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FM NAVIGATOR USER`S MANUAL

1. Indication in of the quantity of full memory in the total FLASH memory To clear the FLASH memory card and all the stored campaigns The memory card is completely cleared This operation CGN ERASE RE ERASE ALL I FE takes about 90 seconds Enter Enter AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 25 57 4 10 Exportation of NAVIGATOR 100 measurement campaigns The Navigator is delivered with the FM Explorer software which is a tool that allows you to display the measurements of the Navigator and download the measurement campaigns to a PC FM Explorer Yer 7 0 C 2005 Audemat Aztec SA File Edit Equipment Measurements RDS DARC Options FM Havigator FMTEL3 Havigator HD Quick Connection Bookmarks Playback Campaign Download AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 26 57 4 11 Measurement campaign download with FM Explorer Please select the Campaign Download tab at the bottom of the main window and double click on the Navigator picture To configure the COM port that is connected to the Navigator click the Options menu at the top of the screen and select Serial Port local 18 Campaign Download FM Explorer Ver 7 0 1 File Campaigns Campaign Mode UTC Date amp Time W Convert dBp into du m Used antenna MAT
2. Filter name France INFO E gt f F206 Edit filter EE Level vi I EIO Delete filter Ee pa I vet e To create a new filter select New filter name the filter and select OK You can configure up to 5 fields Ex RF Level gt 40 PI F204 etc Select Save filter Select Use filter Select Generate the map will then display the campaign data according to the filtering criteria Note for filtering by FM please use the following syntax gt 94 50 means 94 5 MHz 106 10 for 106 1 MHZ etc e To modify a filter choose Edit filter in Select Filter AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 52 57 Note after modification of the filter don t forget to select Save filter before leaving this menu e To delete a filter go to Select Filter choose the filter to delete and select Delete Filter 6 Select Generate the measurement campaign is automatically added to the corresponding map on the MapPoint software 3 EXAMPLE E Carte Microsoft MapPoint Europe ETZE Fichier Edition Affichage Format Outils Itin raire 2 OSH GEU Ere r E SEE dr E e m ees Sl Rechercher A Zr Er ER 4 carte routi re et statistique L gende et carte de localisation otoz4 1622 Da Osthoffen Breuschwickersheim obitz les Bains Erg fsheim a o hlenheim e Avolsheim d Dachstei
3. RDS to display the PI code Program Identification 18 RDS to display the TA and TP codes Traffic Announcement and Traffic program rrua 18 RDS PTY code Program TY P AAA 18 RDS to display the PTYN code Program TYpe Name 18 RDS to display the alternative frequencies ra 19 RDS to display the time and the offset transmitted in RDS 19 RDS to display the date transmitted in RDS seine 19 AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 2 57 d To access the menus related to the recording of measurement campaigns NAVIGATOR 100 19 To access the GPS parameters measured model NAVIGATOR 100 only 19 To access the advanced measurements display ra 19 A T ADVANCED MEASUREMENT Tarrat iarria reten ditia die pa pa ko yn kn eiezan Eia 20 To exit the ADVANCED MEASUREMENTS Menu rrura 20 RDS To diSplay th RDS rror Wate AAE 20 RDS To display the non recovered RDS BLOCKS error counter 20 RDS To display the recovered RDS BLOCKS counter si 20 RDS To display the received RDS group counters ii 20 RDS To display the IN HOUSE data inserer 20 To display the SLOW LABELLING CODES SLO rra 20 To display the OPEN DATA APPLICATIONS ODA information 21 Toidisplay the RADIO TEXT LS EA 21 RDS To display the RDS paging network identifier GRPD iii 21 RDS To display the paging
4. de Audemat Aztec Broadcastinglnnovation FM NAVIGATOR USER S MANUAL Edition 05 09 Language English AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 1 57 SUMMARY BEFORE YOU S BAZARE 5 INTRODUCTION 6 ei kaki taw bet k E EAE da E EE A Bo n k pann ke en ki ko e EEE 6 DESCRIPTION OF THE EOUIIRNENTS sr a 7 3 1 BLOCK DIAGRAM OF THE MODELS NAVIGATOR 10 NAVIGATOR 100 NAVIGATOR 1000 7 3 2 NAVIGATOR 10 100 FRONT PANEL rra 8 3 3 NAVIGATOR 10 100 REAR PANEL sr 9 3 4 NAVIGATOR 1000 FRONT PANEL rss 11 3 5 NAVIGATOR 1000 REAR PANEL rr 11 FRONT PANEL OPERATION Ss ccc ects aaa E eie 12 4 1 SIGNIFICATION OF THE MENU LOGOS giran rriak Sahel ines dela aere 12 4 2 GENERAL RULES ueta eia Eta TATE et 12 4 3 THE FREQUENCY MEMORIES MENU SHORT DEPRESSION OF THE PGM BUTTON 12 4 4 TO CONFIGURE THE NAVIGATOR 10 FM LONG DEPRESSION OF THE PGM BUTTON rss 13 A To return to the main parameters menus a 13 A To adjust the headphones output volume headphone jack 13 MUTE function audio inhibition of the headphones output 13 To adjust the display brightness nna 14 EF To configure the scanning mode 14 To enable the RDS error correction procedure sise 14 To configure the type of DARC frame to be decoded 14 To configure the group code section of the pager address 14 To co
5. EEA AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC Inc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 7 57 3 2 NAVIGATOR 10 100 front panel Scrolling amp selection wheel 10 digit alphanumeric Stereo LED RDS LED Program button DARC LED Enter button AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 8 57 3 3 NAVIGATOR 10 100 rear panel l SO pea en peze gt deten d LA Ga EE e Se e 1 Connectors 1 BNC 87 5MHz 108MHz FM antenna input 2 BNC FM multiplex input level can be configured from the front panel 3 BNC FM multiplex output signal coming from the internal tuner level can be configured on the front panel 4 3 5mm jack stereo audio output level can be configured on the front panel This output can also supply an external amplifier and 6000 headphones 5 RS232 serial interface This connector is designed so that the connection to a PC can be made with a male female RS232 ribbon cable Pin 1 not connected Pin 2 TX of the FM Navigator Pin 3 RX of the FM Navigator Pin 4 Connected to pin 6 of the same connector Pin 5 Ground of the FM Navigator common to the OV of the plug Pin 6 connected to pin 4 Pin 7 RTS of the FM Navigator Pin 8 CTS of the FM Navigator Pin 9 Power supply input of the FM Navigator nominal 12V 11 to 15 volts 6 Power supply The FM Navi
6. The FM Navigator has two measurement campaign modes the fast mode which only records 10 fields per measurement line and the slow mode which adds about twenty additional fields to the first ten The slow mode requires a relatively long analysis time for each station approximately 5 minutes and is not advised in a moving vehicle AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 40 57 Field N Parameter Description of the instruction Navigator 100 longitude is given as sddddddddd s for EAST for WEST ddddddddd angle in 105 units of degree Example 007694000 gt 7 degrees EAST and 694000105 latitude is given as sddddddddd s for NORTH for SOUTH ddddddddd angle in 105 units of degree Example 048576966 gt 48 degrees NORTH and 576966 10 degrees The UTC date is shown in the form dd mm yy GPS ALTITUDE GPS altitude in meters 6 GPS SPEED Ga speed measured by the GPS receiver in km h Example NUMBER OF GPS Number of GPS satellites received SATELLITES 8 CAMPAIGN Campaign title entered from the front panel or the serial port TITLE RECEPTION FREQUENCY Examples 88 4 102 5 rue The level of the RF signal is given in dBuV possible values are RF LEVEL from 0 to 100 Example 58 0 station in mono STEREO 1 pilote tone detection stereo If the receiver decodes RDS the PI code of the received station is transmitted
7. non E Carrier detection none Once configured the terminal can be used To check if your communication setup is functioning correctly type then Enter to display the version of the FM Navigator internal software If nothing is displayed on the screen try a second time then verify the following points Power supply to the FM Navigator Cable used Recheck the configuration of the terminal application IMPORTANT the serial link is inhibited when the CGN or GPS menus are selected on the front panel exiting these menus will enable the serial link again AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 35 57 Before moving on to examine the numerous commands which are available the following explains the structure of the FM Navigator s ASCII command interpreter The FM Navigator s ASCII command interpreter obeys the following rules Any instruction sent must be validated by Enter chr 13 The character chr 10 is ignored by the interpreter If the command entered meets with success the character followed by one or several line returns is sent back by the FM Navigator In the case of a failure command not understood or parameter incorrect the character is sent back in a similar fashion 6 3 ASCII PROTOCOL general instruction set of the NAVIGATOR 10 100 1000 FM Navigator Instruction syntax Description of the instruction Naviga
8. 12 AF 1 96 4 around the AF list RDS to display the time and the offset transmitted in RDS Displays the time transmitted in the groups 4a 12H56 Pressing Enter displays the offset transmitted in these same groups Enter lt RDS to display the date transmitted in RDS 25 04 97 Displays the date transmitted in the groups 4a To access the menus related to the recording of measurement campaigns NAVIGATOR 100 Measurement campaign recording functions sub menu see following pages CGN MES i Measurement campaigns can be performed on the Navigator 100 only with the data stored in the Flash memory The output of measurement data can be performed on the model NAV10 the data is output on the RS232 interface instead of being recorded in Flash memory not present on the model NAVIGATOR 10 And on the NAVIGATOR10 the fields reserved for GPS data are empty lt To access the GPS parameters measured model NAVIGATOR 100 only EZE Measurement campaign recording functions sub menu see following pages Enter Function only available on the NAVIGATOR 100 d To access the advanced measurements display MORE i Advanced measurement functions sub menu see following pages Enter A AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 19 57 4 7 Advanced measurement amp To exit the ADVANCED MEASUREMEN
