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1. 17 101 a gen T 6 2 Cyan 17 126 3 Delete a go a u a 17 192420 E qo gan 17 1 8 5 Delete 3 PO ga nun 19 1 00 Load Group ton TALOT Group ODIOFIS 17 1 6 7 1 Name of the group 141 0 2 Pause in EM Band ssis 17 1 6 7 3 Pause in Band switching 17 1 6 7 4 Kind of measure 17 1 0 7 5 REPEAUIN Joserra Ar A 17 1 6 7 7 Temporize measurements 17 1 7 Working DI 172 Satelite 17 2 1 Identify the satellite 17 2 2 Searching a satellite AA e a a uds 17 2 3 1 Add a new satellite 17 283 2 Delete satellites seccion V7 2 38 Import satelles ass 7 2824 Booflsaellies nase 142 30 SOW Sa CICS 17 2 3 6 New satellite parameters lc AA rear teT erent trey 17 4 Transmodulators Programming ANNEX T JApnkcamet ANNEX 2 Channels plan esssss B G CCIR STANDARD anne B G DE STANDARD B G IT STANDARD pet nuts t eem EESTANDARO cora D K K DK PAL STANDARD ccc ESI ppm nenn B B Australia Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 1 INTRODUCTION Note This user s guide is adapted to software version v 1 83 of MDL The MD
2. These values could be downloaded through USB port LNC power supply Voltage 0 5V 13V 18V 24V 13V 22Khz and 18V 22Khz shown by OSD Max current 450 mA short circuit protec ted DiSEqC 1 2 Auxiliary inputs outputs A V Minijack Audio Video input and output RS 232 Serial port for PC connection USB Host Driver USB 2 0 User s Manual MDL series Power Supply Battery Li lon 30 W hour Battery level ind Continuous control on OSD Battery life 2 h without LNB power supply Charging time Aprox 3 hours for 10096 it depends on battery previous charge External 20V 2 5A Mechanics Dimensions 270x170x70mm bag Weight 1 850 Kg Frequency Range 5 862 MHz and 863 2150MHz Tuning Continuous in full band Steps 5OKHz terrestrial band and 500KHz satellite band Input Impedance 75 Ohms Connector F type male FBU FBU adaptor Protection 50 VDC 130dBuV 3V RMS Attenuator O 60dB AUTO range mode selectable Spectrum Bands 5 862MHz and 863 2150MHz Detection Peak and Average Display mode Horizontal sweep and logarit mic amplitude Marker Single Precision Terr 1 5 dB 25 C Sat 2 dB 25 C of environment temperature after a heating of 30 minutes Span Full 500 200 10 MHz Resolution filter 300 kHz 100 50 20 or Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2
3. User s Manual MDL series The measured data will be able to be watched and printed out For printing select the book symbol button to generate the documents In next window you should select the option Group of measurement that you want to print out The field information of the report can be filled out as you prefer with the data that describe the content of the group information that will be shown in the first page of the generated report pog B PuSetenSchwee d D Prieten deu Dessin nol KD Z I ga Sshcreralorgupce paa car niare Escribale riaraci ndel rizsre Alter introducing all the data confirm them with the button Create In the next window select the output options Type of selected me ane printer amo my Destination TI printer Destination file File format type Number of copies Please confirm just pressing OK NOTE In case of exporting files to PDF format you should add to the file pdf manually For example if the file is called test you should name it test pdf 102 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series ANNEX II CHANNELS PLAN FOR MDL 300 MDL 400 MDL 150 MDL 500 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 103 m zZ CD En Co JE O Z User s Manual MDL series B G CC
4. User s Manual MDL series 17 1 6 2 Copy a group This option allows copying the information from one group to another one COPY GROUP Jl Copy from Choose name To Enter name m Z Co JE Once selected the option Copy Group a dialog box is displayed with the text Copy from and in blue colour the text Write the name Push the rotating key or the enter key to select the group you select to copy the information from it only will be copied the group configuration and the contained programs The measurements carried out in the origin group will not be copied Once selected please push enter and turn the rotating key to right to select Yes and confirm 17 1 6 3 Delete a group This option allows deleting a group DELETE GROUP Choose name Once the option is selected a dialog box will appear with the text Delete Group and in blue colour the text Select name Press the rotating key or the enter button to select the group you want to delete Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 83 User s Manual MDL series Confirm the suppression O Z Once the group is selected please push enter button and turn the rotating key to left to select Yes and confirm to delete it A dialog box will appear in order to confirm the deleting Push Yes 17 1 6 4 Add a program With this option we will configure our groups with the list of progr
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6. Dicital Video Sroadcasting 11686 0MHz Potencia 75 1 dBuV Calidad DO digital TV analyzer MDL series User s Manual English rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series INDEX Mi coUe aba 5 2 Recommendations for best use of MDL series en 6 SR ato cone c Pr T A VEC MMC leo 8 o Mellers Powar o 20 O Front panel ESCH DEON cl an 21 b T Main Keypad desch pt sata 22 28 m 29 M E 92 J Meer opara e 33 NE ideo Eo PR PT T TR 33 U E E 33 ame M 33 ORF Cable GOnMeClON Me P P een 34 35 19 Standard Po A 34 mis 35 I ee eg 35 A 35 NO 35 9 0 4 Wheel station M MENU en 35 TO MEAS USNS c 36 10 1 Tetresthial Signal Measurement ae rko 37 T9 Ns 37 19 1 2 Use spectrum mode to Spot a Signal 37 10 1 3 Measurement see ons vien asc tt bust 38 10 14 Make baci i untra 99 POE solr 1c Ue Ve Pie SENT IOI PORO PRO PE OOO mmm ER E 41 10 2 Satelite SIGhall MEAS 43 i9 xdi band Selecto pe 49 1029 2 ENB Beeren 44 10 2 3 Use Spect
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10. 3 JE IE KD Z IT User s Manual MDL series 4 Backup Function to restore the system 1 Save all datas to USB Function to make a security copy into a USB device 2 Restore datas from USB Function for restoring a copy of security from a USB device Depending on the type of file there are different options to restore All Programs Autoscan Satellites or Data logger 5 Clock Time and date setup 6 Wake up you can configure the alarms so that the meter is powered on automatically With numeric entry active it is 9 With alphabetic entry active it is k mno programs Programs menu The options are the following E I programs Create program Save program Rename program Delete program Load programs from USB Save programs to USB Group management With numeric entry active it is 6 With alphabetic entry active itis m n o band Band selection Terrestrial 47 862 MHz CI Cable 5 862 MHz Satellite IF 900 2150 MHz MDL 200 CE With numeric entry active it is 7 With alphabetic entry active itispqrs 24 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series tuv tools Tools menu Datalogger 8 e Satellite finder e Band Scan CEJ e PRO 200 mode e Transmodulator Programming With numeric entry active it is 8 With alphabetic entry active it is tu v 6 Co supply
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13. KD Z I User s Manual MDL series 10 MEASUREMENTS Some of the parameters while you are measuring are configured independently in each band ter sat These parameters are the following ones Vrf 22KHz DiSEqC switch Carrier Mode Spectrum Resolution Spectrum Detector mode and Spectrum Span The available measurements of MDL are the following TERRESTRIAL BAND ED 1 Analog signal 1 Level 2 Audio 3 Video audio difference 4 C N 5 Video Line 2 Digital signal Power BER before Viterbi BER after Viterbi Noise Margin C N digital measurement MER Errors CABLE BAND LE 1 Analog signal 1 Level 2 Audio 3 Video audio difference 4 C N 2 Digital signal 0 N Power BER before Viterbi Noise Margin MER Errors SATELLITE BAND ED xD 1 Analog signal 1 M evel C N 2 Digital signal SOORWNH Power BER before Viterbi BER after Viterbi Noise Margin C N digital measurement MER Errors Note Noise Margin is defined as the difference between the value of the current C N and the value of the C N in the pixelation point of the signal That is is the quantity of dB s of the C N measure that is missing until losing the signal 36 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 10 1 Terrestrial signal measurement
14. MDL series Satellite identification E10 0 Eutelsat W 1 um Abort TE wm O Z Once the satellite is identified a message confirming that the satellite has been identified will be displayed Satellite identification E19 2 Astra Satellite found Service ARD TEST 2 deu 17 2 2 Searching a satellite This option allows searching a specific satellite placed in the list of satellites the meter has and to know if it is locked or not Selecting this option the following dialog box will appear in order to select the satellite you want to search Search one satellite E19 2 Astra 92 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series Depending on if the satellite is locked or not the following configurations will be shown indicating the power level the DiSEqC switch status as well as the RF input voltage E19 2 Astra Locked Satellite found Power 54 2 dBuV DiSEQc switch Off m RF IN voltage 18V22k Not locked Locked 17 2 3 Options Into this menu you can configure the following options 1 Add a satellite 2 Delete a satellite 3 Import Satellites 4 Export satellites 5 Show the satellites 6 New parameters Satellite Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 93 HSIION3 ENGLISH User s Manual MDL series 17 2 3 1 Add a new satellite This option allows introducing a new satellite into the
15. Manual MDL series 90 KD Z I Status bar is present for a short period of time after it will be hidden To makes it appear again press tv key 2 spectrum key active The monitor is divided in three parts status bar on top spectrum and at the bottom span and level information 3 meter key active The monitor is divided in two parts status bar and signal measurements information 49 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series m Z 9 9 JE Note With digital signals the quality graphic bar is based on the Noise Margin measure As long as the Noise Margin measure is equal or higher the maximum value that the meter is able to represent the bar will be shown in 100 10 2 Satellite signal measurement 100 CET 10 2 1 Frequency band selection For satellite band selection press once the band key until the monitor shows the message Switch ing to satellite band The switching sequence is the following Terrestial band gt Cable band gt Satellite band e Switching to satellite Once this option has been selected a satellite dish appears on the left top of the status bar Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 43 User s Manual MDL series 10 2 2 Supply LNB power With satellite band it is important supply power to LNB in order to get the signal from the differents s
16. Power supply menu RF IN voltage Off 13 V 18V 24v e ono 22 KHz Off On Auto DiSEqC switch Off A B C D RF voltage on power up Off On e Motor e SatCR With numeric entry active it is 9 With alphabetic entry active itis wx yz autoscan This function allows tuning the selected carrier automatically it is it Fm carries out an auto scanning of the carrier In case the carrier is not Y found an error message will be displayed autoscan Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 25 90 KD Z I User s Manual MDL series Signals setup options 1 Carrier mode Analog digital 2 Digital modulation it depends on selected band COFDM Setup CHI 26 1 Mode Auto 8K 2 K Spectrum inversion Auto On Off Guard interval Auto 1 8 1 16 1 32 Bandwidth Auto 8 MHz 7 MHz 6MHz Priority High low Offset Auto O 125 125 166 166 333 333 500 500 The default value for Span is 50 MHz O B amp B W ND QPSK Setup CED CX 1 Symbol rate 1000 50000 2 Mode DVB DSS 3 Spectrum inversion Auto On Off 4 Auto symbol rate On Off 5 DVB DVBS1 DVBS2 AUTO 6 Constellation display Off Ful 1 2 3 4 To show the constellation diagram in measurement mode CX co The default value for Span in Satellite is 100 MHz OAM Setup CEN 1 Symbol rate 870 7000 2 Spectrum
