Satlook Lite USER MANUAL
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1. In DVB S the video streams are presented in MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 encoding usually MPEG 2 but can be presented in the newer HD format MPEG 4 For a more complete understanding see ISO 13818 1 Information technology Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information Systems Appendix F Technical specification Input frequency 920 2150MHz Input level 35 100 dBuV Input output impedance 75 Ohm F connector Measuring method Analog RF Signal presentation in thermometer scale Loudspeaker tone changes with signal level when enabled Measuring method Digital Quality derived from BER bit error rate SNR signal noise ratio Scales showing max signal and max values EasyFind satellite identification By using the Symbol Rate FEC in the signal and the ONID TSID in the transport stream Search automatically acquires DVB S transponders using advanced demodulator to determine FEC and Symbol Rate Spectrum Analyzer 950 MHz to 2150 MHz Backlit 128x64 Pixels LCD PC connection RS232 with DB9 connector LNB Power 13V or 18V 21V selectable 22 kHz tone Standard 22 KHz signal superimposed at 0 65V p p on LNB A DiSEqC Yes according to 1 0 Battery Rechargeable NiMH battery pack Battery Life About 1 hour on fully charged batteries Weight About 0 7 kg including batteries Accessories Orange rubber casing Power supply of 100 240VAC 12V 1 2 A Car charger Made in Sweden by SB Scandinavia AB2. web www emitor se
3. 2 8 2 3 4 3 5 6 4 6 7 5 7 8 22kHz Should the 22kHz signal be on Stored in file as O off and 1 on TSID Transponder Transport Stream ID transmitted in Network Identification Table ONID Transponder Original Network ID transmitted in Network Identication Table if the TSID and ONID are both 0 then when a transponder locks the TSID and ONID will be displayed instead of Wrong Satellite Pos Satellite Position in Degrees and tenths stored in file as X 10 E W Satellite position as East West Stored in file as E or W DiSEqC lower 3 bits O off 1 LNB1 2 LNB2 3 LNB3 4 LNB4 If a DiSEqC command is required for tuning this can be added to the saltlist file instead of manual selection Upper 5 bits This defines the LNB to use for this selection See Appendix C for LNB conversion details 0 Universal 1 9 75 2 10 0 3 10 05 4 10 6 5 10 7 6 10 75 7 11 0 8 11 2 9 11 25 10 11 3 11 11 475 12 10 7 Universal 13 5 15 C Band 14 5 95 C Band 15 IF no conversion from received to displayed frequency 16 DirecTV 17 DishPro 18 DTV SL3 SWM 19 DTV SL5 SWM Appendix B Using LiteEdit to Load Firmware LiteEdit is the utility used for updating the firmware on the Satlook Lite You can check the installed firmware version using the Info menu which will show the current version In order to load firmware you must have a Windows PC which supports an RS232 connection The RS232 cable
4. A new entry can be added or an existing entry can be deleted by clicking on the name to select the entry and then using Entry gt Insert or Entry gt Delete The Insert Delete keys can also be used When entering a frequency to identify a satellite if the ONID and TSID are not known enter 0 and instead of Wrong Satellite the actual ONID and TSID are displayed For DirecTV transponders using DSS instead of DVB no MPEG data is read and identification is confirmed by locking on the Satellite list frequency These frequencies are chosen so that locking on other satellites is not likely The satlist Ist files are stored as csv files A typical file starts like DVB Dish Legacy 110W 12253 2 20000 5 0 0 4102 W 1100 72 DVB Dish Legacy 119W 12370 2 20000 5 0 0 4100 W 1190 72 DVB Dish Legacy 119W 12457 2 20000 5 0 0 4100 W 1190 72 DVB Dish 500 110W 12253 2 20000 5 0 0 4102 W 1100 138 DVB Dish 500 119W 12370 2 20000 5 0 0 4100 W 1190 137 The details for each line are Name Satellite Name up to 16 characters DVB DSS Transponder DVB encoding or DSS DirecTV encoding Stored in csv file as DVB or DSS Freq Transponder Frequency in MHz SR Transponder Symbol Rate in ksym sec Pol Polarization and LNB Voltage Stored in file as 0 V 13V 1 H 18V 2 R 13V 3 L 18V 4 V 21V 5 H 21V 6 R 21V 7 L 21V FEC Transponder FEC 1 2 2 3 etc Stored in the file as 0 1 2 1
