manual - unaohm ep3000evo_rev.1eng

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UniversalField Strength Meter

Trade Mark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project (2405)

1 EP3000EVO(Rev.1)

Index1 SAFETYPRECAUTIONSandGENERALWARNINGS.......................................................... 6

1.1.SAFETYPRECAUTIONS................................................................................................... 61.2.GENERALWARNINGS...................................................................................................... 71.3.MAINTENANCE................................................................................................................. 71.4.NOTES............................................................................................................................... 7

2 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 83 SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................... 9

3.1.OPTIONS......................................................................................................................... 123.2.ACCESSORIES................................................................................................................ 123.3.StandardAccessories....................................................................................................... 123.4.Accessoriesuponrequest................................................................................................ 123..AUXILIARYINSTRUMENTS............................................................................................ 12

4 CONTROLS,CONNECTIONSANDINDICATORS................................................................ 155INSTRUCTIONSFORUSE...................................................................................................... 18

.1.PREPARINGTHEINSTRUMENTFORUSE................................................................... 18

.1.1. Conditioning,adding,replacingthebatteries.......................................................... 18

.1.2. Powersupply.......................................................................................................... 21.2.TURNON/OFF................................................................................................................. 21.3.HOWTOUSETHEBATTERY....................................................................................... 22

.3.1. BatteryStatus......................................................................................................... 22.4.DEFAULTCONDITIONS................................................................................................ 22

.4.1. Reset....................................................................................................................... 22..VOLUMEADJUSTMENT.................................................................................................. 22

..1. Brightness,contrast,colour,hue,buzzerandvolumeadjustment........................ 22.6.TUNING............................................................................................................................ 22

.6.1. Localoscillator(LO)engagedmenu....................................................................... 23

.6.1.1. Localoscillator(LO)selection...................................................................... 23

.6.1.2. Tocheckthechannelformatinuse.............................................................. 24.7.PROGRAMSTORAGE..................................................................................................... 24

.7.1. STOREengagedmenu........................................................................................... 24

5.7.1.1. Inspection/modifi cation of the stored channels............................................ 24.8.MEASUREMENT.............................................................................................................. 26

.8.1. MEAengagedmenu............................................................................................... 26

.8.1.1. Engagingtheauraltone............................................................................... 27

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1. AVVERTENZE...........................................................................................................51.1. NORMEDISICUREZZA.................................................................................................................1.2. PRECAUZIONI................................................................................................................................61.3. MANUTENZIONE............................................................................................................................61.4. NOTE...............................................................................................................................................72. INTRODUZIONE........................................................................................................85. COMANDI,CONNESSIONIEINDICATORI............................................................164. ISTRUZIONIPERLUSO.........................................................................................194.1. MESSAINFUNZIONE........................................................................................194.1.1. Condizionamento,aggiunta,sostituzionedibatterie 194.1.2. Alimentazione 224.2. ACCENSIONE/SPEGNIMENTO.........................................................................224.3. USODELLABATTERIA.......................................................................................234.3.1. Statodellabatteria 234.4. PREDISPOSIZIONEALLACCENSIONE............................................................234.4.1. Reset...................................................................................................................234.. REGOLAZIONEDIVOLUME.............................................................................234..1. Regolazionediluminosit,contrasto,colore,hue,volumedelbuzzeredeltono....................244.6. SINTONIA...........................................................................................................244.6.1. MenuattivatodaltastoLO............................................................................244.6.1.1. Sceltadeglioscillatorilocali..........................................................................244.6.1.2. Verifi ca della canalizzazione in uso..............................................................24.7. MEMORIZZAZIONE............................................................................................24.7.1. MenuattivatodaltastoSTORE....................................................................24.7.1.1. Ispezione/modifi ca dei canali memorizzati...................................................24.8. MISURA...............................................................................................................274.8.1. MenuattivatodaltastoMEA.....................................................................274.8.1.1.TONE,inserzionedellindicatoresonorodellivello........................................284.8.1.2. DEM,sceltadeldemodulatore.....................................................................284.8.1.3. VIDEOFILTER.............................................................................................284.8.1.4. *SOURCE,selezionedellasorgentedelsegnalemisurato.........................284.8.1.. UNIT,sceltadellunitdimisuradellivello....................................................284.8.1.6. DCPINTEGRAL,misuradellaDCPinmodointegrale................................284.8.1.7. DCPPRMT,parametridimisuradelDCP....................................................284.8.1.8. C/NPRMT,parametridimisuradelC/N.......................................................284.8.1.9. *VA,misuradelrapportoVideo/Audio..........................................................294.8.2. Impostazionedellalarghezzadibandadimisura.........................................294.8.3. Usodellattenuatore......................................................................................294.8.3.1. Stepdiattenuazioneda2o10dB...............................................................294.8.3.2. Attenuatoremanualeeautomatico...............................................................294.8.4. Misuradellivello...........................................................................................304.8.. Impulsodisincronismo.................................................................................304.8.6. Misuradellapotenzadeisegnalidigitali.......................................................314.8.6.1. Misuraintegrale............................................................................................314.8.6.2. Misurastimata..............................................................................................314.8.7. MisuradelrapportoPortante/Rumore..........................................................31

