6 1 D Fi Tuning Access by the function key It contains the options to tune a channel The tuning menu consists of the following options gt Channel Frequency It displays the channel frequency pointed by the gt Channel Plan gt Tune by cursor Tuning type channel frequency is selected by means of the Tune by option This option allows the user to select a channel plan from the ones available for the current installation It allows the user to select between tuning by channel selecting a channel or channel by channel with the joystick and tuning by frequency selecting a frequency or step by step with the joystick January 2015 In case of tuning by channel it allows selecting a channel from the active channel plan Place over the Channel option and press the joystick A box appears with all channels of the active channel plan and its frequency Move the joystick on the box to select a channel When finished press joystick to save the selected value or any function k
86. dicates that an USB stick has been detected at the port Tar Press the Installations key and select check the installation to download some of its data Press the key 2 Manage to access the data of the selected installation Press F Filter by type to select the type of list to view list of all the files only screenshots only channel plans only dataloggers or only DiSEqC commands Select the files from the list to be copied on the USB memory stick by pressing the joystick or by pressing F File and selecting Mark All it selects all files on the list displayed Once files are selected press 2 File and select the Copy to USB option This option is enabled only if it detects that there is an USB connected to the equipment and if any file has been selected It shows a progress bar and a message informing that files are being copied to the USB January 2015 10 119 When finish you can remove the cable with the USB stick memory directly from the equipment and connect it to a computer to view the files copied Default files are copied to the root directory of the USB memory Screenshots appear with PNG extension and data with XML extension To export one or more complete installations Connect the CC 045 cable USB A Female Mini USB A Male to the mini USB socket see figure 5 of the equipment Connect the USB stick to the female port of the cable USB icon should appear on the top righ
87. e SatCR option select Configuration to access SatCR parameters January 2015 10 123 2 USER S MANUAL Z amp PROMAX CHAPTER 10 CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL DEVICES 04 05 2012 14 33 SPECTRUM 1 3 Number of slots Selected Slot 1 1210 00 MHz Aoa 1210 00 MHz Address o v 1210 00 MHz 10 Enable Pilots Off v 1210 00 MHz Satellite A VE Step 4 MHz v Figure 75 SatCR command screen The configuration window shows the options that user can modify number of slots slot selected device address pilot signal activation when activating the SatCR device located in the headend it emits a pilot signal with constant level for each downlink frequency to identificate available channels selected satellite and frequency step In other box appears the frequencies corresponding to each slot HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface is a compact audio video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data HDMI supports on a single cable any TV or PC video format including standard enhanced and high definition video up to 8 channels of digital audio and a Consumer Electronics Control CEC connection The CEC allows HDMI devices to control each other when necessary and allows the user to operate multiple devices with one remote control handset This connection allows the equipment to interface with other High Definition equipment It can also be very useful to check proper operation of the client s TV while on a service
88. e a eee measurement Fre e BCH ESR LDP Iterations and POU ESR LDP Iterations and wrong packets _ packets Numeric and level bar CiCS 1k 2k 4k 8k 8k EXT 16k 16k EXT 32k 32k EXT Guard Interval 1 4 19 256 1 8 19 128 1 16 1 32 1 128 Bandwidth 5 6 7 and8 Mhz S S O Pilot Pattern PPA PPS o O PLP Code Rate 1 2 3 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 O PLP Constellation QPSK 16QAM 64QAM 256QAM lo o S PLPID 0 256 S S O CellID Cs Detected from transmitter station o Z o Z S OO Network ID_ Detected from transmitter station o Z o Z o S O C2SystemID_ Detected from transmitter station 0 L gt DVB C Modulation QAM _ Margin of power From 45 dBuV to 115 dBuV 256QAM 42dBuV measurement 128QAM 39dBuV 64QAM 36dBuV 32QAM 33dBuV 16QAM 30dBuV Measures Power BER MER C N and Link margin gt Z o gt S Displayed data Numeric and level bar O Demodulation 16 32 64 128 256 QAM Symbol rate 11800 to 7200 kbauds O Nyquist filter Spectral inversion ON OFF January 2015 11 131 CHAPTER 11 SPECIFICATIONS HD RANGER 2 gt DVB C2 Additional data data a measurement a Iterations and wrong packets Carriers Guard Interval 1 64 1 128 _ _ S y O Bandwidth G6 amd BMHZ S S O PLP Code Rate 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 PLP Constellation 64QAM 256QAM 1kQAM 4kKQAM_ Dslice ID 0 256 S y O PLPID 0 256 y O Cell ID SSCs Detect
89. e building through multiswitches Figure A3 4 The signal is distributed in the network by means of multi outlet multiswitches The number of inputs and outputs is variable The number of inputs depends on the number of satellites LNB Usually a multiswitch includes also an input for the TV terrestrial signal The number of outputs depends on the number of terminals receivers that can be connected to the multiswitch In addition multiswitch in cascade incorporate pass connectors to be able to distribute the signal and thus to connect several multiswitch in cascade mode and therefore to give access to more users Figure A3 5 January 2015 2 gt Examples of multiswitch po SAT Inputs TER Inputs Satellites Terminals Multiswitch 9 4 8 1 2 Multiswitch 5 16 4 1 1 Multiswitch 17 16 16 1 4 We will not consider the input of terrestrial TV since this does not take part in the satellite signal Also the following indicated examples do not show more than a single output In the case of several outputs the own operation scheme is reproduced for each one of them because they are independent of the others A3 5 1 Multiswitch 1 satellite LNB QUATTRO L Ab wr g f iT NAN AS ae aX A Af A k i 4 O Oo a d L Output k Figure A3 6 In the DiSEqC menu of the HD RANGER 2 select the band and the polarisations desired and send the SAT A command as it is indicated in the following table
90. e information refer to StealthID function When it detects the signal type it locks it and displays the information Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Select through the Settings menu the frequency band terrestrial or satellite Access the SPECTRUM ANALYSER option by pressing the M key Press again Me to display the next view January 2015 4 43 Available views are MWh SPECTRUM 1 3 SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT 7 Se Figure 38 Selected installation date and time Number of view total views Joystick active mode selected band battery level Measured values of the signal at the frequency channel where is pointing the cursor Spectrum in the band with the selected span Centre frequency and cursor It also shows the bandwidth of a digital locked signal Signal status searching locked multiplex name selected span Softkeys menus gt Joystick up down It changes the reference level gt Joystick left right depending on the joystick active mode SP SPAN change FR or CH Frequency change or channel change MK Marker change if marker is ON 4 44 January 2015 Nn SPECTRUM 2 3 SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT TV ry c E 5 OOO Figure 39 Selected installation date and time Number of view total views Joystick active mode selected band battery level Measured values of the signal at the frequency channel where is pointing the cursor Image of the tuned
91. e selected service Softkeys menus gt Joystick up down It changes service gt Joystick left right It changes channel frequency depending on the tuning mode January 2015 5 55 TV 3 3 SCREEN TV SERVICE DATA Type MeGa AVC S710 Kops KUUSE 1280x720p 16 9 50Hz AME n O Hroso oN 4001 Pena spa aoo MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Te 5 SERVICE Network Provider NOR 12549 KON 8916 M OE 40000 E DTV Nii Pe COOMO AUDIO Type Q 9 La 1 HD Figure 48 Selected installation date and time Tuned service image Tuned service information gt gt gt gt TYPE FORMAT PROFILE PID Encoding type and video transmission rate Resolution horizontal x vertical aspect ratio and frequency Profile level Video program identifier Number of view total views Selected band battery level Tuned service information gt Vv YYYY v y NETWORK PROVIDER NID ONID TSID SID MHP LCN Info FREE SCRAMBLED DTV DS Television distribution network Terrestrial Orbital position Satellite Program provider name Network identifier where the signal is distributed Identifier of the original network where the signal Originates Transport stream identifier Service Identifier Interactive service Logic Channel Number It is the first logic number assigned to the first channel in the
92. e the header file of a datalogger or the file name of a test point datalogger xml or datalogger tp xml bbbb Description bb nnn Byte nnn decimal size to which the file will be divided to be send size Description size File byte nnn decimal size when send 41 INSTALLATION FILE ZIP It reads an xml file of the current installation and sends all the installation files zipped to a PC INSTALLATION CURRENT ZIP BLOCK bbbb INSTALLATION SIZE size bbbb Description bb bb Byte Ra decimal size to which the file will be divided to be send size Description size File byte nnn decimal size when send Name _ INSTALLATION INFLATE It decompresses the installation if it exists Configuration INSTALLATION NAME name INFLATE Name of the installation abcd 42 January 2015 Name INSTALLATION PC FILE It sends a file of the current installation to the PC Order INSTALLATION CURRENT tag name SIZE size BLOCK bbbb tag Description tag SPECTRUM Spectrum captures files to the current installation TER CH Terrestrial channel plans files to the current install SAT CH Satellite channel plans files to the current instal DISEQC_ PROGRAM DISEQC programs files to the current installation PNG Print screens files to the current installation CONSTELLATION Constellation captures files to the current install ECHOES Echo captures files to the current installation MER MER x carrier cap
93. e the joystick left right to move between the figures and up down to change the figure When finished press joystick to save the selected value or any function key to exit without saving The Reference Level can be changed directly pushing the joystick up or down This option is available only for the Spectrum Analyser mode It shows the span which is the frequency range displayed on screen To edit Place over the span option and press the joystick The option is highlighted in yellow to indicate it is in edit mode Move the joystick left right to move between the figures and up down to change the figure When finished press joystick to save the selected value or any function key to exit without saving The span can be changed directly with the joystick in SP mode January 2015 gt View all services January 2015 This option only appears if the Database services option is enabled in the Preferences menu This option displays a window with a list of services that have been detected in the current installation The list shows service name provider SID stream identifier and an icon that shows its type radio tv and if it is scrambled When hovering on the service for one second it displays a hint window with more information If user presses the joystick on a service it will access that service When disabling the Database services option all services in the installation will be deleted from the list At the
94. ector The V A input connector allows connecting a video audio analogue input signal This connection allows the user to view an image on the equipment screen coming from an external source by following these steps Connect the supplied jack 4V cable to the video audio input connector see Figure 5 ensuring that the plug is fully inserted Connect the opposite end RCA connector to the source of video audio Switch on the equipment and select the terrestrial and analogue signal Select TV mode and press F Input From the menu select External A message shows that the external input has been selected After a few seconds the input image will be displayed on screen With the option F4 Aspect you can select the aspect ratio of the image between 4 3 and 16 9 10 4 iz RF Connector gt DiSEqC commands The RF connector allows controlling an antenna using DiSEqC commands DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control is a communication protocol between the satellite receiver and the installation accessories of satellite switches LNBs etc proposed by Eutelsat in order to standardize the diversity of switching protocols 13 to 18 V 22 kHz and meet the needs of the installations for the reception of digital TV 10 122 Connect the RF cable see Figure 6 to the RF connector for the input signal of the equipment Press the Spectrum key M to access the spectrum analyser mode Press the Settings key and
95. ed from transmitter station o S Network ID_ Ci Detected from transmitter station OO C2 System ID Detected from transmitter station ees gt Analogue TV a 11 s Sensibility 40 dB for a correct synchronism es se Selectivity mono 200 kHz 25 9B gt DVB S Additional date ___ data QPSK Margin of power From 35 dBuV to 115 dBuv 18 Nee 15 GHz 2 MSs measurement 30 dBuV 2 15 GHz 27 MSs 33 dBuV 2 15 GHz 45 MSs Measures Power CBER MER C N and Link Margin _ mam ME S Nyquist filter Spectral inversion ON OFF 11 132 January 2015 HD RANGER 2 siew ACPROMAX gt DVB S2 Additional data data QPSK 8PSK 16APSK 32APSK Margin of power From 35 dBuV to 115 dBuv sx measurement 24 dBuV 2 15 GHz 2 MSs 34 dBuV 2 15 GHz 27 MSs ee l CBER LBER MER C N BCH ESR P Packets and Link Margin Displayed data Numeric and level bar Symbol rate 2 to 45 MSps QPSK 8PSK 16APSK 32APSK Spectral inversion ON OFF Pilots Presence Indication gt DSS Additional data __ data lid a measurement Power CBER VBER MER C N and esi Margin Displayed data Numeric and level bar Symbol rate 20 Mbauds or variable Auto aeea Nyquist filter Code Rate 1 2 2 3 6 7 and AUTO O O January 2015 11 133 CHAPTER Tt SPECIFICATIONS HD RANGER 2 11 3 Spectrum Analyser Mode gt Digital Signal Parameter Additional data General Parameters Resolution filter It displays frequenc
96. ed in dB and its value corresponds to the safety margin that separates from the QEF The greater is the LM better the quality signal LM of negative values implies no reception or that video errors are starting to appear in the video or audio so clear LM of O zero value will display a service and occasionally some artefact BER CBER LBER It is the bit error rate There are two measurements related to BER CBER Channel Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after the QPSK 8PSK demodulator and before applying the error correction or FEC Forward Error Correction LBER LDPC Bit Error Rate BER after applying LDPC error correction Low density parity check This standard makes use of two codes to correct errors that are the LDPC Low Density Parity Check codes combined with BCH Bose Chaudhuri Hocquengham to protect against high levels of signal noise and interference Each time you apply an error correction to the digital signal the error rate changes so if we measure the error rate at the output of the QPSK 8PSK demodulator or after LDPC Low Density Parity Check decoder or at the BCH decoder output error rates obtained are different Next to the LBER measure appears ESR Error Second Ratio This measures indicates the percentage of time with errors after BCH The error correction is internal with BCH or external with LDPC The internal error correction provides basic minimum load while the outer error correction is an additiona
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98. ellation type HIERARCHY DVB T hierarchy COLOR Type of colour coding STANDARD Analogue standard type Field frequency Configuration SIGNAL signal signal_ config _ Terrestrial signal standard Cable signal standard Analogue signal standard Satellite signal standard Satellite signal standard 2d generation COLOR PAL coding colour NTSC coding colour SECAM coding colour STANDARD Analogue standard type BG Analogue standard type DK Analogue standard type I Analogue standard type N Analogue standard type M Analogue standard type L 52 January 2015 Names SPECTRUM It configures the span and or the reference level Configuration SPECTRUM spectrum spectrum_config spectrum spectrum_config Description spectrum_config Value nn n of the reference level in units of the current band nnn span value number F Order of magnitude for the span F values lt empty gt 1 K 1x 10 E3 M 1 x 10 E6 G 1 x 10 E9 Name TUNE It provides configures the frequency Question 7TUNE TUNE BAND band_resp FREQ freq_resp SAT Satellite band Configuration TUNE BAND band_conf FREQ freq_conf Description band_ conf TER Terrestrial band SAT Satellite band Description freq_conf nnnF nnn Number value for the frequency F Order of magnitude for the frequency F values lt empty gt 1 K 1x10 E3 M 1 x 10 E6 G 1 x 10 E9 January 2015 53 maaac PHD RANGER 2 Name TUNE CH It provides configures the channel