5. DishPro LNB Voltage 18V For Right polarization IF Freqsateiite 11 25GHz For Left polarization IF 14 85GHz Freqsateliite Universal LNB The Universal LNB can receive either horizontal or vertical polarizations depending on the LNB line voltage 13V is used to select Vertical polarization and 18V is used to select Horizontal polarization The Ku band for satellite reception is 2050 MHz wide 12750 10700 while the receiver input is only 1100 MHz wide 2150 950 To allow the full reception of the entire Ku band two different local oscillator LO frequencies are used in the Universal LNB This LO frequency is switched in the Universal LNB by using the 22 KHz tone When it is off then the LO frequency used is 9750 MHz and when on 10600 MHZ is used The four frequency ranges for the Universal LNB are sometimes called quadrants and is diagrammed below showing the overlap 13V Vertical 22 KHz Off Low Band 13V Vertical 22 KHz On Hi Band 18V Horizontal 22 KHz Off Low Band 18V Horizontal 22 KHz On Hi Band lt lt 10700V MHz 11900V MHz 11550V MHz 12750V MHz _ 10700H MHz 11900H MHz E 11550H MHz 12750H MHz 15 Appendix D DiSEqC Description About DiSEqC DiSEqC is an acronym for Digital Satellite Equipment Control and is achieved using the 22kHz signalling tone The 22 kHz signal is imposed on the LNB DC voltage of 13V or 18V at a level of 0 65V p p Normally the 22
6. ID for the chosen transponder BR S The sequence of steps in locking are Quality Bar e Locked is displayed and the SNR Quality bars are shown e Found is displayed if TSID and ONID from transponder match for the desired satellite If the ONID and TSID do not match then Wrong Satellite is displayed alternating with the actual ONID and TSID found for this transponder If the TSID in the satellite file is zero then a match is made without the TSID When the ONID and TSID to match from the satellite file are both zero then the actual ONID and TSID are displayed Once the correct satellite is found then the dish can be peaked using the SNR bar and the quality bar for reference The SNR should be as high as possible and the Quality measurement should be as high as possible If the beeper is enabled when a signal is locked the pitch of the signal is reporting the SNR The RF thermometer behaves differently once a signal is locked After lock the RF value is set to 75 and differences to the RF value are shown This permits accurate relative RF measurements used for dithering as the instrument is very sensitive to small changes in RF level If the RF Level goes to the maximum of 99 press OK OK to reset this new maximum RF level at 75 and continue peaking Menu The following menu is shown on the display when pressing down the OK button in the Satellite Search mode Select Mode Satellite Sear
7. Normal polarization switching is used 13V V or R 18V H or L There are two C band LNBs The C band standard is 5 15GHz but 5 95Ghz is also used Normal polarization switching is used 13V V or R 18V H or L The IF LNB is pass thru No conversion is performed It is important to remember that after the LNB does the conversion the frequency passed into the meter is in the range 950MHZ to 2150MHz The LNB setting in the instrument is used only to make the calculation from Satellite frequency and then tune the instrument US LNB Types In the DBS band of 12 2GHz to 12 7GHz Dish and DirecTV the LO for a basic LNB is 11 25GHz and the LNB uses voltage switching for circular polarization 13V R and 18V L For the FSS band of 11 7GHz to 12 2GHz the LO for a basic LNB is 10 75GHz and the LNB uses voltage switching for linear polarization 13V V and 18V H DirecTV multi LNB for 101W and 119W LO 11 25 13V R 18V L 101W LNB1 119W LNB2 and 22kHz on DrTV SL3 for 99WKa 101WKu 103WKa LO 11 25 13V Right 18V Left DrTV SL5 for 99WKa 101WKu 103WKa 110WKu 119WKu LO 11 25 13V Right 18V Left If Satellite is 110W LO 11 5416 DrTV SL3 SWM for 99WKa 101WKu 103WKa LNB voltage 21V IF tuning 1586 1688 1790 are assigned to 101W DrTV SL5 SWM for 99WKa 101WKu 103WKa 110WKu 119WKu LNB Voltage 21V IF tuning 1586 1688 1790 are assigned to 101W 974 1076 1178 1280 1382 are assigned to 119W