9. 19 1U mounting 230 115 VAC integrated power supply signal detection on one particular frequency 5 relays output DB15 female related to RDS detection Stereo detection pilot tone RF detection AUDIO detection DARC detection VVNNN e signaling LEDs indicating the relay status on front panel e headphone output on front panel 5 2 Detectors configuration 5 detectors have been implemented in the NAVIGATOR 1000 versions RF detector AUDIO detector L R signal detection PILOT TONE detector RDS detector DARC detector VVVVV The output of each of these 5 detectors are directed to a RELAY output 20mA 24V isolated SPDT common N O N C ared LED placed on the front panel of the AZ1000 Navigator Each of these 5 detectors can be set from the front panel and or from the serial link with the following parameters DELAY before detection _TO extension as Time Out given is seconds DELAY 0 means no detection THRESHOLD of action _TH extension for RF and AUDIO only no threshold for RDS PILOT TONE and DARC detection which are yes no binary AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 32 57 5 3 Relays Output Relays are connected through the SUBDB15 female connector placed at the rear panel of the unit Connector pin out Pin Detector State 1 RF Normally Closed 2 RF Normall
10. The FM Navigator has incorporated and improved all the functions of the decoding and display of RDS data that you may be familiar with from the AZ1 RDS Monitor product developed by AUDEMAT AZTEC several years ago The rotary wheel buzzer and battery optional provide the FM Navigator with the ergonomics essential for measurements in the field in the car and at difficult transmitter sites The advanced integration of the electronic functions thanks to the large memory capacities results in a portable light and integral product The location of the measurements by GPS and their storage in FLASH memory in ASCII format on PCMCIA card medium make the AZ100 model an extremely practical portable unit for use in measurement campaigns which can now be carried out without a portable PC The purpose of this user guide is to allow you to familiarize yourself with your new equipment and discover all of its functions AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 6 57 3 Description of the equipments 3 1 Block diagram of the models NAVIGATOR 10 NAVIGATOR 100 NAVIGATOR 1000 Audio MPX MPX Antenna Power RS232 output output input input Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier Attenuator Attenuator Attenuator Power Stereo supply decoding L R L R Measurem S19 S57 ents S76 RF level Flash GPS DARC RDS extension decoding decoding or Relay AE bo EEA wa
11. d 22 L bsin 8 24NNGEDOOGHB A L A B NOTE For configuration and modification of the map background scale or display format of the data please refer to the user manual or to the Help menu of Microsoft MapPoint AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 53 57 APPENDIX 2 FM CALIBRATED ANTENNA 2 1 RF Field measurement The NAVIGATOR 10 NAVIGATOR 100 NAVIGATOR 1000 equipments provide measurement of RF signal amplitude on its BNC socket input Therefore the unit of RF measurement either on the front Led display or on the FM Explorer software is in dBuV For real world measurements and coverage evaluation it is more desirable to get RF field strength measurements This is possible using the calibrated antenna included with the Navigator 100 Compatibility starts with FM Explorer V7 0 1 2 2 RESTRICTIONS The CCIR specifies the conditions of normalized measurements These specifications include that measurement have to be done at 10 meters above ground level This condition is obviously not compatible with measurement using moving vehicle and is the main restriction to measurement campaign you can acquire with NAVIGATOR 100 The calibrated antenna has been approved in C2R laboratories a branch of French national broadcaster TDF The conditions of antenna use are critical to the validity of the calibration The antenna is supposed to be placed on a metal r
12. files The data can be exported by using the FM Explorer software to generate files compatible with many different programs or imported into MapPoint with the included DLL NOTE if a measurement campaign is started without flash card the data is directly sent to the serial port 19200 bit s 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit IMPORTANT if the FM Navigator power supply is turned off during a measurement campaign the campaign will restart with a blank file name when power returns amp To exit the campaigns menu EXIT CNG i CE Return to the main menu Enter To define the campaign type 2 campaign types MODE SLOW MODE FAST i FAST 300ms to 2000ms per station analysed Enter The FM Navigator records approximately ten parameters per station analysed in the FLASH memory card SLOW 5 minutes per station analysed About twenty additional parameters are stored in the FLASH card for each station analysed in addition to those in FAST mode lt To select the scanning mode during the measurement campaigns lash Set the station s to be analysed in the measurement ZP campaign SCAN OFF SCAN OPF j OFF no frequency change during the campaign the current frequency is used FM at the end of the analysis of a station the FM Navigator searches for the next FM station in the band and restarts the analysis RDS identical to FM but stops on the next station detect
13. in four hexadecimal characters A quote is RDS PI CODE placed in front of these characters in order to prevent implicit strange conversions into Excel Example F104 RDS TA RDS TP TT RDSMS eez SSCS DARC frame type is placed in this field A0 A1 B ou C RDS Bit error indicator RDS QUAL is the sum of the result of 100 samples of the QUAL pin of the Philips SAA6579T RDS decoder clock is RDS clock 7 RDS QUAL 0 RDS reception perfect from 20 to 40 bit errors but RDS decoding may be possible but uncertain more than 45 too much errors for RDS decoding Darc bloc error rate indicated here when DARC is detected DARC Error Rate AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 41 57 Field N Parameter Description of the instruction Navigator 100 This field gives the mean deviation level of the 19KHz sub carrier 19KHz DEVIATION in kHz de 0 0 a 25 5 Example 6 8 This field gives the mean deviation level of the 57KHz sub carrier 57KHz DEVIATION in kHz from 0 0 to 25 5 Example 4 0 Texte DEVIATION This field gives the mean deviation level of the 76KHz sub carrier 76KHz DEVIATION in kHz from 0 0 to 25 5 Example 7 5 LEFT CHANNEL Ha field gives the mean deviation level of the left audio channel in Yo from O to 100 LEVEL Example 30 This field gives the mean peak level ofthe right audio channel in RIGHT CHANNEL from 0 to 100 This
14. level measurements whatever the type must only be taken as valid when the RF level on the observed frequency is greater than 60dBuV and on the assurance that no multipath phenomenon is present during the measurements To choose the reception frequency CE lash This function is always accessible unless the Navigator is Y set to BNC input see advanced configuration above The FREQ 96 4 Enter FREQ 96 4 display will alternate between frequency and RDS PS Y To evaluate the signal level received on the antenna input Displays the RF signal level in dBuV as seen at the antenna input of the FM Navigator The audio output is normally muted during the display and measurement of the RF level The audio output can be forced on by pressing the Enter button some interference in the audio is usually perceptible under this condition Do not forget to add 20dB to the indicated value if you are using the 20dB external attenuator The RDS and DARC signals are also affected by this function IMPORTANT we recommend to use the 20dB attenuator whenever a signal over 90dBuV can be observed at the input of the navigator better performances are obtained if the Navigator input is protected against very high signals Use of the attenuator is also recommended on transmission Sites or in towns where the entire FM spectrum is full with high signal levels when making a measurement campaig Y To display the deviation ge
15. panel and stops the data stream Instruction syntax Description of the instruction Navigator 10 100 1000 The M instruction returns a decimal number between 0 and 255 representing 8 status bits bit 0 not used bit 1 stereo presence bit 2 TP bit 3 TA bit 4 M S bit 5 not used bit 6 RDS presence bit 7 DARC presence Output of the RF level in dBuV in constant stream approximately 1 measurement per second Each measurement is separated by a line return CRLF During these measurements the audio output is in silent mode and the RDS and DARC channels can be disrupted Send the Esc or CR characters to stop the operation or press the two buttons on the front panel simultaneously PWR PEAK Output of the multiplex power and the number of continuous multiplex overshoots 2 components are transmitted every second as follows lt MPX power gt chr 9 lt MPX overshoots ppm lt CRLF gt As shown in the menu list these two measurements require 60 seconds before being able to give a value conforming to the CCIR recommendation n 450 1 The validity of the measurements is shown by the disappearance of the opposite the measurement lines Example Measurements not valid 9 5 lt chr 9 gt 1333 lt CRLF gt Measurements valid 0 4 lt chr 9 gt 0 lt CRLF gt Continuous output of the FM multiplex signal deviation value in kHz Continuous output of the level value of the left channel plus the r
16. talk l 32dBu type at 1 KHz adjustable by potentiometer Typical cross talk obtained when the FM Navigator is used in FM multiplex signal retransmission mode FM Multiplex input BNC socket Connector BNC Impedance 50 K ohms Max level 8800mV 12dBu Analysis of the Audio MPX Pilot RDS DARC levels Type of analysis DSP sampling of the Multiplex signal 12 bits 50OKHz Measurement validity e RF level preferably gt 60dBuV Multiplex level peak level displayed over 120000 samples during 300ms approx Audio level peak level displayed over 120000 samples during 300ms approx Pilot level ki mean peak level over 500000 samples 1 second calib 6 8KHz RDS level 3 mean peak level over 500000 samples 1 second calib 4 0KHz DARC level mean peak level over 500000 samples 1 second calib 6 0KHz Maximum deviation of MPX 140 kHz Accuracy on measure of MPX deviation 5 KHz Accuracy on measure of audio level 1dB typical 2dB guaranteed Accuracy on display of sub carrier levels 10 typical Measurement of the FM Multiplex signal power Type of analysis DSP sampling of the multiplex FM signal at 500000 samples sec integral calculation on the signal and optimization of the mean sliding calculation of the instantaneous power over one minute conforming to the CCIR recommendation n 450 1 Accuracy l 0 2dB typical 0 4 dB guaranteed for powers from OdB to 12dB Measurement of the FM Mul
