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1. enm 13 O WHO S THERE AUTODISCOVERY A 13 SELECT A DIFFERENT CUSTOM CHANNEL PLAN eee 14 7 3 NAVIGATE INTO AN AUTOMEMORY CHANNEL DAN sieeeeeeeseeeeeerrerrerrrrrernen 15 8 _ PERFORMING MEASURES MEAS seen narra 16 8 1 THE SELECTED CHANNEL CARRIES ON A DIGITAL CATV SIGNAL QAM 16 NOISE MARGIN QUALITY TEST MER E BLOCK ERROR MEASUREMENT 16 BER MEASUREMENT BEFORE AND AFTER VITERBI eee 17 CARRIERS CONSTELLATION AND QAM PARAMETERS DISPLAY 17 O ZOOMING THE CONSTELLATION IN OUT sss 17 BOUQUET ID DATA tare tetti rtt eed dette teh c e beendet 17 CHANNEL POWER MEASUREMENT eene enne 18 DISPLAYING THE SERVICE LIST OF THE CURRENT BOUQUET 18 SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF THE TUNED CHANNEL 19 8 2 THE SELECTED CHANNEL CARRIES ON AN ANALOGUE TV CATV SIGNAL 19 VIDEO SIGNAL PEAK LEVEL MEASUREMENT eene 19 VIDEO Vs AUDIO PEAK LEVEL RATIO AND SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO 19 Wl C2 IIR COVER User manual INSTRUMENTS O AUDIO PEAK LEVEL MEASUREMENT eene tette ttnn tents 20 O ___ SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF THE TUNED CHANNEL 20 8 3 THE SELECTED CHANNEL CARRIES ON A DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL SIGNAL 69153 EE EE 20 O ___ CHANNEL POWER MEASUDEMENT carrer nnrrnnrnnss 21 O ___ SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF THE TUNED CHANNEL 21 8 4 FM AUDIO MEASUREMENT included FM RADIO 87 5 108 00 MHZ 21 O AUDIO
2. 44 C2 en USER MANUAL IRCH ER INSTRUMENTS MANTAINING THE METER CLEANING THE METER Cleaning the meter from dust and dirt is easy and helps mantaining it in optimal work conditions through the years The cleaning procedure is simple and quick and requires only minor attention Never use chemical aggressive products diluent and or abrasive or rough clothes which may damage plastics and displays Always use a soft cloth damped with a simple water and alcohol solution or a de greasing not abrasive liquid soap Keyboard and display should be gently cleaned Rubbing the keyboard and or the display s may seriously damage their functions MANTEINANCE AND CARE OF THE METER This meter has been designed to withstand severe conditions of use Even so its life may be prolonged by respecting some simple and effective rules The meter has not been designed to withstand high temperatures over 60 C or 140 F Those temperatures can be easily reached when the meter is left in a car especially behind the windshield or in the trunk The LCD display and or other details may easily be damaged by the extreme temperature The internal battery may rapidly loose its efficiency if exposed to high or low temperatures This will result in reduced autonomy of the meter when powered by internal battery When recharging the internal battery do allow a good air circulation around the meter and the adapter do not cover it with clot
3. Proceed as described in Chapter 9 SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE page 22 22 C2 Cr USER MANUAL IRCH ER INSTRUMENTS 9 SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE Press the SPECT mn F key The meter LCD will display the spectrum content of the tuned channel In case the tuned signal is analogue the marker will be positioned by default on the frequency value corresponding to the analogue Video signal peak level The relevant level is displayed in the LCD bottom row MRK together with the relevant measurement unit SE 18 Fa91 25 e H WK 0 S3dE In case the tuned signal is digital the marker will be positioned by default on the centre band frequency of the tuned signal The relevant level is displayed in the LCD bottom row MRK together with the relevant measurement unit SF 18 Fis Ja Ep ORAE H MIER m2 5dB 9 1 SURFING THE CHANNELS Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the currently tuned channel Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to seethe desired channel PLEASE NOTE the meter will allow you to select ONLY a channel included into the channel plan currently in use To select a different channel plan proceed as described in Chapter 7 at page12 23 Wl C2 IIR COVER User manual INSTRUMENTS 9 2 MOVING THE MARKER FREQUENCY VALUE Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the current frequency value Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to modify the mark
4. bar with peak level memory The received audio signal will be played by the meter built in loudspeaker To set up the built in loudspeaker volume proceed as described in Chapter 6 1 METER LOUDSPEAKER VOLUME SETUP at page 9 MEAS TI By pressing and releasing more times the MEAS G key the user can surf the various available measurement screens up to display the requested one SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF THE TUNED CHANNEL 8 3 Proceed as describer in Chapter 9 SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE at page 23 THE SELECTED CHANNEL CARRIES ON A DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL SIGNAL COFDM In the second row from the top the meter LCD will display TV COFDM EMUL In the LCD bottom row a locker appears just above the DIG digital marker on the display frame PLEASE NOTE This meter does not include a COFDM de modulator Therefore COFDM signals are managed in a COFDM emulation mode 20 C2 USER MANUAL IRCH ER INSTRUMENTS ITALY FG Dn A M EMOL 8 WR 50 10 80 90 100 110 120 PIRS 53 8dBul In the third row from the top the meter LCD will display the frequency bandwidth BW of the tuned signal CHANNEL POWER MEASUREMENT On the display bottom row the current channel power together with the relevant measurement unit will be displayed The channel power real time value is also displayed on a level bar with peak level memory NO OTHER MEASUREMENT AVAILABLE IN COFDM EMULATION MODE SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF THE
5. press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the current channel in the centre of the LCD top row then repeat the above steps Press and release the MEAS G key to quit this menu ADDING A FURTHER CHANNEL TO AN EXISTING CUSTOM MEMORY PLAN Press and release the SELECT repeatedly to highlight the item CUSTOM PLAN then e Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to select the desired target Custom Memory plan e Press the MEMORY N key e Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select the channel to be stored in the current target memory plan e Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item MEM e Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key repeatedly up to locate an unused memory position eg P 6 e Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item STORE Press and release the UP H key The selected channel is now stored into the selected memory position of the current target Custom Memory plan Further channels may be added by repeating the above steps Press and release the MEAS G key to quit this menu DIRECT STORING A NEW CHANNEL INTO AN EXISTING CUSTOM MEMORY PLAN While performing any measurement or spectrum analysys it is always possible to directly store the current channel into the currently selected Custom Memory plan Just press and hold for 2 the MEMORY N key then e Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item MEM e Press an
6. INSTRUMENTS detected by the meter on all the test frequencies set on the meter by the user while performing the same measurement session Press and release the MEAS G to stop the current measurement session this will also quit the Cable Leakage measurement 10 3 INGRESS MODE MEASUREMENTS ON THE FREQUENCY RANGE 4 66 MHz INGRESS TI Press and release the INGRESS P key to enter the Ingress Mode The LCD will display the real time spectrum monitoring in the frequency band 4 66 MHz Sam Z Hk 644 H MRK 33 8dBv e A dotted vertical line marker displays the frequency value whose signal level is currently displayed in the LCD bottom row MRK together with the relevant measurement unit In the top right edge the LCD displays frequency value corresponding to the current marker position F highlighted in the above screenshot in MHz An horizontal dotted line shows the real time signal level value at the current marker position current frequency value MOVING THE MARKER FREQUENCY VALUE Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the current frequency value Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to modify the marker position current frequency value To rapidly move the frequency value up or downwards press and hold the UP H or resp DOWN L key The meter LCD will at any time display the current frequency value first row top right and the relevant signal level measurement bottom