8. S 19 10 2011 Arika Channel list Entr Send channel list to instrument Update Main Firmware Update Slave Firmware Exit About Dish Legacy 110112253 2000 R 7 8 4102 110 W No Off 9 DVB Dish Legacy 119112370 2000 memoyo 19 h No Off 9 DVB Dish Legacy 119112457 2000 64 sessinion 19 4 No Off 9 DVB Dish 500 110112253 200g usis10201 10 W 2 Off 17 DVB Dish 500 119112370 200g FeaMHz Name 19 W 1 Off 17 DVB Dish 500 119112457 200g 125 Pish Legacy 10w 19 644 1 Off 17 DVB Dish 1000 2 110112253 2000 p par e W 2 Of 17 DVB Dish 1000 2 119112370 2000 tsp ono CH HW 1 Off 17 DVB Dish 1000 2 119112457 2000 0 4102 CLN eH Off 17 DVB Dish 1000 2 129112516 2000 ce ftv BIH 3 Off 17 DVB Dish 1000 4 61112516 2000 mo w clay H SW 3 Off 17 DVB Dish 1000 4E 72112647 2002 zxz SW 2 Off 17 DSS Dish 1000 4E 77112428 2000 Cne for Con OW 1 Off 17 DVB Dish 1000 4W110112253 2000 Diseac 10 W 2 Off 17 DVB Dish 1000 4W119112370 20009 s 1284 A9 N 1 Off 17 DVB Dish 1000 4W119112457 2000 EE z 19 W 1 Off 17 DVB Dish 1000 4W129112516 2000 E 9 tW 3 Off 17 DVB Dish AnikF3 118111715 200q PB Dss No Off 6 DVB Clicking on a name allows editing the details for this entry The File description entry is displayed on the Setup gt Info screen of the Satlook Lite and can be used to verify what satlellite list is loaded on the Satlook Lite It can be edited from any entry although there is only one File description
9. Satlook Lite USER MANUAL Contents Satlook Lite Description Getting Started Power On Off Power Supply and Battery How to use the meter Menu Satellite Search Satellite Scan Spectrum Send DiSEqC Beeper On Off Favorites LNB Setup Menu Setup Appendix A Using LiteEdit to Edit Satellites Appendix B Using LiteEdit to Load Firmware Appendix C LNB Type Description Appendix D DiSEqC Description Appendix E DVB S Description Appendix F Technical Specification Updated June 19 2012 page 3 page 4 page 6 page 9 page 11 page 13 page 16 page 17 page 18 Satlook Lite Description Emitor s Satlook Lite is developed in Sweden for exact alignment and adjustment of satellite dishes It is designed to be extremely easy to use Simply select the satellite you want to find or install and the meter will try to identify only that satellite When finding the satellite the meter will show exact digital readouts for SNR and Quality in order to get a perfect result of the installation The Satlook Lite is microprocessor controlled making it very reliable and accurate Signal strength is presented on the LCD display The meter searches for one satellite at a time in Satellite Search mode You can also choose to view the signal in spectrum mode The Satlook Lite is very sensitive and can detect even the weakest signals The instrument can supply Voltage 13 18 21 Volt 22 KHz a
10. Send DiSEqC Pressing OK when the arrow gt is pointing to Send DiSEqC will enter the selection menu where the DiSEqC commands LNB1 LNB2 LNB3 LNB4 can be sent When you select one of the LNB commands it is sent at the next tuning The Satellite Search satellite selected may have a DiSEqC command already selected When you send a different command with Send DiSEqC it will replace the DiSEqC for the Satellite Search satellite temporarily If the Satellite Search satellite is changed then any new DiSEqC command for the new satellite will be used This command can also be used for the Search function When the selection is NONE no DiSEqC command is sent however the LNB voltage is turned off to ensure that the last DiSEqC command sent will not be active Beeper Pressing OK when the arrow gt is pointing to Beeper ON OFF will either turn the BEEPER ON or OFF The beeper is on by default and can be used for an audible indication when watching the display is not practical Favorites Pressing OK when the arrow gt is pointing to Favorites will allow the satellites to be used chosen from the available satellites The satellites used in Satellite Search mode show an asterisk after the satellite name Press OK to either add or remove a satellite from the Satellite Search list For saving select Save and Exit and this setting will be restored on power on Normally the Favorites list will
11. be a small selection of satellites from the satellite list LNB Setup Menu Pressing OK when the arrow gt is pointing to LNB Setup Menu will allow selection of the LNB type Normally the LNB Type is automatically set by the satellite selected and is shown on the display If the LNB Setup menu is used to change the LNB type then this LNB will be used in all further operations until power off LNB type details are shown in Appendix C When the LNB type is selected then select Save and Exit If a Satellite is selected that is not compatible with the LNB type for instance a C Band LNB and Ku Band Satellite frequency then a message Check LNB setting is displayed Setup Pressing OK when the arrow gt is pointing towards Setup will enter the setup mode In setup mode these parameters can be adjusted These settings will be restored on power on Language English Spanish French German Portuguese and Swedish Auto power off 1 min 2 min 5 min 10 min 30 min and always on LCD backlight On or Off LCD Contrast Lighter or Darker Info Shows software version Satlist version loaded battery power etc Appendix A Using LiteEdit to Edit Satellites The Satellite list Satlist stored in the Satlook Lite can be changed using the LiteEdit program Use Channel List gt Open to load a satellite list to edit IW Channel list editor for Satlook Lite U