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4.8.1.7. DCPPRMT,parametridimisuradelDCP4.8.1.8. C/NPRMT,parametridimisuradelC/N4.8.1.9. *VA,misuradelrapportoVideo/Audio4.8.2. Impostazionedellalarghezzadibandadimisura4.8.3. Usodellattenuatore4.8.3.1. Stepdiattenuazioneda2o10dB4.8.3.2. Attenuatoremanualeeautomatico4.8.4. Misuradellivello4.8.. Impulsodisincronismo4.8.6. Misuradellapotenzadeisegnalidigitali4.8.6.1. Misuraintegrale4.8.6.2. Misurastimata4.8.7. MisuradelrapportoPortante/Rumore

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4.6.1.1. Sceltadeglioscillatorilocali4.6.1.2. Verifi ca della canalizzazione in uso4.7. MEMORIZZAZIONE4.7.1. MenuattivatodaltastoSTORE4.7.1.1. Ispezione/modifi ca dei canali memorizzati4.8. MISURA4.8.1. MenuattivatodaltastoMEA4.8.1.1.TONE,inserzionedellindicatoresonorodellivello4.8.1.2. DEM,sceltadeldemodulatore4.8.1.3. VIDEOFILTER4.8.1.4. *SOURCE,selezionedellasorgentedelsegnalemisurato4.8.1.. UNIT,sceltadellunitdimisuradellivello4.8.1.6. DCPINTEGRAL,misuradellaDCPinmodointegrale4.8.1.7. DCPPRMT,parametridimisuradelDCP4.8.1.8. C/NPRMT,parametridimisuradelC/N4.8.1.9. *VA,misuradelrapportoVideo/Audio4.8.2. Impostazionedellalarghezzadibandadimisura4.8.3. Usodellattenuatore4.8.3.1. Stepdiattenuazioneda2o10dB4.8.3.2. Attenuatoremanualeeautomatico4.8.4. Misuradellivello4.8.. Impulsodisincronismo4.8.6. Misuradellapotenzadeisegnalidigitali4.8.6.1. Misuraintegrale4.8.6.2. Misurastimata4.8.7. MisuradelrapportoPortante/Rumore

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4.8.6.1. Misuraintegrale4.8.6.2. Misurastimata4.8.7. MisuradelrapportoPortante/Rumore

.8.1.2. DEM,Demodulatorselection....................................................................... 27

.8.1.3. VIDEOFILTER............................................................................................. 27

.8.1.4. *SOURCE,Inputsourceselection.............................................................. 27

.8.1.. UNIT,selectionoftheunitofmeasure......................................................... 27

.8.1.6. DCPINTEGRALmeasurementmode.......................................................... 27

.8.1.7. DCPPRMTorDCPmeasuringparameters................................................. 27

.8.1.8. C/NPRMT,C/Nmeasuringparameters....................................................... 27