17. Protection 50 VDC 130dBuV 3V RMS Attenuator O 60dB AUTO range mode selectable Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series Decoding MPEG2 Spectrum Available to display FTA programs Free Bands 47 869 MHz to Air free channels Detection Peak and Average List of channels of the Digital Stream Display mode Horizontal sweep and logaritmic indicating if they are Video Radio Data amplitude SD HD free or scrambled Marker Single Viewing of the NID and ONID Precision 1 5 dB 25 C of environment tem Auto or manual selection of the PID of BE perature after a heating of 30 minutes Video Audio PCR o Span Full 500 200 100 50 20 or 10 MHz Resolution filter 1MHz Analog signals evel Video Audio level C N sync pulse Range TV 20 125 dBuV Units dBuV dBmV o dBm Precision 1 5 dB 25 C of environment tem perature after a heating of 30 minutes Acustic signal Audio frequency proportional to signal level Image YES Digital DVB T COFDM Measurements Power Noise Margin BER be fore and after Viterbi non recovered errors MER C N Modes FFT 2K 8K and AUTO Guard intervals 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 and AUTO Internal modulations 64 OAM 160AM and OPSK Band Widths 8 7 6MHz and AUTO Offset Automatically manager up to 500Khz Image MPEG 2 SD YES MPEG 4 NO Rese
18. by y the meter could not correspond exactly to the real broadcast SR but to a very close value rev 46 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 NOTE The Automatic Symbol Rate feature does not work when the carrier quality is very poor or and with a very low Power Level DVB To switch between the modes DVB S and DVB S2 Constellation display In this option you can choose the type of displaying of the constellation Pushing on the field Constellation Display you can select Off Disables the viewing of the constellation Full Allows watching the 4 parts of the diagram 4 quadrants 1 Allows watching the fi rst quadrant higher left 2 Allows watching the second quadrant higher right 3 Allows watching the third quadrant lower right 4 Allows watching the forth quadrant lower left Once selected the quadrant to be represented exit of the menu and select the meter mode to be able to see the constellation on the TFT monitor ETA ERST 240 a an p i LE Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 47 User s Manual MDL series Press back key to turn back the main menu 10 2 5 Make measurements 1 Analog signals To get analog satellite signal measurements spot the signal as explained above and press meter Key The status bar will show an analog carrier O Z The m
19. for a short period of time after it will be hidden To makes it appear again press tv key 2 spectrum key active The monitor is divided in three parts status bar on top spectrum and at the bottom span and level information N 5 0MHz Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 59 m zZ CD En Co JE TE Z Li User s Manual MDL series 3 meter key active The monitor is divided in two parts status bar and signal measurements information rev 1 2 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 11 PROGRAMS MDL meter allows to create programs of the differents signal that user is analyzing and measuring One program will store several information as current meter status frequency screen mode spec trum measurement image selected signal mode and supply mode if exists In order to select program as navigation mode it s important that at least one program it s created before 11 1 Edit programs To create a program MDL meter select program menu by pressing programs key Possible options are hereafter explained m Z Co JE 11 1 1 Create program This option will allow to create a new program 2 Save program Save p Once this option has been selected a new OSD window will open with Create new program and in blue color the text Enter name Press click wheel or enter key to begin
20. group 1 Measurement paint i Push Delete and a confirmation dialog box will be displayed 80 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series X if Removing measure m Z Co JE Push Yes to delete completely the measure and to continue deleting To exit from the application push Close 17 1 5 Export measures This option allows copying the data stored in the external USB 2 0 storage device Once this option has been selected the current group data we are working with will be copied directly to the device 17 1 6 Group Management 6 Group management Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 81 User s Manual MDL series 17 1 6 1 Creating a group This option allows creating a new group O Z Once selected a dialog box with the text Create a new group will be displayed and in blue colour the text Write the name Push the rotating key or the enter key to begin the edition To name the group please introduce it with the alphanumeric keys of the keyboard In case of error it is possible to delete the last setter by pressing the left arrow of the horizontal cur sors Once the name has been written please push enter and turn the rotating key to right to select Yes and confirm to store it rev 1 2 82 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2
21. menu If monitor is showing a spectrum with signals the wheel movements will sweep the band A short click on the wheel it s interpreted as an OK it confirms the selection a long click cancels the action and goes out the OSD 28 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 7 STATUS BAR The status bar on top of the screen holds important information about meter status It is always pre sent exception when in pure TV mode It offers useful information about selected options frequency band and battery status m Z 9 Co JE The following table shows the icon and the functions of each of them Band Information about the selected frequency band Cable band 5 862 MHz ME Terrestrial band 47 862 MHz CE Satellite band 900 2150 MHz MDL 200 CI Spectrum mode Information about the selected spectrum mode and selected carrier e m P Digital model Analog locked Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 29 User s Manual MDL series Digital locked Power supply mode Information about selected DiSEqC switch CD xD INI Switch A s 2 Z LL Switch B Switch C Switch D Sines Satellite band and polarity Information about satellite band and selected polarity CD XD ED Vertical low Vertical high Horizontal low Horizontal high Audio Info
22. mode Horizontal sweep and logarit mic amplitude Marker Single Precision 1 5 dB 25 C of environment temperature alter a heating of 30 minutes Span Full 500 200 100 50 20 or 10 MHz Resolution filter 1MHz Analog signals Level C N Range SAT 30 125 dBuV Units dBuV dBmV o dBm Precision 1 5 dB 25 C of environment temperature after a heating of 30 minutes Acustic signal Audio frequency proportional to signal level Image NO Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series Digital DVB S OPSK Measurements Channel Power Noise Margin C N BER before and after Viterbi MER Wrong Packets Standards DVB and DSS Symbol Rate up to 45Ms o Image MPEG 2 SD YES MPEG 4 NO DVB S2 OPSK and 8PSK Modes OPSK and 8PSK Measurements Channel Power Moise Mar gin C N BER before and alter of the decoder LDPC BCH MER Wrong Packets Symbol Rate up to 40Ms Image MPEG 2 SD YES MPEG 4 NO Decoding MPEG2 Available to display FTA programs Free to Air free channels List of channels of the Digital Stream indica ting if they are Video Radio Data SD HD free or scrambled Viewing of the NID and ONID Auto or manual selection of the PID of Video Audio PCR Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 18 90 KD Z I RF Standards FM 88 108
23. navigation through the terrestrial band press the nav key for select channel mode or frequency mode e Channel mode allows to sweep the frequency band by channel defined in the standard e Frequency mode allows to sweep the band normally by frequency with 50 KHz steps 10 1 3 Measurement selection With the target signal identified it s necessary to select the signal type analog or digital Press op tions key select Carrier mode and there will be two differents options 1 Analog if analog signal 2 Digital if digital signal Select one of them and confirm clicking the wheel 38 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series For digital terrestrial television signal it is necessary setup signal parameters Select Digital modu lation The adviced configuration is setup the following options in automatic mode Mode auto Spectrum inversion auto Guard interval auto Bandwidth auto Priority high Offset auto 5 m Z 9 Co JE Press back key to turn back the main menu 10 1 4 Make measurements 1 Analog signals To get analog terrestrial signal measurements spot the signal as explained above and press meter key The monitor shows a screen with measures values Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 39 TE wm O Z User s Manual MDL series The met
24. parts status bar and signal measurements information Note With digital signals the quality graphic bar is based on the Noise Margin measure As long as the Noise Margin measure is equal or higher the maximum value that the meter is able to represent the bar will be shown in 10096 10 2 7 DiSEqC switch When DiSEqC satellite switches are installed it s necessary to use commands according this stand ard to get the signal from satellite LNB If the meter detects that the cable has been disconnected and connected again resend the DiSEqC information to select the correct switch The MDL is equipped with an option inside the menu supply that allow to send these commands Press supply key and select DiSEqC switch option It will show the following options 50 Off No active A Select switch A B Select switch B C Select switch C D Select switch D Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 10 2 8 Motor Control Using the DiSEqC 1 2 commands it is possible to control one motorized positioner To use it it is necessary that you select the Satellite Band in the meter and activate the feeding of the LNB needed for the motor m Z Co JE The first option of the menu allows the positioning of the antenna at any of the positions fixed in the memory of the motor When you activate it the concerning DiSEqC command is sent to the motor
25. the following e Volume Level 0 100 Audio type Audio Buzzer Selecting the type of audio in Buzzer the speaker will buzz relative to the level of the signal received On the top status bar will appear the following icon If the Buzzer option is selected the audio of the channel will be substitute by the buzz With numeric entry active it is 2 With alphabetic entry active itis ab c Picture menu The options are the following e Brightness 0 100 e Contrast O 10096 e TFT backlight O 10096 External Video Off On It will allow enable disable the input of the external video NOTE Once selected the external video input the meter only will leave activated the keys Sound and Image al lowing only watching on TV Mode and disabling the spec trum and measures mode e Video line In analogue signals you can overlap to the picture of the tuned channel the oscillograme of one of the lines of the composed video CE Video line number The line to be showed With numeric entry active it is 3 With alphabetic entry active itis d e f Setup the navigation mode by frequency by channel it is available only in terrestrial band by program by group or by SatCr this one only in satellite band With numeric entry active it is 4 With alphabetic entry active itis g h i Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series se