99. en the RF Demodulators IPTV and the ASI Input RF Demodulators This option is available only if RF is selected as a Signal Source The TS extracted from the RF signal by means of the internal RF demodulator The RF signal can come from digital terrestrial satellite or cable IPTV This option is available only if IPTV is selected as a Signal Source The TS extracted from the IPTV Signal ASI Input The TS coming directly through the ASI TS input connector gt ASI Output It allows the user to select the signal source for the TS ASI packets going out through the equipment ASI Output User can select among Off RF Demodulators IPTV and ASI Input This transport stream can feed the signal to other devices Off ASI Output disabled RF Demodulators This option is available only if RF is selected as a Signal Source The signal through ASI Output is the TS extracted from the RF signal by means of the internal RF demodulator The RF signal can come from digital terrestrial satellite or cable IPTV This option is available only if IPTV is selected as a Signal Source The signal through ASI Output is the TS extracted from the IPTV signal ASI Input TS ASI packets coming from ASI input connector go out through the ASI output connector January 2015 2 31 2 32 gt External power supply available for terrestrial and satellite band It enables or disables the power supplied to external units such as preamplifier
100. ent OFF EQUIPMENT SN It provides the serial number of the equipment INSTALLATION It provides information about all the installations CURRENT CURRENT CLEAR installation itself is not remove only its contents INSTALLATION It removes the files of the same type in the current CURRENT REMOVE installation It compresses the installation if it exists If is the eiace current installation it changes to DEFAULT installation before the compression It reads an xml file of the current installation and sends it to a PC It reads an xml file of the current installation and ZIP sends all the installation files zipped to a PC INFLATE FILE all files of the installation It removes an installation REMOVE MEASURE It provides information of all active measurements MODE It provides sets the operation mode of the equipment _ NAM It provides the program name Pst Tt provides configures services SSS 36 January 2015 Name CAPTURE MAKES SCREEN CAPTURE It build a file with the current screen data in xml png format Configuration CAPTURE FORMAT format Before save format Description format file this command delete the files capture Makes a screen capture in PNG format and save this capture as c capture png TODO Copy a file from a usr var prova xml to c capture xml Name CAPTURE READ SCREEN CAPTURE Description It read a file with the current screen capt
101. er enabled ON or disabled OFF Identifier icon of the LTE filter ON Selected band battery level Measuring time with filter OFF Measurement with filter OFF MER minimum and maximum for channel and power minimum and maximum power for all the signals present in the LTE band both upload and download Measurement units centre frequency span span 10 MHz division Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus 7 80 January 2015 7 3 3 Menu options On the bottom of the screen there are four menus accessible via the function keys It displays channel frequency and access the tuning F1 menu It allows selecting the channel plan and the channel where apply the LTE ingress test It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters F2 F3 It displays the Tools menu F4 It enables ON disables OFF the LTE filter yaa description SSS The Echoes function shows the response in time of a digital terrestrial channel and therefore it can detect echoes that can occur due to the simultaneous reception of the same signal from several transmitters with different delays and amplitudes Another cause that may cause echoes is reflection of the signal on large objects as buildings or mountains This may be the explanation that having a good C N and a good signal the BER does not reach the minimum value With the Echoes function is possible to know the distance fr
102. er to detect measure analyse and visualise digital radio DAB and DAB The DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio standard designed for both home and portable receivers to broadcast terrestrial and satellite audio and also data It works with Band III and L Band frequencies The DAB is an evolution of DAB using the AAC audio codec It also includes Reed Solomon error correction which makes it more robust DAB receivers are not compatible with DAB receivers A7 2 Operation Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Select the frequency band terrestrial or satellite by means of the Settings menu Access the MEASUREMENT SPECTRUM ANALYSER or TV MODE by pressing the corresponding key Lock the DAB DAB signal If you want to enable auto detection function for DAB DAB go to Preferences by pressing the key for 1 second and in the Stealth ID tab select the DAB DAB option January 2015 81 ASXPROMAX meteors HD RANGER 2 A7 3 MEASUREMENT Mode Views for DAB DAB signal in MEASUREMENT mode are zoovanzooe _MEASUREMENT 1 3_ x 51 0dBuV Band 79 0dByuV m oO O 10 30 50 70 90 110 ACC 79 10 dByv 51 0 dBuV Nie gt 25 5dB S 37 5dB CBER lt 1 9E 03 Figure A7 1 Measurement 1 3 2601 2013 00 19 MEASUREMENT 2 3 My 25208 ean 37 6 dB CBER lt 1 9E 03 Figure A7 2 Measurement 2 3 DEFAULT MEASUREMENT 3 3 Dt a DAB PARAMETERS Bandwidth 1536 kHz
103. es like http www lyngsat com or http www satcodx com offer plenty of useful information about the satellites we are talking about For example ASTRA 19E refers to ASTRA satellite which is positioned at 19 degrees East in the orbit Knowing where we are in terms of latitude and longitude is also easy We can read that information from a map or even from our car s navigation system if we have one ASTRA 1 Figure A2 6 18 January 2015 With this information in hand we can calculate the elevation and azimuth we Should put on the dish to begin our coarse antenna alignment There are formulas to do that but some websites are again quite useful There are also free mobile applications as Dish Aligner which calculates the elevation and azimuth and also your current location determined by the GPS of the mobile phone This one is especially interesting for you can select the satellite you want and then position yourself on a graphical map http science nasa gov realtime jtrack 3d JTrack3D html For example if we take ASTRA 19E position and select a location somewhere in Germany e Latitude 50 degrees North e Longitude 12 degrees East The required elevation and azimuth for the dish are e Azimuth 170 degrees e Elevation 31 degrees Elevation must be measured from the horizontal level may be using an inclinometer and azimuth from magnetic north with a compass there are some applications for smartphones as men
104. eter Optical Measure bands 1310 nm 50 nm 1490 nm 10 nm 1550 nm 15 nm Connector FC APC Measurement Dinamic 49 9 dBm to 10 dBm Range Isolation between bands gt 45 dB Optical to RF Converter Dynamic range of conversion Atenuaci n RF ON 15 dB OFF 0 dB RF band converted Optical From 65 MHz to 1000 MHz Cable and DTT links From 950 MHz to 5450 MHz for universal optical LNB RF band converted Optical From 65 MHz to 2150 MHz SS SSS Accuracy 0 5 dB From 5 dBm to 10 dBm IF Satellite Installations 5 GHz RF Auxiliary input VN gt Frequency bands Bandi De 2150 MHz a 3000 MHz Band2 De 3400 MHz a 4400 MHz Band3 De 4400 MHz a 5400 MHz Dynamic Range Conversion Gain Flatness 5B i O Spurious lt 45 BY 65 dBm typical Intermodulation products lt 15 dB typical Lo Maximum input signal RF 120 dBuv DC 50 V i gt DAB DAB Additional data Combined antenna input ___ for Band II o Z o S o O DAB sensitivity up to 94 dBm typical CE up to 384 kbit s T 11 140 January 2015 HD RANGER 2 sismi APROMAX gt GPS Chipset TGSPBFCC C d SRF Start II technology _ Frequency L1 1575 42 MHz _ __ i Channels 20 Accuracy Position 10 meters 2D RMS 5 meters 2D RMS WAAS corrected lt 5 meters 50 DGPS corrected 0 1 meters second Time 1 microsecond synchronized to GPS time Reacquisition 0 1 sec average O O Z O O i Snap start 1 sec average Hot
105. ey to exit without saving The cursor will place on the selected channel and it will appear on the option The channel can be changed directly with the joystick in CH mode In case of tuning by frequency the frequency can be edited Place over the Frequency option and press the joystick The option is highlighted in yellow to indicate it is in edit mode Move the joystick left right to move between the figures and up down to change the figure When finished press joystick to save the selected value or any function key to exit without saving The frequency can be changed directly with the joystick in FR mode gt Click here to watch this video Manual input of frequencies gt Centre Frequency This option is available only for the Spectrum Analyser January 2015 mode It displays the value of the central frequency on the screen To edit Place over the Frequency option and press the joystick The option is highlighted in yellow to indicate it is in edit mode Move the joystick left right to move between the figures and up down to change the figure When finished press joystick to save the selected value or any function key to exit without saving 6 63 gt Reference level This option is available only for the Spectrum Analyser mode It displays the reference level To edit Place over the Reference Level option and press joystick The option is highlighted in yellow to indicate it is in edit mode Mov
106. ffice Writer WordPad XML Editor Elegis programa predeterminado When Excel tries to open the file it will ask you the import method to open the XML data file by this way a al H r Wiona Enel 0 a inire ole Daa a da pigi i 2 Piereialad Datei Bassa LT a a habe wor a i m E Auto tum 2 Aa Pak A eomerene hw 3 rg mi T a a ail 7 Ja a E Felinna Fra N x ia ar i d Combinar y orntrar Ti A m a an mat w Dar foomaty siduri e fee Dimna ematu Orien ura J iF 4 w 1 Caine one Ltda ithe nat Bana pM Hini Porapapelad Fuerte A ARPEGIA a Piume Exitos nT Rsd o Bardive que vaa abri conbere hojas de estes cQud dessa hacer Aber a etches sm aaka ure hiia cle esther i Are al enchies gpbcirdoke ia pimbi hoja de erii eiia urak pase Tai liste 30 Die ee Figure 66 You must choose the option in which a stylesheet is asked It will appear as an option the COVERAGE xsl file El archivo que va a abrir contiene hojas de estilos Qu desea hacer _ Abrir el archivo sin aplicar una hoja de estilos Cancelar Figure 67 Now Excel is opening the XML data file using the format that the XSL file is providing This step could take few seconds depending on the size of the XML data file 7 100 January 2015 At this point you should have an excel file with three different sheets Each sheet corresponds to a different view of the same data v The f
107. gnal constellation BER VBER CBER It is the system error rate In a system of digital terrestrial signal reception after the COFDM decoder two methods of error correction are applied Each time an error correction is applied on the digital signal the error rate changes so if the error rate is measured at the demodulator output or after Viterbi or at the Reed Solomon decoder output different error rates are obtained CBER BER measurement for digital signal before the error correction BER before FEC VBER BER measurement for digital signal after error correction BER after Viterbi In order to have a reference about the image quality it is considered that a system has good quality when it produces less than one un correctable error per hour of transmission This border is called QEF Quasi English Error Free and corresponds to one error rate after Viterbi equal to 2Xx10E 4 or 2 bit errors per 10 000 This value is marked on the BER measurement bar after Viterbi This the BER for acceptable signals should be to the left of this mark January 2015 A1 1 2 Digital TERRESTRIAL Television SECOND Generation DVB T2 standard COFDM modulation The DVB T2 demodulator version allows working with Base standard version and Lite mobile devices version profiles E DVB T2 Parameters gt January 2015 Channel Bandwidth This parameter affects the frequency separation of the carriers Its value is 6 MHz 7 MHz or 8
108. he equipment In Settings menu select the terrestrial band Access the SPECTRUM mode and tune the signal for coverage study In case of tuning a DVB T2 signal in the Signal Parameters menu select the Profile Base or Lite and the PLP identifier User has to choose one profile and one PLP identifier per each signal coverage analysis Press the Tools key Fs Select the Signal Coverage option The Signal Coverage function appears on screen Before starting the signal coverage analysis access the Configuration option in the Advanced menu for settings more details in next section After settings access the Advanced menu and press on Start to start the signal coverage analysis In Automatic mode the equipment takes samples automatically according to settings see next section In Manual mode each time the user presses the joystick the equipment takes a sample Measurement are linked to the GPS reference Access the Advanced menu and press on Stop to finish the signal coverage analysis Data obtained is automatically stored Access the data by pressing the Installation List key to check that the monitoring data file has been saved This file is a Data Capture type To manage the data see below the section Data File Processing January 2015 User can adjust some parameters on the Signal Coverage analysis Coverage Settings Identification _ _ _ _ Capture Settings File name Mode
109. hen the capture appears January 2015 To see the capture in full screen just press the F4 Options key and then on the menu press View in Full Screen To exit the full screen view press any softkeys To delete or copy the capture to a USB stick select the captures by pressing the joystick and then select the appropriate option from the menu F2 File Captures can also be viewed on a PC by downloading the installation file using the NetUpdate software see the NetUpdate manual for more information 7 12 E Explore Channel Plan This option performs a scan of the selected channel plan It detects where active signals are in a channel plan and in which channels of the current channel plan signal is received With this information it explores these channels with signal looking for any broadcast and identifying them Explore Channel plan tool is available for all signals Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Access the MEASUREMENTS mode or SPECTRUM mode Press the Tools key E Select the Explore Channel Plan option The first screen of Explore Channel Plan appears CHANNEL SET EXPLORA A Eeg Channel S04 Power Freq 189 25 MHz C N 0 0 dB Searching signal DVB T 8 MHz Cancel Figure 70 January 2015 7 107 DEFAULT 02 07 2012 13 51 Found 29 101 yj 39 Analog 8 0 MHz DVB T 8 0 MHz 3 DVB C 7 0 MHz DVB T 8 0 MHz D
110. his moment Once completed the data stream transmission the HD RANGER 2 will send a XON code 11H indicating that already it is prepared to receive a new data stream A typical communication chronogram would be as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PC REMOTE CONTROLLER HDRANGER 2 e XON TV lt CR gt 2 gt gt ease XOFF lt ACK 5 lt TVO lt CR gt wait Cene XON all characters are transmitted in ASCII code 34 January 2015 Commands should always be sent in capital letter and cannot be edited online i e once a Character is received it is stored in the HD RANGER 2 buffer and cannot be rectified by sending an erase code Commands in remote control are divided into two groups orders and interrogations Orders modify a variable or the equipment status Interrogations respond with information concerning equipment status or the value of a variable For interrogative command it is necessary to add the character after the character A4 4 ia Virtual Serial Port Configuration In order to ensure error free communication between the computer and the HD RANGER 2 you must programme following communication parameters into the control console via USB Rate 115200 bits s Data bits 8 bits Parity No Stop Bits 1 January 2015 35 A4 5 Remote commands table Remote Commands Short Description CAPTURE It makes and read screen captures EQUIPMENT POWER It shutdowns the equipm
111. ially useful for detecting sporadic problems over time 7 86 The MEROGRAM tool is available for signals with carriers DVB T DVB T2 and DVB C2 Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Enter the MEASUREMENT or SPECTRUM mode Select the terrestrial band and tune a DVB T DVB T2 or DVB C2 channel or frequency Press the Tools key Fs Select the MEROGRAM function It shows the MEROGRAM function of the signal To exit this function press any key of mode TV mode Spectrum mode or Measurement mode All data registered is cleaned after leaving January 2015 MER Min 0 4 dB Max 35 0 dB _ Average MER Min 26 5 dB Max 30 2 dB Power a i lt 25 2 dBuV 8 Max 00 00 27 9 0 Figure 60 Selected installation date and time Measurement values for the signal tuned at the frequency channel selected Maximum level of MER MEROGRAM graphic Minimum level of MER Selected band battery level Maximum and minimum MER value and MER average over time Maximum and minimum value of the measure selected by the user in the option User measure Elapsed time after starting the MEROGRAM function Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus X Axis Carriers Y Axis Power gt Joystick does not have any function in this tool 7 87 7 6 3 Menu option At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys
112. ides configures services PSI Response PSI STATUS status_ resp NUMBER number_resp ONID onid NID nid TSIDOtsid NETWORK name Comments Description status resp If ACQUIRED Acquired services of channel status ACQUIRED IN_PROGRESS Acquiring services of channel in progress then service FAIL Acquisition failed information isn t STOPPED Acquisition stopped shown number Ps Description number_resp xx xx Number of services sid of xx Number of services sid Se Description services ACQUIRED Original Network id Network id Transport Stream id Name of service network Configuration PSI SERVICE index_conf AUDIO index_audio OPTIONAL index_ conf Index of service Selecting service from the AUDIO xx index service index_ audio Index of audio Configuration PSI SID service_id_conf AUDIO index_audio OPTIONAL service _id_conf Service id Selecting service from the service AUDIO xx id index_ audio Index of audio 48 January 2015 Name PSI SERVICE It provides configures services PSI SERVICE service PST SERVICE CURRENT PST SERVICE xx Response PSI SERVICE ss NAME name PROVIDER provider SID sid TYPE type FREE SCRAMBLED LCN Icn Tnformation service Description information service SERVICE Service number sSs CURRENT o ss index of service NAME Service name PROVIDER Service provider SID Service id TYPE Type of service Radio TV Data FREE SCRAMBLED Service f
113. ignal to the equipment Enter the MEASUREMENT mode or SPECTRUM mode Select terrestrial band and tune a DVB T DVB T2 or DVB C2 digital signal Press the Tools key E Select Mer by carrier option To exit this tool press any key of mode TV mode Spectrum mode or Measurement mode January 2015 3408 Figure 59 Selected installation date and time Joystick active mode Selected band battery level Measurement values for the signal tuned at the frequency channel selected Average measurement value and standard deviation value of MER MER by carrier graphic Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus Axis X Carriers Axis Y Power gt Joystick left right Channel frequency change according to the tuning mode January 2015 7 85 7 6 At the bottom of the screen there are three menus available via the function keys It displays the channel frequency where is pointing the cursor it allows selecting channel plan and channel and access the tuning menu It displays the selected transmission standard menu F2 and accesses the signal parameters F3 It displays the Tools menu 7 6 1 Description MEROGRAM This function shows a graphical representation of the MER level for each carrier of the locked signal which is superimposed over time During the MEROGRAM function maximum and minimum of some parameters and the time when they are reached are stored This tool is espec
114. iliary Input The evolution of the telecommunications market more and more demanding in quality standards speed services and so on and also economical and competitiveness factors has changed the trend in telecommunications installations and increasingly fibre optics is being imposed on traditional ADSL twisted pair copper lines For this reason and in anticipation of an increase of fibre optics installations this option has been developed It is applicable to the HD RANGER 2 analysers and allows adapting it in order to work with fibre optics networks This optical module expansion includes two separate functions The selective optical power meter and the selective optical to RF converter The selective meter option allows measurements on optical fibre networks which are necessary to certify an installation according to the parameters set by local policies The optical to RF selective converter has a photosensor for each wavelength which obtains the RF signal carried by each one With this module user can measure terrestrial or cable up to 1 GHz networks or optical LNB for satellite antennas up to 5 45 GHz so that the installer does not need any additional equipment to measure this type of installations The 5 GHz RF auxiliary option can be used among other applications for direct connection to optical LNBs with 5 4 GHz output This expansion module is available for HD RANGER 2 unit both for new equipments or to upgrade equip
115. in a UAP User Access Point Using the HD RANGER 2 check measurements on the FIBRE OPTIC TEST screen D a rr STRIGUTION NETWORK Figure A5 5 61 A5 4 Selective optical to RF converter asa Description OO The selective optical to RF converter has a filter that separates each wavelength and directs it to an independent circuit with a photosensor which obtains the RF signal that carries The RF signal obtained for each wavelength passes to a band switch The band switch receives a signal and converts it to a frequency within the RF band 65 2150 MHz In the case of a terrestrial cable signal the signal is not converted since that signal is within the RF range After the conversion the RF signal output is connected to the analyser input connector and the measurement is performed in the usual way to an RF signal In the conversion bear in mind that for every unit of optical attenuation one dB occurs two dBs of power loss in RF As an example every 3 dB of optical attenuation for each splitter are equivalent to 6 dB of power loss for RF 62 January 2015 A5 4 2 Operation Signal connection to use this option is as follows Pigtail adapter supplied with the module with input optical signal Cable supplied with this expansion module with RF signal FC APC input connector for optical signal Output BNC connector for the RF signal converted from optical Universal Connector for F F
116. in section 7 4 It shows up a menu with some tools to use with the installations see section 7 5 9 3 D Installation Management In the list of installations press on the option Manage to access to the Installation manager screen gt 02 07 2012 13 51 INSTALLATIONS Name Created Size C 19E2_AST LJ 19E2 DEFAULT 15 05 2012 56 KB TER Channel Sets SAT Channel Sets Free space Channel set information Name CCIR Band Terrestrial DiSEqC None Installation Figure 73 The DEFAULT installation is the installation preinstalled on the equipment It is like any other installation and it can load channel plans DiSEqC programs etc The DEFAULT installation can not be deleted or renamed January 2015 9 113 9 114 The window is divided into three fields Installation data It displays information about the installation using the following fields gt Name Name of the current installation file gt Created Date and time the current installation was created gt Size Data size of the current installation gt TER Channel Plans It shows the number of terrestrial channel plans in the installation gt SAT Channel Plans It displays the number of satellite channel plans in the installation gt Free Space It displays the amount of memory available List of files area It shows all channel plans screenshots dataloggers DiSEqC commands data captures and service da
117. ing Explore Channel Plan Datalogger Ea b Tables Bitrates Alarms Echoes Constellation Mer by carrier GAL LTE Ingress Test GEE Outline Attenuation Test Solid Merogram CEL Transparency e Avanzado on _ Average o off On Off Permanent Curtain Min Hold o Off Persistence _ Z Permanent curtain Dashed BW Off On 10 dB div Off 5 dB div On 2 dB div 1 dB div Only available for analogue channels Option available for satellite band January 2015 Tuning Channel Plan Channel Plan 1 Channel Plan 2 Channel View all services Frequenc he Signal Parameters Signal type View Advanced Parameters Analog input Antenna External Advanced Aspect Ratio Channel Plan 1 Channel Plan 2 Frequency Select Service Signal Monitoring Explore Channel Set Echoes Constellation Tables Mer by carrier 1 Ae LTE Ingress Test ft Attenuation Test Merogram T a Spectrogram Only available for digital channels A Only available for analogue channels S Option available for terrestrial band y Option available for satellite band January 2015 2 13 SETTINGS MENU Terrestrial Settings ignal Source and SI Output TE filter upply Output upply Voltage LNB Drain PHO NSNAIS IPS O e Q a ag i Pe Cc ct Satellite Settings I ike
118. ions on the manual annex xang Trademark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project January 2015 1 1 Besides the basic functions of TV meter and spectrum analyser for terrestrial and satellite band it provides additional tools such as the detection of 4G signal interferences some of its working frequencies are close to the TV bands the diagrams constellations or the echoes detection The HD RANGER 2 has an application to manage data generated at each installation This feature helps the user to manage information generated so he can access it at any time or download it to a PC for further analysis The HD RANGER 2 has been designed and developed entirely in the European Union A multidisciplinary team of highly qualified professionals has dedicated effort and commitment to the development of a powerful efficient and reliable tool During the manufacturing process all used materials have been subjected to a strict quality control In an effort to facilitate its work to professionals our long experience ensures an after sales quality service which includes software updates and upgrades for free 80 3 dayy VER fait 228 608 OBER 17 yan Figure 2 Click here to watch this video Introducing the HD RANGER 2 January 2015 2 SETTING UP 2 1 a Package Content Check that your package contains the following elements HD RANGER 2 Analyser External DC charger Mains cord for extern
119. irst one will show you the generic signal information and the different coverage measures for each point acquired In the second one you will find the same data but presented in a table format more user friendly for working with graphs based on each measured parameter The third one provides data in a format adapted for geolocation This is available only for users with GPS option refer to annex OP 001 GPS Now save the data as a true excel file No specific name or path is required but you must remember the path Description The Datalogger function stores automatically measurements in a file set by the user name channel plan and associated to a specific installation User can store for each datalogger measurements taken at different test points of the selected installation Measurements are made for all channels in the active channel plan both analogue and digital Operation To create a new datalogger January 2015 First select one installation of the list of installations and load it pressing the Load key E An installation contains the channel plans and DiSEqC commands selected by the user and it stores dataloggers and screenshots made while it is selected more information in chapter Installations management Check the installation is selected The name of the installation should appear on the upper left corner of the screen Enter the MEASUREMENT mode or the SPECTRUM mode Press the F3 Tools key
120. ist of files area Delete It deletes all selected files on the list of files area Copy to USB It saves selected files on the list of files area to an USB stick connected to the equipment If the name of the file to be copied is greater than 8 characters the system cuts it To keep the file names with more than 8 characters it is recommended to export the complete installation using the Export to USB option see Tools section The Datalogger files copied to the USB cannot be used to generate reports by the NetUpdate program To do this the datalogger files must be exported directly through the NetUpdate program see the NetUpdate user s manual for details 9 115 Installation gt Add TER Channel Plan It adds a terrestrial channel plan available in the equipment to the current installation gt Add SAT Channel Plan It adds a satellite channel plan available in the equipment to the current installation gt Add DiSEqC Program It adds a DiSEqC program available in the equipment to the current installation Options gt See full screen This option only appears if user selects an image in the list of files It displays the selected image full screen gt Diseqc program This option only appears if a satellite channel plan is selected in the list of files area It allows the user to add a Diseqc program to the selected satellite channel plan from the list of diseqc programs available for the current install
121. itional load Also the PER measurement is displayed which is the number of erroneous packets that is packets received during the measurement time and not correctable by the demodulator CBER Channel Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after passing through the COFDM demodulator and before applying the error correction or FEC Forward Error Correction LBER LDPC Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after applying the correction errors LDPC Low density parity check 12 January 2015 ANALOGUE Signals A1 2 1 Terrestrial band E Analogue TV In the measurement of analogue signals in terrestrial band measurements available are gt LEVEL Indication of the carrier level of the tuned video gt C N Ratio between the modulated signal power and noise power for the same bandwidth depending on TV standard The modulation error ratio MER used in digital systems is analogue to the Signal Noise S N ratio in analogue systems T Carrier level is measured by a quasi peak detector 100 kHz BW The noise level is measured with an average detector and corrected to refer it to the bandwidth equivalent to channel noise according to its definition for the TV selected standard gt Video Audio Ratio between levels of the video carrier to audio carrier E Analogue FM In the analogue FM measurement mode signal the display acts as an analogue indicator of signal representing the signal at the input The equipment also demodu
122. key provides access to a menu This menu varies depending on the function the user is working on the meter The menu is displayed on each softkey at the bottom of the screen Figure 30 2 7 5 E Virtual Keyboard When a user needs to enter or edit a text from an image Channel Plan etc a screen with a virtual keyboard appears as shown at the figure Parr rmolina ai EFL f 7 ke f N B E ari a Le PRU Tia Tt Mk OD aaa Enter file name SCREEN Figure 31 January 2015 2 2 2 8 a StealthID Function Signal Auto identification To edit the file name user should follow these steps Place the cursor over the text box where the name appears Move the cursor to place it next to the letter that user wants to edit Press on the virtual keyboard to edit To delete a letter move the cursor to the right side of the letter and then press the joystick on the Delete key or press Del To enter an upper case letter press first Or press on the key To block upper case press or press on the cd key twice consecutively To return to lower case press or the key again Keys with a point at the top right corner give access to special characters by keeping pressed for one second on the key After editing press Ok to validate the name and continue the process or Cancel to cancel The StealthID function of the HD RANGER 2 is a Signal identification function performed automatically by the equipment without
123. ks of a particular film genre or sport etc SDT Service Description Table It is a table with a description of each service providing a service name and other related information such as head end and service details if it is scrambled or not if it is radio or tv the provider etc EIT Event Information Table Table that provides information on events program or programs being broadcasted in a given service It is the basis for building an EPG Electronic Program Name the program guide Shown on TV TDT Time and Date Table Table that provides UTC Universal Time Coordinated coded as MJD Modified Julian Date that means time and date at the current moment and universal TOT Time Offset Table Table that provides the time offset related to UTC in order to calculate the local time It also provides information on daylight saving time changes 7 1 4 ia Bitrate Analyser 7 72 gt Description This function shows the TS bitrate in a graphical way and also by numbers and percentage A pie graph which is updated in real time shows the evolution of the bitrate distribution for each one of the services in the tuned multiplex It also allows selecting any of the services to check its composition which is also shown in bar graph January 2015 This function allows the user to compare between television services and to check the bitrate used by each one User can observe dynamically the variation that when changing
124. l correction with load It also measures the PER which is the number of erroneous packets that is packets received during the measurement time not correctable by the demodulator January 2015 A1 1 5 Digital CABLE television signal of FIRST generation DVB C standard QAM modulation E DVB C Parameters gt January 2015 Bandwidth channel It displays the channel bandwidth up to 9 2 MHz Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted Symbol Rate It represents the number of times the signal status changes in a period of time The bandwidth is related to this parameter Roll Off Factor Roll off factor of Nyquist filter It indicates the bandwidth excess over the ideal bandwidth Constellation Modulation used by the carriers It also defines immunity to the system noise 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM and 256QAM 10 DVB C Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise ratio where C is the received power of the modulated carrier signal and N is the noise power received To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at its centre frequency MER Modulation Error ratio with indication of Link Margin LM The link margin indicates the safety margin respect to the MER level measured for the degradation of the signal up to the QEF Quasi Error Free value MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the ave