17. the last reset of the counter Use the function Z for resetting the counter NZ Aa Reinitialises the recovered and erroneous block counters RDS E RR or Displays the RDS block error rate in a constant stream RDS ERR RDS_ERR 6 6 ASCII protocol instruction set related to DARC Instruction syntax Description of the instruction Navigator 10 100 1000 FRAM E v Selects the type of DARC Frame to receive v can be A0 A1 B or C Warning An incorrect Frame type will not stop the FM Navigator from detecting a DARC signal but the data will be totally erroneous FRAM E Shows the Frame type selected CORV v Enables or disables vertical correction v 0 or 1 The vertical correction is enabled by default CORV Shows the vertical correction status CORH v Enables or disable horizontal correction v 0 or 1 The horizontal correction is enabled by default CORH Shows the horizontal correction status DARC ERR Displays the DARC block error rate in constant stream WARNING stream of data at 38400 baud Transmission of 22 bytes of useful data of each block Each byte is transmitted in the form of two hexadecimal characters Each block is displayed as follows BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB X or SH or SV T R lt CR gt lt BB B gt indicates the 22 bytes of the block data One of the three following extensions is added at the end of the block X indicates an error SH means that the block has been correc
18. value is identical to the left deviation if the LEVEL signal is in mono Example 45 L R CHANNEL This field gives the mean deviation level of the L R sub carrier in Yo from 0 to 100 LEVEL Example 15 L R CHANNEL This field gives the mean deviation level of the L R sub carrier in Yo from O to 100 LEVEL Example 16 The multiplex signal is sampled at high speed and the number of MULTIPLEX SIGNAL times that the deviation is greater than 75 kHz is counted This OVERSHOOTS number of overshoots is given in ppm from O to 1000000 Example 25465 The multiplex power is measured over a period of 60 seconds 27 MULTIPLEX POWER and is given in dB from 26 0 to 20 0 Example 3 8 This field displays all the different AF pairs received in the C blocks of the 0A groups This data is transmitted in hexadecimal Each pair is separated by a semicolon AF PAIRS Example 53CD E41A 2446 For a specific contract AUDEMAT AZTEC can supply the source code permitting the AF frequency lists to be extracted from this data This field displays the data concerning the EON stations of all the different 14A groups received This data is the last 5 bits of the B C and D blocks in hexadecimal format The first digit corresponds to the TP other network flag only Each group is separated by a semicolon EON GROUPS Example 154B62F201 151638F201 1C0000F201 1DO000F201 1E0000F 201 002043F202 01554CF202 025455F202 035245F20 2 054B02F202 051698
19. A P PWOGRAM STATUS 7 Convert deu into dBu m Used antenna MATEQUIPEMENT MA122100 87 5 108 MHz Downloaded lines 0 Se Last date amp time 0 Downoad oa After the download of the measurement campaign select the option convert dBuV into dBuV m in order to save the data as field strength measurements The exportation of the measurement campaign to Microsoft MapPoint can then be done as described in the previous chapter For more details about the FM Explorer see the manual in the Audemat Aztec CD ROM provided AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 57 57
20. BD9female connector labeled RS232 situated on the rear panel Locate an unused communication port on your computer If the free port has a DB25 connector use a SUBD9 male to SUBD25 female adapter Do not use the port assigned to the mouse Connect the open communication port of your computer to the port of the FM Navigator with a RS232 cable not crossed or A USB RS232 adapter if your computer has only USB ports 6 2 Choosing a terminal application and principles of ASCII communication To communicate directly with the FM Navigator AUDEMAT AZTEC recommends the use of an ASCII terminal running in MS DOS or Windows The terminal program included in Windows has all the characteristics to communicate easily in ASCII mode with the FM Navigator If you require a higher level interface AUDEMAT AZTEC offers the FM Explorer utility which is available on Internet and can be used freely no license required FM Explorer is an utility which offers a very user friendly graphics interface for AUDEMAT AZTEC products FM Navigator NAVIGATOR 10 NAVIGATOR 100 NAVIGATOR 1000 FMTEL3 and FMTELS Internet address where the FM Explorer software can be downloaded http www audemat aztec com or Audemat Aztec provided CD Rom Set up the parameters of the terminal used as follows E Transmission speed 9600 E Data bits 8 Y Stop bits 1 E Parity None E Flow control None E Port the free communication port on your PC E Parity check
21. Control DIR NNT OOOO e The menu Create Thematic Map allows you to create a legend correlated to the different values e g the measured RF levels AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 30 57 MapInfo Professional VILLE 5 471 FRONTIER DEPARTMT Map Create Thematic Map Step 1 of 3 c bell S ill Blais Tile Thematic EKI POLYGONES HACHURES ROTATION Subtitle fee POLYGONES JAUNE BLEU CLAIR nnntonnn 0 POLYGONES JAUNE BLEU FONC nnnto nnn 0 RPoLYGONE POINTS FOND TRANSPAR nnnto nan 0 nan to nnn 0 KI POLYGONES ROUGE BLEU CLAIR non toinnn 0 POLYGONES ROUGE BLEU FONCE POLYGONES ROUGEJAUNE VERT FON B Region Ranges Solid Red Blue Light eee tah FONCE VERS CLAl Point Ranges Varying Size Line Ranges Varying Width Point Ranges Rotated E Region Ranges Solid Blue Dark Light egiara q Please select the type of legend and the measurement parameter to be used Create Thematic Map Step 2 of 3 AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 31 57 5 NAVIGATOR 1000 Navigator The FM NAVIGATOR 1000 is build upon an FM NAVIGATOR 10 core with additional functionalities for switching applications Depending on sub carriers audio stereo RDS DARC compared to preset thresholds relays can be switched ON or OFF 5 1 NAVIGATOR 1000 main features rack
22. D vi GARE kon EA Suppl ments COM Abbevil Audemat Aztec exploitation tool Campaign Envoyer un commentaire sur les cartes jeppe Te Ga EO Villes et agglom rations OC AN Limit ed ATLANTIQUE Transports Parcs et sites prot g s Autres symboles Quimper peru b a daki a Options FE Fat m duu Za SEE Saint Nazaire b Ki Roche sur Yon TE POITOUCHAREHTES Anga vo ta a Gaillar de INR GH The MapPoint software is now ready to receive data from your NAVIGATOR 100 measurement campaign AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INC WEB www audemat aztec com e mail Page 50 57 contact audemat aztec com 2 IMPORTING MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN DATA TO MAPPOINT Download the measurement campaign onto your computer with the FM Explorer software In the Tools menu of MapPoint select Audemat Aztec Aztec exploitation tool campaign The following window appears bl Audemat Aztec exploitation tool Yer 5 00 g x Campaign name New Campaign f Units f km I Group values 5 km Display SO C miles IV Generate extended pushpin datas Import filter none Select Filter Campaign file s Add file s Remove filefs Fill in the following fields 1 Campaign name Name the display to be created A file with the same name and with the TXT extension will automatically be created by default in the directory c fmnet
23. EAL TIME FIELD MEASUREMENT rss 55 2 4 PERFORMING RF FIELD STRENGTH MEASUREMENT IN REAL TIME rss 56 2 5 HOW TO CONFIGURE FM EXPLORER FOR FIELD MEASUREMENT WITH CAMPAIGN rss 57 AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 4 57 1 Before you start Make sure that your shipment is complete Please check that the following components are present in your shipment The FM Navigator corresponding to the model that you have ordered NAVIGATOR 10 simple FM Navigator without GPS receiver without Flash memory card NAVIGATOR 100 FM Navigator with GPS receiver and Flash memory card NAVIGATOR 1000 FM Navigator rack 19 version Power cable for cigarette lighter socket gt 115 240V power supply and cable to power the FM Navigator from an A C socket gt One RS232 or USB serial adapter cable to connect to a PC gt The 20dB BNC BNC attenuator gt One 8 MB PCMCIA Flash memory card except Navigator 10 1000 gt Calibrated FM magnetic mount whip antenna A folder including Audemat Aztec CD Rom control quality and satisfaction survey Note we recommend using the 20dB attenuator whenever a signal over 90dBuV can be observed at the input of the navigator better performances are obtained if the Navigator input is protected against very high signals Use of the attenuator is also recommended on transmission sites or in towns where the entire FM spectrum is full wi
24. EQUIPEMENT MA122100 87 5 108 MHz Downloaded lines 0 Ge Last date amp time 0 Downloa gt Select the antenna calibration file that corresponds to the antenna used for the campaign and select whether you want the readings converted to dBuV M optional gt Click Download to begin downloading all of the measurement campaigns stored in the Navigators Flash memory card NOTE If the Flash card contains a large campaign or several small campaigns this process could take a long time Each campaign will display in a separate line of the grid with the title of the campaign if any the mode used the time and date of the first measurement in the campaign and the number of lines downloaded A bar at the bottom of the screen will indicate the progress of the entire download Once the campaigns have been downloaded put a check in the box of each campaign you want to save and then select Save from the File menu You will then have the opportunity to name or rename each campaign as it is saved to your local disk AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 27 57 4 12 NAVIGATOR 100 exporting measurements to MARINEO In order to display the measurements graphically you can use the following procedure to export the results to MAPINFO Professional For additional information technical support list ofretailers do not hesitate to consult the web site