.8.1.9. *V/A,Video/Audioratiomeasurement......................................................... 28

.8.2. Measurementbandwidthsetting............................................................................. 28

.8.3. Useoftheattenuator............................................................................................. 28

.8.3.1. 2or10dBattenuationsteps......................................................................... 28

.8.3.2. Manualandautomaticattenuation............................................................... 28

.8.4. Levelmeasurement................................................................................................ 29

.8.. Synchpulse............................................................................................................ 29

.8.6. DCP,DigitalChannelPower................................................................................. 29

.8.6.1. DCP,Integralmeasurement......................................................................... 30

.8.6.2. DCP,Estimatedmeasurement..................................................................... 30

.8.7.Carrier/Noiseratiomeasurement.......................................................................... 30

.8.8.Videosatellitepolarity............................................................................................. 30

.8.9.FullscreenTV-picture............................................................................................. 30

.8.10.TVengagedmenu.............................................................................................. 30

.8.10.1. TV-STANDARD............................................................................................ 30

.8.10.2. CHTABLE.................................................................................................... 30

.8.10.3. STDATPWRON......................................................................................... 30

.8.10.4. SATVIDEOPOLARITY................................................................................ 30

.8.10. MONITORRESET....................................................................................... 30

.8.10.6 SOURCE...................................................................................................... 31

.8.11.Teletext.................................................................................................................. 31

.8.12.TVengagedmenuinteletextmode....................................................................... 31

.8.12.1STOP.............................................................................................................. 31

.8.12.2.DOUBLE....................................................................................................... 31

.8.12.3.REVEAL....................................................................................................... 31

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4.8.8. Polaritvideosatellite...................................................................................314.8.9. FiguraTVapienoschermo..........................................................................314.8.10. MenuattivatodaltastoTV............................................................................314.8.10.1. STANDARD..................................................................................................314.8.10.2. CHTABLE....................................................................................................324.8.10.3. STDATPWRON.........................................................................................324.8.10.4. SATVIDEOPOLARITY................................................................................324.8.10.. MONITORRESET........................................................................................324.8.10.6. SOURCE......................................................................................................324.8.11. Televideo......................................................................................................324.8.12. MenuattivatodaltastoTVinmodalitTelevideo.........................................324.8.12.1. STOP......................................................................................................324.8.12.2. DOUBLE.................................................................................................324.8.12.3. ?REVEAL...............................................................................................324.8.12.4. PAGE100...............................................................................................324.9. ALIMENTAZIONEECONTROLLODELLLNB....................................................324.9.1. MenuattivatodaltastoVOLT.......................................................................324.9.1.1. MODE...........................................................................................................324.9.1.2. 24V..............................................................................................................334.9.2. ImpostazionedellatensionedellLNB...........................................................334.9.3. MisuradelconsumodicorrentedellLNB.....................................................334.9.4. DiSEqC.........................................................................................................334.9.. MenuattivatodaltastoDSQ.........................................................................334.9..1. Attivazionedeltonoa22kHz.......................................................................344.9..2. TONEBURSTeDATABURST....................................................................344.9..3. Comandiselezionabili...................................................................................344.9..4. ExtendedTable.............................................................................................344.9... MOTOR(DiSEqC1.2)..................................................................................34.9..6. ModalitRX,analizzatoreDiSEqC...............................................................364.9..7. SEQUENCE.................................................................................................364.9..8. DiSEqClevel................................................................................................374.9.6. Tabella comandi DiSEqC predefi niti in modalit 1.1............................................374.9.7. LLNBeilDataLogger.........................................................................................404.10. SUONO................................................................................................................404.10.1. Persegnaliterrestri......................................................................................404.10.2. Stereo...........................................................................................................404.10.3. Persegnalisatellite......................................................................................404.10.4. MenuattivatodaltastoSOUND...................................................................414.10.4.1. USERSOUNDS......................................................................................414.10.4.2. BANDWIDTH..........................................................................................414.10.4.3. DEEMPHASIS.........................................................................................414.11. ANALIZZATOREDISPETTRO...........................................................................424.11.1. Usodeimarker.............................................................................................424.11.2. MenuattivatodaltastoMKR........................................................................424.11.2.1. MK1..............................................................................................................424.11.2.2. MK2..............................................................................................................424.11.2.3. HOLD............................................................................................................434.11.3. MenuattivatodaltastoSPN+.......................................................................434.11.3.1. RANGE.....................................................................................................4