7. LEVEL MEASUREMENT entente tentent tnnt ttes 22 O ___ SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF THE TUNED CHANNEL 22 9 _ SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE nando cintia 23 9 1 SURFING THE CHANNELS ee eier 23 92 MOVING THE MARKER FREQUENCY VALUE sc sssssesssesssesssesssesssesseessssssessseeseess 24 9 3 EDITING THE SIGNAL LEVEL END OF SCALE netten 24 9 4 EDITING THE SPAN VALUE teretes tea 24 95 ACTIVATE THE MAX HOLD FUNCTION tette tte tte ten tnnt tnt 24 9 6 MATCHING THE SIGNAL LEVEL AT TWO USER DEFINED FREQUENCY VALUES 24 O MODIFYING THE CURRENT FREQUENCY VALUE 25 e EDITING THE SIGNAL LEVEL END OF SCALE tentes 25 9 7 FULL BAND MAPPING s c itte ped ota eve as d dod turpis NAR d 25 e ___ FULL BAND MAPPING DISPLAY CONFIGURATION ccsscsssessseesseesseesseesteeseenseenes 25 O SIGNAL LEVEL DETECTED INTO EACH CHANNEL 26 O AUDIO AND VIDEO PEAK LEVEL DETECTED INTO EACH CHANNEL essssssccsssssssssssssecsseees 26 O SIGNAL LEVEL COMPARISON TILT BETWEEN TWO USER DEFINED CHANNELS 26 O ACTIVATE THE FULL BAND MAPPING BARSCAN seeeeeeees 26 O FULL BAND SIGNAL LEVEL ANALYSYS IN EACH CHANNEL LEVEL 26 O FULL BAND AUDIO AND VIDEO PEAK LEVEL ANALYSYS INTO EACH CHANNEL ENN E UNE A 27 O FULL BAND SIGNAL LEVEL COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO USER DEFINED CHANNELS RR RR NN TN dat 28 10 _ CABLE SYSTEM MEASUDEMENTS esee tentent nnne sitet te tte tta sete stet ttis 29 10 1 VOLTMETER MODE AC MEASURE AT RF TEST POINT 29 102 CABLE LEAKAGE MEASUDEMENTS sesenta
8. TUNED CHANNEL Proceed as described in Chapter 9 SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE at page 23 FM AUDIO MEASUREMENT included FM RADIO 87 5 108 00 MHz Connect an antenna system capable to receive the desired frequency range to the meter Set up your meter as described in Chapter 7 2 NAVIGATE INTO A CUSTOM CHANNEL PLAN USER DEFINED CHANNEL PLAN at page13 MEAS TI Press and release the MEAS G key repeatedly up to display the Audio peak level measurement screen proceed as described in Chapter AUDIO PEAK LEVEL MEASUREMENT at page 20 MANU 1 ATER be T ANALOG dl EMBED 60 10 80 90 100 00 120 AUDIO 3 4dBul Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the frequency value Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to set up the desired frequency 21 Wl C2 IIROVER User manual INSTRUMENTS value The LCD goes on displaying TV ANALOG and the relevant standard even if a FM Radio signal as well as a generic FM signal has been tuned O AUDIO LEVEL MEASUREMENT The meter will display the Audio level measurement together with the relevant measurement unit The real time Audio level is also displayed on a level bar with peak level memory The received audio signal will be played by the meter built in loudspeaker To set up the built in loudspeaker volume proceed as described in Chapter 6 1 METER LOUDSPEAKER VOLUME SETUP at page 9 O SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF THE TUNED CHANNEL
9. and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select the relevant Country Channel Plan In some countries more than one Channel Plan is available e g 10 C2 WF user MANUAL RO ER INSTRUMENTS the USA If you are going to select a Country Channel Plan of one of these Countries please carefully navigate within the selection list in order to setup the appropriate Country Channel Plan CABLE TV STANDARD Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item DISCOVERY Press and release the UP H key or DOWN L key to setup the required cable TV standard DVB C Annex A amp B J83 B DVB C amp J83 B Your meter is capable to AUTO DISCOVERY the current Cable TV standard In case of any doubt about the cable TV standard select DVB C amp J38 B In case you already know the standard in use select a specific standard DVB C or J38 C to speed up the lockup process of the signals O DOCSIS DOWNSTREAM DOCSIS downstream signalisations are commonly streamed in J83 B standard Thus setting the DVB C amp J38 B mode on the meter will allow you to correctly lock and decode both payload signals whichever the relevant standard and the downstream DOCSIS information C N TYPE Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item C N TYPE Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select the desired C N type IN BAND or OUT BAND 11 C IIROVER User manual INSTRUMENTS
10. bottom row If START appears a brand new memory plan will be stored Should OVERWRITE appear the selected target Automemory plan already contains data and will be overwritten without further notice Press and release the UP H key The auto seek amp store will start When finished the total number of both analogue and digital found and stored channels will be displayed 11 2 MANUALLY CREATING A MEMORY PLAN MEMORY PLAN Ph Press and release the PLAN D key CREATE A BRAND NEW MEMORY PLAN Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item CUSTOM MEMORY PLAN Press the MEMORY N key Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item on the LCD top left edge MANU1 MANUZ MAHL 3 z34 F416 ou b TU BAM DUB C a MODE BAM amp 4 SES 111 Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select a void target memory plan When the current target plan is void the LCD row under the dotted line bottom row displays MEM P1 Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the current channel in the centre of the LCD top row e Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select the channel to be stored in the current target memory plan e Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item STORE e Press the UP H key The selected channel has now been stored 34 C2 WF USER MANUAL IRCH ER INSTRUMENTS To add further channels to the current memory plan
11. level end of scale value on the y axis Press and release the UP H or resp DOWN L key to increase or to decrease the end of scale value 28 C2 N USER MANUAL RO ER INSTRUMENTS 10 CABLE SYSTEM MEASUREMENTS 10 1 VOLTMETER MODE AC MEASURE AT RF TEST POINT The meter automatically senses line frequency AC that may be present at the test point Connect the meter to the selected test point in question then press and hold DATA LOGGER for at least 2 the DATA LOGGER VOLTMETER Q key to activate the voltmeter mode VOLTMETER AC UDLT Bl The LCD displays the relevant measured voltage 10 2 CABLE LEAKAGE MEASUREMENTS CABLE LEAKAGE SETUP 2 VOLUME CONFIG Jl Press and hold for at least 2 the MPEG SERVICE LIST li B key Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the field LEAKAGE SETUP Press and release the UP H to enter the setup menu LEAKAGE SETUP MEHU EUROPE HOME 25dB m am ez dBul m O AREA AND MEASUREMENT UNIT STANDARD SETUP Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the field AREA Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select the appropriate area 29 Wl C2 MROVER User manual INSTRUMENTS The meter will accordingly set the standard measurement units and the antenna sets O ANTENNA TYPE SETUP USA ONLY Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the field ANT TYPE