26. 30dBuV 3V RMS Attenuator O 60dB AUTO range mode selectable Spectrum Bands 47 862 MHz 900 2150 MHz Detection Peak and Average Display mode Horizontal sweep and logarit mic amplitude Marker Single Precision 1 5 dB 25 C of environment temperature after a heating of 30 minutes Span Full 500 200 100 50 20 or 10 MHz Resolution filter 1MHz Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series Analog signals Level Video Audio level C N Decoding MPEG2 sync pulse Available to display FTA programs Free Range TV 90 195 dBuV to Air free channels SAT 30 125 dBuV List of channels of the Digital Stream Units dBuV dBmV o dBm indicating if they are Video Radio Data 2 Precision 1 5 dB 25 C of environment tem SD HD free or scrambled perature after a heating of 30 minutes Viewing of the NID and ONID o Acustic signal Audio frequency proportional to Auto or manual selection of the PID of signal level Video Audio PCR Image YES TERRESTRIAL Digital DVB S OPSK Measurements Power Noise Margin BER be fore and after Viterbi non recovered errors C N MER Standard DVB S and DSS Symbol Rate up to 45Ms Image MPEG 2 SD YES MPEG 4 NO DVB T COFDM Measurements Power Noise Margin BER be fore and after Viterbi non recovered errors MER C N Modes FFT 2K 8K and AUT
27. Analog signals Level Video Audio level C N sync pulse TV 20 125 dBuV SAT 30 125 dBuV Units dBuV dBmV o dBm Precision 1 5 dB 25 C of environment temperature after a heating of 30 minutes Range Acustic signal Audio frequency proportional to signal level Image YES TERRESTRIAL Digital DVB S OPSK Measurements Channel Power Noise Mar gin C N BER before and after Viterbi MER Wrong Packets Standards DVB and DSS Symbol Rate up to 45Ms Image MPEG 2 SD YES MPEG 4 NO DVB S2 QPSK and 8PSK Modes QPSK and 8PSK Measurements Channel Power Noise Mar gin C N BER before and alter of the decoder LDPC BCH MER Wrong Packets Symbol Rate up to 40Ms Image MPEG 2 SD YES MPEG 4 NO Reserved of technical modifications and or errors User s Manual MDL series DVB T COFDM Measurements Channel Power Noise Margin C N BER before and alter Viterbi MER Wrong Packets Mode FFT 2K 8K and AUTO Guard Intervals 1 4 1 8 1 16 y 1 32 AUTO Internal Modulations QPSK 64QAM AUTO Band Widths 8 7 6MHz and AUTO Offset Automatically manager up to 500Khz Image MPEG 2 SD YES MPEG 4 NO 160AM DVB C OAM Measurements Channel Power Noise Margin BER before Viterbi MER Wrong Packets Symbol Rate up to 7Ms Constellations 256 128 64 32 and 16 OAM Band Widths 8 7MHz MER Resolution 0 148 ME
28. CE 10 1 1 Frequency band selection It s possible to know if terrestrial band it has been already selected The status bar represents a logo different for each band that allow to know which band has been selected There are three differents options m Z 9 JE 1 If logo shows a terrestrial antenna then terrestrial band is selected 2 If logo shows a coaxial cable then cable band is selected 3 If logo shows a satellite antenna then satellite band is selected The status bar is hidden if only TV mode is selected To make it appears press tv key For terrestrial band selection press one or several times band key until the monitor shows the mes sage Switching to terrestrial band The switching sequence is the following gt Terrestial band gt Cable band gt Satellite band T Switching to terrestrial 10 1 2 Use spectrum mode to spot a signal To represent the frequency spectrum on the screen and spot a signal press the spectrum key To identify a signal to do it with a span of 50 MHz is advised default value in terrestrial For select it use left and right arrows keys The span current value is shown at the left bottom part of the mo nitor Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 37 User s Manual MDL series TE wm O Z With the spectrum on screen move the rotary wheel to sweep the frequency band to spot the target signal In order to semplify the
29. Continuous in full band Steps 500 KHz satellite band Input Impedance 75 Ohms Connector F type male FBU FBU adaptor Protection 50 VDC 130dBuV 3V RMS Attenuator O 60dB AUTO range mode selectable Spectrum Bands 900 2150 MHz Detection Peak and Average Display mode Horizontal sweep and logarit mic amplitude Marker Single Precision 1 5 dB 25 C of environment temperature after a heating of 30 minutes Span Full 500 200 100 50 20 or 10 MHz Resolution filter 1MHz Analog signals Level C N Range SAT 30 125 dBuV Units dBuV dBmV o dBm Precision 1 5 dB 25 C of environment temperature after a heating of 30 minutes Acustic signal Audio frequency proportional to signal level Image NO Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series Digital DVB S OPSK Measurements Power Noise Margin BER be fore and after Viterbi non recovered errors C N MER Standard DVB S and DSS Symbol Rate up to 45Ms m Image o MPEG 2 SD YES o MPEG 4 NO Decoding MPEG2 Available to display FTA programs Free to Air free channels List of channels of the Digital Stream indicating if they are Video Radio Data SD HD free or scrambled Viewing of the NID and ONID Auto or manual selection of the PID of Video Audio PCR Reserved of technical modificat
30. Delete a program This option will allow us to delete a program from a specific group Once the option is selected a dialog box will appear with the text Delete program Where we can see the message Process group we should introduce the name of the group where the program we want to delete is placed Once it is selected we must push enter Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 85 User s Manual MDL series REMOVE PROGRAM Group to process Choose name Proqram to remove Choose name O Z In the following message Delete group please select the name of the program that you want to delete Pushing the Delete button an additional dialog box will be displayed to confirm the deleting of the program N E Removing program Push Yes To finish please push Close button 17 1 6 6 Load group from USB This option allows importing from a USB memory to the field strength meter except for the measu rements made Before using this option you must connect a USB memory rev 1 2 86 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 17 1 6 7 Group Options This option allow us to configure all the following options m Z Co JE 17 1 6 7 1 Name of the Group Once this option is selected a dialog box will appear with the list of groups created This option allows selecting the group we want to work wi
31. External 20V 2 5A Mechanics Dimensions 270x170x70mm bag Weight 1 850 Kg Frequency Range 47 862 MHz and 863 2150MHz Tuning Continuous in full band Steps 5OKHz terrestrial band and 500KHz satellite band Input Impedance 75 Ohms Connector F type male FBU FBU adaptor Protection 50 VDC 130dBuV 3V RMS Attenuator O 60dB AUTO range mode selectable Spectrum Bands 47 862MHz and 863 2150MHz Detection Peak and Average Display mode Horizontal sweep and logarit mic amplitude Marker Single Precision 1 5 dB 25 C of environment temperature after a heating of 30 minutes Span Full 500 200 100 50 20 or 10 MHz Resolution filter 1MHz Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 Analog signals Level Video Audio level C N sync pulse TV 20 125 dBuV SAT 30 125 dBuV Units dBuV dBmV o dBm Precision 1 5 dB 25 C of environment temperature after a heating of 30 minutes Range Acustic signal Audio frequency proportional to signal level Image YES TERRESTRIAL Digital DVB S OPSK Measurements Channel Power Noise Mar gin C N BER before and after Viterbi MER Wrong Packets Standards DVB and DSS Symbol Rate up to 45Ms Image MPEG 2 SD YES MPEG 4 NO DVB S2 QPSK and 8PSK Modes QPSK and 8PSK Measurements Channel Power Noise Mar gin C N BER before an
32. IR STANDARD CHAN IMAGE FREQ CENTER FREQ BAND CHAN IMAGE FREQ EE BAND FREQ 50 6025 BD A TE o 025 25 M 50 V V V V V V V V 089 PERENNE 5225 5 55125 55000 U HF Lue pte H H H H H H H H U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U H H H H H H H H HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF HF 30125 3331 3 35400 O ES E2 SI S2 S3 S4 S9 Sb S7 58 S9 S10 E7 E10 E12 Sil 12 13 S14 15 S16 S17 18 19 20 821 522 23 S24 929 526 S27 104 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series B G CCIR STANDARD CONTINUED CHAN IMAGE FREQ CENTER FREQ ca c48 oig c50 5 57 53 0 6 eooo 0M 5 Go C6 G5 0 415 UM Reserved of technical modifications and or errors BAND UHF UHF UHF UHF UHF UHF UHF UHF UHF UHF UHF 105 m Z Co JE ENGLISH User s Manual MDL series B G DE STANDARD CHAN IMAGE FREQ CENTER FREQ BAND CHAN IMAGE FREQ E BAND o 4825 6025 E MEE V V V V V V V V O MM5 4125 149 50 90 NAAA AA ES SH OW 8 OW a 5B 0 WEO 3 OW 886 Oo W O WH
33. In this option you can create new alarms of activation of the meter You can select date and time of power on as well as the action to be carried out when it powers on Datalogger or no action Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 73 m Z 9 Co JE User s Manual MDL series 2 Next wake date In this option the next alarm will be shown being able to see the day time and ac tion to do in the activation of the meter If no alarm is created one alert will be shown in the screen TE wm ZZ LLi 3 Delete a wake This option allows deleting existing alarms When this option is selected you can select the alarm to be deleted If no alarm is created an alert will be shown in the screen To move through all the options of the menu you can use the rotary key to change values and con firm rev 1 2 74 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 17 TOOLS e Datalogger e Satellite finder CEN e Band Scan CEJ e Transmodulators Programming I l 2 Satellite finder gt 4 Transmodulator Prog gt m Z 9 3 JE 17 1 Datalogger The Data Logger or data acquire program will allow you to convert your Field Strength Meter MDL in a powerful system to acquire store and processing data Data Logger allows the creation of groups which contain the programs signals to measure as well as the measures related to th
34. L is the second generation of ANKARO field strengh meters based on the proven concept of the MDX The aim of the MDL is being complementary to the MDX family The new MDL has been designed in order to provide most of the functionallity of the MDX family in a more compact package The MDL and the MDX share the same user interface and all the generated files are compatible between both families All these features render the MDL a perfect complement to the MDX being an essential device for telecomunications installers and professional Some of the main features are hereafter explained Measure of analog multistandard terrestrial AMTV and satellite signals FMTV e Video line displaying for terrestrial analog signals Measure of digital terrestrial DVB T satellite DVB S S2 and cable DVB C signals Analog terrestrial and digital image representation on colour TFT screen e Same user interface as MDX e Datalogger e TFT 5 Color Monitor e Extremely Compact and light design under 2 Kg e Wide connectivity USB input and output Audio Video minijack RS232 e High battery life 2 hours without LNB With all the above features the MDL field strengh meter will allow the user to analyze all television signals solving every problem on a terrestrial cable or satellite installation This is a common manual for the entire range of Field Strength Meters MDL This manual is complete and it contains the information to make run the meter althou
35. MDL series ANKAMET VIEWER The viewer of ANKAMET shows the measured data into the Test Equipment and it represents them in this programme You will be able to import the data and to store them for processing them later Click on the File menu and select the Import option A dialog box named Search Folder will appear Select then the folder log generated by MDL when is exporting the data into the USB device and choose OK 7 cr er un rapport Groupe s lectionn Configuration imprimante 7X Quitter m Z 3 JE Options I Pause FM Pause entre les bandes Type de mesur E Compl te Basique de center Fichero nuda is hg rp eel T EXE la Selections la unidad pia carpeta Dura ri 312 Bs w C Be Diae rc Pd Unidad DOME Ew PC Page T l BM na Sa Dira iraki 1 Ms Dirra drabi X puer Dirca arab e rc mirabi 3 3 E LED a fiiar MA Ta Tee E cues As soon as the measurement data are read from USB they will be exported with the file structure into the Data Logger Viewer Name of the Group Programmes of the processed group Stored measure ment 1st measure Stored measureme Repetition Group Characteristics Characteristics of the Watch the results of the measured programmes measurement Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 101
