SATFINDER 5 HD Slim - TELE
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3. If you have to deal with large scale distribution setups and complex DiSEqC configura tions on a regular basis Auto DiSEqC will significantly re duce your workload After we had looked at all features and functions of the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim in the ory and from the comfort of our test center it was time to wander outside to our antenna farm There we have a number of offset antennas some of them motor controlled Using the new SATFINDER meter we wanted to find out how it per forms in a real world job The first thing we noticed was that the display remained perfectly readable even after rays of sun had found their way through the cloud cover If truth were told the contrast of the display is best when out of the sun but we were definitely able to clearly read all content even in direct sunlight As could be expected antenna alignment was an absolutely hassle free affair with the spectrum dis play reacting very swiftly to all signal changes This meant we were able to speed up antenna movement along the Clark Belt without risking missing a sat ellite position And while we re at it We did pause at regular intervals so that the SATFIND ER 5 HD Slim could take a mo ment to analyse the odd sig nal peak in the spectrum As a matter of fact the meter cor rectly identified five of the six 23 System settings 24 Three dedicated menu items of the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim provide details on internal memory use batt
4. COS AUTO OFF Or OSD DELAY E XS 1057 41 04 4 3 NORMAL Please Adjust Your Device Settings 60 TELE audiovision International The World s Leading Digital TV Industry Publication 05 06 2015 www TELE audiovision com positions that are relatively far away from the southernmost reception spot of the antenna The best possible reception level for both the horizontal and vertical polarisations can be achieved by rotating the LNB around its axis While do ing so the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim continually measures the reception level of a frequency with 13V and 18V LNB supply voltage and indicates meas ured peaks for direct com parison This way it is almost child s play to adjust cross polarisation for optimum re ception A constellation diagram provides visual clues regard ing the received signal The closer together individual im age points are positioned and the closer to the centre of the diagram they are located the fewer errors the received sig nal has Apart from the con stellation diagram itself the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim also shows the C N BER and MER values which is a great fea ture that supports the visual clues with hard facts One thing the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim is particularly good at is its satellite transponder con trol measurements for which it offers two different modes One looks at four transponders at a time the other one checks out eight transponders All re ception parameters are
5. Working with this manual you won t need to be a pro for getting the knack of this device which is always a good sign Let s have a look now at what s inside this neat little device Alpsat has opted for an 800 MHz processor that can draw on 8 MB of cache and 512 MB of RAM In total the SAT FINDER 5 HD Slim boasts 5000 transponder entries 8000 TV and radio channels and 250 satellite entries When you call up the main menu you ll see that it con sists of two entries for basic settings one takes care of all satellite related settings while the other one deals with all general settings Those in clude the usual suspects such as OSD language You can choose between a wide list of languages English Turkish German Spanish Russian French Portuguese Arabic Dutch Italian Greek and last ly Serbian Further options are the preferred unit for signal level measurements and video output An option we particularly appreciated was that the SAT FINDER 5 HD Slim can be set to increase its LNB power supply by one Volt something that is greatly beneficial with extreme coax cable lengths because it makes sure enough voltage arrives at those remote LNBs Another solution worthy of special mention are the three available status menus that can be accessed to find out the current state of the RAM the remaining battery capacity and the voltage supply to all available components Not only does the SATFIND
6. from Alpsat 2 Selecting the desired satel lite from the comprehensive pre programmed database 3 Signal measurement 4 Signal measurement with all relevant reception parameters 5 Pre programmed channel list of the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim 6 All DiSEqC protocols are supported including those for motor controlled antennas 7 Spectrum display 8 Various spectrum display option 9 Selection menu in multi transponder view 10 Multi transponder view 11 Constellation diagram 12 Cross polarisation measu rement to manage the supply voltage to the LNBs according to your requirements Either you leave it entirely to the meter de pending on the currently se lected frequency or you can manually select 13V 18V 21V 13V 22kHz or 18V 22kHz After a touch of the OK but ton the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim will present the currently re ceived signal spectrum right away The selected frequency and the scale of the y axis can easily be changed at any time using the cross shaped navigation button Once you have identified a signal peak you simply press the OK but ton again for the meter to ana lyse that particular frequency It only takes a few seconds for the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim to find out the originating satel lite and the channel provider as long as those data are be ing transmitted in the NIT via satellite or are available in the internal memory of the meter When you have found your tar get satellite using