12. row MRk EDITING THE SWEEP TIME Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the sweep time in the LCD top left edge Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to select the appropriate sweep time Only pre defined sweep times from 50 ms to 50 s can be set EDITING THE SIGNAL LEVEL END OF SCALE Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the top level end of scale value on the y axis Press and release the UP H or resp DOWN L key to increase or to decrease the end of scale value 31 Wl C2 IIROVER User manual INSTRUMENTS 11 CREATING MEMORY PLANS 11 1 CREATING A MEMORY PLAN BY AUTO SEEK amp STORE OF ANY RECEIVABLE CHANNEL AUTOSCAN Your meter is capable to automatically detect all the channels whose signal level analogue channels or channel power digital channels is above a user defined threshold value and to store them into a dedicated AUTOMEMORY channel plan The threshold levels for analogue channels and for digital channels can be from time to time individually set by the user This auto seek amp store is performed on the sole channels of the CUSTOM CHANNEL PLAN or resp of the COUNTRY CHANNEL PLAN currently set To select a custom channel plan proceed as described in Chapter 7 2 NAVIGATE INTO A CUSTOM CHANNEL PLAN USER DEFINED CHANNEL PLAN at page 13 To select a country channel plan proceed as described in Chapter 7 1 NAVIGATE INTO THE SELECTED COUNTRY CHANNEL PL
13. the received signal both analogue and digital and to set the appropriate signal bandwidth Suppose you are starting from the frequency value 699 95 MHz which has no correspondence with any significant frequency value in any country channel plan 13 C IIR COVER User manual INSTRUMENTS HAHO 4 F5932 95 Lef TU AHALOG i DOUD IS 3 290 FM DC at RF IHZ FF En 50 60 10 BD 90 100 110 180 LEW 33 1dBul LNB mA T m INGRESS T mim Press and hold for 2 the INGRESS 2 HELP G key The meter will start the Autodiscovery amp process and will display a rotating bar as an in progress indicator MAHU 4 SZ DISCOVERING 9 Cl When terminated the meter displays the Autodiscovery results In this case the received signal was detected as analogue TV type at 695 35 MHz as video carrier frequency MAHO 4 F595 35 Lef Tr ALDE ll AUDIO 35 568 FM OL at RF INS OFF BO 90 100 110 180 LEW 71 8dBul LNB mA T m In this case the meter was receiving an on air broadcasted analogue TV signal on EU channel 49 thus corresponding to a 695 25 video carrier frequency From the practical point of view as well as from the end user one the meter has correctly detected the received signal even if the start frequency 699 95 was 4 6 MHz far from the correct one SELECT A DIFFERENT CUSTOM CHANNEL PLAN Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight th
14. ttt testata 29 CABLE LEAKAGE EE 29 O AREA AND MEASUREMENT UNIT STANDARD SETUP 29 O ANTENNA TYPE SETUP USA ONLY ttt 30 E et 30 Oh JBISTANGE SEP Di eot ix E dum del 30 O LEE 30 O CABLE LEAKAGE MEASUREMENT entente tentent ttn ttts tnn 30 10 3 INGRESS MODE MEASUREMENTS ON THE FREQUENCY RANGE 4 66 MHz 31 O ___ MOVING THE MARKER FREQUENCY VALUE cssscsssesssesssesssessecssecssecssecseenseeess 31 e EDITING THE SWEEP TIME 31 O EDITING THE SIGNAL LEVEL END OF SCALE coros 31 11 _ CREATING MEMORY PLANS gaten beta artt HH dun ratene 32 11 1 CREATING A MEMORY PLAN BY AUTO SEEK amp STORE OF ANY RECEIVABLE ENEE 32 O AUTOSCAN FREQUENCY RANGE SELECTION sccsssesssesssssseessecssecssecssecseensecass 32 AUTOSCAN SEEK8 STORE CREATE A NEW AUTOMEMORY CHANNEL PLAN 33 C2 WF USER MANUAL IRCH ER INSTRUMENTS O SELECT A TARGET AUTOMEMORY CHANNEL PLAN etes 33 O ANALOGUE SIGNALS VIDEO SIGNAL LEVEL THRESHOLD SETUP sss 33 O DIGITAL SIGNALS CHANNEL POWER LEVEL THRESHOLD SETUP ccccccesceestesstees 34 O SEEK amp STORE START iia Eau ab eT ees 34 11 2 MANUALLY CREATING A MEMORY PLAN MEMORY enne 34 O CREATE A BRAND NEW MEMORY DIANA 34 ___ ADDING A FURTHER CHANNEL TO AN EXISTING CUSTOM MEMORY PLAN 35 DIRECT STORING A NEW CHANNEL INTO AN EXISTING CUSTOM MEMORY PLAN ST d RE S 35 11 3 DELETING A MEMORY PLAN ttt tt tt ttt ttis 36 DELETING A
15. 0 dB 40 C2 WF USER MANUAL IRCH ER INSTRUMENTS Signal Tuning Surfing By frequency value measurement and spectrum analysis By Service ID By channel pre stored Country channel Plans firmware upgradable Memory plans 99 total with 199 channels per Plan 99 Logger type Plans Other Features Graphic DOT matrix LCD 64 x 128 Power saving LCD backlight User upgradable Firmware also via web USB 2 0 data connection Built in battery operation 2 5 h Weight 1 1 kg Dimensions 80 x 225 x 215 mm Standard package includes Shock proof ABS carrying case AC adaptor amp Battery charger 12V lighter adaptor amp Battery charger USB 2 0 cable ROVER s everyday efforts constantly aim at developing better and better instruments more reliable and easier to use Thus we know you will be on our side when we update the core software powering our instruments before being able to update our user manuals too This way you will always be entitled to rely on having in your hands the best available version of the instrument you have chosen Thank you for choosing us ROVER ALWAYS A STEP AHEAD 41 Wy C2 IIRO ER USER MANUAL INSTRUMENTS SERVICE NOTES AND GUARANTEE REGULATIONS CEE AND EXTRA CEE Rover Laboratories S p A guarantees the equipment you purchased for a period of 12 months and in any case according to the laws and or possible regulations applied in the Country where the equipment was purchase
16. 7 SIGNAL TUNING PLAN Connect the signal cable to the RF inlet U of the meter PLAN FA Press and release the PLAN D key PLAH SELECTION MENU AUTOtY MEMORY ener 7 1 NAVIGATE INTO THE SELECTED COUNTRY CHANNEL PLAN Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item MASTER PLAN Check the highlighted Country Channel Plan is the desired one If not proceed as described in Chapter COUNTRY CHANNEL PLANCOUNTRY CHANNEL PLAN at page 10 to select the desired Country Channel Plan Press the MEAS G key ITALY gt F41 868 TU DUB C BR 7 10 13 lb 2 N MAR 18dB GLTY PASS EE EE CE SETT MER 39 5dB BlkEr aaaa IB FOI Seca C a On the LCD C top row it will be displayed from left to right the selected Country Channel Plan the channel currently tuned and the corresponding frequency in MHz SURFING THE CHANNELS Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the current channel ID Press and release the UP H key and DOWN L key Each pulse moves the channel ID one step upward or resp downwards To rapidly move the channel ID up or downwards press and hold the UP H or resp DOWN L key 12 C2 WF USER MANUAL HIRO ER INSTRUMENTS 7 2 NAVIGATE INTO A CUSTOM CHANNEL PLAN USER DEFINED CHANNEL PLAN MANUMEMORY To create a Custom Channel Plan proceed as described in Chapter 11 2 MANUALLY CREATING A MEMORY PLAN MEM
17. AN at page 12 Your meter can store up to 30 AUTOMEMORY channel plans Each Automemory channel plan can contain both analogue and digital channels but all of them have to match the above threshold criteria This feature can be useful to automatically store all the channels configured in various buildings This will allow the user to promptly keep at hand a complete list of the channel configuration in each of the buildings serviced by the user itself thus saving time during future checks AUTOSCAN FREQUENCY RANGE SELECTION Before performing an auto seek amp store select the appropriate frequency range CATV TV ONLY to be scanned Press and hold for 2 the MPEG SERVICE PRUBE QNM B key The meter LCD will display METER CONFIGURE MEHU Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item TV CONFIG amp COUNTRY Press the UP H key to enter the configuration menu 32 Zeen MRON ER INSTRUMENTS TV CONFIGURE MEHO ITALY CATH DISCOVERY DVB C LAN TYPE IN BAND Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item AUTOMEMORY Press the UP H or DOWN I key to select the appropriate frequency range TV ONLY or CATV Then press the MEAS G key per leave this menu AUTOSCAN SEEK amp STORE CREATE A NEW AUTOMEMORY CHANNEL PLAN 2 AUTOMENORY PLAN pe he Press and hold for 2 the PLAN D key AUTOtY MEMORY MEHU SCAN TYPE A
18. C2 USER MANUAL C2 USER MANUAL DIGITAL and ANALOGUE CATV QAM A amp B J83 B COFDM and ANALOGUE TV FM amp FM Radio Analyzer 4 880 MHz ROVER LABORATORIES S p A Via Parini 2 25019 Sirmione BS ITALY www roverinstruments com e C2 IIRO ER user MANUAL INSTRUMENTS PART NUMBER UG C2 1 19 1 0 EN 1 0 REVISION DATE OCT 2007 We all wish to sincerely thank you for choosing our measurement instrument which is currently approved and everyday used by the major Service Providers Broadcasters and by really many users all over in the world Like to them all this measurement instrument will provide you with easiness of use and a full range of measurement capabilities Our everyday efforts are targeted to continuously develop state of the art instruments capable to fulfil and possibly to exceed your expectations and all of your needs We are able to research and develop further improvements day after day also thanks to your valuable suggestions and contributions Please let us know about your opinion suggestions and special requests through our dedicated email address wecareOroverinstruments it as well as by calling our Technical Support ROVER Hotline 39 030 9198299 We are positive your expectations and your needs will be fully satisfied We are positive you will be happy with us Thank you again OL e uu Edoardo Romano Chairman C2 WF USER