36. MHz Terrestrial B G CCIR B G DE S band channels in Germany B G IT Ill band channels in Italy M PAL L L France UK D K IS OUAIS M N USA and Japan AU Australia D K PAL Satellite C and Ku bands Monitor Type 5 14cm TFT color Color standards PAL and SECAM Audio amplifier 1W inside the speaker Programs Memories 1000 programs could be saved inside the internal memory Data Logger 4000 measures could be saved inside the internal memory These values could be downloaded through USB port LNC power supply Voltage 0 5V 13V 18V 13V 22Khz and 18V 22Khz shown by OSD Max current 450 mA short circuit protec ted DiSEqC 1 2 Auxiliary inputs outputs A V Minijack Audio Video input and output RS 232 Serial port for PC connection USB Host Driver USB 2 0 User s Manual MDL series Power Supply Battery Li lon 30 W hour Battery level ind Continuous control on OSD Battery life 2 h without LNB power supply Charging time Aprox 3 hours for 100 it depends on battery previous charge External 20V 2 5A Mechanics Dimensions 270x170x70mm bag Weight 1 850 Kg Frequency Range 47 862 MHz and 900 2150 MHz Tuning Continuous in full band Steps 5OKHz terrestrial band and 500 KHz satellite band Input Impedance 75 Ohms Connector F type male FBU FBU adaptor Protection 50 VDC 1
37. O Guard intervals 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 and AUTO Internal modulations 64 OAM 16QAM and OPSK Band Widths 8 7 6MHz and AUTO Offset Automatically manager up to 500Khz Image MPEG 2 SD YES MPEG 4 NO Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 15 JE wm O Z T MDL 400 RF Standards FM 88 108 MHz Terrestrial B G CCIP B G DE S band channels in Germany B G IT Ill band channels in Italy M PAL L L France UK ORT M N USA and Japan BB AU Australia D K PAL Satellite C and Ku bands Monitor Type 5 14cm TFT color Color standards PAL and SECAM Audio amplifier 1W inside the speaker Programs Memories 1000 programs could be saved in side the internal memory Data Logger 4000 measures could be saved inside the internal memory These values could be downloaded through USB port LNC power supply Voltage O 5V 13V 18V 13V 22Khz and 18V 22Khz shown by OSD Max current 450 mA short circuit protec ted DiSEqC 1 2 Auxiliary inputs outputs A V Minijack Audio Video input and output RS 232 Serial port for PC connection USB Host Driver USB 2 0 User s Manual MDL series Power Supply Battery Li lon 30 W hour Battery level ind Continuous control on OSD Battery life 2 h without LNB power supply Charging time Aprox 3 hours for 10096 it depends on battery previous charge
38. OG1 A pre programmed measurement point is exactly the same to a point of measurement but it doesn t have any measurement The advantage is that you will have the name of the measurement point without the need of introducing it into the meter For creating these pre programmed measurement points it is recommended the complete version of Datalogger which allows creating groups progra ms and measurements as well as creating reports Push on the blue text of the field Pre Programmed measures and the list for selecting the name of the folder where the measurement configurations will be stored will appears Only in case of creating the folder into the USB in the before specified route Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 77 O Z User s Manual MDL series NEW MEASUREMENT Add measure to group NOMGRUP Programmed measures MEASPREPROG1 MEASPREPROG1 MEASPREPROG2 Push enter for selecting the name of the folder where all the measurement configurations will be stored Note The field Pre programmed measures can be deleted if you do not want to store the measu rements into the USB device In this case the new measurement will be edited in the field Name of measure directly Finally select the name of the measurement to carry out in the field Name of measurement Push on the blue text to edit the name and push enter NEW MEASUREMENT m LOGGING IN PROGRESS Add
39. Once this option is selected a dialog box will appear showing the name of the file in zip format with which will be stored into the USB device The file name has the format YEAR MONTH DAY HOUR MINUES SECONDS Exporting datas 20071008152707 zip Note if the zip file is decompressed the different files will be classified in different folders depending on the type of file extension In this manner the backup file is organized on Programs Datalogger Satellites or Autoscan 14 2 Restore backup from USB This option allows restoring the meter There are different options for restoring that we can select through this option All Programs Autoscan Satellites and Datalogger The dialog box of configu ration appears for selecting the name of the backup file we want to restore as well as the previous options of restoring 68 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series SETUP 20071008132707 Restore options All All Programs Autoscan Datalogger m Z 9 Co JE Pushing on the backup a dialog box opens with the list of available files to be restored SETUP 20071008132707 Restore options All 20071008132707 20071004175935 20071003135249 20070912165927 Push on the name to select the file that you want to restore Then push on the option All to see the available options that you want to restore Restore all It imports al
40. R Measurament Max 35 dB Decoding MPEG2 Available to display FTA programs Free to Air free channels List of channels of the Digital Stream in dicating if they are Video Radio Data SD HD free or scrambled Viewing of the NID and ONID Auto or manual selection of the PID of Vi deo Audio PCR m zZ CD En Co JE IE KD Z IT User s Manual MDL series 5 METER S POWER SUPPLY The field strength meter may receive its power supply via its internal batteries or using the external power supply provided with the meter The MDL series includes a 3OW hour Li Ion battery which will provide over two hours of operation without feeding LNC In order to charge the battery please connect the 20V 2 5A power adapter output to the meter after having checked that it is turned off The LED indicating battery charge will blink during charge At the end of the charge cycle the LED will stop blinking and will stay continuously ON Meter s battery could be charged with the devide switched on or switched off Important it s highly recomended to charge the battery only when it has been completely used Moreover in order to have a 100 full charged battery it could be necessary to charge it at least for 3 hours with the meter switched off 20 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 6 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION The MDL front panel
41. With the option 2 we can save the current position of the motor at any empty space of its internal memory The option 3 gathers the options of the USALS system Universal Satellites Automatic Location System In this case after giving the current latitude and longitude data the motor will be able to calculate the correct position of the satellites gotten in their internal list To adjust it you just need to direct the antenna towards any known satellite which will be the reference Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 51 O Z User s Manual MDL series The manual mode option 4 of the MOTOR menu allows the simple control of the turning of the positioner The Rotation value indicates the number of motor steps to be turned towards East if the value is positive or towards West if it is negative In our motor DiMo 120 each step of the motor is equivalent to a 1 10 of degree A Zero value indicates a constant turning to East or West stopping when you push Enter again 10 2 9 SatCR satellite channel router Unicable SatCR or Unicable is an extension of the protocol DiSEqC oriented to control the LNB allowing to combine and distribute up to 8 different input signals Through one single coaxial cable it is possible to bring the signal from 1 or more dishes to 8 different receivers For example applied to PVRs with twin tuner it allows watching one channel meanwhile another one
42. ams which will compose the group Once the option is selected a dialog box will appear with the text Add program Where we can see the message Process Group we should introduce the name of the group where we want to add a new program Once selected please push enter ADD PROGRAM Group to process Choose name A4 Program to add Choose name View programs in group In the following message Add program we will select the name of the program that we want to add to the group which has been previously selected Remember that before selecting a group or program it should be previously created 84 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series ADD PROGRAM Group to process j Program to add 18L View programs in group m Z Co JE In the dialog box there is a last option Watch programs of the group In this mode we can have a control about the programs that we want to add to the group In case of duplicated programs an error message is displayed in order to inform that the current program could not be added ADD PROGRAM H Group to process 1 4 Program to add ANTENA 3 spa V aea mom pnm uere e ee Pressing Add the program will be inserted into the group we have selected and the dialog box will keep opened in order to continue adding new programs To finish the application please push Close 17 1 6 5
43. analog cable signal measurements spot the signal as explained above and press meter key It switches on the led over the key and the monitor and the monitor shows a screen with mea sures values The meter represents the following analog values Level Video Audio Video audio difference C N Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 57 m zZ CD En Co JE TE Z Lu User s Manual MDL series 2 Digital signals To get digital cable signal measurements spot the signal as explained above and press meter key It switches on the led over the key and the monitor and the monitor shows a screen with measures values The meter represents the following digital values e Power e Noise Margin BER before Viterbi e MER e Errors 10 3 5 Picture representation The MDL meter is equipped with three differents representation modes to show the information on the screen tv spectrum and meter Representation possibilities are the following 1 tv key active Activates the TV monitor mode showing the image of the selected signal In case of digital carriers this mode will represent the first program of FTA free to air terrestrial multiplex and satellite transponders If coded signal the image will not be represented 58 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series Q 519 2MHz Status bar is present
44. and current firmware version This information is important if customer service is requested for techni cal support regarding the meter 9 3 Factory default You can find this option in the menu Set Up gt System Default Values Once you have selected it it resets the meter getting back to the factory default values After executing the Default Values the following screen will be shown anguage English Internationnal BG 23 10 2008 08 37 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 33 m Z Co JE TE Z Li User s Manual MDL series In this screen you can select the languages of the menus the RF Standard the Date and the Time of the meter Use the rotary key to change them and select the correct values 9 4 RF cable connection Connect the input RF coaxial cable to RF IN F connector once the FBU FBU adaptor has been ins talled If necessary for future replacement of the adaptor it s important to installa a high quality adaptor that don t disturb input signal or create impedance problems In this way it will be possible supply the meter with a real quality RF signal 9 5 TV standard setup CE MDL 150 CET It s important to setup the right TV standard in order to work correctly with the meter It s possible also to setup the measurement units To do it press setup key on the front panel After this select RF option using the rotary wheel Finally sel