25. F202 054B02F202 051677F202 0COOOOF 202 0D0001F202 0E0000F202 102020F201 11494EF201 12544 5F201 135220F201 154B62F201 151639F201 This field displays 3 numbers from 0 to 65536 corresponding to the number of valid without errors incorrect and recoverable GROUP COUNTERS groups over the analysis period Example 2639 383 186 If RDS is received and decoded the RDS BLOCKS error rate is transmitted in value from 0 to 100 RDS ERROR RATE AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC Inc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 42 57 Field N Parameter Description of the instruction Navigator 100 Oooo pen This field displays 33 numbers from 0 to 65535 corresponding to the number of groups of each type decoded during the analysis period approximately 5 minutes as well as the number of erroneous groups The counters are transmitted in the following order OA OB 1A 15A 15B erroneous separated by semicolons GROUP COUNTERS Example 1416 0 227 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 281 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 711 0 0 0 569 Note the sum of the group counters corresponds to the number of correct groups of the field 21 and the number of erroneous groups corresponds to the sum of the incorrect and recoverable groups This field displays the PS code of the station received in eight RDS PS CODE characters Example MUSIC This field displays the PTYN of the station received in eight PTYN RDS CODE character
26. MEASUREMENTS TO MAPINFO rra 28 5 NAVIGATOR 1000 NAVIGATOR crs ar Er e a a aa read eter 32 5 1 NAVIGATOR 1000 MAIN FEATURES rra 32 5 2 DETECTORS CONFIGURATION rrura 32 5 3 RELAYS OUTPUT AAA 33 5 4 SIGNALING M D XS rrura 33 5 5 FAQ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS rra 33 6 OPERATION FROM THE RS232 COM PORT sas e 35 6 1 TO CONNECT A PC TO THE COM PORT OF THE FM NAVIGATOR rrua 35 6 2 CHOOSING A TERMINAL APPLICATION AND PRINCIPLES OF ASCII COMMUNICATION rrura 35 6 3 ASCII PROTOCOL GENERAL INSTRUCTION SET OF THE NAVIGATOR 10 100 1000 FM NAVIGATOR rra 36 6 4 ASCII PROTOCOL MEASUREMENT INSTRUCTIONS rr 37 6 5 ASCII PROTOCOL INSTRUCTION SET RELATED TO RDS rss 38 6 6 ASCII PROTOCOL INSTRUCTION SET RELATED TO DARC rra 39 6 7 ASCII PROTOCOL NAVIGATOR 100 INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING OF MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGNS rra 40 6 8 ASCII PROTOCOL NAVIGATOR 1000 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DETECTORS uu 44 7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 525525 dns a a a EEE EE EE erre 45 AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 3 57 APPENDIX 1 MAPPOINT LIBRARY rus en 50 1 INSTALLING THE LIBRARY sr 50 2 IMPORTING MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN DATA TO MAPPOINT rss 51 SR AAA ASU SAREA 53 APPENDIX 2 FM CALIBRATED AN TENN A durarik rrea ETETE Eak paka do ka kota and ro tere 54 2 1 RE FIELD MEASUREMENT adrian ateata tea dis kaka debi Eee erk daaa 54 2 2 RESTRIC neka EA 54 2 3 HOW TO CONFIGURE FM EXPLORER FOR R
27. S to display the PS code Program Service INIT PS Displays the PS code eight characters of the selected station reinitialises the display lt RDS to display the PI code Program Identification Displays the PI code four hexadecimal characters of the selected INIT_RDS station Pl is displayed if RDS is not decoded by the receiver reinitialises RDS decoding RDS to display the TA and TP codes Traffic Announcement and Traffic program Beia Displays the state of the TA and TP codes A i NOTE A change of state of the TA code is signalled by a series of TA BEEP 1 beeps and a display indicating that TA flag is at 1 Pressing Enter opens a menu that allows the TA indicator beeps to be disabled using the wheel lt RDS PTY code Program TYpe Displays the PTY code 0 31 Signification of the PTY code authorized definition Pressing Enter displays the authorized definition of the code RDS to display the PTYN code Program TYpe Name Displays the PTYN code eight characters 7 is displayed if the receiver does not decode PTYN AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 18 57 dE RDS to display the alternative frequencies Displays the AF number Pressing Enter shows each be SEO transmitted frequency The wheel can be used to move AF
28. T internal FM Tuner Enter EXT external multiplex input via BNC The maximum input level allowed on this input is 12dBu AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 14 57 lt To adjust the FM multiplex signal input level lash Adjusts the level of the inputted multiplex signal The level at multiplex MPXI 0 0 input must be displayed and not the gain to apply to this signal to bring mexr 0 0 J it to OdBu The input level is adjustable from 18 to 12 dBu To adjust the FM multiplex signal output level lash Adjusts the level of the Multiplex output This level is adjustable from MPXO 12 0 MPXO 12 0 18 to 12dBu It is nevertheless recommended not to exceed 6dBu Enter as above this value the signal may be distorted at a high level The use of the value 6 to 12dBu must be reserved for the amplification of small signals amp To reinitialize the FM Navigator in factory set up All the parameters of the Navigator are then reinitialised to the factory set up except for the calibration factors of the equipment The program memories are all cleared except the first one which is set to 87 5MHz AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 15 57 4 5 NAVIGATOR 10 Navigator general menu IMPORTANT Validity of the measurements The
29. TS menu EXIT MORE l ZP Return to main menu Enter d RDS To display the RDS error rate TER 24 l a Displays the number of erroneous RDS blocks based on the last 100 RDS blocks received nter Enter reinitializes this error counter RDS To display the non recovered RDS BLOCKS error counter NER 2365 l Displays the number of erroneous RDS blocks since the last counter reset The counter is reset to Enter zero either by pressing the Enter button by a change of frequency or when it reaches 999999 lt RDS To display the recovered RDS BLOCKS counter ZE Displays the number of RDS blocks RECovered since the last counter reset The counter is reset to Ent zero either by pressing the Enter button by a change of frequency or when it reaches 999999 RDS To display the received RDS group counters At each frequency change the Navigator counts all the biei group types received GRP COUNTS i Ent To make the display of the transmitted groups easier only nter the counters which are not at zero are displayed Turn the wheel to display the counters of each group The counters are reset to zero by a long press on Enter or Enter 2 by a frequency change 3 secs d RDS To display the IN HOUSE data 1FFFOOFFOO Displays the data received in the last group 6 in hexadecimal To display the SLOW LABELLING CODES SLC Only the SLCs received can be d
30. USE mn Deviation generated by the 19000Hz stereo pilot signal Displays the deviation of the 19000 Hz pilot signal No indication if no pilot detected The value of this deviation is typically 6 8kHz 10 lt Detection of the 57KHz RDS sub carrier This menu shows if the RDS sub carrier is present Ee RAZ RDS Pressing Enter reinitialises all the RDS parameters and RDS Yes Enter synchro restarts a RDS synchronisation procedure for the receiver lt Deviation generated by the RDS signal at 57KHz Displays the deviation of the RDS sub carrier No indication if no RDS detected This deviation is typically between 2 and 6 kHz The exactitude of this measurement depends on the reception quality of the station in question AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 17 57 Detection of the 76 KHz DARC sub carrier DARC frame type definition This double function menu selects the type of frame level decoding to apply and see and to detect the type of frame used in the signal Deviation generated by the DARC signal at 76 KHz Displays the deviation of the DARC sub carrier No information displayed if no DARC detected WARNING in certain transmission configurations this deviation is susceptible to variations according to the audio modulation The value displayed is a mean value RD
31. aigns information stored in the Flash memory and to send this information in ASCII format via the RS232 COM DL CGN port at the speed of 19200 N 8 Enter DL_CGN lt CR gt lt LF gt in 9600 N 8 1 then turn on 19200 N 8 1 then lt CR gt lt LF gt then listen at 19200 the serial port end of download is mentioned by 2 successive lt CR gt lt LF gt lt CR gt lt LF gt lt CR gt lt LF gt For NAVIGATOR 10 triggers the measurement campaign the data is outputted on the serial interface the campaign is stopped by the reception of a CRLF sequence via the serial interface or by a long depression of the lt Enter gt button Returns the main GPS data Longitude Latitude speed time date altitude and number of satellites if available The format is the same as the first seven fields of the measurement campaign The line is terminated with lt CRLF gt If the GPS data are not available the message NO GPS is returned The output data of a measurement campaign is transmitted in the form of lines of text each representing a group of associated measurements The end of a line is marked by a CR LF chr 13 chr 10 The data fields on a line are separated by a tabulation character chr 9 Certain data fields contain several bytes of data which are then separated by a semicolon chr 59 If a data field is not available such as GPS during the passage through a tunnel or the PI code of a non RDS station it is left empty
32. and Operation in RDS Pager mode Modes numeric and alphanumeric Messages up to 50 messages memorized in volatile memory Addressing a specific address or all addresses configurable cf GC IC Signal beep emitted by the buzzer at each message arrival Communication protocol command interpreter Refer to the chapter devoted to operating the FM Navigator from the RS232 communication port Speed 9600 bauds except for certain commands at 19200 bit s Format ASCII commands compatible with the 98 and NT terminals Parameters Measurements RDS DARC configuration calibration Frequency program memories AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 48 57 Capacity 50 frequencies Usage the program memory is used in the measurement campaigns Loudspeaker Present on the NAVIGATOR 100 Monophonic monitoring The loudspeaker is disabled when a headphone is plugged into the headphone socket Buzzer Uses error signaling TA switching arrival ofa paging message signaling during scrolling of a measurement campaign signaling of manipulation errors in the man machine interface Accessories Battery optional portable battery pack 20 dB attenuator always delivered with the NAVIGATOR 10 NAVIGATOR 100 and NAVIGATOR 1000 Utility software FM Explorer v7 0 Latest version available on the AUDEMAT AZTEC Web page and on the Audemat Aztec provided CD Ro