19. EV In this mode each bar will display at the same time the audio peak level and the video peak level real time measured in the corresponding channel The white dot on each black represents the audio peak level The whole black bar represents the video peak level This display mode is consistent only when performed on analogue signals O SIGNAL LEVEL COMPARISON TILT BETWEEN TWO USER DEFINED CHANNELS Press and release the UP H or DOWN L keys to select TILT In this mode the meter will display the signal level difference between two user defined channels These two channels can be directly set while this measurement function is running ACTIVATE THE FULL BAND MAPPING BARSCAN Press and release the SCAN TILT D key Depending on the selected configuration see Chapter FULL BAND MAPPING DISPLAY CONFIGURATION page 25 a specific bar diagram will be displayed O FULL BAND SIGNAL LEVEL ANALYSYS IN EACH CHANNEL LEVEL Fa3e ah in 15 ARK 5d Zoe Each bar displays the signal level measured in the relevant channel The marker the vertical dotted line is positioned on the channel which is currently displayed in the centre field of the LCD top line and whose frequency is displayed in the LCD top right edge The LCD bottom row displays the signal level measured in the currently selected channel MRK together with the measurement unit currently set for the meter An horizontal dotted line shows the real time signal level value
20. L PLAN Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item SELECT TYPE Press and release the UP H key or DOWN L key repeatedly to select AUTOSCAN Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item SELECT FILE e Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key repeatedly to select the memory plan to be deleted AUTO 1 AUTO 2 e Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item DELETE FILE e Press and release the UP H key to permanently delete the above selected memory plan The meter will confirm the selected plan has been deleted DELETED The warning message VOIDED means you have tried to delete a permanent and not erasable memory plan e g ITALY DELETING A CUSTOM MEMORY CHANNEL PLAN Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item SELECT TYPE Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key repeatedly to select PLAN Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item SELECT FILE e Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key repeatedly to select the memory plan to be deleted MANU 1 MANU 2 FILE MANAGER MEHU SELECT TYPE Fo MAU 1 CONF IRM e Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item DELETE FILE 36 C2 WF USER MANUAL HIRO ER INSTRUMENTS e Press and release the UP H key to permanently delete the above selected memory plan The meter will confirm the selected plan has been deleted DELETED The warning message VOIDED means you
21. MANUAL RO ER INSTRUMENTS INDEX OVERVIEW vass 6 1 FRONT PANEL amp KEYBOARD aie citt tiene iet ERR anken badene FERRE dnne Re e E tasas Sue 6 2 SIDEBODYPANEES it E Uo RUE 7 USER MANUAL EAE 8 3 TURNING THE METER ON eese enne nennen tenen trennen stern teret nnne nnne ennt 8 4 TURNING THE METER OFF idet eidet eebe eege iE Ene dr hte regne eni rune Poen rsen fe 8 5 __ CHECK THE BATTERY CHARGE STATUS eene 8 6 __ METER CONFIGURATION MPEG SERVICE LIST eee 9 6 1 METER LOUDSPEAKER VOLUME SETUP nennen 9 6 2 METER SETUP seg di ooa sedo 9 BATTERY SAVING SELF POWER OFF TIMER OFF eee 9 ___ FIELD AND CHANNEL POWER MEASUREMENT UNIT UNIT 10 O 3 LANGUAGE coa du DE EE MB 10 O KEYS BEER ET 10 ___ DISPLAY BACKLIGHT DISP LIGHT seen nennen 10 6 3 MAIN RECEPTION PARAMETERS SETUP nennen 10 O _ COUNTRY GHANNEL PLAN ra it ite pe e Ur t betae 10 Qc GABLE TVSTANDA R D eed aee te ette 11 O DOGSIS DOWNSTREAM are 228 e hn e a tet pe e d dd 11 Qv ECK WR arp ne eo epe eda oae 11 T SIGNAL TUNING RAN oett ltda 12 7 1 NAVIGATE INTO THE SELECTED COUNTRY CHANNEL PLAN 12 ___ SURFING THE CHANNELS eese neret 12 7 2 NAVIGATE INTO A CUSTOM CHANNEL PLAN USER DEFINED CHANNEL PLAN MANUMEMORY cite aa et Re ERENNERT 13 O MODIFY AND FINE TUNE THE RECEPTION FREQUENCY
22. N AUTOMEMORY CHANNEL PLAN ete 36 ___ DELETING A CUSTOM MEMORY CHANNEL PLAN 36 ___ DELETING A LOGGER FILE LOGGER MEMORY PLAN 37 12 AUTO MEAS amp STORE ON THE CHANNELS INCLUDED IN A CUSTOM MEMORY PLAN DATA LOGGED 38 PT AUTO MEA SESTOBE nd eps cota teo E 38 122 RECALL A PREVIOUSLY STORED LOGGER MEMORY PLAN 39 13 _ TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS estt conan conan aaa 40 SERVICE NOTES AND GUARANTEE REGULATIONS CEE AND EXTRA GEE EE 42 FAULT IDENTIFICATION FORM uvvvnnannnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 44 MANTAINING THE METER enanuvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnn 45 DISPOSAL OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 46 IRON JER USER MANUAL INSTRUMENTS OVERVIEW 1 FRONT PANEL amp KEYBOARD MASTER PLAN CUSTOM PLAN CHANNEL AUTO MEMORY D SES MPEG SERVICE TO RESET MI INS amp B C NAME TEST c 2 DIGITAL CATV ANALYZER 5 88 QAM A amp B MPEG PROGRAM LIST HOME T T BAT NETWORK MASK ENCRYPT A v o Main Function FREQUENCY MHz de TENGD DB NSTRLMENT 2 AUTOMENORY 2 MODIFY 2 LEAKAGE PLAN DUU im SPECT gt CS El ge LCK amp DATA LOGGER PO INGRESS TT MEMORY v r 5 me MP 2 VOLTMETER 2 HELP 2 STORE Secondary Function press and hold for 2 CHARGE BATT ON External Power adaptor LED indicator A Main switch ON OFF Level Ch Power meas pr
23. ORY at page 34 Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item CUSTOM PLAN Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to set the required Custom Channel Plan MEAST Press the MEAS G key MANU 1 F416 096 T OG PAL a AUDIO 35 568MHz ao 4o S0 TT 90 100 110 120 LEW 3 9dBul On the LCD C top row it will be displayed from left to right the selected Custom Channel Plan the channel ID currently tuned and the corresponding frequency in MHz Press and release the UP H key and DOWN L key to navigate into the selected Custom Channel Plan Each pulse moves the channel ID one step upward or resp downwards To rapidly move the channel ID up or downwards press and hold the UP H or resp DOWN L key THE METER WILL TUNE ONLY THE CHANNELS INCLUDED INTO THE SELECTED CUSTOM CHANNEL PLAN MODIFY AND FINE TUNE THE RECEPTION FREQUENCY Should you need to manually modify or to fine tune the reception frequency press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the value of the current frequency Press and release UP H key and DOWN L key to modify the frequency value To rapidly move the frequency value up or downwards press and hold the UP H or resp DOWN L key O WHO S THERE AUTODISCOVERY O Once selected or fine tuned the desired frequency value the meter can provide the user with the Autodiscovery function to self detect and tune
24. On its top row left edge the LCD will display the reference frequency value MKF the frequency value whose signal level was set as reference level at the right edge the LCD will display the real time signal level L measured in correspondence of the 24 9 7 C2 WF USER MANUAL RO ER INSTRUMENTS current marker position current frequency value An horizontal dotted line shows the real time signal level value at the current marker position current frequency value On its bottom row left edge the LCD will display the AMF current frequency value less the reference frequency value MKF and AL signal level at current frequency value less reference signal level values MODIFYING THE CURRENT FREQUENCY VALUE The current frequency value is the frequency value whose signal level will be compared to the signal level at the reference frequency value MKF Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item AMF Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to set the current frequency value The AMF item displays the real time spacing in MHz between the current frequency value and the reference frequency value On the LCD screen two dotted vertical markers indicate the reference frequency value fixed marker and the current frequency value this marker sweeps by pressing the UP H and DOWN L keys The AL item displays the real time variation between the signal level at current frequency value and the reference sign
25. Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select the appropriate antenna type O ANTENNA FACTOR SETUP Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the field ANT FACT Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select the appropriate antenna factor O DISTANCE SETUP Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the field DISTANCE Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select the appropriate distance O THRESHOLD SETUP Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the field THRESH Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select the appropriate threshold value in the measurement unit displayed on the LCD Press and release the MEAS G to exit the Cable Leakage Setup menu CABLE LEAKAGE MEASUREMENT 2 LEAKAGE SPECT Press and hold for at least 2 the SPECT Und F key to activate a cable leakage measurement session using the parameters set up as per Chapter CABLE LEAKAGE SETUP page 29 LEAKAGE MEASURE d 89 DH z Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to edit the test frequency The meter will display both the real time cable leakage factor LIVE VAL and the maximum leakage factor detected during the same measurement session PEAK VAL A measurement session does get stopped when editing the test frequency therefore the PEAK VAL displays the maximum value of the cable leakage factor 30 C2 WF USER MANUAL HIRO ER
26. S C m CHANNEL POWER MEASUREMENT From the previous measurement screen press and release the MEAS G key On the display bottom row the current channel power together with the relevant measurement unit will be displayed The channel power real time value is also displayed on a level bar with peak level memory ITALY ER F416 88 WW T DUB C a MODE 0AM 64 SES 111 ECTS ARTETA 100 110 120 PIRS GO 8dBul Ca MEAS By pressing and releasing more times the MEAS G key the user can surf the various available measurement screens up to display the requested one DISPLAYING THE SERVICE LIST OF THE CURRENT BOUQUET Press and release the MPEG SERVICE LIST Gi B key The service list of the currently tuned bouquet will be displayed The video Vpid and audio aPID PID associated to each service will be displayed the current encryption status of each service will be displayed as well Y encrypted N free It could take some time to complete the service and PID list 18 C2 N USER MANUAL IRCH R INSTRUMENTS Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to navigate the service list Press and release the MEAS G key to exit the service list display SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF THE TUNED CHANNEL Proceed as describer in Chapter 9 SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE at page 23 8 2 THE SELECTED CHANNEL CARRIES ON AN ANALOGUE TV CATV SIGNAL In the second row from the top the mete
27. UTOMATIC SOURCE ITALY O SELECT A TARGET AUTOMEMORY CHANNEL PLAN The target destination plan is the channel plan where the result of the seek amp store operation will be stored Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item DESTINAT Right to the DESTINAT item the name of the current target automemory plan is displayed If the current target plan is void the LCD bottom row will display START In case the current target plan already exists and contains data the LCD bottom row will display OVERWRITE Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to select the desired target Automemory channel plan AUTO 1 AUTO 2 O ANALOGUE SIGNALS VIDEO SIGNAL LEVEL THRESHOLD SETUP Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item LEVEL Press and release the UP H key and DOWN L key to set the video level threshold Only the channels whose video signal level is above this threshold will be saved to the target Automemory plan 33 Wl C2 IIR COVER User manual INSTRUMENTS O DIGITAL SIGNALS CHANNEL POWER LEVEL THRESHOLD SETUP Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item POWER Press and release the UP H key and DOWN L key to set the channel power threshold Only the channels whose channel power is above this threshold will be saved to the target Automemory plan SEEK amp STORE START Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the display
28. al level at reference frequency value MKF On the LCD screen two dotted horizontal markers indicate the reference signal level fixed marker and the signal level at the current frequency value this marker rises or lowers itself according to the current signal level when adjusting the current frequency value EDITING THE SIGNAL LEVEL END OF SCALE Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the top level end of scale value on the y axis Press and release the UP H or resp DOWN L key to increase or to decrease the end of scale value FULL BAND MAPPING The meter can display a bar diagram in which each bar displays the signal level detected on a specific channel into the full selected frequency band The bar diagram the marker and the display bottom row can display several parameters depending from the meter configuration FULL BAND MAPPING DISPLAY CONFIGURATION Press and hold for at least 2 the SCAN TILT D key Press and release the UP H or DOWN L keys to select the desired display mode BARS SETUP MENU AA AUDLEW 25 MRON JER USES MANUAE INSTRUMENTS O SIGNAL LEVEL DETECTED INTO EACH CHANNEL Press and release the UP H or DOWN L keys to select LEVEL In this mode each bar will display the signal level real time measured in the corresponding channel O AUDIO AND VIDEO PEAK LEVEL DETECTED INTO EACH CHANNEL Press and release the UP H or DOWN L keys to select AUD L
29. carries on a signal the meter can successfully lock the meter will as first display the Noise Margin N MAR the Quality test QLTY possible values FAIL MARGIN PASS the MER measurement and the BLOCK ERROR measurement The NOISE MARGIN and MER real time values are also displayed on level bars with peak level memory ITALY F418 B88 b TU DUB C dl y 1 TOMEMOS 19 23 N MAR 17dB OLTY PASS EE ELE E EEN MER 38 9dB BlkEr 00068 Further in the LCD bottom row the qualifying bouquet information will be displayed e bouquet ID network name in a few seconds and only in case the tuned signal has a suitable quality e CA system encrypt if at least one program in the bouquet is encrypted in a few seconds and only in case the tuned signal has a suitable quality e A C cable marker appears just above the CATV marker on the display frame 16 C2 USER MANUAL HIRO ER INSTRUMENTS BER MEASUREMENT BEFORE AND AFTER VITERBI From the previous measurement screen press and release once the MEAS G key The meter will display the BER measurement before Viterbi error OBER or PreBER and after Viterbi aBER or PosBER Please confirm the deletion of the highlighted sentences ITALY F410 68 We Ti DUE C i E 4 5 b 1 B bBER 418 8 PreBER gt aBER lt 16 8 cCPosBER E FAI Seca C a The bBER and aBER real time values are also displayed on level bars with peak level m