7. pre sented both in a numeric and a visual way which helps tre 13 Automatic satellite and transponder detection 14 Multi transponder view of two transponders on two diffe rent satellites 15 Both DiSEqC 1 0 and 1 1 are supported for Auto DiSEqC 16 It only takes a few seconds for Auto DiSEqC to correctly identify all connected signal leads 17 Channel list with live TV 18 Selecting the desired satel lite for TV and radio reception 19 Editing the channel list 20 All satellite and transpon der entries can easily be edited and new entries can be added at any time 21 Editing a transponder entry 22 System settings 0 sat mendously with aligning an an tenna using transponders with varying signal strength And that s not even the best part This simultaneous presenta tion of different transponders parameters is not restricted to one satellite at a time but can be used with two satellites which is to say the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim can present up to eight transponders from two satellites simultaneously This can truly take the horror out of aligning a multi focus antenna which is an awesome achieve ment Please note however that the meter takes some five seconds until the reception parameters of all eight tran sponders are refreshed so you should make a point of moving the antenna slowly and only one step at a time We also Y ETTING 00 44 022 PI SIA 4 70 4 3 NORMAL TENA ON S
8. this method which really worked like a treat in our test you can then conveniently analyse and eval uate every single frequency with a satellite search When doing this the SAT FINDER 5 HD Slim does not only indicate signal quality and signal strength but of course also C N ratio BER and MER A thing we found very useful is an option to change the de sired transponder satellite or even DiSEqC setting right here and there without needing to go back to where we started What this means is that once the antenna is roughly point ing in the right direction us ers can move on to fine tuning the system To that end the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim has a number of tools available such as cross polarisation measure ments constellation diagram and multi transponder meas urements What a cross polarisation measurement does is help you receive signals from orbital 26 90 27 87 48 00 AD AOA Mi slal s a s s WQ 2 HotBird 13B C D 13 E PERFECT 36 87 16 70 25 82 54 89 ms M0 ss sjal sla sla sh B ACA RAL I lt 4252 ma de i A a QA Ry z7 e N AZ Reo A NAL 1390 MAIZ La Y 118 SONSTELLATION sic JB CIN eia ALTERNA LATAS Ga EJ _0 000 00 A r mrret reee J MER BIEN 3 dB aB Saal N MI 95i ON IHz id SINGLE JAE 7 Hispasat 1D E 302W SUB 1 Turksat2A 3A 4A 42 E Ud 1 10730 VL 30000 ME biseac 1 0 ME NONE 40 4m PORT A i283 1 UNIVERSAL 18V OKHz O O OO O
9. INFORME DE PRUEBA Medidor de Sat lite de Mano Mii i HD Slin lili ae e Mide se ales DVB S S2 con la tabla NIT y analiza r pidamente su espectro eSoporta sistemas USALS y UNICABLE E SATFIN eLa actualizacion de la base de datos y el Hand held oo Slim p y m software se realiza mediante una memoria er PRODUCTA DED USB e Se pueden recibir y presentar simult neamente hasta ocho transpondedores THE WOR LD S LEA DING DIGITAL TV INDUSTRY PUBLICAT ION e El visor de alta resoluci n muestra una muy buena lectura ela base de datos de transpondedores pre programada puede editarse directamente en a el medidor Thomas Hari ng Test Center Austria Www T El E audio Vision com 54 05 06 2015 www TELE audiovision com www TELE audiovision com 05 06 2015 55 TEST REPORT Hand held Satellite Meter Hanay Practical Precise The new SATFINDER 5 HD Slim from Alpsat Elektronik is a decidedly small and handy satellite meter that only meas ures 18x10x4 cm and weighs no more than 0 8 kg and that already includes the bat tery All this makes it a perfect companion for use even in the trickiest of places Take it in your hand for the first time and your eyes will probably stay glued to the 3 5 inch TFT high resolution 960 540px colour display right away It is one of those rare examples that provides exc
10. OUND EFFECTS OFF VOLUME 00 BRIGHTNESS sd 55 i E CONTRAST A E 55 TRANSPARENCY PS 00 Please Adjust Your Device Settings 00 44 022 MD VOLUME PO 00 Ta ES i A 45 CONTRAST M 55 TRANSPARENCY PI 00 o BATTERY INFO NOE FA GEFEST 0002 ATV HD 1 Turksat2A 3A 4A 42 E 12054 HH 27500 ATV noticed that some pre stored transponder data were out of date so we strongly recom mend you first check and if necessary update all data before performing a multi transponder measurement Another feature you may want to look at is Auto DiSEqC Using it the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim will detect all satellite po sitions whose signals are led to 00 44 022 MZ ma TUNER 1V 100v COK AEEA vE SAEM 179v _ok __ GENERAL 3 3V ol ERA 11 94 OK aug 730v _ok CHARGE NIA 13H HD Signal Meter 1920 x 1088 HD H264 Video VPID 1305 APID 1405 PCR 1305 Please Adjust Your Device Settings _ 00 44 022 uee 63 SECS IMU La SW V1 46 06 12 2014 NINA HW V1 32 LOAD FACTORY SETTINGS 0001 TRT 1 HD 1 Turksat2A 3A 4A 42 E 11054 VL 30000 TRT 1920 x 1088 HD H264 Video VPID 1601 APID 1701 PCR 1601 gnal Meters 00 45 022 MD IN USE 22 00 45 022 MEN PHOTO VIEWER A FIRMWARE UPGRADE TIME LEFT 00 45 BATTERY 7 30 V 62 D3 HD Signal Meters 05 06 2015 www TELE audiovision com the individual ports no matter which DiSEqC protocol is used