125. lag 1 running status 4 running free_CA mode O0 not scrambled MPEGTSlocked La1HD a VE Figure 53 Selected installation date and time Selected function Selected band battery level Main Table Tree Detail TableTree Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkey menus January 2015 gt Joystick left right It changes between Main menu tree and Detail menu tree gt Joystick up down It moves along the tables in the tree gt Joystick Pressing on a node with the symbol deploys the tree Pressing on a node with the symbol gt it closes the tree gt Advanced Fa It shows the Restart Analysis option which makes a new detection and updating of the TS tables gt Tables Description Below is a brief explanation of the main tables that can appear in the detection of a TS For more details we recommend to consult the these guidelines ETSI TR 101 211 There are two generic groups of tables PSI Program Specific Information Tables These tables are specified by the MPEG 2 standard worldwide They are used by all the digital transmission standards The TS analyzer detects all the PSI tables SI Service Information Tables These tables are specified by the Standard used in the area or country in this case DVB These tables are more detailed and imply a higher level of information relating to the PSI tables The TS analyzer detects the most important SI tables
126. lates the FM carrier radio and can be listened through the speaker January 2015 13 Ai 2 2 Satelliteband 4 in Analogue TV In the measurement mode of analogue signals in the satellite band measures available are gt Level Measurement of the tuned carrier level gt C N Ratio between the modulated signal power and noise power equivalent to the same bandwidth as TV standard The modulation error ratio MER used in digital systems is analogue to the Signal Noise S N ratio in analogue systems The carrier level is measured by a quasi peak detector 4 MHz BW The noise level is measured with an average value detector 230 kHz and corrected to refer it to the channel bandwidth 14 January 2015 ANNEX 2 HOW TO POINT A DISH ANTENNA A2 1 E INSTALLING A SATELLITE DISH USING HD RANGER 2 A2 1 1 A bit of history That s it a bit of history First artificial satellite Sputnik I was launched 4th of October of 1957 by former Soviet Union It was about the size of a basketball with a weight below 100 Kgrs but went down in history as the start point for the space age For three weeks it was transmitting radio signals to the excited scientist on the ground that were gathering fundamental data for the launches to come Figure A2 1 The first telecommunications satellite was Telstar launched in 1962 Some people refers to Echo as the World s first in 1960 but it was a passive signal reflector as opposite to Telstar th
127. lity levels and here is where the HD RANGER 2 comes into action A2 1 2 The basies o O 16 A professional installer will instantly tell us from the top of his head what to have in the to do list if we want to install a satellite dish properly Surely the list will require us to select the proper mount kit and dish size from the numerous options available in the market pick a good location for the dish free of obstacles to the south in the north hemisphere or to the north in the south hemisphere etc Other than the mechanical bits and pieces the dish is made of two clearly differentiated parts the reflector and the LNB The reflector is passive and simply reflects signals from the satellite in such a way that the beam is collimated to the LNB s mounting point January 2015 Figure A2 4 The LNB Low Noise Block converter is an active device fruit of the great evolution of RF circuit manufacturing and includes amplifiers oscillators and frequency converters in a small low cost package The first section is made of a device called polarisation shifter that receives one polarisation or the other depending on the supply voltage given to the LNB This voltage is necessary to supply the active devices inside the LNB Signals broadcast from the satellites use two polarisations simultaneously These can be LINEAR VERTICAL HORIZONTAL or CIRCULAR LEFT RIGHT depending on the type of transmitting antenna used in the satellite The t
128. ments owned January 2015 55 A5 2 DESCRIPTION OF INTERNAL OPERATION The selective meter consists in first place of a selective triple filter for 1310 1490 and 1550 nm signals The filter separates each wavelength and each one leads to an independent circuit with a photosensor which obtains the RF signal that it carries Next a circuit measures the optical signal power received by the photosensor The RF signal obtained for each wavelength goes to a band switch The band switch receives a signal and converts it to a frequency within the RF band 65 2150 MHz In the case of a terrestrial cable signal the signal is not converted since that signal is within the RF range After the conversion the RF signal output is connected to the analyser input connector and the measurement is performed in the usual way to an RF Signal In the conversion bear in mind that for every unit of optical attenuation one dB occurs two dBs of power loss in RF As an example every 3 dB of optical attenuation for each splitter are equivalent to 6 dB of power loss for RF The following diagram explains graphically how works the module OPTICAL RECEIVER CA I TEF CABLE 65 1000 MHz 4 i 30 nim im rm i SATELLITE LOW VERTICAL O HIGH VERTICAL RF Output OPTICAL SIGNAL INPUT LOW HORIZONTAL 65 2150 MHz HIGH HORIZONTAL Figure A5 1 56 January 2015 AS 3 Fibre optical test The optical function of this module allows the user
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130. nuary 2015 11 129 ASPROMAX CHAPTER 11 SPECIFICATIONS HD RANGER 2 gt Included Accesories Additional data data Jack 4V RCA cable 1x CC 041 Connection USB Cable On the go A Male Mini USB B Male 1x CC 045 USB Cable A Female Mini USB A Male sess O 1x AA 103 Car lighter charger SS 1x AL 103 External DC charger OO 1x AD 055 F H BNC H adapter 1x AD 056 F H DIN H adapter 1x AD 057 F H F H adapter Mains cord 1x CB 084 Rechargeable Li battery7 2V13An 1x DC 300 SCs Trramsport belt 1x DC 302 sd Caarryingbag _ _ o o y O 1x DC 230 Transport suitcase O 1x DG0124 Quick Reference Guide i RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE PACKING It is recommended to keep all the packing material in order to return the equipment if necessary to the Technical Service 11 130 January 2015 HD RANGER 2 CHAPTER 11 SPECIFICATIONS 11 2 Measurement Mode gt DVB T Additional data __ data ee e measurement SS gm ice J margin Displayed data ___ Numeric and level par 4 cariers a o oo Guard fnterval 1 7 E E E Code Rate 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 O Constellation QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM O Bandwidth 16 Zamd BMHZ SS S O Hierarchy Indicates hierarchy mode oo o Cell ID Cs Detected from transmitter station o Z o Z S OO TPS signalling Time slicing symbol interleaver and MPE FEC S OS gt DVB T2 Additional data Profiles T2 Base T2 Lite o Z I T Modulation COFDM S a
131. o 60 75 MHz Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted Symbol Rate It represents the number of times the signal status changes in a period of time The bandwidth is related to this parameter Roll Off Factor Roll off factor of Nyquist filter It indicates the excess of bandwidth over the ideal bandwidth Constellation QPSK or 8PSK modulation for DVB S2 signal constellation Code rate It defines the ratio between the number of data bits and the total number of bits transmitted the difference corresponds to the number of control bits for the error detection and recovery PLP id It is the PLP identifier In the case of PLP Single mode identifies the input stream 0 255 In the case of PLP Multiple mode clients can choose the PLP ID to view lai DVB S2 Measurements January 2015 Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise ratio where C is the received power of the modulated carrier signal and N is the noise power received To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at its centre frequency MER Modulation Error ratio MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the average noise power of the signal constellation Next to the MER appears the Link Margin LM measurement The LM is equivalent to the noise margin NM and indicates the distance to the QEF usually defined as a one lost packet per hour The LM is measur
132. ocked FAIL Data table with measurement data for each channel In order from left to right Colour identifying if the channel has been locked WHITE or not locked RED channel signal type power level Carrier Noise C N rate MER Link Margin Move the joystick up or down to navigate along the measurement data Press the joystick on a channel to display the signal parameters January 2015 Acquisition It contains two options Start It starts the datalogger in the selected test point Clear It deletes the data in the selected test point F3 Channel plan It displays a menu with the available channel plans to select the channel plan whose data want to be displayed Channel plans available are those that have been selected during the creation of the datalogger Test Point It contains four options Jump to It allows selecting a test point Create New It creates a new test point Delete current It deletes the current test point Delete all It deletes all test points of the datalogger 7 11 Export key It captures what is displaying at that moment The capture can be an image measurement data or both This is set through the Preferences menu Export button option Data capture is saved in a XML file with all data measurements and text that is on screen at this time The image is saved in a PNG file Data can be viewed later on through an external software January 2015 7 105 7 11 2 Operati
133. om where the equipment is to the transmitter or the object that caused the echo Thus the installer can minimise the effect that the echo may cause on the installation reorienting the antenna and reducing the effect of received echoes This function is only available for DVB T DVB T2 and DVB C2 Therefore previously have to configure the equipment for the reception of such signals January 2015 7 81 7 4 2 Operation Echoes function is available for DVB T DVB T2 and DVB C2 signals Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Tune a DVB T DVB T2 or DVB C2 digital signal at the terrestrial band Enter the MEASUREMENT mode or SPECTRUM mode Ww Press the key Tools Select ECHOES The ECHOES function of the tuned signal appears on screen 7 82 January 2015 Ones req ECHOES Power SS a l 250 125 0 125 n r J OO o e o T Ta Distance Km My 45 25 _ Power dBc i _ 18 0 8 0 ADEC T Fla F YI A i Fa Figure 58 Selected installation date and time Selected band battery level Main signal data Frequency Power and C N ECHOES Diagram The display shows a graphical representation of the echoes The horizontal axis of the graph corresponds to the delay in receiving the echo on the main path the stronger signal The vertical axis represents the attenuation of the echo in dB on the main path Data box with main data regarding echoes In the list of echoes it shows the power
134. on gt Dashed BW When it is ON the channel bandwidth area is hatched by lines To edit or select any parameters of these described above follow these instructions Place over and press on the option The data field gets into the edit mode indicated by the yellow background A menu is displayed at the right with some options or if it is numeric a number gets a black blackground Move up down to select one option To move between figures press right left and to change it press up down When finished press again or any function key to exit 4 6 pi Locking a signal January 2015 Connect the cable with the input signal to the RF input connector Press the SPECTRUM key The spectrum of the signal is displayed Adjust the span recommended value for a terrestrial signal 50 MHz and for a satellite signal 100 MHz The current value of the span is at the right bottom of the screen Find the frequency of the signal by moving the joystick left or right to move sweeping the entire band If you know the channel change the tuning by frequency to tuning by channel The channel mode allows you to navigate from channel to channel using the selected channel plan 4 51 When the channel is locked information appears at the bottom left of the screen A triple cursor shows the detected BW for a digital carrier The equipment automatically detects transmission parameters of the signal and makes the corresponding measurements
135. on gt Settings 7 106 Press the Management Installation key for one second to enter Preferences menu Go to the label Measures and select your option in Export button There are three options available Screen Only Data Only or Screen Data Screen Only saves the screen image in PNG format Data Only saves measurement data on screen in a XML file format Screen Data saves both screen and data Once selected press to save changes and to exit Preferences gt Capture Press the Export key for one second when on screen appears the screen to be captured The LED next to key lights A progress bar shows the progress of the capture process When finished the screen is captured and the LED is OFF Then the virtual keyboard appears with the default name assigned to the file Edit the name if necessary see section 2 7 4 Then press F3 OK to end the capture or F4 Cancel for cancellation gt Display To display the captured screen click on the Installations Management key Select the installation where the capture was done and press F2 Manage Press E Filter by type Select the Screen Shots or Data Captures option This will limit the list to the selected It appears a list of all the captures Move the joystick up or down to find the file to be displayed Leave the cursor on the file to be displayed It appears a progress bar that lasts a few seconds depending on the size T
136. onnector Output 75 Q Sensibility 75 Q positive video E uu Connector Input 75 Q same V A input multipole jack Multipole Jack jack ee EEE aaa DVB ASI Input Output Connector Input BNC female 75Q9 Connector Output BNC female 75Q Bit Rate max 80 Mbit s lr IP Interface Also known as 8P8C With Tx Rx LED indication Type Protocol Transmission Protection Payload gt _ lr Characteristics Can read write on flash drives Serial port emulation USB CDC Communications Device Class 11 128 January 2015 HD RANGER 2 CHAPTER 11 SPECIFICATIONS Additional data eee Monitor TFT CCC Transmissive colour dot matrix type _ Aspect ratio 16 9 S o O R G B W x H Brightness 700 cd m SO Satellite Supply Maximum Power At least 6 W for 13 15 18 24 V If you select 5V the maximum power shall not excede 2 25 W 450 ma DiSEqC Generator According to DiSEqC 1 2 standard DiSEqC is a trademark of EUTELSAT gt Mechanical Features Dimensions 290K185x9S5 mm WXHXD _ ___ S o Weight KG i Without options SSS Size 5 096 cm gt Power Supply ee External Voltage 12 V DC Using only PROMAX supplied accesories SOW Auto Power Off Programmable After the selected amount of minutes without operating on any control Deactivable gt Operating Environmental Conditions Additional data Altitude Up to 2000m S S O Temperature range Automatic disconnection by excess of temperature 50 at 40 C Ja
137. onnector to insert CAM modules Conditional Access Module which allows a specific management for each codification system SimulCrypt is a process that supports various parallel conditional access systems together with the encryption algorithms specified by DVB CSA Common Scrambling Algorithm to control access to pay TV services The SimulCrypt broadcasts Transport Stream contains keys for various conditional accesses thereby allowing reception by more than one type of decoder NOTE The insertion of a CAM module or a SMART CARD in a wrong position might produce the instrument malfunction and could generate damages to the equipment gt Operation Insert the subscriber Smart Card in the CAM module SUBSCRIBER SMART CARD Figure 76 Subscriber Smart Card and CAM module insertion January 2015 10 125 Insert the CAM module in the Common Interface slot of the equipment The CAM module connector is located on the equipment rear panel Place the instrument on a stable surface and insert the module so the printed arrow appears on visible upper face pressing until the extractor mechanism button becomes activated If the equipment detects the CAM module it shows a confirmation message Press the Settings key a Select the Common Interface option By means of this option the user can navigate through the CAM module menu To extract an inserted CAM module press the button from extractor mechanism and remove the mod
138. or correction decoder has to pass through the signal and the ESR Error Second Ratio after 20 seconds of the BCH decoder This measure indicates the percentage of time with errors after the BCH Error correction is internal with BCH and external with LDPC The internal gives basic error correction with minimum load while the external gives error correction with a correction additional charge 4 January 2015 A1 1 3 Digital SATELLITE Television FIRST Generation DVB S standard QPSK modulation E DVB S Parameters gt January 2015 Channel Bandwidth It displays the channel bandwidth from 1 3 MHz to 60 75 MHz Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted Symbol Rate It represents the number of times that the signal status changes in a period of time The bandwidth is related to this parameter Roll Off Factor Roll off factor of Nyquist filter It indicates the excess of bandwidth over the ideal bandwidth Constellation QPSK modulation for constellations with DVB S signals Code rate Also known as Viterbi ratio It defines the ratio between the number of data bits and the total number of bits transmitted the difference corresponds to the number of control bits for the error detection and recovery This value should be between 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 DVB S Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise ratio where C is the received