12. ch Satellite Scan Spect rum Send DiSEqC This is the Main Menu Use the UP DOWN buttons to scroll up and down in the menu system Use the OK button to choose the selected function Pressing the OK button when the arrow gt is pointing towards Satellite Search will return to the Satellite Search mode In this mode the satellite to be used can be selected by pressing Up Down Satellite Scan When the Satellite Scan function starts the UP DOWN buttons select the parameter to change and the OK button changes the parameter or starts the scan or exits Scan Parameters 22EHz Off DiSEqC Off Scan Quit This function searches for a DVB S signal every 10Mhz It starts at the lowest frequency for the LNB type 10670MHz for Universal and samples every 10MHz until a signal is detected The UP DOWN buttons select the direction of the search 13 OkHz _ TSID 1112 CHECK 10710 MHz 12610 MHz SR 22002 FEC 5 6 r JI fee 10 406 937 As each frequency is checked the RF value is shown When a DVB S signal has locked the display changes to show the Symbol Rate and FEC When the NIT information is available it is also shown ONID is Original Network ID and TSID is Transport Stream ID Spectrum Pressing the OK button when the arrow gt is pointing towards Spectrum displays the Spectum Parameters screen Spectrum Parameters ec 22kHz On LHE 1 MHz Spectrum Qu
13. geable NiMe battery pack in the battery compartment Apart from recharging the battery the unit does not need any particular maintenance The unit should be recharged when the battery is empty indicated with a battery indicator symbol on the display A fully charged battery is operational for about an hour depending on the external LNB load How to use the meter Start by connecting the meter to the LNB of the dish and then turn the meter On The LNB setup needs to match the LNB in use see page 8 The instrument starts in the Satellite Search mode which makes it easy to detect the satellite desired The instrument has a preset list of satellites which can be selected by using the Up Down buttons When a satellite is displayed the meter immediately starts to search for that satellite Current DiSEqC Command Battery Charge OkHz LNB1 oo Searching Frequency and Polarization Signal Level The signal level will increase on the signal bar if any satellite signal is detected If the beeper is enabled then the pitch of the beeper will increase with signal strength Once the instrument locks on a satellite transponder the display is changed Once locked on a transponder the SNR signal to noise ratio bar and the Quality bar derived from BER bit error rate are displayed When LOCKED on a signal the satellite is confirmed with the MPEG data stream using the TSID and ONID transport stream ID and Original Network
14. it The Up and Down buttons select the settings of the LNB Voltage 22kHz signal and DiSEqC and the Spectrum bandwidth and the OK button changes the setting Pressing OK when Spectrum is highlighted will display the spectrum EXT 180 22kHz Ny iif 10700 10820 11550 12170 The frequency step size can be set to 1MHz or 4MHz which gives a bandwidth of 120MHz or 480MHz The start and stop frequencies are shown at the bottom of the screen These are adjusted for the current LNB type that is selected from the LNB Menu When the spectrum is displayed pressing the Up and Down buttons will change the cursor frequency up or down The cursor frequency is indicated beside the cursor and can be used to determine a peak If the OK button is pressed and held for more than one half second then the signal at the cursor frequency is analyzed using the Satellite Scan routine If this is a valid DVB S signal then it is locked and the signal parameters are shown If the signal cannot be locked the scanning will start at the frequency plus 10MHz If the OK button is pressed for two seconds then the unit will power off Pressing the OK button normally when the spectrum is displayed will return to the Spectrum Parameters screen When using the LNB type DishPro the LNB voltage is always 18V and the R and L polarization are used to choose the lower or upper portion of the IF band