33. ced by and the characters not displayable by PAG ER GC Select the paging group code to filter the paging messages v is either a number from 0 to 99 or ALL to disable the filter PAGER GC PAGER IC v Select the paging identification code to filter the paging messages v is either a number from 0 to 9999 or ALL to disable the filter PAGER_IC GRP v v represents a OA to 15B group type Each time the FM Navigator decodes a group of this type it is transmitted by the serial interface in the format bb cccc dddd chr 13 chr 10 bb 5 least significant bits of the B block cccc block C dddd block D The display indicates the type of groups transmitted This parameter is saved in non volatile memory thus permitting the Navigator to restart in this mode after power down V y PS TP TA MS RT _GC v UECP This command sets the FM Navigator into EBU mode for the retransmission of groups by the command GRP The format of the data conforms to the UECP standard SPB490 The values accepted for v are 0 and 1 Caution the EBU mode can only be applied to the command GRP this is why the other RDS data retransmission commands do not operate if EBU 1 EBU Return the status of the EBU parameter R Retransmission of all the RDS blocks received Format xhhhh chr 13 chr 10 x Type of bloc A B C Y D Y represents the blocks C of the type B groups A block type displayed in lower ca
34. dit Tools Objects Query Table Options Browse Window Aide Oli si Ji EA Sk Update Leon Append Hows to Tenen A71 Browser Gencade GPS LONGITUDI GPS LATITI Create Points 48 569 Combine Objects using al um 48 569 Import 48 569 Export 48 569 E Maintenance 48 569 Baster 48 569 676 23097193 Create Points for Table using Symbol e bez Get X Coordinates from Column GPS_LONGITUDE pet Get Y Coordinates from Column GPS LATITUDE Gpo Multiply the X Coordinates by HT Multiply the Y Coordinates by HT 48 569 616 29 09 99 The default type of projection selected by MAPINFO corresponds to the imported data The symbol can be redefined here but it can also be done afterwards The multiplication factors for the coordinates X and Y have to be set to the value 0 000001 e Inthe menu Window select New Map Window MapInfo Professional File Edit Tools Objects Query Table Options Map Window Aide Diss al Heli Si aaae e EE A471 Browser 7777 200 48 569 616 29 09 99 09 08 52 GPS_LOHGITUDI GPS_LATITUDE GPS_DATE__UT GPS_TIME__UT GPS_ALTITUDE__ 00107 MapInfo Professional File Edit Tools Objects Query Table Options Browse Window Aide dell S ala 5 SIS Ee Ns 2 Now Gronh windo F4 EO eede E New Redistrict Window BREA zanna fes Oa egie e beida CuisD DO rea ssssere 2auere e Peye Se Cascade Windows Shift F5 D zra agia foo
35. ec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 16 57 To display the FM multiplex signal overshoot ref 75 KHz Displays the overshoot ratio observed over the last minute The rate is expressed as the amount of time spent e over 75KHz over the total time gt 7 4E 5 NOTE a mean overshoot of 1 above the 75KHz limit results in the value gt 75 1E 2 being displayed The accuracy on this overshoot measurement is approximately 1000 points Y To display the demodulated audio levels Left Right Displays the level of the audio channels in 100 corresponds to RIGHT 45 LEFT 55 a deviation of 75kHz for a 1000Hz modulating sinusoidal signal Enter without any sub carrier enabled Press Enter to switch from the left channel to the right amp To display the demodulated audio levels Mono track M L R Stereo track S L R Displays the level of the audio channels in Yo 100 on L R corresponds to a deviation de 75kHz for a 1000Hz modulating sinusoidal signal without any sub carrier enabled 100 on L R corresponds to a deviation of 75kHz for a 1000Hz modulating signal in the S band without any sub carrier enabled Press Enter to switch from L R to channel L R d To display the status of the stereophonic detector to force into monophonic This menu shows if the 19kHz pilot frequency is present Ee ee Pressing Enter forces the Navigator into mono mode STEREO Yes Enter MONO
36. ed from the configuration menu yes advanced functions yes yes yes advanced functions yes the FM Navigator behaves as a RDS Pager yes 3A groups advanced functions yes main menu yes main menu yes main menu yes main menu yes advanced functions yes beeps when TA changes state yes advanced functions yes dynamic display in advanced functions a yes output in ASCII on RS232 at 9600 baud R1function yes output in ASCII on RS232 at 19200 RG function yes RS232 output of the groups in the format UECP free format yes output of DARC data layer 2 levels at 38400 baud cf ASCII protocol command GO yes led on front panel yes configurable AO A1 B and C yes can be enabled disabled in vertical and horizontal yes displayed on front panel and accessible via COM port ASCII protocol AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INC WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 46 57 Headphones output loudspeaker Headphones connector Stereo 3 5mm jack for NAVIGATOR 10 and NAVIGATOR 100 6 35 for NAVIGATOR 1000 Volume a Adjustable via front panel and ASCII protocol RS232 Max level 6dBu for 75 KHz deviation Loudspeaker On NAVIGATOR 100 only disabled when headphones are plugged in FM Multiplex output BNC socket Connector a BNC Impedance l 20ohms Max level 4400mV 6dBu Pass band l 1dB from 50Hz to 50 KHz Stereo cross
37. ed in RDS PGM sequentially analyses the frequencies stored in memory except those declared EMPTY 50 programmes AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 24 57 lt Define a title for the current campaign 10 chars The campaign title will appear If there is no title as with a new campaign pressing Enter will CGN TITLE WEST PARIS Ee cause the first spot in the display to flash Scrolling the wheel will allow you to select a character to occupy that space and Enter will Enter jock that character and move you to the next space It is not necessary to give each campaign a name lt To select the scanning mode during the measurement campaigns Pressing Enter twice quickly starts the campaign The data Ee is written added in the FLASH memory model CGN START START CF NAVIGATOR 100 or is output directly on the serial Enter Enter interface model NAVIGATOR 10 The campaign stops with another push of the Enter button or automatically when the FLASH memory is saturated model AZ100 only During the campaign each measurement operation is indicated by a small BEEP The frequency of each station being analysed is displayed The measurement campaign is done only once and CGN CINGLE START car automatically stops after the first cycle Enter Enter To display the available FLASH memory capacity
38. fm_explo mappoint 2 Units choose km or miles 3 Group values if you don t select this field all data will be displayed To declutter the display you can fill in this field The various values will be gathered to points with the spacing specified here The data synthesis is defined by selecting average max or min in the Display field 4 Ada file s choose the txt file you want to import to MapPoint This file could come from a measurement campaign directly downloaded from a FM Navigator through the FM Explorer software or from data already processed in MapPoint file mentioned in 1 Several campaign files may be imported and displayed under the same name by simply selecting several files with the Add Files button 5 A filter may be configured for the measurements enabling selection of data according to specific criteria AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 51 57 Generate extended pushpin data if this option is selected labels will be associated with each measurement points with the following information RF level Frequency and PI code Distance travelled in km since the beginning of the campaign Source file name el 65 70 dBuY im Frequency 94 50MHz F734 Covered distance 9 102km Source file TOPMUSIC txt To set up a filter for the map data choose Select Filter Import filter options x
39. gator accepts supply voltages from 11 to 15 volts Pin 1 Ground Pins 2 and 3 Not used Pin 4 12V 7 Connector for memory card Do not insert any PCMCIA card other than the Flash Intel series100 type PCMCIA memory cards into this location FM Navigator model NAVIGATOR 100 only AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 9 57 8 GPS Antenna Connect the GPS antenna supplied with your Navigator model NAVIGATOR 100 9 Auxiliary connector NAVIGATOR 100 only Pin 1 2 4 6 8 and 9 Do not use reserved for future applications Pin 3 RTCM input for differential GPS Pin 7 Power supply output for dGPS receiver protected by polyswitch 250mA fuse The voltage on this pin is the same as this on the main power supply input AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 10 57 3 4 NAVIGATOR 1000 front panel EM NAVIGATOR 10007 Aea ADK LEDs detectors Audio out 3 5 NAVIGATOR 1000 rear panel Supply voltage Relay output AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 11 57 4 Front panel operation 4 1 Signification of the menu logos Represents a depression of the Represents a rotation of the Enter button right button mn wheel to the left or right Enter 4 2 General rules To modify a parameter press E
40. he P1 frequency the one stored in program preset 1 is then selected again automatically for monitoring AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 44 57 7 Technical specifications General features Weight 1200 g model NAVIGATOR 100 2500 g model NAVIGATOR 1000 Dimensions NAVIGATOR 10 and NAVIGATOR 100 L 124mm W 212mm H 44mm without feet NAVIGATOR 1000 1U 19 Operating conditions Specifications given for an ambient temperature of 20 C Equipment operational between 0 and 50 C Storage temperature 30 C to 70 C Humidity class F DIN40040 EMC CENELEC EN5022 and generic standards Power supply input of the equipments Connector 4 pin male XLR pin compatible with video power supplies and batteries NAVIGATOR 10 11 0V to 15 0V 350mA max voltage without damage 25V NAVIGATOR 100 11 0V to 15 0V 450mA max voltage without damage 25V NAVIGATOR 1000 IEC connector 115 230V integral power supply approximately 10VA Power supply accessories for models NAVIGATOR 10 and NAVIGATOR 100 mains transformer included cigarette lighter cable included optional battery pack not included Relay output NAVIGATOR 1000 only Connector SUBDB15 female on the rear panel Number of relay output 5 Relay features 24Volts 20mA maximum Human machine interface 2 push buttons 1 LED 10 characters red adjustable inte