139. ormation of Service lists are in the XML files downloaded to the PC gt Description of Datalogger screens The following describes the datalogger screen January 2015 2 Owsovus DATALOGGER DT JX 3 F C15 y Freq 1684 00 MHz DL 11434 00 MHz Searching signal DVB S p L C Elapsed IL Figure 68 Selected installation date and time Current datalogger name Selected band battery level Exploring the spectrum in real time Level Power C N ratio MER time remaining to identify a channel elapsed time since the start of the channel identification Softkey menus 7 104 F1 Cancel It cancels the datalogger Pause It pauses datalogger until the user resumes by pressing again Current channel plan progress bar in the current channel plan selected test point Channel frequency and Downlink The following describes the display of data acquired amp 2 Ocon DLVIEWER Promax LY TPO1 Dyce 2012 10 25 UE 08 12 05 ICC 2N OO 6 CH Signal Type Power Level C N MER LM 06 Analog 83 7 dBuV 37 7 dB 27 a DVB T a 68 6 ABV gt 25 8dB 25 5 dB 7 9 9B Figure 69 Selected installation date and time Tab identifying the displayed test point Current datalogger name Selected band battery level Tab identifying each test point Date and time when the datalogger was created Number of channels locked PASS or not l
140. orresponding ground terminal This equipment can be used in Overvoltage Category I installations and Pollution Degree 2 environments External DC charger can be used in Overvoltage Category II installation and Pollution Degree 1 environments When using some of the following accessories use only the specified ones to ensure safety Rechargeable battery External DC charger Car lighter charger cable Power cord Observe all specified ratings both of supply and measurement Remember that voltages higher than 70 V DC or 33 V AC rms are dangerous Use this instrument under the specified environmental conditions When using the power adaptor the negative of measurement is at ground potential Do not obstruct the ventilation system of the instrument Use for the signal inputs outputs specially when working with high levels appropriate low radiation cables Follow the cleaning instructions described in the Maintenance paragraph DIRECT CURRENT ON Supply ALTERNATING CURRENT OFF Supply DOUBLE INSULATION Class II protection CAUTION Risk of electric shock DIRECT AND ALTERNATING GROUND TERMINAL PROTECTIVE CONDUCTOR CAUTION REFER TO MANUAL FRAME TERMINAL FUSE EQUIPMENT OR COMPONENT EQUIPOTENTIALITY TO BE RECYCLED Descriptive Examples of Over Voltage Categories Cat I Low voltage installations isolated from the mains Cat II Portable domestic installations Cat IIIFixed domestic installations Cat IV Indu
141. ower 69 2dBuV Band 82 3dBuV E O CS 10 30 50 70 90 110 130 69 2 dBuV Maas 30 5 dB C N 34 7dB feild VBER 1 8E 08 O MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Figure 21 FULL MEASUREMENT 25 04 2014 13 51 554 00 MHz DVB T PARAMETERS Bandwidth Spectral Inversion FFT Mode k r Constellation Code Rate e A a E ge 554 00 MHz 69 2 dBuV ian 30 5 dB _ Offset Ty 34508 RG 68 05 VBER lt 1 0E 08 Q MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 ocH31 owe o oos sss Figure 23 MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS 2 24 January 2015 SPECTRUM 1 3 554 00 MHz Power 69 1dBuV MER 30 3dB CBER C N 36 2 dB VBER 554 00 MHz Power 69 1 dBuV MER 30 3 dB CBER 6 7E 05 C N 36 2 dB VBER lt 1 0E 08 TVE HD Pruebas ae o Cen e 2502014 14 43 70 60 20 Figure 26 FULL SPECTRUM January 2015 2 25 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP AXPROMAX sms HD RANGER 2 MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Figure 27 FULL TV 69 2 dBuvV 34 7 dB 30 4 dB lt 1 0E 08 La 1 HD SERVICE Maas an RGE Provider Nome 12549 fee 8916 Mesa ee 40000 ee 40001 DTV MHP W icn COCHE AUDIO Type MPEG 4 AVC 8210 kbps PERLE DD ELES ps KUUES 1280x720p IEA E 16bit 48 kHz Profile HP L4 0 Boao MEEA sa Bno S MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 La 1 HD Figure 29 TV SERVICE DATA 2 26 January 2015 2 7 4 Softkeys There are four programmable keys also called softkeys numbered from to E Each
142. pture index Capture index Installation index Available data from the current installation Terrestrial channel plan name with nn index Satellite channel plan name with nn index DISEQC program name with nn index Print screen file name with nn index Datalogger name with nn index Spectrum capture name with nn index Constellation capture name with nn index Echo capture name with nn index MER capture name with nn index Installation name with nn index Name INSTALLATION CURRENT CLEAR It removes all files of the current installation The installation Description itself is not remove only its contents Order INSTALLATION CURRENT CLEAR January 2015 39 Name _ INSTALLATION CURRENT REMOVE It removes the files of the same type in the current installation INSTALLATION CURRENT REMOVE tag name Description tag Spectrum capture file Terrestrial channel plan file Satellite channel plan file DISEQC program file Print screens file Constellation capture file Echo capture file MER x carrier capture file Datalogger file Spectrogram file SPECTRUM TER CH SAT CH DISEQC_ PROGRAM PNG CONSTELLATION ECHOES MER DATALOGGER SPECTROGRAM MEROGRAM Merogram file TS Transport stream file name Description name lt empty gt It removes all files belonging to the Same type which is determined by the tag abcd It removes the file with name
143. rage noise power of the signal constellation BER CBER It is the system error rate In a digital signal reception via cable after the QAM demodulator an error correction method is applied called Reed Solomon The error rate after correction is less than the error rate at the output of the QAM demodulator For this reason the BER is given prior to error correction CBER BER measurement for digital signal before the error correction BER before FEC January 2015 A1 1 6 Digital CABLE television signal of SECOND generation DVB C2 standard COFDM modulation E DVB C2 Parameters gt January 2015 Channel Bandwidth It is the channel bandwidth between 6 MHz 7 MHz and 8 MHz Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted Guard Interval It corresponds to the dead time between symbols its purpose is to detect echoes due to multi paths This parameter is expressed in terms of the symbol duration 1 64 or 1 128 Constellation COFDM modulation with constellations QPSK 16QAM 64QAM 256QAM 1024QAM 4096QAM The constellation refers to all the selected PLP data Code rate It defines the ratio between the number of data bits and the total number of bits transmitted the difference corresponds to the number of control bits for the error detection and recovery 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 DSLICE id DSLICE identifier A DSLICE is a data packet containing a group of several PLPs PLP id
144. ransponder frequencies for each polarisation are carefully selected to avoid interference to the other polarisation commonly referred to as the crossed polarisation In general they are imbricate or in other words frequencies used in one polarisation are free in the crossed polarisation and viceversa BEE 13 VDC VERTICAL CIRCULAR RIGHT Benn 18 VDC HORIZONTAL CIRCULAR LEFT Modern universal LNB s use mostly linear polarisation and have also the capability to select a different input frequency range depending on a control Signal called 22 kHz switching tone which is overlapped with the supply voltage SUPPLY VOLTAGE POLARISATION BAND 13 VDC VERTICAL 18 VDC HORIZONTAL 13 VDC 22 kHz VERTICAL 18 VDC 22 kHz HORIZONTAL In other words our LNB will output a different set of satellite transponders depending on which supply voltage we use January 2015 17 Figure A2 5 An example of LNB Low Noise Block converter A2 1 3 Coarse dish alignment We can use different techniques to find out where in the sky the satellite we want is located They can be anything from a pure guessing game to a sophisticated procedure The satellites we are interested in are all positioned in a geostationary orbit above the earth s equator Each of them has a fix given position in that orbit something like a street number that we can know from various sources Orbital position is an important datum so it is commonly part of the name as well Websit
145. recommended to avoid macro problems First of all we need to locate the XML data file in the folder from which we want to work There are no requirements needed to be satisfied A file named COVERAGE XSL must be placed in the same data file folder That second file allows proper data formatting when processed by Excel Select the XML data file and then right click with the mouse button on the file name 74 January 2015 HD RANGER 2 USER S MANUAL ANNEX 6 SIGNAL COVERAGE OPTION OP 002 GP5 Choose the option Open available version with and then select Excel 2007 or the BRien XSL Mansal n EJ nido Compartir Vista v T di XSL Manual v Buscar cn XSL Manual P l sie Favoritos A Nombre Fecha de modifica Tipo Taman JB Descargas 2 COVERAGE XMI 07 2013 7 40 Archivo XML 09 K E Escritorio la Covei Abrir r SD l6 KE E Sitios recientes fa Covel Editar Archivo XSI 74 KF 7 Zip E fcritarin ja Edit with Notepad J Bibliotecas Abrir con gt ATS Documentos Microsoft Office Excel Compartir con be Imagenes a air J Musica Fa TortoiseSVN Microsoft Office Word Subversion B A adir al archivo 66 Microsoft Vesual Studio 2010 B Videos A adir a COVERAGE rar if Notepad a free GNU source code editor ey Grupo en el hogar A adir y enviar por email fi OpenOffice Calc K ae 3 Anade a COVLRAGL rar y enviar por email B OpenOffice Writer mirave
146. ree or not LCN Logical channel number Question PSI SERVICE CURRENT AUDIO Response PSIT NUMBER nn AUDIO aa PID pid BITRATE bitrate TYPE type FORMAT format LANGUAGE language Information Description information service service NUMBER Audios number AUDIO Index of audio PID PID number BITRATE Bitrate in kbps TYPE Type of audio MPEG 1 DD DD FORMAT Format of audio Stereo Mono LANGUAGE Language of audio Question PSI SERVICE xx AUDIO PSI NUMBER nn Information Description information service service NUMBER Audios number number austen Er SERIO PSI SERVICE a AUDIO aa PSI NUMBER nn AUDIO aa PID pid TYPE type LANGUAGE language Information Description information service service NUMBER Audios number AUDIO Index of audio PID PID number TYPE Type of audio MPEG 1 DD DD LANGUAGE Language of audio January 2015 49 Question PSI SERVICE CURRENT xx AUDIO aa Response PSI PID pid BITRATE bitrate TYPE type RESOLUTION resolution FORMAT format FRAME frame PROFILE profile Information Description information service service PID PID number BITRATE Bitrate in kbps TYPE Type of video MPEG 2 H264 RESOLUTION Resolution of video FORMAT Format of video 16 9 4 3 FRAME Freq PROFILE Profile level Question PSI SERVICE xx VIDEO PSI PID pid TYPE type Information Description information service service PID Number Type of audio
147. reen drop down menu select an option accept or exit a message and so on just touching on the option gt E013 13 57 PREFERENCES Color System GRAY w Vibration Power Off Boot Image DEFAULT w Brightness Background Batt Time TFT Screen Appearance Language Epic Skin i i Power Off gli Boot Image Brightness Background Batt Time TFT Screen Figure 10 DP Efod b013 13 57 PREFERENCES we Appearance Espa ol wv PAL 50 Hz v Change Language T v Figure 11 January 2015 2 17 USER S MANUAL AA PRO MAX CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP 4m gt Frequency or Channel Selection At the Spectrum Analyser mode user can select a channel or frequency by tapping on the frequency or channel O iioo 14 33 SPECTRUM 1 3 CH Freq 554 00 MHz Power 77 8 dBpV MER 27 6 dB 1 1E 04 C N 32 5 dB lt 1 0E 08 70 60 04 09 2013 14 33 SPECTRUM 1 3 CH4 h 554 00 MHz Power 77 8 dBuV MER 27 6 dB CBER 1 1E 04 C N 32 5 dB VBER lt 1 0E 08 i 0 09 2013 aas SPECTRUM 1 3 Freq 570 00 MHz Power 74 7 dBuV MER a CBER 1 4E 02 30 4 dB VBER lt 1 0E 08 Ps oo Te e Co k ES ENY Figure 14 The cursor moves to the frequency 2 18 January 2015 gt Frequency or Channel Scroll At the Spectrum Analyser mode user can scroll through frequency or channels by dragging and dropping his finger on the screen 04 09 2013 14 33 SPECTRUM 1 3 ei 4 d i A d I i
148. rehensive analysis of the Transport Stream TS contained in a tuned signal The signal can be received through any of the equipment inputs TS IN RF IP CAM module and terrestrial and satellite demodulators This feature gives a great flexibility to process the signal in multiple ways so the equipment becomes a portable laboratory for the analysis of digital signal This tool can be of great interest to research centres broadcasting operators universities or training centres as well as to installers that want to expand their technical knowledge or training in analysing the smallest unit of a digital signal transmission This tool has three main functions gt Tables It shows all the metadata carried in the corresponding PSI SI tables in a tree diagram so user can deploy its content to the detail gt Bitrates It shows the bitrate information for each program in real time in a graphical way and also shows the percentage contribution of each one to the total TS gt Alarms It shows a list of alarms that warn about any possible failure in the TS layer according to the three priority levels described in the TR 101 290 measurement guidelines by the DVB group 7 1 2 E General Operation The Transport Streams TS Analyser tool is available for all DIGITAL signals Connect the digital signal to any input of the equipment Select the channel or frequency and tune the signal Press the Tools key Fs Select the TS Analyser op
149. remaining time charge that appears is calculated according to the work that has been doing If you activate the external supply of the equipment the average time would be reduced according to the increase in consumption that Occurs January 2015 2 5 2 2 5 Usage Tips The battery is losing storage capacity as you go through its life Contact your PROMAX distributor when necessary to replace the battery To prolong battery life the user should follow these tips In case of providing a long inactivity period of the equipment it is advisable to make every 3 months a charge discharge cycle and a subsequent partial charge 40 aprox It is advisable to keep it in a cool place and away from heat You should avoid keeping the battery for a long period of time at full load or fully discharged There is not necessary to wait to fully discharge before a charge because these batteries have no memory effect 2 6 January 2015 2 3 Equipment Details Front View Installations Measurement Spectrum management Key Key Joystick TFT screen Settings HD RANGER 2 HD RANGER 2 s Release 14 7 RANGER aah eam CHAR BAT a SENSOA aa Reset press Audlo Viden TV Key and hold 5s Input Active function LED Softkeys External unit power supply Light sensor Battery l charging Figure 4 January 2015 2 7 ASPROMAX CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP HD RANGER 2 Lateral view Power inpu
150. s and includes features to zoom move and delete the display on screen Horan OSC SCS The constellation is available to all DIGITAL signals both TERRESTRIAL and SATELLITE To access the CONSTELLATION tool Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Tune to a digital signal from satellite or terrestrial band Enter the MEASUREMENT or SPECTRUM mode Ah Press the key Tools Select CONSTELLATION The CONSTELLATION of the tuned signal appears January 2015 Figure 56 Selected installation date and time Constellation window The colour scale placed at the left side indicates the signal quality in a qualitative way by a gradation of colours proportional to the density of symbols concentrated in a given area The colour scale ranges from black no symbols to red highest density Greater dispersion of the symbols indicates higher noise level or worse signal quality signal If there is symbols concentration with respect to the full grid see advanced menu for types of grid this is indicative of good ratio signal noise or absence of problems Selected band battery level Constellation modulation Data Window The data shown are Start Carrier Stop Carrier Power C N and frequency channel Spectrum of the tuned signal Spectrum is displayed with the span selected at the SPECTRUM mode Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt Joystick Left Right Frequency