30. d GUARANTEE REGULATIONS 1 IMPORTANT the guarantee is valid only upon the presentation of invoice or receipt to Rover Laboratories S p A The date of purchase must be clearly indicated on the invoice receipt The guarantee covers the free of charge replacement of the only parts which malfunctioning is solely due to manufacturing faults The faults must be individuated and defined by Rover personnel only The guarantee is void if a the equipment is tampered with or repaired by non authorized personnel b damage is found caused by the incorrect use of the equipment without following the advice explained in the User s Guide accompanying the equipment c damage is found caused by the use of the equipment in unsuitable working environments The following parts are not covered by the guarantee a Parts subject to wear such as aesthetic ones keyboard plastic chassis b Batteries c Bags and carrying cases included shoulder straps The equipment can not be replaced and the guarantee extended after the repair of a fault SERVICE NOTES AND PROCEDURES 6 The equipment can only be repaired by the manufacturer or by an authorized Rover Laboratories service center a Before returning the meter for repair always contact the distributor where you purchased the unit or an authorized service center if present in your area to obtain the return procedure for your analyzer If no authorised ROVER service centers are available in
31. d release the UP H or DOWN L key repeatedly up to locate an unused memory position eg P 6 e Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item STORE Press and release the UP H key The current channel is now stored into the selected memory position of the current target Custom Memory plan To store the current channel into the currently selected Custom Memory plan by replacing a channel already included into the current Custom Memory plan press and hold for 2 the MEMORY N key then e Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item MEM e Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key repeatedly up to locate the memory position where the channel to be replaced is presently stored eg P 6 E4 e Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item OVERWRITE Press and release the UP H key The current channel is now stored into the same memory position where was once located the channel to be superseded 35 Wl C2 IIR COVER User manual INSTRUMENTS 11 3 DELETING A MEMORY PLAN 2 VOLUME CONFIG Jf Press and hold for 2 the MPEG SERVICE LIST zi B key Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item FILE MANAGER Press the UP H key THE MEMORY PLAN CURRENTLY IN USE CANNOT BE DELETED To switch the memory plan currently in use proceed as described in Chapter 7 SIGNAL TUNING PLAN at page 12 DELETING AN AUTOMEMORY CHANNE
32. downloaded to a PC in MS Excel format using the connection software ROVER SMART G The meter is capable to store up to 99 different LOGGER files thus allowing the user to perform a complete auto Meas amp Store at almost every end user socket in a building and to archive the results only when back home without any need to stop the field activity to free memory space for allowing further measurements AUTO MEAS amp STORE DATA LOGOR m P Press and release the DATA LOGGER Q key DATA LOGGER MENU LAH AUTO 1 LOG 93 DataFile LOG 1 EA In the second row from the top the LCD will display PLAN the Memory Plan whose channels will be automatically tuned to perform the auto Meas amp Store Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item PLAN to edit the Memory Plan under investigation Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to set the required Memory Plan Only user defined memory plans can be selected Country Memory Plans e g ITALY cannot be selected to auto Meas amp Store Into the LCD third row from the top the current target LOGGER file DataFile is displayed Into this LOGGER file the measurements data will be stored To edit the target LOGGER file press and release the SELECT M key repeatealy to highlight the item DataFile Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select the appropriate target file Target LOGGER file names can be selected from LOG 1 to LOG 99 In case th
33. e UP H key or DOWN L key to select the requested measurement unit dBm dBmV dBmillivolt dBuV dBmicrovolt LANGUAGE Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item LANGUAGE Press and release the UP H key or DOWN L key to select the language of your choice In some versions of the meter English language only is available KEYS BEEP Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item KEYS BEEP Press and release the UP H key or DOWN L key to select the desired keys beep volume OFF LOW MEDIUM HIGH max DISPLAY BACKLIGHT DISP LIGHT If no key of the meter is pressed within the backlight power off time herein sat the display backlight automatically turns itself off in order to save battery life To set up the auto backlight power off time press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item DISP LIGHT Press and release the UP H key or DOWN L key to select FullON backlight always on or 30 sec backlight turns off within 30 sec 6 3 MAIN RECEPTION PARAMETERS SETUP Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item TV CONFIG amp COUNTRY Press the UP H key to enter the reception parameters setup menu COUNTRY CHANNEL PLAN Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item COUNTRY TU CONFIGURE MENU AUST D CATU DISCOVERY DUB C C H TYPE IH BAND Press
34. e current Custom Channel Plan Press and release the UP H key and DOWN L key to navigate into the complete Custom Channel Plan list 14 C2 WF USER MANUAL RO ER INSTRUMENTS NAVIGATE INTO AN AUTOMEMORY CHANNEL PLAN To create a Custom Channel Plan proceed as described in Chapter 11 1 CREATING A MEMORY PLAN BY AUTO SEEK amp STORE OF ANY RECEIVABLE CHANNEL AUTOSCAN page 32 Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item AUTOtv MEMORY Press and release the UP H key and DOWN L key and highlight the desired Automemory Channel Plan enl Press and release the MEAS G key Proceed as described in Chapter 7 2 NAVIGATE INTO A CUSTOM CHANNEL PLAN USER DEFINED CHANNEL PLAN page 13 15 C IIROVER User manual INSTRUMENTS 8 PERFORMING MEASURES MEAS Tune the desired Channel ID or the desired frequency value Proceed as per Chapter 7 SIGNAL TUNING PLAN page 12 8 1 THE SELECTED CHANNEL CARRIES ON A DIGITAL CATV SIGNAL QAM In the second row from the top the meter LCD will display TV QAM and the relevant standard e g DVB C In the LCD bottom row a C 2 cable appears just above the CATV marker on the display frame ITALY F416 68 b 3T DUB C 9 23 H M AR 12dB GLT Y PASS B l2 I amp 20 24 28 32 36 4 MER 3SS 9dB BlkEr aaaa E FAI Seca C a NOISE MARGIN QUALITY TEST MER E BLOCK ERROR MEASUREMENT When the tuned channel
35. e current target Logger file is void the LCD bottom row will display STORE In case the current target Logger file already contains data from a previous auto Meas amp Store the LCD bottom row will display OVERWRITE In this case 38 12 2 C2 USER MANUAL HIRO ER INSTRUMENTS should you proceed to a new Meas amp Store the former data will be deleted without further notice To start the auto Meas amp Store press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item STORE or resp OVERWRITE e press the UP H key In the lowest part of the LCD a progress bar will display the status of the running Meas amp Store and the message WAIT When the auto Meas amp Store is completed the LCD will display STORED RECALL A PREVIOUSLY STORED LOGGER MEMORY PLAN DATA LOGGER Press and release the DATA LOGGER Q key DATA LOGGER MEHU LAH AUTO 1 LOG 99 File LOG 1 LL lata RECA Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item DataFile Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to select the desired LOGGER file to be recalled Only previously created logger files can be recalled Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item RECALL Press the UP H key to recall the selected file The LCD will display a resume screen showing the stored measurement data for each channel NAME TYPE L PWR QLTY HAME TYPE LAPUR GL Ty Press and release