45. atellite band and polarities Polarity There are two options 1 Vertical 13 V 2 Horizontal 18 V TE Z Li e Bands There are two options 1 High 22 KHz tone 2 Low Without tone To active the LNB power supply press through RF IN connector press supply key to open the menu Inside the menu select RF IN voltage It allows to select the following voltage options 1 2 3 4 D Off DV 13V 18V o4v CET Select the right voltage for the polarity needed and click the wheel to confirm 44 rev 1 2 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series In order to select the high band sending 22 KHz tone select the option 22 KHz tone that repre sents the following options Off Without tone On Send 22 KHz to through RF IN e Auto Send 22 KHz in automatic mode if the menu setup gt RF gt satellite local oscilator has been selected KU band or satellite band The default value of this option is KU band 10 2 3 Use spectrum mode to spot a signal To represent the frequency spectrum on the screen and spot a signal press the spectrum key To identify the target signal an easy way could be use 100MHz bandwidth span For select it use left and right arrows keys The span current value is shown at the left bottom part of the monitor With the spectrum on screen move the rotary wheel to sweep the frequency band to spot the ta
46. d alter of the decoder LDPC BCH MER Wrong Packets Symbol Rate up to 40Ms Image MPEG 2 SD YES MPEG 4 NO Reserved of technical modifications and or errors User s Manual MDL series DVB T COFDM Measurements Channel Power Noise Margin C N BER before and alter Viterbi MER Wrong Packets Mode FFT 2K 8K and AUTO Guard Intervals 1 4 1 8 1 16 y 1 32 AUTO Internal Modulations QPSK 64QAM AUTO Band Widths 8 7 6MHz and AUTO Offset Automatically manager up to 500Khz Image MPEG 2 SD YES MPEG 4 NO 160AM Decoding MPEG2 Available to display FTA programs Free to Air free channels List of channels of the Digital Stream in dicating if they are Video Radio Data SD HD free or scrambled Viewing of the NID and ONID Auto or manual selection of the PID of Vi deo Audio PCR m zZ CD En Co JE JE wm O Z T MDL 500 RF Standards FM 88 108 MHz Terrestrial B G CCIP B G DE S band channels in Germany B G IT Ill band channels in Italy M PAL L L France UK ORT M N USA and Japan BB AU Australia D K PAL Satellite C and Ku bands Monitor Type 5 14cm TFT color Color standards PAL and SECAM Audio amplifier 1W inside the speaker Programs Memories 1000 programs could be saved in side the internal memory Data Logger 4000 measures could be saved inside the internal memory
47. e DB9 male RJ 45 male cable e DB9 male DB9 male cable e Frequency plan guide Please do not throw away the original box it is specially designed for protecting your meter You might find it useful for transportation or in case you wish to have it calibrated in the future Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 7 90 KD Z I RF Standards Satellite C and Ku bands Monitor Type 5 14cm TFT color Color standards PAL and SECAM Audio amplifier 1W inside the speaker Programs Memories 1000 programs could be saved inside the internal memory Data Logger 4000 measures could be saved inside the internal memory These values could be downloaded through USB port LNC power supply Voltage 5V 13V 18V 13V 22Khz and 18V 22Khz shown by OSD Max current 450 mA short circuit protec ted DiSEqC 1 2 Auxiliary inputs outputs A V Minijack Audio Video input and output RS 232 Serial port for PC connection USB Host Driver USB 2 0 Power Supply Battery Li Ion 30 W hour Battery level ind Continuous control on OSD Battery life 2 h without LNB power supply Charging time Aprox 3 hours for 100 it depends on battery previous charge External 20V 2 5A User s Manual MDL series 4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Mechanics Dimensions 270x170x70mm bag Weight 1 850 Kg Frequency Range 900 2150 MHz Tuning
48. e devices e A V IN This mini jack connector allows feeding analog audio video CVBS into the meter A V OUT This mini jack connector allows sending analog audio video CVBS to other devices NOTE For enabling disabling the external video input you should push the key 3 Image and navigate up to the External Video option Please select between On Off to enable disable the external video input through the Mini Jack A V IN connector Support for External Hard Disks USB 2 0 directly fed from the meter The MDL is capable of feeding the external hard disks USB 2 0 always that they respect the limitation of current to 500 mA established in the USB norm 32 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 9 METER OPERATION 9 1 First time operation Before using your meter for the first time please charge it completely follow the indications in the chapter Meter s Power Supply The battery is completely charged at the factory once the meter is finished but the battery may be low when you purchase it 9 2 Meter starting up The MDL field strengh meter is ready to begin work with it therefore there is not any kind of insta llation to do for starting it up Press the ON OFF key to switch on the meter The power may be supplied through the mains or through the internal battery Once it has been switched on the monitor shows a picture with ANKARO logo meter serial number
49. ect the second option Terrestrial standard and accept clicking on the wheel Measurement units could be selected pressing setup key and selecting units option The available options are dBuV dBmV and dBm based on user s preference 34 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 9 6 Sensibility In order to access to this tool press the 5 key setup and select the System option Later select the Sensitivity option le ap m Z 9 Co JE Heal UTRERA E IE IT 3 Sys fem info 6 Firmware upgrade In the sensitivity menu the next option will appear In the sensitivity menu the next option will appear 9 6 1 Wheel It is used for adjusting the turning speed of the wheel The value that can be chosen is between 1 and 16 9 6 2 Click It is used for adjusting the sensitivity of the wheel when you press frontally over it The value that can be chosen is between 1 and 16 9 6 3 Keys Select the sensitivity of the keyboard You can choose Low Medium and High sensitivity 9 6 4 Wheel rotation in menu The movements in the menus can be done by turning the wheel You can choose the direction of the turn The options are Normal it moves downwards turning the wheel in counter clockwise or Inverted it moves downwards turning the wheel anticlockwise Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 35 AE bud
50. er represents the following analog values Level Video Audio Video audio difference C N Video Line In analogue signals you can overlap to the picture of the tuned channel the oscillograme of one of the lines of the composed video The activation of this feature is carried out from Video Line Viewing in the IMAGE menu The line to be showed is selected in the option Video Line Number of the same menu 40 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 2 Digital signals To get digital terrestrial signal measurements spot the signal as explained above and press meter key The monitor shows a screen with measures values m Z 9 Co JE The meter represents the following digital values Power BER before Viterbi BER after Viterbi Noise Margin C N MER Errors 10 1 5 Picture representation The MDL meter is equipped with three differents representation modes to show the information on the screen tv spectrum and meter Representation possibilities are the following 1 tv key active Activates the TV monitor mode showing the image of the selected signal In case of digital carriers this mode will represent the first program of FTA free to air terrestrial multiplex and satellite transponders If coded signal the image will not be represented Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 41 User s
51. ese programs lt also allows the viewing of the measurements in the same Meter and exporting the measurements to be able to read them later through the Data Logger software in the Computer Data Structure in the Field Meter The base structure of the Data Logger is the Group of Measures It will contain the programs which will be used to carry the measures out as well as the stored measures Reserved of technical modifications and or errors T5 DATALOGGER TVA z TV2 TV3 l l l l l i i i i L To use the data logger it is needed previously to create the programs see chapter Programs Once the programs are created we will group them to begin to use the data logger To access to Data Logger push the tools button and then go to Data Logger option 2 Satellite finder _ 4 pro 200 mode Ta aa 76 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series The data logger disposes of the following options 17 1 1 New measurement This option allows carrying out the measurements of a concrete group m Z Co JE Once it is selected a dialog box will appear with the text New measurement In the field Add measurement to the group select the name of the group where you want to store the measure ment NEW MEASUREMENT Add measure to group NOMGRUP Programmed measures MEASPREPROG1 Measure name MEASPREPR
52. eter represents the following analog values evel C N 2 Digital signals To get digital satellite signal measurements spot the signal as explained above and press meter Key The status bar will show a digital carrier The meter represents the following digital values Power BER before Viterbi BER after Viterbi Noise Margin C N MER Errors 48 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 10 2 6 Picture representation The MDL meter is equipped with three differents representation modes to show the information on the screen tv spectrum and meter Representation possibilities are the following 1 tv key active Activates the TV monitor mode showing the image of the selected signal In case of digital carriers this mode will represent the first program of FTA free to air terrestrial multiplex and satellite transponders If coded signal the image will not be represented m A 9 3 JE Status bar is present for a short period of time after it will be hidden To makes it appear again press tv key 2 spectrum key active The monitor is divided in three parts status bar on top spectrum and at the bottom span and level information Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 49 O Z User s Manual MDL series 3 meter key active The monitor is divided in two
53. f the program will appear below the line Current name Now select the Choose name option which is just below the line New name A small new window where you have to write the new name with the alphanumerical keyboard will appear The ABC 123 key allows changing from writing numbers numerical entry or writing letters alphabetical entry The field strength meter is configured in alphabetical mode by default If there is any mistake it is possible to remove the last letter by pressing the left arrow from horizontal cursors Once the new name is written press Enter and turn the wheel in order to select OK and confirm it to memorize it RENAME PROGRAM Current name PGM K New name PGM XW Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 63 User s Manual MDL series 11 1 4 Detele a program This option allow to delete a stored program To do it select the option Delete program and con firm with yes option TE O Z This option will show a program list alphabetically sorted Select the program and confirm the action 11 1 5 Load program from USB This option allows to upload a program from USB device Before use this option connect USB devi ce Otherwise meter will show a message asking for it 64 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 11 1 6 Save program to USB This option allow to create a