41. http www mapinfo com Export procedure Note For good export results especially for the reception frequency value the format of the numbers has to be defined with decimal separator For that you have to select in the general menu of Windows Start Parameters Configuration panel Regional parameters and with the index Number please select decimal symbol Then within MAPINFO please proceed as follows e Under the File menu open Table measurement campaign file e Choose file type Delimited ASCII e Select the option Use First Line for Column Title By default the measurement campaign file are stored by FM Explorer during the download in C FMNET FM_EXPLO DATA Explorer aj map info E la ci 471A4 TXT ZI 471CAMP TXT ZI 478A4 TXT ZI 478MA4 TXT Delimited ASCII Lotus 1 2 3 Microsoft Excel Raster Image Microsoft Access Database Delimited ASCII Delimited ASCII Information E Delimiter Preferred View Automatic x Tab C Other a File Character Set windows US amp W Europe ANSI a AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 28 57 Then the file is loaded by MAPINFO as a data table With this table points can be generated on a map e Please choose in the Table scrolling menu Create Points and select the measurement table MapInfo Professional File E
42. ight in Continuous output of the level value of the left channel minus the right in Continuous output of the level value of the left channel in Continuous output of the level value of the right channel in 57 Continuous output of the 57KHz sub carrier deviation value in kHz 76 E EEE izi INIT Re initializes the FM Navigator with the factory set up parameters including the decoding and DARC related parameters NOTE for the functions MPX till 76 the character can be replaced by in order to return only one value instead of a constant data stream AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 37 57 6 5 ASCII protocol instruction set related to RDS Instruction syntax Description of the instruction Navigator 10 100 1000 Enables v 1 or disables v 0 RDS correction CO R Displays the RDS correction parameter Display the PI code of the station received in 4 characters If the PI code is not received the FM Displays the PS code of the station received in 8 characters Displays the status of the TP parameter Displays the status of the TA parameter MS Displays the status of the M S parameter Displays the value of the DI parameter from 0 to 15 PTY Displays the value of the PTY parameter from 0 to 31 PTYN Displays the PTYN code in 8 characters Displays radio text in 64 characters The characters not decoded are repla
43. isplayed AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 20 57 To display the OPEN DATA APPLICATIONS ODA information lt Displays the AIDs received to the right with the group ES concerned to the left If an Encoder error is received for a ODA Ent 8A CD46 certain AID the left field no longer displays a group name Men but T1 or T2 etc following the AID number declared on time out amp To display the RADIO TEXT RT The FM Navigator displays the Radio Text received and scrolls it on the display The wheel is used to RADIO TEXT l cE move back and forth in the text The scrolling restarts automatically after a few seconds without action Enter from the user d RDS To display the RDS paging network identifier GRPD GRPD 4 RDS To display the paging messages Displays the number of paging messages received Pressing Enter scrolls all the messages one after another The Navigator decodes the 10 and 18 digit messages as well as the alphanumeric messages of up to 80 characters 50 messages can be stored in memory The arrival of the 51 message clears the 1 and resets the counter to 1 RDS To clear the RDS paging message memory CLR MSG BF Enter Pressing Enter clears the memory of the paging messages and resets the message counter to zero lt RDS T
44. lays the number of satellites seen and used by the GPS receiver This number is between 3 and 8 dE GPS To display the latitude 4609 3200 Displays the latitude in the format ddmm mmmm The North or South data is displayed alternately Example North 4609 3200 gives 46 degrees 9 3200 minutes North GPS To display the longitude 10636 6480 Displays the longitude in the format dddmm mmmm The East or West data is displayed alternately l Example West 10636 6480 gives 106 degrees 36 6480 minutes West GPS To display the altitude 306 5m GPS To display the speed 138 7km h i AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 22 57 d GPS To display the UTC time GPS To display the UTC date CE n AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 23 57 4 9 NAVIGATOR 100 measurement campaigns The following menus permit measurement campaigns to be conducted No PC is required to counduct a measurement campaign The measurement campaign data is stored in the 8Mb FLASH memory card plugged in to the back of the unit The analysis of the measurement campaigns is done by means of the FM Explorer software which permits the memory card to be read directly from the FM Navigator The measurement campaigns are stored in the memory card in the form of tabulated text
45. m AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 49 57 APPENDIX 1 MAPPOINT LIBRARY Audemat Aztec has developed its Audemat Aztec Exploitation Campaign Tool DLL to enable a graphic display of data from a measurement campaign from Audemat Aztec NAVIGATOR 100 Navigator Note AUDEMAT Aztec s FM Explorer software available free of charge on http www audemat aztec com and Microsoft s MapPoint must be installed in order to use this DLL Compatibility starts with gt FM Explorer V7 01 gt DLL MapPoint V5 00 1 INSTALLING THE LIBRARY Insert the Audemat Aztec CD Rom in the driver Goto the Meter Silver page Click on MApPOINT Utilities Follow the instructions of the installation program The Audemat Aztec Exploitation Tool Campaign DLL is installed on your computer Start Microsoft s MapPoint software You will see now the new tool Audemat Aztec Exploitation Campaign Tool 3 Carte Microsoft MapPoint Europe Fichier Edition Affichage Donn es Itin raire Outils ee AEL c Rechercher les centres d int r t proximit Ctrl D Cr er une zone de temps de conduite IE routi re Surligner L gende et carte de localisation ZA Reykjavik Distances Ctri E F Mouri ns glo ed r Coordonn es g ographiques kei stersungf ber SO GPS eite Stockholh_ e b a Lie Paa E
46. messages 21 RDS To clear the RDS paging message memory 21 RDS To display the RDS Music Speech parameter MS 21 RDS To display the Decoder Identifier parameter DI ra 21 d To store the 50 strongest FM stations in the program memories a 21 To store the 50 strongest FM stations with RDS in program memories ra 22 To display the DARC error rate issues 22 4 8 NAVIGATOR 100 NAVIGATOR GPS MEASUREMENTS rra 22 GPS To exit the GPS measurements DG 22 d GPS To display the number of satellites used by the GPS receiver 22 EF GPS To display the latitude ne 22 EF GPS To display the longitude 22 EF GPS To display the altitude rra 22 F GPS To display the speed iii 22 GPS To display the UTC Orra 23 F GPS TO display the UTC EA 23 4 9 NAVIGATOR 100 MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGNS rrura 24 S Toexit th CAMPAIGNS AAA 24 F ea ia dik th CAMPAIGN LY aA 24 A To select the scanning mode during the measurement campaigns 24 Define a title for the current campaign 10 chars 25 To select the scanning mode during the measurement campaigns 25 To display the available FLASH memory capacity 25 To clear the FLASH memory card and all the stored campaigns rra 25 4 10 EXPORTATION OF NAVIGATOR 100 MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGNS rra 26 4 11 MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN DOWNLOAD WITH FM EXPLORER rra 27 4 12 NAVIGATOR 100 EXPORTING
47. nerated by the FM multiplex signal MPX 68kHz j Displays the peak level max observed over 1 second thus about 500000 samples performed by the FM Navigator in this time interval NOTE1 to evaluate the intrinsic level of the pilot RDS and other sub carriers use the corresponding menus and not this menu Indeed the maximum accuracy of the multiplex deviation by design at 75KHz means that the small deviations less than 20KHz and notably the sub carriers will inevitably contain some inaccuracies NOTE2 RF level must be stable and no noise must occur for MPX measurements RF value of 60dBuV is recommended MPX observations are generally useless when mobile perform MPX measurements in sable conditions roof antenna or vehicle stopped and direct field reception Y To display the FM multiplex signal power CCIR conformity lash Displays the multiplex average power over 1 minute in accordance with the UER recommendation n 450 1 It is a rolling average over one minute measured by DSP digital signal processing The higher the indication PMPX 4 5 is the more dense the signal and audio Modulating with a continuous sinusoidal signal to a deviation of 75 kHz will produce an indication of 11 9dB The unit dB flashes when the indication does not conform with the recommendation 1 minute not reached Wait 1 minute to obtain a accurate measurement AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat azt
48. nfigure the individual code section of the pager address 14 To select the FM Multiplex signal source tuner BNC socket 14 A To adjust the FM multiplex signal input level 15 A To adjust the FM multiplex signal output level 15 A To reinitialize the FM Navigator in factory set uUp asasen ossanossannnssananssanosoonon 15 4 5 NAVIGATOR 10 NAVIGATOR GENERAL MENU rra 16 F To choose the reception freQUENCY ra 16 To evaluate the signal level received on the antenna input 16 To display the deviation generated by the FM multiplex signal 16 A To display the FM multiplex signal power CCIR conformity 16 To display the FM multiplex signal overshoot ref 75 KHz 17 To display the demodulated audio levels Left Right 17 A To display the demodulated audio levels Mono track M L R Stereo track S L R eena 17 YA To display the status of the stereophonic detector to force into monophonic 17 Deviation generated by the 19000HZ stereo pilot signal 17 Detection of the 57KHz RDS sub carrier sienne 17 Deviation generated by the RDS signal at 57KHz ra 17 Detection of the 76 KHz DARC sub carrier DARC frame type definition 18 Deviation generated by the DARC Signal at 76 KEZ 18 RDS to display the PS code Program Service sis 18
