9362471d, Owners Manual Sat-Meter MSK 15
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1. i satellite raw signal received Searching battery level and Searching MMMA since the satellite has not been Selecting A Satellite Battery level found yet Find the satellite you are V Astral 19 interested in by scrolling S Hl 565 through the stored memory In Searching this example the V pol of mma Astra1 at 19 deg east is selected Right amp e The display indicates a weak yota 19 raw signal S and the text message Searching Keep SI 99 scanning the sky until the S Searching increases and the meter beeps 1111 7 and Found is displayed together with a O bar appears To Reduce The Raw Signal S Bar Graph V Astral 19 If the s raw signal bar graph S BH 200 is peaked out press the down Searching ON button once 19 The screen will then indicate Auto Ranging where the bar graph was located The meter is V Astral Auto Ranging searching re centering the raw signal 1111 7 strength V Astra 19 When the bar graph reappears S III 200 it will be in the centre so the es signal can be peaked Searching The auto ranging only works if the satellite has not been Found Aligning The Dish On The Selected Satellite Move the dish until Getting close the dish is Found V Astral 19 pointing at the edge of the pe S HL ELA 165 footprint of Astra1 satellite Note Inverse Keep moving the dish until of Bit Error Rate Found m the Q and s is levels are2. peaked Correct Satellite Is Confirmed Q is now peaked out imi 9 is peaked out eng V Astra19 19 Now proceed with next Nea SHIII 175 polarity for same satellite tighten bolts QHH 95 That s it Found You are done Tighten the mounting bolts Signal To Noise Ratio amp Corrected BER Value If you would like to look at the signal to noise ratio the MSK 15 V Astra19 19 can provide that information S III 175 As well as confirming the V E g QUI 95 the BER after error correction Found With the satellite Found press Brace the down ON button once The S changes to a C and V Astra 19 now reflects the C N noise ration Note v Corrected CHITIN 175 in dB or if lower case C 99 The Q changes to a V and now reflects the corrected BER in percentage Bit Error Rate after V HB EAE EE EL 11 Verti Found To Turn The Meter OFF Press To turn the MSK 15 off press and release the up OFF button The display will indicated Shutting Down and then the display screen will go blank shutting Down To Enter Setup Mode Press and hold for 5 Arrow indicates seconds selected function b Exit To enter setup mode press and Backlight on hold the OFF button for 5 Clicking on seconds release once this menu Sleep 9 Mins has appeared To Change Settings Press up or down Auto shut off to select timer selected function Clicking on gt
3. point Appendix Bit Error Rate BER BER Value 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 and higher Reception Rating insufficient nearly sufficient good very good Remark no picture heavy distortions brickwall effect no reserves restricted reception possible small reserves enough reserves even with bad weather Switching options with MSK 15 on Kathrein matrices Satellite A 1 Satellite B 2 HL VL HH VH HL VL HH VH Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical Low Low High High Low Low High High eR3 ws we Gk e LE LE LE Yes Yes a EXR 9xx No No No No No No without Switch Band DiSEqC setting EXR 9xx Yes Yes Yes Yes with Switch Doesn t Doesn t Doesn t Doesn t Band DiSEqC matter matter matter matter setting EXR 20 Yes Yes DiSEgC Doesn t Doesn t setting matter matter EXR 21 Yes Yes Option DiSEqC B or D B or D B or D setting EXR 21 Yes Yes Yes Position B or D B or D B or D DiSEqC setting EXR 21 NO NO No No UC1 DiSEqC Doesn t Doesn t Doesn t Doesn t setting matter matter matter matter EXR 23 as EXR21 asEXR21 asEXR21 asEXR21 asEXR21 asEXR21 asEXR21 as EXR 21 936 2463 D 0705 ZWT Subject to technical alterations Internet http www kathrein de EN E N E ET E E HER KATHREIN Werke KG Phone 49 8031 184 0 Fax 49 8031 184 306 Antennen Electronic Anton Kathrein StraRe 1 3 P O Box 1
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5. Owner s Manual at Meter MSK 15 Order No 217 100 13 KATHREIN Antennen Electronic Thank you for choosing our latest and most innovative satellite meter It has been designed and manufactured to a very high standard and offers a UNIQUE way of identifying satellites without the need to look at the spectrum or even see a picture Because the instrument will only respond to the preprogrammed information it will ignore all other satellites even if they are transmitting more power The MSK 15 satellite list can be reprogrammed to include only the satellites you are interested in or to search for satellites which are not found in the default list The procedure for making this selection and programming is discussed in this document The meter has four modes CHARGING METER SETUP and PROGRAMMING Each of these modes are covered in this guide Please note that this manual was current at the time of publication however the latest news and updates are available from www horizonhge com user guide html In the box KATHREIN MSK 15 MSK 15 meter with internal battery protective case and neck strap DVB SATELLITE AC Mains charger lead Computer F F Coaxcable for diuidi INS programming lead LNB connection Your MSK 15 is supplied with this user guide the meter a protective leather case car and mains lead and a computer programming lead serial interface Please depose of the packaging carefully and recyc
6. Sleep 6 Mins Press down or up keys to select Defaults required function English Press left or Cursor will show selected function press left or right to right to change Display will indicate status of function change Functions in set up mode are function 1 Backlight on off 2 Clicking on off 3 Sleep Auto shut off timer O to 20 mins 4 Defaults Reset unit apart from language 5 Language 6 RF level in dBuV or linear 7 Found or BER as numerical value 8 O Graph logarithmic or linear display To Exit Setup Mode Press up until CUrser is at top PEI To exit scroll with up key to Exit x Then press right key to exit Backlight on Clicking on Sleep 9 Mins Then press right key Transmitting DiSEqC Instructions The DiSEqC commands of the MSK 15 are not compatible with all matrices A list of the switching options of the MSK 15 on Kathrein matrices is given on the last page of this operating manual KDISEqC A DISEqC B DISEgC C DISEqC D Press and hold for more than 5 seconds DISEgC A KDISEqC B DISEgC C DISEqC D Press up or down to select function Press right for executing an instruction or press left to leave Is the LNB is supplied via DiSEqC switch the correct DiSEqC instruction has to be sent To select the wanted transpon der keep down button pressed for more than 5 seconds to call the DiSEqC Menu Press down or up button to select the wanted switch oet the switch