36. emory CARRIERS CONSTELLATION AND QAM PARAMETERS DISPLAY From the previous measurement screen press and release the MEAS G key The current carriers constellation will be displayed together with the QAM major parameters of the locked signal Annex A DVE l E I O m RA HH E IHE Sk 6 111 a Ki KT WEAI Seca C a e Transmission standard and the relevant Annex as well e QAM modulation MODE e Signal Symbol Rate SR O ZOOMING THE CONSTELLATION IN OUT To zoom in out the carrier constellation displayed press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item ZOOM Press and release the UP H key or DOWN L key zoom in and resp zoom out the constellation displayed A square icon on the right of the ZOOM item will graphically display the current zoom value Only the constellation part where both I and Q are positive can be zoomed in BOUQUET ID DATA From the previous measurement screen press and release the MEAS G key The e Network name NETW NAME 17 C IMROVER User manual INSTRUMENTS e Bouquet name BOUQ NAME e Actual calendar date will be displayed in the current measurement screen provided that said information are included into the broadcasted bouquet Should one or more of said information be missing from the bouquet the relevant value field will be blank ITALY ER F416 68 be T DUB C a HEIN HAME RRI BOUG NAME DATE 83Jula RAI ND
37. er position current frequency value To rapidly move the frequency value up or downwards press and hold the UP H or resp DOWN L key The meter LCD will at any time display the current frequency value first row top right and the relevant signal level measurement bottom row MRK 9 3 EDITING THE SIGNAL LEVEL END OF SCALE Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the top level end of scale value on the y axis Press and release the UP H or resp DOWN L key to increase or to decrease the end of scale value 9 4 EDITING THE SPAN VALUE Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item span SP Press and release the UP H or resp DOWN L key to increase or to decrease the span value Only pre defined span values from 2 MHz to FULL can be set No fine adjustment is possible 9 5 ACTIVATE THE MAX HOLD FUNCTION Press and release a second time the SPECT F key The LCD bottom row will display MaxH on the right side of the real time level measurement Press and release twice the SPECT F key to exit the MaxHold function 9 6 MATCHING THE SIGNAL LEVEL AT TWO USER DEFINED FREQUENCY VALUES While in spectrum analyzer mode set the marker on the frequency value whose signal level is to be set as reference level Said frequency value is herein referred to as reference frequency value Press and release twice the SPECT F key MKEF418 68 L 91 4dB 3 3H TiS 555 2 dE
38. ess once RESET press and hold for 10 B MPEG SERVICE LIST Open Configuration Menu C LCD dot matrix D PLAN AUTOMEMORY E SCAN TILT MODIFY F SPECT LEAKAGE G MEAS H UP also used as ENTER Built in battery in charge LED indicator L DOWN M SELECT N MEMORY STORE P INGRESS HELP Q DATA LOGGER Voltmeter R C2 Y USER MANUAL RO ER INSTRUMENTS 2 SIDE BODYPANELS S External Power inlet 12 Vac T USB 2 0 socket U RF inlet 75 Q F type connector MRON JER MANUAL INSTRUMENTS USER MANUAL 3 TURNING THE METER ON TO RESET D OME P and release the HOME A key ress pm key 4 TURNING THE METER OFF TO RESET P d hold for 2 the HOME A ke ress and hold for n y 5 CHECK THE BATTERY CHARGE STATUS When the meter is on in the lower left corner of the LCD display C an icon is showing the current power source of the meter built in battery or mains 12V DC external feed When the built in battery icon is displayed same icon represents the charging status of the built in battery Full 4 v2 1 4 poor SLE ER T Power from built in battery T External power adaptor Connect the supplied AC adaptor or the supplied cigarette lighter adaptor to the S inlet located on the left side of the meter to recharge the built in battery When the meter is connected to an exte
39. have tried to delete a permanent and not erasable memory plan e g ITALY DELETING A LOGGER FILE LOGGER MEMORY PLAN When an auto Meas amp Store procedure has been completed see paragraph 12 AUTO MEAS amp STORE ON THE CHANNELS INCLUDED IN A CUSTOM MEMORY PLAN DATA LOGGER at page 38 the relevant data are stored into a user defined target Logger Memory Plan To delete a Logger memory plan press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item SELECT TYPE Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key repeatedly to display LOGGER Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item SELECT FILE e Press and release the UP H or DOWN L key to display the Logger file to be deleted LOG 01 LOG 02 FILE MANAGER MENU SELECT TYPE H oh PLAN 1 CONFIRM e Press the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item DELETE FILE e Press and release the UP H key to delete the selected Logger memory Plan The LCD will confirm the delete action DELETED 37 Wl C2 IIR COVER User manual INSTRUMENTS 12 AUTO MEAS amp STORE ON THE CHANNELS INCLUDED IN A CUSTOM MEMORY PLAN DATA LOGGER 12 1 This meter can automatically tune all of the channels included in any custom memory plan whichever the type and to automatically perform all the available measurements on each of the tuned channels The measurements results are stored into a user selected target file LOGGER files Any LOGGER file can be
40. hes and do not recharge the battery when the meter is contained in its transport case The meter is not waterproof even if it is protected against incidental water drops In case of contact with water when electronic circuits may be damaged allow the meter to dry thoroughly before trying to turn it on Do not use hairdryer or other strong heating sources but just leave the meter in quiet air Contact as soon as possible Rover Laboratories S p A Technical Assistance The graphic display is protected by a special glass screen If hit this protective screen may adhere to the actual display causing a stain effect The result will be a reduced visibility and blind spots on the screen It is possible to solve this inconvenient by applying a strip of mild paper masking tape to the display and gently pulling it out Do not use any kind of strong adhesive tape electrical tape duct tape or even scotch tape which may leave glue stains on the display In case of doubt please contact Rover Laboratories S p A Technical Assistance 45 INSTRUMENT Y C2 R USER MANUAL S O DISPOSAL OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Disposal of electric electronic equipment applicable in all CEE countries and whereever separate waste collection system is applied This symbol on the packaging indicates that the product should not be considered as domestic waste The product at the moment of disposal should be brought to a waste collection point with the
41. measured in the currently selected channel 26 C2 WF USER MANUAL HIRO ER INSTRUMENTS To move the marker on the desired channel press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the centre field of the LCD top row Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to set the desired channel To edit the signal level end of scale value press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the top level end of scale value on the y axis Press and release the UP H or resp DOWN L key to increase or to decrease the end of scale value O FULL BAND AUDIO AND VIDEO PEAK LEVEL ANALYSYS INTO EACH CHANNEL AUD LEV A de id id UHF tu MS Foes Pots Pb dB To be replaced with an updated screenshot Each black bar will contain a white pixel in it The overall height of each bar displays the video peak level measured in the relevant channel The height of the bar segment between the x axis and the above white pixel displays the audio peak level measured in the relevant channel The marker the vertical dotted line is positioned on the channel which is currently displayed in the centre field of the LCD top line and whose frequency is displayed in the LCD top right edge The LCD bottom row displays the video peak level measured in the currently selected channel MRK together with the measurement unit currently set for the meter An horizontal dotted line shows the real time video peak level measured in the cur
42. proper facilities to manage electrical electronic appliances Electric electronical appliances if not disposed of correctly may have negative consequences on your health and enivironment Furthermore a proper recycling procedure helps mantaining natural resources To have more information about proper disposal of this product please refer to your local waste management offices or the shop where this product was bought 46 C2 Ny USER MANUAL HIRO ER INSTRUMENTS NOTES 47 MH ROVER Caring about you ROVER LABORATORIES S p A Via Parini 2 25019 Sirmione BS ITALY Tel 39 030 91981 Fax 39 030 9906894 wecare roverinstruments com e www roverinstruments com