54. frequency spectrum on the screen and spot a signal press the spectrum key When this selection is active the green led over the key will be switched on To identify a signal to do it with a span of 50 MHz is advised default value in cable For select it use left and right arrows keys The span current value is shown at the left bottom part of the monitor With the spectrum on screen move the rotary wheel to sweep the frequency band to spot the target signal If only spectrum is needed on the monitor press the buttom spectrum to active it m Z 3 JE In cable band nav key selects only frequency mode to sweep the band normally by frequency with 100 KHz steps 10 3 3 Measurement selection With the target signal identified it s necessary to select the signal type analog or digital Press op tions key select Carrier mode and there will be two differents options e Analog if analog signal e Digital if digital signal Select one of them and confirm clicking the wheel Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 55 TE Z Li User s Manual MDL series For digital cable signal it is necessary setup signal parameters Select Digital modulation It is necessary to setup the following parameters 1 Symbol rate This parameter should be fixed according to the Bit Rate symbol rate of the channel data which is supplied by the operador 2 Spectrum i
55. gh there are options which only can be used in some models In case that some chapter or section concerns only to some models and not to ALL models this chapter will be marked as follows MDL 100 MDL 150 MDL 200 MDL 300 MDL 400 MDL 500 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 5 m E CD En Co JE User s Manual MDL series 2 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEST USE OF MDL series The aim of this manual is to provide the fundamentals of the operation of the field strength meters in order to make the best of it The MDL field strength meter is a portable devices conceived for exterior use with certain limitatio ns e tis not advisable to use the strength meter under the rain although it is water proof it could be damaged if the water penetrates inside 90 KD Z I e t is recommended not to use the meter in case of extreme weather conditions such as tempe ratures below 0 degrees or over 40 degrees centigrade Never use your meter as a standing support The mains power supply is designed for indoor use so it must not be used outdoor Always use the power supply adapter provided with your meter Please keep always in mind the following recommendations Please note that the meter s battery is specifically designed for the device An eventual replace ment by any other could cause a failure of operation or even worse a serious damage to the battery and to the meter A field strengt
56. h meter is a very sophisticated measurement device sensitive to sudden tempe rature and humidity changes and affected by impacts and vibrations Never open the meter by yourself Every manipulation inside the device requires specific instru ments An unqualified manipulation may cause serious damage in the meter Always handle the meter with care it is a high technology device that may be damaged in case of improper use e Please do not obstruct the ventilation orifices situated on both sides of the meter in order not to overheat the system t is important not to use poor quality connectors nor right angle connectors and different adap ters since all these elements degrade the quality of the signal arriving to the meter s RF IN socket 6 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 3 PACKAGE CONTENTS Please check the contents of your package in the following list e Field Strength Meter Bag e Belt and support for the belt m zZ CD En Co JE e Mains power supply 20V 2 5Amp e Mains power cable for the power supply Adapter F F female Please note that this is a high quality adapter Do not replace it by any other since the frequency response is specific for this system e User s quick reference guide Document providing a list of the meter s components as well as the information concerning the meter s calibration e RCA JACK
57. how measure group below and in blue colour the name of the group where we want to display the measure We will also have the following fields Measure Point where we will select the name with which the measurement has been stored just in case that more than one measure has been taken with the same name In the field Measure we will select the program that we want to know about and to display the measure DISPLAY MEASUREMENT Group Measurement point Choose name Measurement Choose name Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 79 TE wm O Z User s Manual MDL series Push Yes to show Pushing over the rotary key we come back to the previous menu where we can select different measures as well as show them Turning the rotary key to right side we can move from one measure to another one without exiting to the previous menu 17 1 4 Delete measures This option allows deleting the file with all the measures which have been carried out in a specific group Once selected a dialog box will be displayed with the text Delete measure then Delete from group where we will introduce the name of the group where the measure has been taken and Measurement Point where we will place the name of the file with which the measure has been stored Finally in the Measurement field you should select the program where it has been mea sured REMOVE MEASUREMENT Remove from
58. how satellites This option allows showing the list of satellites Pushing on the blue text a dialog box will appear with the list of satellites Display all satellites EO7 O Eutelsat W3A E10 0 Eutelsat W1 E13 0 Hotbird E16 0 Eutelsat w2 E19 2 Astra 17 2 3 6 New satellite paremeters This option allows upgrading the parameters from one specific satellite and overwriting them on the previous data Note The meter must be locked to a digital satellite signal previously in order to make this option work Select the satellite to upgrade 96 New satellite parameters E19 2 Astra Scratching datas Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series Confirm the upgrading of the data 17 3 Band scan CES CEN It allows us to carry out a complete sweep of the Terrestrial Band and to store the detected TV pro grams in the band into a group of measurements F _2 Satellite finder 4 Transmodulator Prog In the Terrestrial Band go to the tool Band Scan You will see the following window F V ey _2 Autoscan standard Actual O MESE Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 97 m Z Co JE O Z User s Manual MDL series In the option 2 Autoscan Standard you can select between Actual or All f you select Actual the sweep of the entire band wi
59. inversion Auto On Off 3 Constellation 256 128 64 32 16 4 Constellation display Off Full 1 2 3 4 To show the constellation diagram in measurement mode 5 The Span value by default in cable is 50 MHz 3 DVB Service 1 Mode Auto Manual 2 Video PIDs 1 65535 3 Audio PIDs 1 65535 4 PCR PID 1 65535 5 Program selection only when tuned 4 Spectrum configuration 1 Span 10 MHz 20 MHz 50 MHz 100 MHz 200 MHz 500 MHz Full 2 Marker values Marker Measure To get the value of the marker in a punctual point Marker or the real value of the measurement of the channel Measurement 3 Sweep resolution Max High Medium Low Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 123 abc back enter spectrum spectrum meter fds meter Up down arrow keys gt 4 Detector mode Peak sample auto Choose detection mode option in Peak for analogue signals Detection mode in Sample for digital signals Auto MDL will choose it automatically depending on the kind of signal 5 Reference level Auto 130 dB 12048 110 dB 100 dB 90dB 80 dB 70 dB 6 Group Name The name of the gropus stored in the Datalogger appears Note In case any gropu is created in the Datalogger it won t be possible to navigate in group mode With numeric entry active it is 0 Numeric and alphabetic entry activator When
60. ions and or errors 9 IE KD Z IT RF Standards FM 88 108 MHz Terrestrial B G CCIR B G DE S band channels in Germany B G IT Ill band channels in Italy M PAL L L France UK D K IS M N USA and Japan AU Australia D K PAL Monitor Type 5 14cm TFT color Color standards PAL and SECAM Audio amplifier 1W inside the speaker Programs Memories 1000 programs could be saved inside the internal memory Data Logger 4000 measures could be saved inside the internal memory These values could be downloaded through USB port Antenna power supply Voltage O 5V 13V 18V 13V 22Khz and 18V 22Khz shown by OSD Max current 450 mA short circuit protec ted DiSEqC 1 2 User s Manual MDL series MDL 150 Auxiliary inputs outputs A V Minijack Audio Video input and output RS 232 Serial port for PC connection USB Host Driver USB 2 0 Power Supply Battery Li lon 30 W hour Battery level ind Continuous control on OSD Battery life 2 h without Antenna power su pply Charging time Aprox 3 hours for 100 it depends on battery previous charge External 20V 2 5A Mechanics Dimensions 270x170x70mm bag Weight 1 850 Kg Frequency Range 47 862 MHz Tuning Continuous in full band Steps 50KHz terrestrial band Input Impedance 75 Ohms Connector F type male FBU FBU adaptor
61. is recorded without the necessity of distributing 2 cables from the LNB to the receiver One device SatCR works shifting the frequency of the input signal to another fixed intermediate fre quency generating a narrow output sub band which will be called pilot Combining different SatCR devices these pilots which can belong to different LNB with different polarizations can be multi plexed and distributed through one single cable 52 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series m Z Co JE The option Pilot number allows selecting some of the available pilots Through the options 2 and 3 we will select the polarity and band of the transponder we want to associate with the selected pilot The option Initialize pilots allows defining when the information exchange will happen information between LNB and the meter being their option Never Always and Start In this exchange the LNB informs about its basic features like the number and frequency of the used pilots In case of one intermediate switch the option 5 allows selecting one of their positions Finally the option 6 allows adjusting the rest of parameters in each one of the 8 possible pilots The option Init forces the starting of the identification of performance of the LNB previously explai ned The options 2 and 3 allow selecting the active pilots In the option 5 we will select the f
62. l the files from the backup If any file from the USB has the same name that another file from the receiver it will be replaced by the one from the USB Restore Programs It restores the default program list from the backup If any program from the USB has the same name that another program from the receiver it will be replaced by the one from the USB Restore Autoscan It imports the tuning configurations of the Autoscan If any file from the USB has the same name that another file from the receiver it will be replaced by the one from the USB Restore Satellites It updates the satellite list for the satellite searcher If any program from the USB has the same name that another program from the receiver it will be replaced by the one from the USB MDL 500 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 69 JE wm Z LLi 70 User s Manual MDL series Restore Datalogger It imports the Dataloguer options If any file from the USB has the same name that another file from the receiver it will be replaced by the one from the USB Push Yes for restoring Restore datas from USB 20071008132707 zip rev 1 2 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 15 CLOCK ADJUSTMENTS In this menu you can adjust the time of the receiver In order to access to this menu pres key 5 Setup and select Clock 15 1 Time auto set In this option yo