151. s for antennas in terrestrial television or LNBs and FI simulators in the case of satellite TV When this option is enabled the equipment applies at the output the voltage selected by the user in the Supply Voltage option see below When this option is disabled the equipment does not apply the voltage to the output but it will behave as if it did Supply voltages available for terrestrial and satellite band It selects the voltage to be applied to an external unit Available voltage options change depending on the selected band Voltage available for terrestrial band is External 5 V 12 V and 24 V Voltage available for satellite band is External 5 V for devices working with 5 V such as GPS active antennas 13 V 13 V 22 kHz 15V 18 V 18 V 22 KHz In the External supply voltage option the power supplier to the external units is the power supplier of the antenna preamplifiers terrestrial television or the satellite TV receiver collective or domestic LNB Drain available for terrestrial and satellite band The LNB drain option shows the voltage and current flowing to the external unit If there is any problems e g short circuit an error message appears on the screen SHORTCIRCUIT a warning beep sounds and the equipment will not supply power The equipment does not return to its normal operating state until the problem is solved During this time the equipment checks every three seconds if there still the problem w
152. s the Tools menu F4 It displays the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are some options for the spectrogram configuration They are gt User measure It allows the user to select the measure to view on screen among the several available for each type of signal gt Details It allows the user to view on screen the date and time when maximum and minimum measures were reached To quit this view press the key E gt Clear measures It cleans the spectrogram and measures and it restarts the timer a Attenuation Test This feature allows the user to easily check the response of the telecommunications installations before antennas and headers are working It allows the user to evaluate the response along the complete range of frequencies by measuring the losses attenuation in the distribution of TV signals comparing reference levels at headend output and at each house antenna plugs January 2015 7 91 7 8 2 Operation Attenuation test function is available for all signals 7 92 In Settings select the terrestrial or satellite band Access the MEASURES or SPECTRUM mode Press the Tools key Fs Select the Attenuation Test option The Attenuation Test function for the signal appears on screen First set the parameters before the test pressing the Advanced key Frequencies of pilot signals pilot O pilot 1 and pilot 2 maximum attenuation and threshold attenuation see more details in the next section
153. satellite TV receivers and external peripherals The DiSEGC communications are based on the control commands which travel combined with power voltage through the coaxial cable that leads the TV signal The compatible peripherals and receivers detect these commands and react in agreement with such A DiSEqC command is a digital command represented by a succession of binary messages 0 and 1 obtained when modulating the 22 kHz signal The DiSEqC usually is used in the satellite TV facilities in order to use different types of switchers through the coaxial cable that leads the TV signal A3 2 ia To begin The Universal LNB The Universal LNB is the simplest and most used LNB This allows the signal reception coming from one single satellite TWIN 2 independent outputs QUAD 4 independent outputs and OCTO 8 independent outputs versions exist in the market Each output is independent from others and can be connected to a different receiver An universal LNB is controlled by means of a power voltage and a 22kHz signal sent through the RF cable which allows us to switch between the different bands and polarities according to the following table Standard 3 N 4 aw gt 1 satellite only 1 satellite only 1 satellite only 1 satellite only 1 receiver 2 receivers 4 receivers 8 receivers gt Power SC Band _ Polarization linear circular _ 13 V Vertical Right 18 V Horizontal Left 13 V 22 k
154. se is to detect problems due to multipath echoes This parameter is expressed in terms of the symbol duration 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 gt Constellation Modulation used by the carriers It also defines the noise immunity of the system QPSK 16 QAM and 64 QAM gt Code rate Also known as Viterbi ratio It defines the ratio between the number of data bits and the total number of bits transmitted the difference corresponds to the number of control bits for the detection and recovery of errors gt TS Hierarchy The DVB T standard gives the possibility of TDT transmissions with hierarchical levels that is the simultaneous transmission of the same program with different image qualities and levels of protection to different noises so the receiver can switch to a signal of lesser quality when reception conditions are not optimal January 2015 1 DVB T Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise ratio where C is the received power of the modulated carrier signal and N is the received noise power To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at its centre frequency MER Modulation error ratio with link margin LM The link margin indicates the safety margin respect to the MER level measured for the degradation of the signal up to the QEF Quasi Error Free value MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the average noise power of the si
155. select the satellite band From the Settings menu select the polarization horizontal vertical and the satellite band high low If necessary enable the Supply output and select the supply voltage for the LNB January 2015 Select the option DiSEqC mode Two new functions appear on the softkeys Command and Software F DiSEqC programs appear classified in categories or folders Select the command or program and press the joystick to send it to the antenna These commands or programs allow the user to control an antenna for more information about DiSEqC commands and programs see Annex 3 gt SatCR commands By means of function SatCR it is possible to control the devices of a TV satellite installation that are compatible with the SatCR Satellite Channel Router technology which allows to concentrate downlink frequencies slots by an only cable By this way each user using a slot can tune and decode any signal present in the satellite Connect the RF cable see Figure 6 to the RF connector for the input signal of the equipment Press the Spectrum key to access the Spectrum analyser mode Press the Settings key and select the satellite band Select the polarization horizontal vertical and the satellite band high low If necessary enable the Supply output and select the supply voltage for the LNB In the option SatCR select ON to enable it It appears the icon at the top right corner Also in th
156. start eC average o Warm start 88 sec average O O O oo Cold start 42 sec average o o o Altitude 18 000 meters max _ _ o Z o o O Velocity 515 meters second max _ __ O Z O T Acceleration 49 Max Jerk S 2 meters second max o Z O T Chipset O GSP3F o SIRF Start I technology Frequency CS 1575 42 MHz S S O O January 2015 11 141 12 MAINTENANCE A 12 1 Considerations about the Screen This paragraph offers key considerations regarding the use of the colour screen taken from the specifications of the manufacturer In the TFT display the user may find pixels that do not light up or pixels that are permanently lit This should not be regarded as a defect in the TFT In accordance with the manufacturer quality standard 9 pixels with these characteristics are considered admissible Pixels which are not detected when the distance from the surface of the TFT screen to the human eye is greater than 35 cm with a viewing angle of 90 between the eye and the screen should not be considered manufacturing defects either It is advisable a viewing angle of 15 in the 6 00 o clock direction in order to obtain the optimum visualization of the screen 12 2 ia Cleaning Recommendations The equipment consists of a plastic case and a TFT screen Each element has its specific cleaning treatment Cleaning the TFT screen The TFT screen surface is VERY DELICATE It has to be cleaned with a soft fabric cloth cotton or silk
157. strial installations January 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS L INTROPUCTHON erinin sevatatesararenenscebseh naensrasenedasdadaseeactramaaseenrieats 1 1 LE DE CIPIOS E EEE 1 1 oe GS I aa a E AE E E E AE 2 3 Zea PACKAGS CONTENE si araese rin A EE E E EANTA 2 3 Bae PONO aa E E a E a oe 2 4 Zorel FPE E AOA A EEAS 2 4 22 2 Charging the Dattery risisissrrinrsanivssrivi rasovo nnkan dinin 2 4 22 5 Charge disch rge UMES iicsxdsnynieenstcaneanceduwsawsaasainemantetsaanencseedanensawes 2 5 2 2 4 Smart control battery srnctosscassmesscuanmsaouvoume iaaaewen cu naeee E a E 2 5 222 U ae TID aaraa E E EA 2 6 Zed Eguipment Details sriassscirerssiismasnda neinn aa A aaa 2 7 2 4 Switching On Off the equipment sesssssssssrsrnrsrsnsrrrerrrrnrnrnrrrrrererrrne 2 9 2 5 Screen Icons and Dialog DOXES ssssssssssnsnrrsrrnrnrrrnrnrnrenerrrrnrnenerrran 2 11 Oe MENU O Oa ciara anc d secer sre rns neon eae seers meee sea seeseeroute canemce sea 2 12 2 CONTO einna EI AAEE AAEN E EEE AN EEE EER 2 16 2r WOME SCCCON are R E EAE EEA 2 16 Zala JOY UCR orner E E T 2 21 2 3 Keyboard SHOU CUES a pcaipeay tans Paine oars caaeteaunntis e EEA 2 22 ZF ONKO eraa sens tunsateenenuanantoesouanaieceaiaeeisersnayacangstuiansanane caine 2 27 2 7 5 Virtual Keyboard sssssssnsnsnsnsnnnnnenesrnnsnrnsnnnenrnrunsnnnrnenrnrnnsnsnrnrns 2 27 2 8 StealthID Function Signal Auto identification sssssssssssrsrnrsrsrrrrrrns 2 28 2 9 Equipment Settings and Configuration
158. t Image Date Format Time Zone Database Services Min TER Power Min SAT Power Min TER Level Export button OFM o DVB C ODVB C2 o DVB S ODSS O DVB S2 2 7 Controls 2 7 The equipment has been designed to be an easy tool to use For this reason the number of keys has been reduced and these are grouped by function The menu navigation includes hints that appear when the cursor is placed on a disabled greyed option for a while This hints help the user to understand why an option is disabled and what to do to enable it The equipment can be fully operated using both the touch panel even using wearing gloves and the conventional keyboard For measurement and navigation through the menus the equipment has the touch panel a joystick 4 programmable keys softkeys and 6 direct access keys shortcut keys Next the use of each one of them is described 1 Hreus o The control software is designed in such a way that the meter can be fully operated using both the touch panel and the conventional keyboard Menu Selection Frequency or channel selection Frequency or channel scroll Virtual keyboard writing Each touch on the screen is associated with a physical vibration This vibration can be enabled or disabled through the option Vibration in the Preferences menu January 2015 HD RANGER 2 CHAPTER z SETTING UF ASPROMAX gt Menu Selection User can operate on the menus on sc
159. t connector ETHERNET connector Video Audio input ASI TS input Video Audio output ASI TS output mini USB connector ON OFF slide switch HDMI output Figure 5 Top view Optical input connector SMA Connector RF aux input signal Output RF connector Input RF connector f a Wa oo SS ee ea Figure 6 Optical Option Refer to annex 2 8 January 2015 Bottom view Input connector for CAM module Figure 7 2 4 Switching On Off the equipment This analyser is designed for use as a portable equipment and it does not require any previous installation gt Switching On Slide for a while approximately one second the power slide switch located on the left side of the equipment When all indicators light up at once release the switch which returns to its rest position The boot image user can select the boot image from Preferences menu appears and also a progress bar that indicates the system load At the top left corner it shows the equipment model and the installed software release detected After the system load the last screen before shutdown appears January 2015 2 9 gt Switching Off Slide for a while approximately one second the power slide switch located on the left side of the equipment When the screen goes off release the switch which returns to its rest position The starting display picture appears and the progress bar showing the system shutdo
160. t corner of the equipment This icon indicates that an USB stick has been detected at the port Press the Installations key and check the installations to export Press the key F4 Tools and select Export to USB A progress bar and a message indicates that the files are being copied to the USB The files are copied to the root directory of the USB in ZIP format When finished the cable can be extracted directly with the USB stick and connect it to a computer to display the copied files Unzip the installation file to access the data To import one installation 10 120 Connect the CC 045 cable USB A Female Mini USB A Male to the mini USB socket see figure 5 of the equipment Connect the USB stick to the female port of the cable USB icon should appear on the top right corner of the equipment This icon indicates that an USB stick has been detected at the port Press the Installations key and check the installation to export Press de key F4 Tools and select Import from USB A dropdown menu shows the installations identified in the USB memory An installation can be imported if it has the same folder structure than when exporting Select the installation to import from those available The import process starts If the name of the installation matches with an existing one it gives a warning before import January 2015 10 1 2 Connecting a computer host to the HD RANGER 2 device This connection
161. t moves among detected services gt Joystick Pressing on a service it will show details of the selected service gt Advanced Fa It shows the Restart Analysis option which makes a new detection and updating of the TS tables gt Description This tool monitors the TS It is a dynamic tool as it displays in real time the evolution of the TS and the alarms that may occur The priority levels of alarms are set according to the recommendations by technical standards TR 101 290 gt Screen Description Figure 55 Selected installation date and time Selected function Selected band Battery level 7 74 January 2015 Priority 1 High level security parameters These are alarms that make the TS vulnerable and avoid them to be received The parameters at this level must be correct for the TS to be decoded If any of these parameters fails the information cannot be recovered and therefore the signal cannot be decoded Priority 2 Medium level security parameters These are alarms recommended by DVB for continuous or periodic monitoring of TS and ensure quality of transmission parameters The alarm in any of these parameters does not prevent the receiving but it is indicative of a possible problem Priority 3 Low level security parameters These are parameters that are not harmful but are required for getting the most from the receiver capabilities They ensure that the receiver can extract in the best conditions the
162. t provides sets the operation mode of the equipment Question MODE Question __ L RE TV PARAMETERS SP SP MEASURE SP MEASURE TV MEASURE MEASURE TV SP MEASURE PARAMETERS ECHOES CONSTELLATION MODE mode resp Description mode_resp TV mode TV mode with spectrum and measurements TV mode with TS parameters Spectrum mode Spectrum mode with measurement Spectrum mode with TV and measurement Measurement mode Measurement mode with TV and spectrum Measurement mode with demodulator parameters Echoes tool Constellation tool Configuration MODE mode_conf a RE TV PARAMETERS SP SP MEASURE SP MEASURE TV MEASURE MEASURE TV SP MEASURE PARAMETERS ECHOES CONSTELLATION x NAM TV mode TV mode with spectrum and measurements TV mode with TS parameters Spectrum mode Spectrum mode with measurement Spectrum mode with TV and measurement Measurement mode Measurement mode with TV and spectrum Meas mode with demodulator parameters Echoes tool Constellation tool Name ____ AAM mp a the program name NAM nam_resp Description nam resp It provides the program name abc January 2015 47 wwxsrercccomocomn PHD RANGER 2 Name PRINT SCREEN It makes a screenshot in PNG format Configuration PRINT SCREEN printscreen_conf printscreen_conf Description printscreen_ conf lt empty gt It gives a name by default abc It gives the name abc It prov
163. ta to be exported when pressing the export key among the following options screen only data only or both More info in the Export key chapter gt StealthID Options It allows the user to select the set of signal types being used while auto identifying any modulation type More information in the StealthID function chapter Network Options Network parameters that user has to fill out in order to identify the equipment into a data network This is necessary to receive IPTV signal refer to IPTV chapter for more information Network parameters are MAC IP Address and Mask Security Options It allows the user to change the Pin Code that gives access the protected data fields The pin code by default is 1234 January 2015 3 MEASUREMENT MODE On the panel left side the equipment has three functions keys which give direct access to the three most important functions One of them is the key MEASUREMENT that measures the signal received through the RF input connector The user should connect a signal to the input and select the band whether terrestrial or satellite Then the auto identification function for more information refer to StealthID function locks the signal and demodulates it in real time automatically detecting its characteristic parameters Having identified the signal the equipment measures according to the signal type All information about transponders or multiplex is automatically displayed witho