43. r LCD will display TV ANALOG and the relevant standard e g PAL In the LCD bottom row a black filled quadrangle appears just above the AN analogue marker on the display frame ITALY Fee 25 T OG PAL a AUDIO 35 568MHz RTR 60 10 80 90 100 un 120 LEU 53 3dBul VIDEO SIGNAL PEAK LEVEL MEASUREMENT On the display bottom row the current video signal peak level together with the relevant measurement unit will be displayed The video signal peak level real time value is also displayed on a level bar with peak level memory VIDEO Vs AUDIO PEAK LEVEL RATIO AND SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO From the previous measurement screen press and release the MEAS G key C IIR COVER User manual INSTRUMENTS ITALY F867 25 i TU ANALOG PAL E MEET EEC lb 18 20 22 24 EE 15 d6 D 45 50 55 C H 32 6dB a The meter will display the Video peak level Vs Audio peak level Ratio V A in dB and the Signal to Noise Ratio S N in dB Both real time Ratios are also displayed on level bars with peak level memory AUDIO PEAK LEVEL MEASUREMENT From the previous measurement screen press and release the MEAS G key ITALY F812 75 mB TU ANALOG PAL dl EMB o 50 60 10 80 90 100 00 120 AUDIO 38 4dByul The meter will display the Audio peak level measurement together with the relevant measurement unit The real time Audio Level is also displayed on a level
44. rently selected channel This measure makes sense when performed on analogue signals only To move the marker on the desired channel press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the centre field of the LCD top row Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to set the desired channel To edit the signal level end of scale value press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the top level end of scale value on the y axis Press and release the UP H or resp DOWN L key to increase or to decrease the end of scale value 27 Wl C2 IIROVER User manual INSTRUMENTS O FULL BAND SIGNAL LEVEL COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO USER DEFINED CHANNELS TILT VHE tv EN 2 16 Each bar displays the signal level measured in the relevant channel The LCD top row displays the two channels 1 and 2 whose signal level has to be compared The LCD bottom row displays TLT tilt the difference between the signal value measured in channel 1 and the one measured in channel 2 To select the channels whose signal level has to be compared press and release the SELECT M key to highlight the channel 1 or 2 to be edited Press and release the UP H and DOWN L key to set the desired channel On the x axis two triangle shapes locate the two channels whose signal level is under comparison To edit the signal level end of scale value press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the top
45. repairs Rover Laboratories S p A is not responsible for eventual tampering and or modifi cations that may cause the goods to no longer adhere to the European CE regulations especially regarding EMC and safety Rover Laboratories instruments are recognised and are fully compliant with DVB regulations and specifi cations ETS 300 421 12 94 and are consequently marked with the DVB logo and registered with id N 3088 43 Wy C2 IIR COVER User manual INSTRUMENTS FAULT IDENTIFICATION FORM CUSTOMER INFORMATION CUSTOMER TEL MOBILE REFERENCE FAX METER INFORMATION METER MODEL HARDWARE HW on startup display SERIAL NUMBER FIRMWARE FW on startup display FAULT INFORMATION check the appropriate box with an X AFFECTED ITEM POWER SOURCE the meter if connect the meter powered by the meter suddendly turn off not respecting the stand by time MAINS is off KEYS one or more key please sp ENCODER IF AVAILABLE DISPLAYS on LCD display picture on TFT display picture on TFT display picture EXTERNAL SOCKET PORT FAULT OCCURREDAT FIRST TIME WHEN the meter was first turned on sometimes each time t Is turned on IS THE METER DAMAGED Chassis Rearpanel 00 s Side panels plugs port socket FAULT OCCURS WHILE MEASURING Please specify
46. rnal power supply the LED indicator R located on the meter front panel is on C2 N USER MANUAL RO ER INSTRUMENTS 6 METER CONFIGURATION MPEG SERVICE LIST 2 VOLUME CONFIG Jl B key 6 1 METER LOUDSPEAKER VOLUME SETUP Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item VOLUME Press and release the UP H key or DOWN L key to adjust the volume level of the built in loudspeaker you can highlight one level among 096 loudspeaker off 2096 40 60 80 10096 max volume 6 2 METER SETUP Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item METER SETUP Press the UP H key to enter the meter setup menu METER SETUP MEHU G Eee 3 min Gul EHGLISH DFF Full OM BATTERY SAVING SELF POWER OFF TIMER OFF If no key of the meter is pressed within the self power off time herein sat the meter automatically turns itself off in order to save battery life To set up the auto power off time press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item TIMER OFF Press and release the UP H key or DOWN L key to select OFF meter always on 5 min meter turns off in 5 minutes 10 min meter turns off in 10 minutes 9 C IIR COVER User manual INSTRUMENTS FIELD AND CHANNEL POWER MEASUREMENT UNIT UNIT Press and release the SELECT M key repeatedly to highlight the item UNIT Press and release th
47. the UP H or DOWN L key to scroll the channel list upward or resp downward 39 Wl C2 IIROVER User manual INSTRUMENTS 13 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Analogue TV amp CATV Digital TV amp CATV QAM COFDM FM audio FM Radio Signal Analyzer Useful Frequency Range Digital Modulation types Measurement capabilities MPEG 2 Special Functions Audio Special Functions TV Special Functions Main Specifications 4 870 MHz FM Radio included QAM Annex A amp B J38 C COFDM emulated Analogue TV amp CATV In Channel field level Video peak level Audio peak level Video Audio level ratio QAM CATV Channel power Pre Viterbi and After Viterbi BER MER Block Error Counter Noise margin Reception Quality Auto Testing QAM parameters Symbol Rate Constellation 32 64 128 256 QAM COFDM digital TV COFDM emulation Channel power Complementary measurements Audio and video peak level full band analysys RF Spectrum analysis Ingress Mode Spectrum Analysis 4 65 MHz Cable leakage measurements Bouquet and Network ID identification Encryption CA system detection Bouquet Service List with Audio and Video associated PID table Service encryption status indicator Analogue TV CATV FM and FM Radio Audio playback TV and CATV Auto Seek amp Store TV and CATV Auto Meas amp Store TV and CATV channel surfing Meas dynamic range 5 123 dBuV Measurement accuracy 1
48. your area please contact Rover Laboratories S p A directly at the following telephone fax numbers and or e mail address 39 030 9198299 Telephone number wecare roverinstruments com b Important please take note that not authorised returns for repair to Rover Laboratoris S p A will be rejected c When returning the meter always send it with the following documentation attached i the fully compiled FAULT IDENTIFICATION FORM 42 7 10 HOI C2 C USER MANUAL RO R INSTRUMENTS ii transport document iii the eventual request for an estimate of repair costs d Please note that the request for an estimate of repair costs must be submitted upon return of the analyzer with a written note If the repair cost estimate is not accepted Rover Laboratories reserves the right to charge the customer for the estimate analysis costs Risks and costs for transport to Rover Laboratories S p A must be sustained by the buyer After repair if the equipment is under guarantee Rover Laboratories S p A will pay for the transport returning the goods to the customer If the instrument is not under guarantee after repair the equipment will be returned by courier service with the amount to be paid by the customer shown in the invoice The guarantee does not cover compensation for direct or indirect damages of any kind to people or goods caused by the use of the equipment and or compensation caused by the suspension of use due to eventual

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