63. list The following dialog box will be displayed where a new name for the satellite must be introduced Note In order to it works the meter should be locked to a digital satellite signal previously Add a satellite Enter satellite name Add a satellite Once the field is edited push the button Add 17 2 3 2 Delete satellites This option allow deleting a satellite previously introduced into the list Pushing on the blue text the list of satellites will appear Select which satellite you want to delete Push the Delete button and then the key Yes in the next dialog box for confirming the deleting of the satellite 94 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series Delete satellite CAT Col da TA 7 Eutelsat W3A E10 0 Eutelsat W1 E13 0 Hotbird E16 0 Eutelsat W2 E19 2 Astra m Z Co HE 17 2 3 3 Import satellites This option allows importing one satellite list from a USB device Pushing over this option the selec ted file will be loaded for importing the listo f satellites from the USB device 17 2 3 4 Export satellites This option allows saving the configuration of the satellite list into a USB device Pushing on this option the last configuration will be saved on this file Exporting datas Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 95 O Z User s Manual MDL series 17 2 3 5 S
64. ll be carried out only with the selected standard in the RF configuration f you select All the sweep in the Terrestrial Band is carried out checking out all the standards in the Terrestrial Band This process will be slower than selecting the Current Standard Once the standard is defined select 1 Scan and press Ok The meter asks about the name of the new group Once it is introduced the Band Scan will begin 98 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 17 4 Transmodulators programming From this tool it is possible to program the transmodulators modules of 100 series From this menu we can configure the modules visualize the measurements of the treated signals read the events log and update the firmware among other functions a ur en ne EE A hi 7 Jah T TP al y A LER T Pe a Be Ta JU JI LUPA m FRA ny TEL Device status m Z 3 JE 4 Set modulator 6 System Information 7 Save rec In order to program the transmodulators we need a DB9 male RJ 45 cableThe pins connections are the following DB9 male RJ 45 3 IS 3 7 8 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 99 JE o 0 Z I User s Manual MDL series 100 ANNEX I ANKAMET VIEWER Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual
65. measure to group NOMGRUP Programmed measures MEASPREPROG2 Measure name CASPREPROG2 Push Start to begin with the measurements A dialog box will be opened where you will be able to see the progress of the different programmed measurements that are part of the group These measurements are stored in the file named previo usly When the measurements are finished the window of measurements is automatically displayed In case you change the band the icon of the band is changed if you programme to make the pauses between bands or to pause passing to FM 78 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 17 1 2 new measurement step by step This option will allow making the measures of a certain group stopping at the program while waiting for the confirmation in order to start measuring It works the same as explained in the previous point but before every program to be measured the field strength meter remains waiting for your confirmation showing you the following screen m Z Co JE Press the wheel in order to start the measurement each time that the field strength meter requests it when it is finished it will show you the measures on the screen 17 1 3 Watching the measures This option allows us to watch the measures which have been carried out with the New measures option Once selected a dialog box will be displayed with the text S
66. n the external storage device USB 2 0 Once the option is selected a dialog box will appear and we will be able to choose among three different options e Auto The Meter decides where the data will be stored If there is external memory con nected the Meter will store the data in it If not it will use the internal memory e USB The Meter always will try to use the external memory connected to the USB port If this memory has not been connected an error message will be shown reminding that N there was an error storing the data and it will be not stored rev 90 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series e Internal Always the internal memory is used to store the data m Z 9 Co JE NOTE If the kind of measure of a group is complete and it is selected USB as storage device the Meter will be able to store a capture of the Picture in JPEG format to be viewed later in the Data Logger software in the computer 17 2 Satellite finder mot 300 MDL 500 This tool allows carrying out the following actions 1 Identify the satellite 2 Search a satellite 3 Configuration of options 17 2 1 identify the satellite This option searches based in a list of satellites that the meter has configured and it will identify the satellite that is being tuned It informs if the satellite is or not locked Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 91 User s Manual
67. ne DiSEQc switch RF voltage on power up Carrier mode d Once the desired option has been selected press enter to confirm 66 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 13 AUTOSCAN FUNCTION This functionality allows tuning the selected carrier automatically it is it scans automatically the carrier When a Digital Carrier is detected automatically it will select the correct parameters for tuning and measuring as for Terrestrial as well as for Satellite When an Analogue Carrier is detected it automatically selects the correct modulation standard and the channel will be shown as TV mode To execute this functionality it is recommended to place the meter in spectrum mode in order to be able to watch the different carriers m Z O Co JE Navigate through the different carriers using the navigation key or introducing directly the frequency Once you are placed on the analogue signal carrier or at the centre of the digital channel please push the blue key autoscan At that moment the meter will test different configurations up to being able to tune correctly the scanned channel Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 67 JE Z Lu User s Manual MDL series 14 METER BACKUP This option allows configuring the following options through the configuration menu 14 1 Copy all to usb
68. nversion Pushing on this field you can see the following options Auto Enables the automatic way of spectrum inversion On Enables the manual way of spectrum inversion Off Disables the manual spectrum inversion You should enabled in case it is necessary to invert the spectrum If you select inco rrectly the inversion of the spectrum the reception will be not correct 3 Constellation This parameter will be fixed according to the modulation of the channel This data is supplied by the operator of the channel You can select different constella tions modulations 16 QAM 32 QAM 64 QAM 128 QAM y 256 QAM 4 Show the Constellation In this option you can choose the type of displaying of the constellation Pushing on the field Constellation Display you can select Off Disables the viewing of the constellation Full Allows watching the 4 parts of the diagram 4 quadrants 1 Allows watching the first quadrant higher left 2 Allows watching the second quadrant higher right 8 Allows watching the third quadrant lower right 4 Allows watching the forth quadrant lower left 56 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series Once selected the quadrant to be represented exit of the menu and select the meter mode to be able to see the constellation on the TFT monitor 10 3 4 Make measurements 1 Analog signals To get
69. presents the following apparearence 1 2 3 The front panel of the test equipment is made of 4 main parts 1 Monitor It displays the OSD menu that allows to navigate through the differents options to display the spectrum measurements pictures etc 2 Main keypad This keypad is composed of several keys with differents functions on off key band key meny keys Some of these keys made part of a numerical keypad that can be used to entry the frequency value channel or program value 3 Arrow keys These four arrow keys have a similar function than the rotary wheel They allow to navigate up and down through the OSD menu Moreover the arrow keys allow to increase or de crease differents values as span volume depending on the main mode currently selected 4 Click rotary wheel It allows to navigate easily through the options of the OSD menu just turning to the left or right the wheel It s also possible to confirm the selected option doing a click at the center of the wheel Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 21 m zZ CD En Co JE T En Z LL User s Manual MDL series 6 1 Main keypad description abc def 22 fav sound image nav By default to switch from an Analogue carrier to a Digital one It can be configured with other functions With numeric entry active it is 1 With alphabetic entry active it is 3 Audio menu The options are
70. program mode selected this key shows a menu for select directly one registered program Cancel or return to previous action without modifying Confirm the selected option Display the picture of the tuned channel on the TFT monitor If selected channel is digital the monitor will represents the picture of the first transponder multiplex program Display the frequency spectrum on the monitor Display the measurements values of the selected signal The information depends on the signal type Analog signals Level C N audio Digital signals Power C N Quality BER before and after Viterbi MER Movement inside the OSD menu options When a digital signal is locked these keys allow to navigate through the differents program services Reserved of technical modifications and or errors m Z 3 JE 27 User s Manual MDL series Left right In picture mode these keys allow to modify audio volume In spectrum arrow keys mode they modify the span on off Meter switch on off KD Z I 6 2 Rotary Click wheel The click rotary wheel is one of the main MDL controls It manages in an easy way the navigation through the menu options The actions of the wheel are the following three left turn right turn and click functions Using them is possible to manage the whole OSD menu Mom Turning the wheel it s possible to go up and down through the differents options of the
71. requency of the transponder that we want to transmit through the selected pilot Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 53 D Z User s Manual MDL series In the option 6 we should fix the frequencies of the Local Oscillator which corresponds to the con nected LNB Navigation Mode in SatCR Through the key nav we accede to different types of navigation through the spectrum If we select SatCR Mode when we turn the rotary key we are actuating over the transponder frequency asso ciated to the active pilot The band identifier of the top left part will change to indicate this mode 10 3 Cable signal measurement MDL 500 10 3 1 Frequency band selection For cable band selection press one or several times band key until the monitor shows the message Switching to satellite band The switching sequence is the following igs band gt Cable band gt Satellite band C Ch C27 B G y 519 25MHz Switching to cable 100MHz f 70 8 dBuy 0 2 Once this option has been selected a cable logo appears on the left top of the status bar In case of the meter doesn t show the above message it could be necessary to go into the setup menu select RF option and active show cable band 54 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 10 3 2 Use spectrum mode to spot a signal To represent the
72. rget signal In satellite band nav key selects only frequency mode to sweep the band normally by frequency with 500 KHz steps Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 45 m Z Co JE User s Manual MDL series 10 2 4 Measurement selection With the target signal identified it s necessary to select the signal type analog or digital Press op tions key select Digital modulation and there will be two differents options e Analog if analog signal Digital if digital signal O Z Select one of them and confirm clicking the wheel For digital satellite signal it is necessary setup signal parameters Select Digital modulation It is necessary to setup symbol rate and mode 4 Auto symbol rate _6 Constellation display Symbol rate This value should be fixed based on broadcaster information Mode DVB DSS Normally DVB will be used Spectrum inversion auto Auto symbol rate You will be able to select if the detection of the Symbol Rate is going to be Automatic On or Manual Off In Manual mode Off the value of the Symbol Rate should be fixed by the user based on the provider s information In Automatic mode On the meter will automatically identify the SR when a Satellite carrier is tuned This feature is very useful when the provider s information is unknown The SR value found will appear in the field of selection of the SR menu This value found