164. tabases available for the selected installation To move along this file list move the joystick up or down Any of these files can be selected or deselected by pressing the joystick Display area It is the area where the file on which the cursor is placed at the file list is displayed The file is displayed only if the cursor is placed for a moment In the case of displaying a channel plan file it shows the name the band and the DiSEqC commands For a screenshot it displays a thumbnail of the full screen as captured In the remaining cases it only shows the description of the file type January 2015 The installation manager menu has four options linked with the softkeys They are described below Filter by type gt gt All On the list of files area it shows all type of files Screenshots On the list of files area it shows all available screenshots Channel Plans On the list of files area it shows all available channel plans Datalogger On the list of files area it shows all available dataloggers DiSEqC On the list of files area it shows all available DiSEqC commands Data Captures On the list of files area it shows all available data captures Service Databases On the list of files area it shows the service database available File gt gt gt gt January 2015 Mark All It marks all files on the list of files area Unmark All It deselects all files on the l
165. tandard menu and accesses the signal parameters F3 It displays the Tools menu F4 It displays the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are some options for the Signal Monitoring They are gt Start It starts the signal monitoring gt Stop It stops the signal monitoring gt Configuration It shows the settings window with some parameters see the Configuration section for more details gt GPS Status It shows a list and a graph with satellites detected to locate the GPS signal It is also provided additional data such as longitude latitude date and universal time visible satellites and GPS status locked or not this option is available only for equipment with GPS see annex OP 001 GPS 7 9 4 ig Data file processing 7 9 4 1 Description o O This document is an explanation about the process that is needed to be done in order to obtain a more comfortable view of the XML data obtained with HDRANGER family equipment when performing a Signal Monitoring Once you got the monitoring data copy the XML data file from the equipment to a USB memory using the Installation Manager See the equipment s documentation in how to get files from an Installation 7 98 January 2015 USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX 7 9 4 2 Obtaining an excel file For this section you must have at least Excel 2003 or newer version Excel 2007 or later is highly recommended to avoid macro problems HD RANGER 2 CHAPTER 7
166. the frequency SPAN It is the frequency range displayed on the horizontal axis The current span value appears at the bottom right of the screen To change use the joystick left right in span mode SP or change it by the span option in the Tuning menu E key Span values available are Full full band 500 MHz 200 MHz 100 MHz 50 MHz 20 MHz and 10 MHz Reference Level It is the power range represented on the vertical axis To change use the joystick up down 5 dB steps This equipment has an option to activate the automatic adjustment of the reference level so it detects the optimal reference level for each situation This option can be enabled or disabled through the PREFERENCES menu and Measures tab 4 47 Cursor Red vertical line that indicates position during the channel or frequency tuning When a digital signal is detected there is a triple cursor that shows the frequency for the signal locked and two vertical lines that shows the bandwidth of the digital carrier In the case of a GENERIC signal the bandwidth shown is the one selected by the user on the Signal Parameters menu when pressing the key To change frequency channel use the joystick left right in FR mode tuning by frequency or CH mode tuning by channel Marker It is a special cursor that can be placed on a given frequency to check the power in this point This option can be enabled using the Marker option from the Advance
167. the measurements you need to understand identify and correct the new problems that can be found in this new type of television distribution networks 8 2 a Operation and Options gt Operation Connect the IPTV input output signal to the equipment through the IP connector In the Settings menu select the signal source to IPTV Now the signal appears on screen Access the MEASUREMENT ANALYSER or TV option by pressing the corresponding key Press again to display the next view gt Menu Options The IPTV menu options are on the Fi Multicast key These options are available to receive a multicast signal Multicast is an open broadcasting over IP in which the device only takes data packets with a specific address For multicast distribution the options are Server IP Address The IP address for the server to send Server Port The IP port for the server to send 8 110 January 2015 Protocol Available protocols are RTP and UDP RTP Real time Transport Protocol is a higher level of communication that adds a time stamp so that packets can reach destination at specific times and order Packets are processed with different priorities It is usually used to transmit video in real time UDP User Datagram Protocol is uses a simple transmission model with a minimum of protocol mechanism UDP is suitable for purposes where error checking and correction is either not necessary or performed in the application Recent Servers The l
168. the transmission content Another use may be to identify the amount of null packets and therefore to know the amount of available payload by the multiplex gt Screen Description 8 Video 3 01 Mbps Audio 134 kbps Data 301 kbps Ts bitrates __ Null packets C TV1000 9 80 oe C Bloomberg 10 13 E Viasat Nature 9 65 Viasat History 9 81 E CNBC 9 12 C bTV Lady 15 71 C 1V7 5 74 E TVE 9 18 HB Null packets 20 88 TVE 9 18 3 45 Mbps 38 15 Mbps j 87 4 8 79 Figure 54 Selected installation date and time Selected function Selected band Battery level Pie Chart The graph represents and shows the percentage of each service on the total bitrate for the tuned channel The colours of the graph correspond to the services detected They are shown on the right side of the screen Services with a very low percentage are grouped with the legend Others Detected services It shows all the services identified in the tuned multiplex and the percentage of each service relating to the total bitrate Detail of the Selected Service Service name and percentage related to the total bitrate bitrate total bitrate Bar graph representing the bitrate percentage for each component video audio data Video bitrate audio and data Softkey menus 7 73 ASPROMAX V CHAPTER 7 TOOLS HD RANGER 2 gt Joystick up down I
169. this type of signal They are Physical Layer Scrambling or PLS is used in DVB S2 as a way to improve data integrity A number called the scrambling sequence index is used by the modulator as a master key to generate the uplink signal This same number must be known by the receiver so that demodulation is possible Most satellite transponders use PLS O as a default value but there are some transponders that use other values If it is a multistream signal it will appear an option that enables filtering by the input stream identifier ISI and to select the stream to demodulate gt Click here to watch this video DVB S2 multi stream decoding In case of a Generic signal the menu shows an option to select the signal bandwidth 6 66 January 2015 6 3 F3 Tools Access by the key It shows the Tools menu Tools that are not available for the current locked signal are disabled Tools are gt Select Service gt TS Analyser gt Signal monitoring gt Explore channel plan gt Constellation gt LTE Ingress Test gt Echoes gt Mer by carrier gt MEROGRAM January 2015 It displays the list of services available in the multiplex tuned with the service name icons that identify the service type SID stream identifier and LCN logic channel number Icons that appear next to the service name identify the features of the service The meaning is given in the following table nai Digital T
170. tion A drop down menu appears with three options Tables Bitrates and Alarms Select your option January 2015 7 69 7 70 While starting the TS Analyser takes few seconds to detect and identify the TS signal and then the results appear on screen An error message pops up if the signal does not contain any TS or if the TS cannot be found In this case check the signal The following describes in detail each one of these functions 7 1 3 Table Analyser gt Description This function displays the TS tables as they are captured The system shows the tables in a tree diagram for easy browsing with the joystick All components and contents of tables can be consulted by deploying the nodes So the user can analyse the tables and see in detail what is being transmitted and if the information is properly encapsulated This tool requires detailed knowledge about the contents of these tables gt Screen Description OD 00 PMT 3 services NIT PID 0x0010 CAT PID 0x0001 4 tDT PID 0x001 A TOT PID 0x0014 SDT PID 0x0011 L4 table_id Ox42 actua CH 31 DVB T Tools PoC CTSTABLES ff E Service_descriptor descriptor_tag 0x48 descriptor_length 16 service_type digital radio sound service service_provider_name_length 4 service_provider_name 0x05 tvc service_name length 9 5 service_name 0x05 CatMusic Service 812 EIT_schedule_flag 0 EIT_present_following_f
171. tioned above that include compass and inclinometer although it should be noted that the measurements made by mobile phone may be affected by interferences from the antenna itself It is normally more practical to start with azimuth moving the dish horizontally and then look for the elevation ons 31 degrees Figure A2 7 January 2015 19 A2 1 4 Knowing what satellite we areon And the HD RANGER 2 comes into action Our dish is now more ore less looking in the direction where we presume our bird is parked With the HD RANGER 2 connected to the output of the LNB we select satellite frequency range antenna alignment mode span of 200 MHz and set the power supply voltage to one of the possible values We will take for example 13 VDC which will take us to the VERTICAL polarisation and LOW band We can use 80 dBuV for the reference level for we can change that at pleasure depending on the amount of signal we get Something will come up on the HD RANGER 2 screen It will normally be a weak signal that may come from the desired satellite or from the neighbour ones for the dish is not properly tuned up yet Swing the dish slightly horizontally and vertically until a decent signal is shown on the screen There we have a Satellite but which one is it Most probably the signals we are looking at are digital transponders from the unknown satellite The HD RANGER 2 can be operated in frequency or channel modes Tune any of those
172. to a different view of the same data v The first one will show you the generic signal information and the different coverage measures for each point acquired v In the second one you will find the same data but presented in a table format more user friendly for working with graphs based on each measured parameter v The third one provides data in a format adapted for geolocation Information is shown in terms of parameters required for presenting the measured data as a map layer latitude longitude id description and an icon identifier number as required for GIS and Google Earth technologies This third sheet is formatted mainly to be compatible with main Google Earth format converters available in Internet Now save the data as a true excel file No specific name or path is required but you must remember the path 76 January 2015 USER S MANUAL ANNEX 6 SIGNAL COVERAGE OPTION OP 002 GPS HD RANGER 2 4m A6 3 3 Presenting measurements in Google Earth For this process Google Earth must be installed on the computer and internet connection will be needed Open a web browser and then search for a converter from Excel file to KML file for instance googling excel to kml a kind of XML file used by Google Earth We propose this one and this is the one we will explain in detail in the following example explanation Navigate to http www earthpoint us ExcelToKml aspx Excel To KML a ST 3 Ci Als I
173. tor When the attenuator is ON is 15 dB RF attenuation When the attenuator is OFF is O dB RF attenuation The attenuator must be adapted to the installation according to the RF power modulation index Also on the right side appears the selective power in dBm for each wavelength January 2015 A5 5 5 GHz RF Auxiliary Input assa Description OOO The HD RANGER 2 optical fibre option comes along with a 5 GHz RF auxiliary input which can be used among other applications for direct connection to optical LNBs with 5 4 GHz output This RF input covers three bands Band I From 2150 MHz to 3000 MHz Band II From 3400 MHz to 4400 MHz Band III From 4400 MHz to 5400 MHz as s 2 Operation OOOO Figure A5 8 SMA Connector RF aux input signal January 2015 65 A5 5 3 Configuration The user can use the equipment for direct connection to optical LNB with 5 4 GHz output Steps to measure it are as follows 1 Aux Input Signal Selection Terrestrial Settings Signal Source Band Decoder TS Input RF Demodulators Terrestrial P Terrestrial Settings Signal Source Band Terrestrial P IPTV Decoder TS Input RF Demodulator Fiber Optic Terrestrial Settinss Signal Source Band Terrestrial gt Decoder TS Input RF Demodulator Figure A5 9a 66 January 2015 2 Band Selection External RF AUX Input Signal Source RF AUX gt Band Band 1 gt Attenuator
174. total views Selected band battery level Demodulation parameters of the locked signal Measurement values for the type of locked signal Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt Joystick right left It changes the selected channel frequency Signals description annex describes in detail the measurement parameters for each type of signal 3 4 GENERIC Signal This a special digital signal that the equipment does not demodulate It can be used for special signals as DAB DAB or COFDM modulation with narrow BW In this type of signal the user can select the signal bandwidth by accessing the Signal Parameters menu on the key The power measure and C N ratio is calculated according to the bandwidth selected by the user The triple cursor shows on screen the BW selected by the user January 2015 4 SPECTRUM ANALYSER MODE Nh 4 1 M Introduction On the left side the equipment has three function keys which give direct access to the three most important functions One of them is the SPECTRUM ANALYSER key 44 that displays the signal spectrum received through the RF input connector The Spectrum Analyser mode allows checking the signals on the frequency band to visually identify any anomalies and to measure the signal and display the image tuned Thanks to the auto identification or StealthID function the system is constantly identifying the signal it receives for mor
175. ts obtained during the exploration The name of the original channel plan is assigned to the new one by default and the user can modify the name using the virtual keyboard that appears prior to saving The new channel plan is now available in the list of channel plans in the installation and can be used as any other channel plan After saving it becomes the selected channel plan to work with Skip during the process This option allows skipping the current channel and explore the next one in the channel plan Discard at the end of the process This option appears at the end of the exploration process It discards the results obtained from the exploration gt Click here to watch this video Channel plan exploration 7 109 8 IPTV 8 1 Description IPTV stands for TV over IP networks It actually means TV over any type of IP packet based distribution network They can be referred to as LAN Local Area Network ethernet computer networks etc With the growth of LAN based TV distribution systems having an IPTV input in your field strength meter becomes a handy feature The equipment allows you to receive television programmes coming from IPTV networks Those programmes can be displayed on the screen together with other important service information Although some concepts are similar signal quality assessment metrics is not the same in IPTV as it is in digital TV over radio frequency The equipment offers you
176. tures files to the current install DATALOGGER Datalogger files to the current installation SPECTROGRAM Spectrograms files to the current installation MEROGRAM Merograms files to the current installation Transport stream files to the current installation TS File byte nnn decimal size when send bbbb Description bbbb nnn Byte nnn decimal size to which the file will be divided to be send January 2015 43 Name INSTALLATION PC ZIP Name on It sends a file from a PC to the equipment zipped with all files of the installation Order INSTALLATION ZIP NAME name SIZE size BLOCK bbbb Description name Name abcd of the installation Byte nnn decimal size of the file when send bbbb Description bbbb bbbb Byte size T a decimal of blocks that will be send from the ZIP file Name INSTALLATION REMOVE Description __ Description It removes a installation Order INSTALLATION NAME name REMOVE bed nator ame Installation name abcd Name _ INSTALLATION ZIP Name or h receives the installation from the host Configuration INSTALLATION NAME name ZIP Name of the installation abcd 44 January 2015 HD RANGER 2 se SESMA ms ARPROMAX Name NB It provides configures the LNB output LNB Inb Response LNB Inb Inb_resp Inb si Description Inb_resp OUTPUT Current selected output ENABLE LNB enable ON or disabled OFF VOLTAGE Last measurement of the LNB output