7. access the mains inlet Plug the AC mains lead into this port and the other end to your local supply socket The battery is fully charged when you see the words Trickle Charge on the screen Charging from a Vehicle DC car lead The Vehicle 12 VDc charge port is on the right side of the unit Plug the DC car charger lead into the bottom socket and the other end to the vehicles lighter socket Please note that on certain vehicles the lighter socket is switched off unless the vehicle is running The DC car charger lead supplied with the MSK 15 is the only lead to be used for vehicle charging The use of another lead will damage the meter and will void the warranty The MSK 15 can remain connected to either power source in a Trickle Charge state for an extended period of time without damaging any internal components or the battery pack To Turn The Meter ON Connect a RG 6 jumper from the MSK 15 INPUT socket on the front of the meter to the LNB on your dish Generally point the dish in the azimuth magnetic direction of the satellite Press and Hon LTD First screen indicates version hold for 5 orizon e number satellite list code and seconds c 2002 V2 00 pattery strength The meter 04420 scrolls to next screen Battery 8595 automatically Polarity Satellite name Longitude The second screen indicates V Astral 19 ie id igit 2 bae Note S Raw signal level SI 55 viu M ani ae NN
8. by pressing the right button or leave the position with left button If the wrong instruction was sent you may repeat the procedure by pressing the down button Note The instruction will be sent once only and not stored it has to be sent for each transponder sepa rately Overview of Downloading amp Programming the Satellite Lists You can change the pre loaded satellite list which is currently in the memory of the MSK 15 to a custom list of your choosing by going to http www esc kathrein de download Here you will find some explanations for the download procedure The default satellite list which is pre loaded at the factory will be overwritten by any uploads you perform You can load from one two thirty two transponder in the memory of the MSK 15 The fewer lines you select from your custom list the quicker you can step through to the one you want when lin ing up dishes Just keep in mind only one list will be retained in the MSK 15 memory The previous list is overwritten by the next programming you do Computer Reguirements This features reguires a Microsoft Operating Systems of Windows98 Windows 98ME Windows NT Windows 200 or Windows XP You will also need an Internet Service Provider ISP connection to the internet and an active available 9 pin COM 1 2 3 or4 serial port connection on your computer Please note that Horizon or it s agents dealer will NOT advice you on how to modify the software or bios se
9. le where possible WARNING The neck strap can present a choking hazard Use only when falling slipping is not a possibility Charging The Battery The meter s battery will NOT be charged when you receive it We recommend that you charge the unit overnight to fully charge the batteries If you absolutely can t wait that long at least give it a four hour charge Overnight charging will allow some trickle charging which prolongs the battery life of the internal NiMH batteries The batteries will need to be recharged occasionally even if the meter is not used Recharge batteries every three weeks to keep the battery pack charged The battery pack is replaceable slide the meter out of it s protective case and simply open the cover on the bottom of the unit to access the batteries Simply disconnect the batteries from it s connector If the battery is disconnected the meter will indicate flat batteries 096 even if the replacement pack is partly charged This is because the meter will lose it s calibration for the pack Simply recharge the battery fully to reset the battery indicator Please not that if the replacement pack is charged to 50 it will only take half the normal time to charged it There is no difference between charging the unit from the mains or in a vehicle PLEASE NOTE that it is NOT possible to use the MSK 15 when the batteries are being charged Charging with the AC mains lead Open the flap at the back of the MSK 15 to
10. t tings on your PC Contact you computer provider if you have any guestions concerning COM port setups Serial COM Port TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RFinput range Input impedance Input connector LNB supply voltage LNB supply current LNB short circuit protection RF input range Level indication Number of satellite stored in memory C N indivation carrier noise Symbolrate DVB C amp Ku Band MPEG compatible indication BER Bar Graph Acoustical support Computer interface Battery pack Intelligent Charger with delta V T detection Universal charger input range Battery life with full charge Single LNB on H Unit discharge time idle state J 950 2150 MHz 75 Ohm F Connector 13 V for V and 18 V for H 250 mA Automatically 500 mA 65 dBm to 25 dBm in dBuV or linear 256 steps 32 Transponders 16 satellites in dB 1 Msps 45 Msps LC Display with backlight linear or logarithmic selectable before or after viterbi display Found or BER value for indication Serial via RS232 NiMH 2 4 A 7 2 V Fast charge 4 hours then trickle 100 240 V Ac 0 3 A More than 3 hours 24 days Electronic equipment is not household waste in accordance with directive 2002 96 EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of 27th January 2003 on used electrical and electronic equipment it must be disposed of properly At the end of its service life take this unit for disposal at a relevant offi cial collection
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