15. kHz signal is either continuously on or off When a DiSEqC message is to be sent if the 22kHz is on it is turned off for a quiet period before the message Then the DiSEqC message is sent as a series of bytes with an odd parity bit appended The bits are formed by modulation of the 22kHz signal as shown below O Data Bit 1 Data Bit Z 1 0 ms s lt 0 5 ms s lt 0 5 ms s lt 1 0 ms Most DiSEqC commands are 3 bytes in length but some can be up to 6 bytes long so the transmission time of a DiSEqC message is on the order of 40 to 80 milliseconds DiSEqC Commands Supported in Satlook Lite LNB1 OxeO 0x10 0x38 OxcO LNB2 Oxe0 0x10 0x38 Oxc4 LNB3 Oxe0 0x10 0x38 Oxc8 LNB4 Oxe0 0x10 0x38 Oxcc For the full DiSEqC specifications see http www eutelsat com satellites 4_5 5 html Appendix E DVB S Description DVB S uses phase shift keying to digitally modulate a carrier Quadrature phase shift keying is used in both and the digital data is encoded as a 90 degree phase shift in the signal This gives 4 possible states for each sampling interval The sampling interval is called the Symbol Rate and each state of 2 bits is a Symbol During transmission this data is interleaved to allow recovery during noise bursts and redundant data is added called FEC forward error correction During reception the data is re shuffled to restore the order and the FEC data is used to correct the bitstream as necessary This bitst
16. lower left corner of the window It is recommended that no other applications are used during the download Small timeout delays can cause a failed upgrade and you will need to repeat the loading steps INFO 1 Please remove one battery from satlook lite 2 Connect the charger when when you have closed this window This operation will take 7 10 minutes Please don t use the computer when this is in progress i Cancel Wait until the message Flashing the new firmware is cleared showing that the firmware flashing is complete Unplug the Satlook Lite and plug in again to restart Press OK UP OK UP OK on the Satlook Lite to display the menu and check the firmware version shown on the Info screen to make sure that SW version SLxx US has updated correctly If the Slave Processor needs updating Turn the Satlook on and update the Slave Firmware by using the Update Slave Firmware menu item to select a COM port Select the upgrade file Slave Processor SL206 hex Use the Info menu to verify that FW version x xx has updated correctly 12 Appendix C LNB Type Description There are several bands used for satellite transmission in use worldwide In Europe Ku band is predominantly used with some C band usage In the US C band Ku band and Ka are used The Ku band in US is divided into DBS Direct Broadcast Satellite and FSS Fixed Satellite Se
17. nd DiSEqC for direct connection to LNBs The meter is short circuit protected by an automatic current sensing circuit and the battery is protected from an Over Temperature condition The Satlook Lite is charged via an external DC power source of 12 volt 1 2 amp It operates with a rechargeable battery pack The unit will operate for about one hour with fully charged batteries Getting Started Power ON OFF To turn the unit ON simply push and press down the OK button for two seconds NOTICE The unit will start loading firmware which takes about 10 seconds The unit will beep in a steady pace and the LCD back light will be lit during start up The unit starts in Easy Find mode on the last selected satellite position To turn the unit OFF push and hold down the OK button for two seconds Power supply and battery The Satlook Lite can be operated by an external power supply through the VDC port using an external power source 12v dc max 1 2A Connect the power source and hold down the ON button until the unit turns On To turn the unit OFF when the unit is fed by an external power supply simply disconnect the power source Discharged batteries take about 12 hours to fully recharge The recharging is controlled by the units microprocessor and is indicated on the display Please notice that to obtain full capacity of new batteries it is necessary to fully charge and fully discharge the battery pack several times The meter has a rechar