49. nsity alphanumeric display wheel to move around the menus fine button control differentiation between short presses clicks and long presses 1 buzzer internal loudspeaker NAVIGATOR 100 only 5 signaling LEDs on front panel NAVIGATOR 1000 only AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC Inc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 45 57 Antenna input Connector Impedance External attenuator RF receiver FM frequency RDS sensitivity DARC sensitivity Strong fields RF level measurement Dynamic External attenuator delivered Stereophonic decoding Guaranteed Cross talk Typical cross talk RDS data decoding RDS indicator Error Correction Group counting Error counting Correction counting Radio Text Paging ODA Time Date PS AF decoding PTYN PTY DI MS TA TP SLC IN HOUSE RDS BLOCKS RDS GROUPS UECP protocol DARC data decoding DARC decoding DARC indicator Type of frames Error correction Error rate BNC on rear panel 50 ohms 20dB advised for using the FM Navigator in high fields environments 87 5 107 9 MHz 0 errors at Vrf 90dBm 4 KHz RDS deviation no modulation 0 errors at Vrf 65dBm 6 KHz DARC deviation no modulation 3 AGC loops AGC device taking the adjacent levels into account 2dB typical 4dB guaranteed 94dB 20dB gt 20dB for a modulating signal at a deviation of 1KHz 75KHz 30dB yes led on front panel yes can be enabl
50. nter to go into modification mode A or sign flashes and the wheel is used to modify the value A second press on Enter locks in the new value The parameters having only two possible values change value each time the Enter button is pressed All the modifiable parameters are saved in non volatile memory unless otherwise stated in the menu descriptions 4 3 The frequency memories menu SHORT depression of the PGM button The FM Navigator can save up to 50 frequencies in non volatile memory Wherever you are in the menus a short press on the PGM button enters the frequency memory menu A memory can be chosen by using the wheel Another short press on PGM returns you to the main menu To modify a memory select it and press Enter The sign flashes and you can change the frequency by using the wheel Press Enter a second time to save it Between the value 108 0 and 87 5 is an EMPTY value that clears the selected memory zee KOUN lash P12 P12 97 5 5 CAUTION you cannot exit this menu after having selected an EMPTY memory a beep will be emitted if you attempt to do so and no action is performed AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 12 57 4 4 To configure the NAVIGATOR 10 FM LONG depression of the PGM button At any time a long press on the PGM button calls up the config
51. o display the RDS Music Speech parameter MS Displays the M S parameter Pressing Enter displays the signification of the parameter d RDS To display the Decoder Identifier parameter DI Displays the DI parameter Pressing Enter displays the signification of the parameter Y To store the 50 strongest FM stations in the program memories Ee Clears the program memory and stores the stations having I the best reception by RF signal AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC Inc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 21 57 To store the 50 strongest FM stations with RDS in program memories CE Clears the programme memory and stores the FM RDS stations having the best reception by RF signal BEST RDS Enter START X To display the DARC error rate TER76 76 l E Displays the BLOCK error rate of the DARC sub carrier received Caution you must explicitly state nter the type of frame to be received the configuration menus can be accessed by a long press on the lt Enter gt key 4 8 NAVIGATOR 100 Navigator GPS measurements The following menus display the GPS measurements performed by the GPS receiver which is incorporated in the model NAVIGATOR 100 GPS To exit the GPS measurements menu EXIT GPS cP Return to the main menu Enter GPS To display the number of satellites used by the GPS receiver Disp
52. oof of a car The antenna should be placed in a center of a metal surface with a minimum size of 1 m2 Any other antenna nearby roof car antenna will affect antenna measurement accuracy Plastic fiber or composite material vehicle roof is prohibited The antenna cable along with its connector is part of the delivered antenna and their characteristics are taken in account in the measurement conversion process If the cable is changed or modified the measurement accuracy will be affected The guaranteed accuracy on field measurement is 4dB providing strict respect of above statements AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 54 57 2 3 How to configure FM Explorer for real time field measurement The antenna selection is a general setting of FM Explorer The activation of field conversion can be selected or disabled in different measurement displays With browse select the calibration file of the antenna EE Navigator antenna type selection x File name Title C Program Files AUDEMAT AZTEC FM Explorer MATEQUIPEMENT MA122100 87 5 108 MHz Reload 18 19 dB f m 90 92 34 96 98 100 102 104 106 108 Please check if the file fits with the name of the antenna and if the frequency range fits with your needs Confirm by clicking the Ok button NOTE to change antenna type you must first disconnect then go to the menu shown bel
53. ow AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 55 57 2 4 Performing RF field strength measurement in real time EEA Explorer Ver 7 0 1 c 2005 Audemat Aztec SA File Edit Equipment Measurements RDS fa elm mn FM Spectrum Frequency 99 00 MHz Options alala SZ uz diz Show station information Automatic RDS decoding I Show RDS groups counting ba True BE level in dB d Apply antenna caracteristics coco 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 CNX LOCAL Navigator HD Select the option Apply antenna characteristics if you want to apply the antenna calibration factors Then you can read RF field strength measurements in dBuV m AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 56 57 a 2 5How to configure FM Explorer for field measurement with campaign The conversion to RF field strength readings takes place when you save a campaign after downloading from the NAVIGATOR 100 Flash card The same downloaded campaign can be saved with and without the conversion to dBuV m The antenna type used is the one selected in the general FM Explorer settings as described in the previous section Any change of the antenna selection will affect general FM Explorer setting TE Campaign Download FM Explorer Ver 7 0 1 File Campaigns b S _ TE ER ele
54. s lash The brightness is adjustable from level 1 to 7 BRIGHT 7 The 4 available modes are STEP The frequency changes in steps of 100 kHz FM scan stop on all the FM stations RDS scan stop on the RDS stations DARC scan stop on the stations transmitting DARC Caution DARC detection can only be performed correctly if the type of DARC frames is defined to the required value see corresponding configuration menu RDS error correction can be enabled or disabled by pressing the Enter key This parameter is not saved Error correction is disabled by default Selects the type of DARC Frame to decode This information is very important for the error rate Note this function is also available and more practical in the main menu DARC 1 0 display This menu filters the reception of paging messages by giving a group code to the receiver This code is from 0 to 99 Between 99 and 0 is a value ALL which disables the group code filter all of the paging messages are then decoded by the FM Navigator lash This menu filters the reception of paging messages by Y giving an individual code to the receiver This code is IC 5328 between 0 and 9999 Between 9999 and 0 is an ALL value which disables the individual code filter To select the FM Multiplex signal source tuner BNC socket This function selects SOURCE INT E SOURCE EXT IN
55. s Example WORLD This field displays the PTY from 0 to 31 35 PIYROSCODE Ser 25 This field displays the DI parameter from 0 to 15 37 GRPD PAGING Ea field displays the GRPD RDS paging parameter from 0 to CODE RDS Example 2 This field displays the time transmitted in the 4a groups corrected Example 15 42 e sm This field displays the date transmitted in the 4a groups not RDS DATE corrected by the transmitted offset Example 25 05 97 This field displays the RDS time and date offset RDS TIME OFFSET Example 0 30 AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 43 57 6 8 ASCII protocol NAVIGATOR 1000 instructions for the detectors The following additional commands are available from the serial port of NAVIGATOR 1000 9600 N 8 1 Instruction syntax Description of the instruction Navigator 1000 RF_TO lt t gt RF LEVEL Time Out 0 lt t lt 999 seconds RF_TH lt v gt RF LEVEL Threshold 0 lt v lt 95 dB Audio LEVEL Threshold 0 lt v lt 100 If one of the detectors has been set to be active detection process will start CTRL_TO seconds after power up on the frequency programmed on channel 1 PGM 1 If the selection wheel is moved then detection stops immediately and remains stopped CTRL TO seconds after the last movement of the front panel buttons and or wheel Relays remain locked during this time When detection restarts t
56. se letters indicates a CRC error for this block ATZ indicates the absence of RDS hhhh 16 bits of data in 4 hexadecimal characters If RDS error correction is enabled a recovered block is declared by the addition of the character r directly behind the 4 characters of data Identical to R but no distinction exists between the recovered blocks and the others CAUTION stream of data at 19200 baud Format xhhhhccc h vv l00 chr 13 chr 10 x Identical to the function R hhhh Identical to the function R ccc 10 bits of CRC in 3 hexadecimal characters lt h gt character h vv Quantitative representation of the RF level lt l00 gt text 100 kept for compatibility with the Monitor AZ1 To exit this function the characters lt Esc gt or lt CR gt must be sent at 19200 baud A second possibility is to press the two buttons on the front panel simultaneously AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC Inc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 38 57 Instruction syntax Description of the instruction Navigator 10 100 1000 ERR Displays the number of erroneous RDS blocks incorrect CRC received since the last reset to zero of the a counter Use the Z function to reset the counter Sends the number of correct RDS blocks received since the last reset to zero of the counter Use the Z function to reinitialize the counter REC Displays the number of RDS blocks since