73. rmation about audio status Audio On rev 1 2 C2 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series Audio Mute Mode Buzzer USB USB device connected m Z 9 3 JE Battery It shows the real level of battery Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 31 JE KD Z I User s Manual MDL series 8 CONNECTIONS All the meter connections are available in the back panel The conectors and indicators are DC IN 20 VDC 2 5A STDBY CHG RESET RS232 USB 2 0 ANIN AN OUT RF INPUT 75 OHMS MAX 23 dBm A sowe DV3 digital TV analyzer DC IN Supply conector for the 20V external power supply e SIBY LED Blinks when the meter is in standby mode and when the firmware is being updated e CHG LED Blinks when the meter is charging and stays continuously on when the charge is completed RF INPUT This F male conector is the signal input for the meter It is necessary to plug the provided female female F adapter FBU FBU prior to plug the F male signal cable into the meter RESET This button performs a hardware reset to the meter The meter will be reset to its default state The date and time will be lost but the general settings programs and stored mesasurements will be saved RS232 This port allows updating the meter s firmware USB 2 0 This port allows firmware upgrades and data upload downloads through USB mass storag
74. rum mode to spot a 45 102A Measurement 46 19 2 5 Make measlrements nee 48 U 2 e MD ernennen 49 II 2 Dr EL io AP PP e EE OE EEC EE 50 19 23 Molor Soo AA E Pt 51 III Sa pl E 52 10 9 Cable signal measurements xx ena nit pna a t a a 54 usui dehet HNERBEENFHNEREE 54 10 9 2 Use spectrum mode to spot a SIGNAL nn 55 10 2 3 Measurement Selecto anne 55 II SAN I mea e ee roda 57 SP e E OU Ter 58 IBN SO ERST UU UT TM 61 AN DO IN e e O E EIE DADA 6 EINER do NENT aces 61 t2 o A 62 dba Renania II 63 TLA a IR een 64 FRIO Load pogram rom US E dT TT 64 11 1 8 save programaio USB ein 65 OOU Manag e oa m 65 TETS Navigation oy pogra UP 65 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors m Z 3 JE KD Z I User s Manual MDL series 12 Key FAV TINCT ONG ann 111 COMO S to Autosean an una T4 Copy alto LU Bee 14 2 Restore Backup from USB 15 CISC 15 1 Time a OZ PRO EU tu mm ION AKUTE M DEN AA al D 212 s eri anemia 17 1 1 New 17 1 2 New measurement step by step 17 1 3 Watching the MEAS UES anne 17 1 4 Delete Measules setool ias 14 15 EXPO i 17 1 6 Group
75. rved of technical modifications and or errors 11 90 KD Z I RF Standards Satellite C and Ku bands Monitor Type 5 14cm TFT color Color standards PAL and SECAM Audio amplifier 1W inside the speaker Programs Memories 1000 programs could be saved inside the internal memory Data Logger 4000 measures could be saved inside the internal memory These values could be downloaded through USB port LNC power supply Voltage O 5V 13V 18V 13V 22Khz and 18V 22Khz shown by OSD Max current 450 mA short circuit protec ted DiSEqC 1 2 Auxiliary inputs outputs A V Minijack Audio Video input and output RS 232 Serial port for PC connection USB Host Driver USB 2 0 Power Supply Battery Li Ion 30 W hour Battery level ind Continuous control on OSD Battery life 2 h without LNB power supply Charging time Aprox 3 hours for 100 it depends on battery previous charge External 20V 2 5A User s Manual MDL series MDL 200 Mechanics Dimensions 270x170x70mm bag Weight 1 850 Kg Frequency Range 900 2150MHz Tuning Continuous in full band Steps 500KHz satellite band Input Impedance 75 Ohms Connector F type male FBU FBU adaptor Protection 50 VDC 130dBuV 3V RMS Attenuator O 60dB AUTO range mode selectable Spectrum Bands 900 2150MHz Detection Peak and Average Display
76. security copy of programs on USB device m Z Co JE Before to use this option connect the USB devide Otherwise the meter will show a message asking for it 11 1 7 Group management From this option you can manage all the groups this menu is the same as Groups management in Datalogger Check the tools gt Datalogger section of this user s guide for further information 11 1 8 Navigation by program If program option is selected in navigation mode it s possible to sweep the band by program instead of frequency or channel Frequency mode Channel mode Program mode To navigate through differents program use click wheel It s possible to select diretly the program pressing abc 123 key This option shows the complete current program list Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 65 TE O Z User s Manual MDL series 12 KEY FAV FUNCTIONS The key fav on main keypad could be configured by the installer in order to select the most frequen tly used option In this way the user could be able to program this key and simplify the quick access to one function among the possible ones 12 1 Configuration To setup this key press the setup key and select system option on the menu In this window select fav key setup and this selection will open another window showing the differents option that can be assigned to this key RF IN voltage 22 kHz to
77. th simply pushing over it Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 87 O Z User s Manual MDL series 17 1 6 7 2 Pause in FM band CAI CE This option allows changing the connector we are using for the one of the FM connection where we are carrying measures out due to the measurement in FM in several times could be made in another connector Meanwhile we are making the measure of the group if the Meter detects a FM program it would pause the measurement and it would wait up to the confirmation again once the cable has been changed Once the FM measure is finished and you are in a different measure the Meter will come back to pause the measurement and wait to the confirmation to continue t E 2 Pause in FM band Please push the rotating key to watch the options and to choose On Off according to the kind of measure we are going to make 17 1 6 7 3 Pause in band switching This option allows changing the connector we are using for another one from another band as Sate lite Terrestrial etc The philosophy is the same as in point 14 5 6 2 88 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 17 1 6 7 4 Kind of measure MDL 500 This option allows selecting to make a complete measure or a Basic measure Complete Depending on the memory where the measures are stored you can find If it is internal memor
78. the edition CREATE NEW PROGRAM Enter name If analog signal is selected the name of the program should be completely wirtten To enter letters and numbers press abc 123 key for alphanumerics It s possible to delete wrong letters using left arrow key Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 61 User s Manual MDL series TE O Z If selected signal is digital the meter will propose the name of the program based on first current program of digital transponder multiplex Anyhow it s possible to change it usging left arrow key 11 1 2 Save a program Selecting this option the program will be stored The option does not allow to save modifications on stored programs 2 Save program _4 Delete program _ 6 Save programs to USB Lice Rees 62 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 11 1 3 Rename a program This option allows changing the name of an existing program Turn the wheel and select Rename program option A new window with the headline Rename program will appear RENAME PROGRAM Current name Choose name Choose name m Z Co JE First press Choose name this option is just below the line Current name A new window with the program list will appear Turn the wheel until you select the wished program You will come back to the previous screen and now the name o
79. tup Setup meter menu The options are the following 1 System Language Beep key s beep e Favorite key config e System info e Factory default e Firmware upgrade Update Autoscan e Sensibility 2 Power off modes On Off key stand by switched off Auto standby battery Never 1min 2min 3min 4min 5 min 10 min 15 min 30 min 60 min Auto power off battery Never 1min 2min 3min 4min 5 min 10 min 15 min 30 min 60 min 120 min Auto standby DC Never 1min 2min 3min 4min 5 min 10 min 15 min 30 min 60 min Auto power off DC Never 1min 2min 3min 4min 5 min 10 min 15 min 30 min 60 min 120 min 3 RF e Units dbuV dBmV dBm e Terrestrial standard B G B G DE B G IT L L M NTSC MPAL D K BB AU D K PAL 0 e Cable standard B G B G DE B G IT L L M NTSC MPAL D K BB AU D K PAL e Satellite local osc IF C KU K9750 K10000 K10600 K10700 K10750 K11250 K11300 K11325 am om om e Cable band Active hidden ASJ e Band navigation Linear curl Autoscan Standard All Selected For scanning all the standards or only the current one When all the standards are being scanner the first one scanner will be the current one e Resolution filter 1 MHz COE soo Hz Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 23 m Z 9
80. u can select the clock in two modes e Auto The field strength meter will adjust the time of the clock when it tunes any digital channel and gets this information e Manual It shows the time that you configure by hand on the section Time Auto Manual 15 2 GMT Select the different time according to Greenwich time in your local time Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 71 m Z 9 Co JE JE wm Z LLi User s Manual MDL series 15 3 Time Selecting this option a new window that allows introducing by hand the time and date will appear CLOCK SETTING 22 06 2009 11 10 In order to move through all the values day month year hours minutes use the horizontal cursors or turn the wheel In order to modify a value place yourself over it press the wheel and introduce the value by the means of the numerical keyboard or turning the wheel Once it is modified press again over the wheel to save it Once date and time are introduced turn the wheel until selecting OK to confirm the changes 72 Reserved of technical modifications and or errors rev 1 2 rev 1 2 User s Manual MDL series 16 WAKE UP MENU In this option you can configure the alarms so that the meter is powered on automatically at one concrete time In the activation menu you can find _2 Next wake date i AAR NEE Wi RTS SE 1 Add a wake up
81. y Analogue measure you can store measures spectrum and line of synchronism the FM signals do not store the line of synchronism Digital measure the measures and the spectrum are stored If it is external USB memory e t would be the same case than in the internal memory but in case of TV signal the picture would be stored as well m Z Co JE Basic Only the value of the measures will be stored independently of the kind of storage memory device 17 1 6 7 5 Repeating With this option we can select between 1 to 255 values it is the number of times we want the mea sure is repeated in order to get more accuracy in the final calculation Reserved of technical modifications and or errors 89 JE wm Z LLi User s Manual MDL series 17 1 6 7 6 Period It is the repeating time of the measurement by default one and it is expressed in minutes Every time the measure will be repeated If we push on the rotating key we can write a value between 1 and 256 6 Period min 17 1 6 7 7 Temporize measurements This option allows configuring the time to programme a measurement at one specific time In case this option is enabled the option for configuring the time when the new measurement will be carried out will be displayed NEW MEASUREMENT 08 10 2007 16 43 17 1 7 Working disk With this option we have the possibility of choosing if we want to work into the internal disk or i

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