11. RT BELGESEL TRT OKUL TRT MUZIK RADYO 1 RADYO 3 SCO ONO Oh WN el SUE 1 Turksat2A 3A 4A 42 E MS TRT WE 1 UNIVERSAL E AUTO Mee DISEQC 1 2 MOTOR 40148 PORT 1 corresponding transponder data What s more all entries can be edited and new entries can easily be added directly on the meter a welcome change from many other meters that require a PC to perform those tasks As far as LOF parameters are concerned Alpsat went the whole hog and offers pre set values for the Ku Ka and C bands as well as less fre quently used LOFs and SCR frequencies This adds up to almost 30 pre programmed settings and in case the one you re looking for is still not among them you re more than welcome to manually enter any valid frequency you may require Once all initial settings are completed we can now turn to aligning and optimising a satellite antenna For a first approximate alignment the SATFINDER 5 HD offers a sat ellite search as well as spec trum mode For both options it makes sense to first select the desired satellite on the list and then check whether all pre set parameters are indeed correct At this stage it is also possible to change the LOF and to activate DiSEqC commands With the SATFINDER 5 HD sup porting all DiSEqC protocols from 1 0 to 1 3 you obviously have all options and possibili ties at hand to make full use of that feature It is even possible 1 Main menu of the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim
12. d as a mobile satellite receiver whenever you re out and about You should bear in mind however that the built in display of the meter can present pictures from exter nal sources but not video and music To sum up the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim from Alpsat Elek tronik fully met out expecta tion and then some What we particularly loved was the tun er s swift reaction to all signal changes as well as the multi transponder view OPINION e Comprehensive pre programmed transponder database e Swift reaction of the tuner to changing reception parameters e Multi transponder display e Accurate signal measurement e Very light and handy e Wide range of features including and radio and TV reception for HD and SD channels e Preprogrammed transponder database is updated every 3 months at www satfinder5 de e Tools are required to exchange the built in battery SS SATFINDER 5 HD SLIM FOR SATELLITE DISHES TO MEASURE FAST EASY STEPS Ea ME A A la amp O IV E DVB S2 HD SIGNAL METER ol LIST MUTE nicable gt see Vibes oo www TELE audiovision com 05 06 2015 63
13. el lent readability even in direct sunlight Below the display the manufacturer has placed a to tal of 12 buttons for operating and controlling the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim All of them come with easy to grasp labelling and some have more than a single function depending on the menu that is accessed The top side of the meter features a satellite IF socket for connecting the cable from the reception system as well as a TRS socket that becomes a fully fledged AV interface with the help of an adapter cable On the bottom side you will find the 12V DC socket for connecting the external power unit charger and a USB socket that can be used to update either the meter s firmware or the pre installed satellite transponder and channel lists The integrated battery comes with a capacity of 2400 mAH and cannot be removed from the meter It makes sure the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim stays operational for up to three hours before it needs to be recharged Once that be comes necessary it does not take longer than two hours to reach full capacity again for mobile operation Alpsat Elektronik throws in a 12V DV power pack for use with the mains or a car pow er outlet as well as a hugely practical protective cover with carrying strap and an F type angled plug that allows rotat ing the satellite IF input by 90 degrees Of course the meter is shipped with a user manual and in this case it comes with helpful pictures and a useful overall layout
14. ery state and voltage supply 25 Information on the internal memory 26 Information on the battery 27 Information on the power supply 28 DVB S SDTV reception 29 DVB S2 HDTV reception 30 The USB port can be used to present pictures on the meter s display to update and save the pre programmed databases and to perform an update of the operating system transponders we threw at it Fine tuning the anten na alignment went just as smoothly With the help of multi transponder measure ments of two four or eight transponders at a time it was child s play to add an addi tional LNB to our Wavefrontier antenna But this feature also proved its worth when it came to setting up a conventional ASTRA 19 2 East HOTBIRD 13 East combination After all this praise the question remains whether the actual measurement results provided by the SATFINDER 5 HD Slim are also accurate Well we matched them to the results given out by one of our professional meters and could not detect any significant de viation Obviously the data are not 100 identical but the difference always stayed within a tolerable margin Dif ferent hardware components alone account for some of the deviation And we re still not fully done yet The SATFINDER 5 HD Slim sports fully fledged TV and ra dio reception functionality for SD and HD channels coming in as DVB S or DVB S2 sig nals So if need be the SAT FINDER 5 HD Slim can easily be use
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