57. t the RF input attenuator is activated during the measurement that causes the glitch When the AZ1000 is placed in a high RF field this glitch is not heard because the input signal is high enough to enable good reception whatever the input attenuator value Q lam anxious about the fact that if somebody touches the front panel the control operation can be turned off or an or an alarm inadvertently triggered Am I right A No When somebody plays on the AZ1000 front panel and for example listens to other FM stations or checks RDS parameters on other frequencies the relays are simply frozen during this manual operation After the CTRL TO timeout the control operation will resume automatically on the frequency programmed in setup program P1 This feature enables you to use the AZ1000 on site for other purposes and it will automatically return to checking parameters on the programmed station Q I do not like relays would like to put the AZ1000 on my SNMP network on site A We advise you not choose the AZ1000 but choose the FMTEL5 which has Network Ethernet connectivity With the FMTELS from AUDEMAT AZTEC you get a TCP IP oriented solution with FTP TELNET and SNMP features AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 34 57 6 Operation from the RS232 COM port 6 1 To connect a PC to the COM port of the FM Navigator A PC can be connected to the Navigator via the SU
58. t ea Oe aziz fos O rra 48560616 2anen9 er ie DO rel eggzzizez ezz ez I e A part of the trajectory done during the measurement is displayed in a window if you click on the right button of the mouse a contextual menu appears then select Change View aj x L bg Fa F7 OO L O OO L O O L O O O O O L O OO Si jar Biles Layer Control Turn Autoscroll Off Ear EGsmetic layer Change View Clone View Brevious View View Entire Layer Edit Objects EURE AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 29 57 e The trajectory map can now be added to a real map delivered with MARINEO Professional in the following directories if you have selected the complete default installation of MAPINFO C Program Files MapInfo Professional Data MAP Open Table 3 E C2 Program Files C2 MapInfo C2 Professional Then proceed again with the operation Open Table for the other different files for example borders Capitals main cities medium cities main roads other roads rivers e The Map menu Layer Control allows you to organise the different elements to be displayed and the superposition of the different layers the displays of the various labels e g name of the cities MapInfo Professional pa ele r eal Si ac Layer Control Dk odit gene Map Layer
59. ted by the horizontal correction SV means that the block has been corrected by the vertical correction If no extension is present the block is correct T means that the block do not result of received data but comes from a time out R means that the block belongs to one of the 12 blocks real time interlaced in the parity block of the vertical parity of a frame A1 The termination is lt CR gt INIT DARC Initialises the DARC parameters to their default value AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 39 57 6 7 ASCII protocol NAVIGATOR 100 instructions for downloading of measurement campaigns It is easiest to download the measurement campaigns from the FLASH memory card to a PC by using the FM Explorer software You can also download send the contents of the FLASH memory via the serial interface by using the ASCII protocol instructions which follow Instruction syntax Description of the instruction Navigator 100 CGN_SCAN OFF CGN_SCAN CGN_SCAN FM CGN_SCAN RDS CGN_SCAN PGM Sets the operating modes described in the man machine interface of the CGN MES display menu SCAN menu ee Defines the next campaign title CGN TITLE CGN MODE SLOW CGN MODE CGN MODE FAST Uses the operating modes described in the man machine interface of the CGN MES Display menu MODE menu For NAVIGATOR 100 Specifies that the FM Navigator must read all the measurement camp
60. th high signal levels IMPORTANT the FM NAVIGATOR receiver has been designed to operate in compatibility with the FM Explorer PC software A measurement utility FM Explorer is available on our website and on the CD Rom provided Web site http www audemat aztec com This software can be freely used without specific license with a NAVIGATOR 10 NAVIGATOR 100 Navigator 1000 AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 5 57 2 Introduction The range of FM NAVIGATOR 10 NAVIGATOR 100 NAVGATOR 1000 receivers The equipment that you have just acquired is a precision unit intended for physical and logical field analysis of FM multiplex composite signal components and the RF level of any FM radio station The AZ10 and AZ100 versions are portable the AZ1000 model is rack mount This analysis can be carried out with ease due to an ergonomic man machine interface AZ10 FM Navigator AZ100 FM Navigator with flash card and GPS receiver for measurement campaigns AZ1000 FM Navigator in 19 rack with internal 115 230V power supply AUDEMAT AZTEC has incorporated into the AZ10 AZ100 and AZ1000 FM Navigators all the processing power necessary for DSP Digital Signal Processing of the FM sub carriers Stereo RDS DARC the measurement of the RF signal the measurement of the power of the FM multiplex signal the accurate evaluation of deviation overshoots etc
61. tiplex signal overshoots AUDEMAT AZTEC sA AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 47 57 Type of analysis DSP sampling of the multiplex FM signal at 50OKHZ Unit f the FM Navigator indicates the mean overshoot time rate sliding over one minute in ppm reference is unit time 1 Thresholds 75KHZ 5KHz with RDS deviation 4KHz without DARC deviation and pilot deviation at 6 8KHz GPS receiver NAVIGATOR 100 only Make l Trimble Type Lassen SK8 Number of channels 8 Antenna pre amplified 5m of cable magnetic Connector SMB rear panel of the FM Navigator GPS differential a dGPS input on the rear panel of the FM Navigator extension connector Measurement campaigns and Flash memory NAVIGATOR 100 only Analysis modes fast mode 16 parameters one frequency per 7 second approx fast mode more than 38 parameters 5 minutes of analysis per frequency see chapter devoted to the data recording formats Storage NAVIGATOR 100 gt the data is stored in the FLASH memory card NAVIGATOR 10 gt the data is outputted on the serial interface without GPS info Data formats the FM Explorer utility software permitting the measurements to be exported in ASCII format compatible with Excel Mapinfo MapPoint Flash read back 2 modes NAVIGATOR 100 only by leaving the Flash card in the FM Navigator and by initiating the corresponding ASCII protocol comm
62. tor 10 100 1000 Displays the version of the internal software SN Displays the serial number of your Navigator BRIGHTN ESS Return the display brightness level from 1 to 7 v Set the reception frequency of the FM Navigator where v represents the frequency in tens of kHz Example F 9450 F 10440 EO Send the current frequency in tens of kHz E Example F9840 ee Defines if the Navigator frequency step is 100KHz or 50KHz 50K 0 or 50K 1 100KHz is default PGMn v Save the frequency v in memory n Example PGM3 9840 PGM n Return the frequency saved in memory n PGM Return the list of the 50 frequency memories MPX SOU RC E v Select the source of the multiplex signal If v TUNER the FM Navigator will use its RF reception head to supply the multiplex signal If v BNC the BNC input will be selected MPX_SOURCE AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 36 57 6 4 ASCII protocol measurement instructions Certain measurement instructions send a continuous stream of data In this case the front panel of the FM Navigator is locked and the display shows RS232 BUSY The incoming data stream can be stopped by simply sending the character lt ESC gt chr 27 or CR chr 13 via the serial interface A second option is to press the 2 buttons on the front panel simultaneously the FM Navigator returns to the operating mode indicated on the front
63. uration menu of the FM Navigator It is then possible to configure amongst other things the following parameters lt the headphones output volume jack socket d the MUTE function audio inhibition of the headphones output Y the display brightness lt the scan mode the RDS error correction the type of DARC frame to be decoded lt the group code section of the pager address Y the individual code section of the pager address the FM Multiplex signal source tuner BNC socket the FM multiplex signal input level lt the FM multiplex signal output level To return to the main parameters menus Exits from the configuration menu and returns to the general parameters list This action is equivalent EXIT CFG Ee to a short push of the pgm button E Enter lash The output volume is adjustable from 60 to 30 dBu However levels of more than 6dB must be reserved for VOL 20 0 i the amplification of small signals as the FM Navigator cannot supply levels of more than 6dBu without distortion or saturation of the signal MUTE function audio inhibition of the headphones output Each depression of Enter toggles between ON and OFF MUTE OFF j Ee MUTE ON MUTE state is stored in non volatile memory Enter AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC INc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 13 57 amp To adjust the display brightnes
64. y Open 3 DARC Common 4 RDS Normally Closed 5 RDS Normally Open 6 PILOT Common 7 AUDIO Normally Closed 8 AUDIO Normally Open 9 RF Common 10 DARC Normally Closed 11 DARC Normally Open 12 RDS Common 13 PILOT Normally Closed 14 PILOT Normally Open 15 AUDIO Common 5 4 Signaling LEDs The 5 LED indicate the relay status these LED are red when an alarm condition is set meaning that a relay is NOT on When LEDS are flashing instead of solid it means that the CONTROL operation has been stopped via the front panel or an RS232 request or the AZ1000 has just been turned on then you must wait until the CTRL TO delay has elapsed 5 5 FAQ frequently asked questions Q have set CTRL_TO to 240 seconds 4 minutes do not want to wait this time each time check if the control operation is working How can I force the control operation immediately A Enter in the RELAYS menu then EXIT REL indication appears press Enter to exit the menu in this case the control operation will take place immediately instead of CTRL_TO seconds AUDEMAT AZTEC sa AUDEMAT AZTEC Inc WEB www audemat aztec com e mail contact audemat aztec com Page 33 57 Q hear glitches in the headphone when the control operation is active what is the problem A If you have programmed the AZ1000 to verify the RF level RF_TO lt gt 0 and RF_TH lt gt 0 when the FM Navigator AZ10 AZ100 and AZ1000 performs a RF level measuremen

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