18. ream is called a transport stream A transport stream is made up of packets All packets are the same length of 188 bytes and they all start with the sync byte 0x47 so that when the data is read a starting point can be located Each packet also contains a PID packet identification The information in the transport stream consists of several video and audio streams and also SI tables Service Information to allow the receiver to decode and display the correct data There are several types of tables in the SI called PSI data This table data is generally longer than one packet so several packets are assembled together to make a section which can be up to 4096 bytes 1 Program Association Table PAT for each service in the multiplex the PAT indicates the PID of the corresponding Program Map Table PMT It also gives the location of the Network Information Table NIT 2 Program Map Table PMT the PMT identifies and indicates the PIDs of the video audio and other streams that make up each service 3 Network Information Table NIT the NIT gives the Network Number Name and Satellite Position of the satellite It also lists all the other transponders on the satellite 4 Service Description Table SDT the SDT gives information about each service in this transport stream Once these tables are decoded by the receiver the correct PID for the audio and video streams can be found and presented to the video and audio decoders
19. rvice bands The satellite transmission bands are Europe Ku band 10 7 GHz 12 75GHz US C band 3GHz 4 5GHz US DBS band 12 2GHz 12 7GHz US FSS 11 7Ghz 12 2GHz US Ka 18 3GHz 18 8GHz and 19 7GHz 20 2GHz Because the losses in coax are quite high for these frequencies the satellite signal is first downconverted to a more manageable 950 MHz to 2150 MHz by the LNB for transmission from the dish to the receiver This is called the IF intermediate frequency or also the L Band The legacy LNB types do a straight conversion using a LO local oscillator which is mixed with the incoming signal This gives a sum and a difference frequency Where the LO frequency is below the incoming frequency this results in FreQsatetlite Fredro FreQreceiver This is the normal case In C Band however the LO frequency is above the incoming frequency so Freqro Fredsatellite FreQreceiver Satellite signals are transmitted as polarized waves so that the spectrum can be used to maximum advantage Signals can have Vertical Horizontal Right circular or Left circular polarization Most LNBs can switch between V H or R L using voltage switching of 13V or 18V The conventions are 13V VorR 18V HorL The legacy LNBs supported are 9 75 10 0 10 05 10 6 10 7 10 75 11 0 11 2 11 25 11 3 11 475 In the US the legacy LNB for DBS is 11 25 and for FSS is 10 75 The FreQreceiver for each is given by Fredsatelite Frequo
20. to be used is supplied as part of the kit with the Satlook Lite Most laptops do not have an RS232 connection but a USB to RS232 adapter can be purchased at low cost Connect the RS232 cable from the computer to the instrument e Unpack the Upgrade files and move them to a directory such as C temp that does not contain long filenames The slave processor update will not work with long filenames in the path e Run the LiteEdit application included in this firmware package II Channel list editor for Satlook Lite gt Channel list Entry Send channel list to instrument Update Main Firmware Update Slave Firmware Exit About Name Freq SR HV FEC TSID ONID Pos E W DiSEgC 22KHz LNBType System e Use the Update Main Firmware menu item to select a COM port Select the RS232 port on the computer Normally the port is COM1 but some USB to RS232 converters will use some other port If desirable this USB to RS232 conversion device can be made to always use COM1 by clicking Control Panel Device Manager Ports and in the Advanced settings for the adapter set to COM1 When the COM port has been selected LiteEdit will prompt you to select the firmware upgrade file e Select the file Satlook Lite firmware version SLxx US bin Remove one battery from the Satlook Lite Click OK on the message window and connect the charger cable to begin the download As the file is transferred the progress is shown at the
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