177. tus Latitude 41 N 21 19 51 MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Longitude 554 00 MHz DVB T Tools Advanced Figure A6 2 Selected installation date and time Spectrum Power measurement over time shows span time MER and C N measurement over time shows span time Signal coverage started LNB Selected band battery level Signal information window 1 Frecuency frequency at which signal is locked Profile only for DVB T2 signals Base or Lite PLP identifier only for DVB T2 signals identifier of the layer being measured TS Hierarchy table hierarchy at the transport stream TS Priority packet priority at the transport stream Signal information window 2 Power C N MER measurements of the signal over time It shows on screen only the span time selected in settings 72 January 2015 Signal information window 3 Elapsed Time elapsed since the beginning of the coverage study Samples Samples taken since the beginning of the coverage study Space left Space left in the memory to save data GPS status It shows if the GPS receiver is locked or unlocked Latitude Longitude It shows the latitude and longitude at the current position if GPS is locked Measurement are linked to the GPS position A6 2 4 pal Menu Options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys FY It displays the channel frequency where is pointing mI the cursor and access the tuning menu
178. uV to 130 dBuV 31 6 pV to 3 16 V Measurement bandwidth 100 kHz E measures Accuracy 1 5 dB 35 100 dBuV 950 2050 MHz 22 C 5 OC Out of range indication January 2015 11 135 CHAPTER 11 SPECIFICATIONS HD RANGER 2 11 4 TV Mode gt Video Additional date __ data Codecs MPEG eee MP HL ee profile high level MPEG 4 AVC H 264 High Profile Level 4 1 maximum bitrate 40 a esses Bitrate 40 Mbps S O Aspect Ratio _ 16 9 4 8 y O SI PSI data Service list and main PIDs HDMI output resolution 1920x1080 SC OO gt Audio MPCS n PMPEG 2 0 HE AAC S Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital J S O pemodulation ___ According to the TV standard a nso 50s S O Sound subcarrier Digital frequency synthesis according to the TV standard gt Transport Stream Additional data ___ data Communication protocol UDP or RTP UDP Packets _ 188 or 204 bytes Automatic eE E eee ae Packet or burst mode Methode MULTICAST IGMP version 2 Payload From 1 to 7 ae MPEG 2 ee profile PID mew eea oO scrambled free TSID SID LCN me 1 mono stereo language PID 11 136 January 2015 HD RANGER 2 CHAPTER 11 SPECIFICATIONS 4m 11 5 Tools gt Constellation Additional data Type of Signal DVB T DVB T2 DVB C DVB C2 DSS DVB S Type of Signal and DVB S2 Displayed data I Q graph Displayed data gt Echoes Additional data Type of Signal DVB T DVB T2
179. ule If the equipment detects the CAM module extraction it shows a confirmation message 10 7 TS ASI Input Output It is an asynchronous serial interface It is the serial standard used for MPEG 2 TS in multimedia equipment interconnection Synchronous 270 Mbps data flow up to 218 Mbps payload Differential signal over coax interface Allows intermediate node testing in broadcast and distribution infrastructures 10 7 1 TS ASI Input The TS ASI option is a key feature You can monitor and analyze streams coming from satellite receivers transport stream players multiplexers etc It automatically detects whether the stream is composed of 188 or 204 bytes gt Operation Press the Settings key to access the settings Select the Decoder TS Input option It shows up a menu to select the transport stream coming into the equipment between the RF Demodulators IPTV and the ASI Input 10 126 January 2015 The RF Demodulators option this option is available only if RF is selected as a Signal Source extracts the TS from the RF signal by means of the internal RF demodulator The RF signal can come from digital terrestrial satellite or cable The IPTV option this option is available only if IPTV is selected as a Signal Source extracts the TS from the IPTV signal The ASI Input option gets the TS directly through the ASI TS input connector 10 7 2 TS ASI Output It can transmit in packet mode or burst mode
180. ure See command CAPTURE Question CAPTURE BLOCK bbbb lt CR gt Response CAPTURE SIZE nnn blockn crcn name Description name size nn Size in bytes nnn of file Description blockn crcn blockn crcn Amount of data blocks blockn and CR code crcn from c directory Read a file from c Files capture xml or capture png Protocol PC CAPTURE BLOCK xx lt cr gt RANGER gt Xoff It check if file exist then send ACK otherwise send NACK Xon abort the command RANGER gt CAPTURE SIZE xx RANGER gt Xon PC ACK RANGER gt Xoff RANGER gt block1 crc 1 byte Xon PC gt It Calculates the block crc if correct send ACK RANGER gt if detect ACK then send Xoff RANGER gt block2 crc 1 byte Xon PC gt It Calculates the block crc if correct send ACK Until last block See File command Name EQUIPMENT POWER OFF It shutdowns the equipment Order EQUIPMENT POWEROFF January 2015 37 USER S MANUAL ANNEX 4 REMOTE CONTROL COMMANDS HD RANGER 2 Name EQUIPMENT SN It provides the serial number of the equipment Response nnn Description Question INSTALLATION install INSTALLATION install_resp install_resp Description install_resp lt empty gt CURRENT NUMBER nn NUMBER nn NAME name TER CH nn SAT CH nn DISEQC nn SCREEN nn DATALOGGER nn SP nn MER nn ECHOES nn CONSTELLATION nn NAME name EQUIPMENT SN EQUIPMENT
181. ut introducing any additional parameter identification Next there is a list of signals that the equipment can automatically detect For more information about characteristics of each signal type refer to Annex 1 Signals description Digital Terrestrial Television First Generation DVB T Digital Terrestrial Television Second Generation DVB T2 T2 Base and T2 Lite profiles Digital Satellite Television First Generation DVB S Digital Satellite Television Second Generation DVB S2 Digital Satellite Television exclusive for DirecTV DSS Digital Cable Television First Generation DVB C Digital Cable Television Second Generation DVB C2 Generic Analogue terrestrial TV Analogue Cable TV Analogue Satellite TV Analogue Terrestrial FM 2 For this signal type refer to Generic Signal paragraph January 2015 3 39 3 2 Operation Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Select through the Settings menu the frequency band terrestrial or satellite Access the MEASUREMENT option by pressing the key Press again to display the next view 3 3 Screen Description 3 40 Views for digital signals are MEASUREMENT 1 3 FULL MEASUREMENT Power 69 2dBuV Sem 554 00 MHz Po ig 2 KHZ VBER Figure 35 Selected installation date and time Measurement value of the selected parameter Number of view total views Selected band battery level Otis MEASUREMENT 1
182. utation commands Then once chosen the satellite with the SAT command the corresponding LNB can be used in a normal way see Universal LNB Note There are switchers of 2 inputs and 1 output in which other DiSEqC commands are used such as POSITION or OPTION to allow more complex assemblies Refer to the manufacturer technical information to make sure which are the commands to use A3 4 2 Monobloc LNB A Monobloc LNB is a module composed by 2 Universal LNB connected by a Tone burst switcher 2 inputs 1 output So it can be managed in the same way Also TWIN 2 independent outputs QUAD 4 independent outputs and OCTO versions exist 8 independent outputs In this case each output is controlled in a different way from the rest Important If it is desired to use Monobloc LNB with DiSEqC switchers is necessary to make sure that these are compatible Figure A3 2 January 2015 25 A3 4 3 DiSEqC Switcher with 4 inputs and 1 output jg i we s N N POSITION Output Figure A3 3 This switcher allows the signal reception from four independent Universal LNBs coming from 4 different satellites on a single receiver As it is possible to observe in the attached scheme there are OPTION and POSITION switchers in cascade In order to switch it will be necessary to send an OPTION command and later a POSITION command that yields therefore a total of 4 possibilities Note
183. versal time gt Local Local time gt ECC Extended country code gt LIC Language Identification Code gt TP Traffic program gt TA Traffic announcement gt MS Music switcher Radiotext Extra text information Decoder ID decoder identifier It identifies different operation modes of the decoder Alternative freqs It shows alternative frequencies and total number January 2015 5 59 5 4 Specific Options gt Analogue Signal This option is available only if the detected or selected signal is ANALOGUE Pressing the key it allows selecting the type of analogue input between antenna via RF connector and external via V A input connector To get an external analogue signal use the A V input see figure 5 gt Aspect Ratio This option is available only if the detected or selected signal is ANALOGUE It allows the user to select the image aspect ratio 4 3 16 9 gt Advanced It gives access to two options Audio It allows the user to select among the audio tracks available TS Data It shows the IRG data descriptor If the signal contains this carrier identifier this option will be enabled If the signal does not contain this identifier the option will be disabled for more information refer to section IRG descriptor 5 5 ia IRG Descriptor 5 60 The analyser is compatible with IRG recommendations and it can extract the Carrier ID information and display it conveniently showing
184. voltage CURRENT Last measurement of the LNB output current AVAILABLE Available output with the current configuration UNDERVOLTAGE Under voltage alarm OVERCURRENT Overvoltage alarm SHORTCIRCUIT Short circuit alarm DRAINLED LED DRAIN lit ON or not OFF LNB Inb Inb conf LNB Inb Inb_ conf mb Inb_ conf Description Inb_conf ON Enables the LNB Disables the LNB OUTPUT LNB output voltage nnn must be one of the available options seen on the command LNB AVAILABLE Names LTE It provides configures the LTE filter status LTE LTE Ite_resp Fawr eme ON LTE filter enabled OFF LTE filter disabled Configuration LTE Ite_conf Hs Description Ite_conf ON It enables the LTE filter OFF It disables the LTE filter January 2015 45 46 It provides information of all active measurements Question MEASURE measure MEASURE measure measure_resp units measure Description measure_resp Response lt empty gt POWER LEVEL gt dB dBm dBuV dBmvV All the active measures Digital channel power Analogue channel level C N of the measured channel dB Video Audio carrier ratio MER measurement value CBER measurement value VBER measurement value LBER measurement value Link Margin value Measurement within scale Measurement under the value shown Measurement over the value shown Description units Measurement units for C N V A MER Measurement units for POWER LEVEL January 2015 I
185. wn progress gt Reset Press the key for 5 seconds The equipment automatically turns off Use only in case of system crash In the PREFERENCES menu press 1s APPEARANCE tab option Off the user can activate the automatic shutdown option selecting a waiting time time without pressing any key after which the equipment turns off automatically 2 10 January 2015 2 5 Screen Icons and Dialog boxes On the screen are some icons that provide useful information to the user about the current status of the instrument January 2015 charge left Battery not charging time left indicator LTE filter enabled USB in serial port mode Oo Current installation Sat SATCR commands LNB power level 5 GHz RF Auxiliary Input Multi function Joystick enabled Terrestrial band C3 Two letter code indicates the exact function Compressed installation FR Frequency tuning CH Channel tuning SP Span change Battery not charging Yellow level indicates USB flash drive inserted 2S MK Marker moving EC Echo zoom change 2 11 2 6 Menu Tree Only available for digital channels a Option available for terrestrial band SPECTRUM ANALYSER MENU ChannelPlanS S Channel Plan 1 lune By Channel Plan2 Center Freq Span Shs karsi ay View all services Signal Parameters Signal type a in ee View Advanced Parameters Select Service Signal Monitor
186. y pressing the key and selecting the type of signal from the menu When the equipment identifies the signal a text shows the detected signal type Press Signal Parameters to see the signal parameters January 2015 2 29 2 9 Equipment Settings and Configuration Press the Settings key to access the settings menu 2 30 Depending on the selected band the menu may be different T a Terrestrial Settings Signal Source Band Decoder TS Input ASI Output LTE filter Supply Output Supply Voltage LNB Drain Satellite Settings Signal Source Band Decoder TS Input ASI Output DiSEqC Mode SatCR Polarization Sat Band LNB Low Osc LNB High Osc Supply Output Supply Voltage LNB Drain i Option available for terrestrial band gt Option available for satellite band gt Signal Source Figure 32 A brief explanation of each option available on the menu It allows the user to select the signal coming into the equipment between the RF input for RF signal and the IPTV input for TV over any type of IP packet based distribution network January 2015 gt Band available for satellite and terrestrial band It allows the user to select between terrestrial or satellite frequency band gt Click here to watch this video Switching satellite terrestrial bands gt Decoder TS Input It allows the user to select the transport stream coming into the equipment betwe
187. y level indication level difference frequency difference Reference Level 0 dBuV to 135 dBuV Adjustable in steps of 5 dB Spectrum range Span dynamic range and reference level are variable by means of arrow cursors Terrestrial Tuning range 5 to 1000 MHz Continuous tuning from 5 to 1000 MHz Channel or frequency Channel plan configurable Resolution 10 dBuV to 130 dBuV 3 16 uV to 3 16 V 100 kHz Full span 500 200 100 50 20 10 MHz Full span full band selectable by joystick Digital channels measures Channel power C N Tuning range 950 to 2150 MHz Ee Intermediate frequency or downlink 10 kHz ee 10 dBuV to 130 dBuV 100 kHz re Full span 500 200 100 50 20 10 MHz Full span full band selectable by joystick Digital channels measures Channel power C N According to modulation type 11 134 January 2015 HD RANGER 2 CHAPTER 11 SPECIFICATIONS gt Analogue Signal Parameter Additional data General Parameters Attenuation scale Numerical indication Absolute value according to selected units Graphical indication Analogue bar on screen Audible indicator Pitch sound Tone with pitch proportional to signal strength ce Tuning range Tuning mode Resolution Measurement range 3 16 LV to 3 16 V Measurement bandwidth 100 kHz Analogue channels Level C N V A measures Accuracy 1 5 dB Out of range indication 950 to 2150 MHz Sa Intermediate frequency or downlink Channel plan configurable 10 kHz E 20 dB
188. y can be compared on the same screen measurements with LTE filter and without LTE filter and thus if there is any interference it can be detected and take appropriate action to fix it raa operation o The LTE Ingress Test input is available to all DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL signals To access the LTE Ingress Test tool Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Tune a digital signal of the terrestrial band Enter the MEASUREMENT mode or SPECTRUM mode Mh Press the key Tools Select the LTE Ingress Test mode Enable disable the LTE filter pressing the key F4 Filter ON OFF The Lte icon Ite on the screen upper right corner means the filter is enabled a gt Click here to watch this video What is LTE This function displays measurements obtained with LTE filter or without LTE filter Measuring the signal with filter or without filter is not done Simultaneously but alternately by means of the key that enables or disables the filter January 2015 7 79 sie LTE INGRESS TEST ite Filter ON 0 35 Filter OFF 0 30 Min WED Min MER CH MER CH 34 90 dB 35 00 dB Power LTE 69 62 dBuV 69 87 dBuV Ege oe ess 69 57 dBuV 69 84 dBuV Figure 57 Selected installation date and time Elapsed time with filter ON Measurement with filter ON MER minimum and maximum for channel and power minimum and maximum power for all the signals present in the LTE band both upload and download Signal with LTE filt
189. y for the LNB low band When a channel plan is selected but LNB oscillator values are not properly selected a warning is issued LNB High Osc only available for satellite band It defines the local oscillator frequency for the LNB high band up to 25 GHz When a channel plan is selected but LNB oscillator values are not properly selected a warning is issued 2 9 2 E Video amp Audio settings Press the Settings key for one second to access the Video amp Audio settings menu Video amp Audio Settings Se Brightness Video Output Disabledp Color System PAL 50 Hz Figure 33 January 2015 2 33 A brief explanation of each option available on the menu gt Volume It increases or decreases the volume of the speaker audio output by moving the joystick to the right volume or left volume Brightness It increases or decreases the screen brightness by moving the joystick to the right brightness or left brightness Video Output It enables or disables the video output through the audio video connector see section 8 2 Connection of video audio analogue output through the output V A connector Colour System The coding system used in analogue transmissions Available options are PAL 50 Hz PAL 60 Hz NTSC and SECAM 2 9 3 PreferencesMenu OOOO You access the Preferences menu by pressing the Installations Management key for one second The options are grouped in t

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