4.10.4. MenuattivatodaltastoSOUND4.10.4.1. USERSOUNDS4.10.4.2. BANDWIDTH4.10.4.3. DEEMPHASIS4.11. ANALIZZATOREDISPETTRO4.11.1. Usodeimarker4.11.2. MenuattivatodaltastoMKR4.11.2.1. MK14.11.2.2. MK24.11.2.3. HOLD4.11.3. MenuattivatodaltastoSPN+

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4.11.3.1. RANGE

4.9..3. Comandiselezionabili4.9..4. ExtendedTable4.9... MOTOR(DiSEqC1.2)4.9..6. ModalitRX,analizzatoreDiSEqC4.9..7. SEQUENCE4.9..8. DiSEqClevel4.9.6. Tabella comandi DiSEqC predefi niti in modalit 1.14.9.7. LLNBeilDataLogger4.10. SUONO4.10.1. Persegnaliterrestri4.10.2. Stereo4.10.3. Persegnalisatellite4.10.4. MenuattivatodaltastoSOUND4.10.4.1. USERSOUNDS4.10.4.2. BANDWIDTH4.10.4.3. DEEMPHASIS4.11. ANALIZZATOREDISPETTRO4.11.1. Usodeimarker4.11.2. MenuattivatodaltastoMKR4.11.2.1. MK14.11.2.2. MK24.11.2.3. HOLD4.11.3. MenuattivatodaltastoSPN+

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4.11.3.1. RANGE

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.8.12.4. PAGE100.................................................................................................... 31.9.POWERTO,ANDCONTROLOFTHELNB.................................................................. 31

.9.1. VOLTengagedmenu.............................................................................................. 31

.9.1.1. ContinuousandsteppingMODEforpoweringtheLNB............................... 31

.9.1.2. 24V.............................................................................................................. 31

.9.2.LNBvoltagesetting................................................................................................. 31

.9.3. MeasurementoftheLNBcurrentabsorption.......................................................... 31

.9.4. DiSEqC................................................................................................................... 32

.9.. MenuenabledbythekeyDSQ............................................................................... 32

.9..1Engagingthe22kHztone............................................................................. 32

.9..2.TONEBURSTandDATABURST................................................................ 32

.9..3.DiSEqCselectablecommands...........................................................................32

.9..4. HowtousetheSCRDISEqCfunction........................................................ 33

.9... DiSEqC1.2.STEERABLEDISHES............................................................. 34

.9..6. RXmodality,DiSEqCanalyzer.........................................................................3

.9..7DiSEqCCOMMANDSEQUENCE.................................................................. 36

.9..8 1.1and2.0DiSEqCmodality....................................................................... 36

.9.6DiSEqCTableofcommandsin1.1modality........................................................... 36

.9.7. LNBandDataLogger............................................................................................ 38.10.SOUND............................................................................................................ 38

.10.1Soundforterrestrialsignals................................................................. 38

.10.2Stereo................................................................................................................... 38

.10.3Soundforsatellitesignals..................................................................................... 39

.10.4.SOUNDengagedmenu........................................................................................ 40

.10.4.1. USERSUBCARRIERS................................................................................ 40

.10.4.2. SUBCARRIERBANDWIDTH....................................................................... 40

.10.4.3. DEEMPHASIS.............................................................................................. 40.11.SPECTRUMANALYZER............................................................................................... 41

.11.1.Useofthemarkers................................................................................................ 41

.11.2.MenuenabledbythekeyMKR............................................................................. 41

.11.2.1. MK1.............................................................................................................. 41

.11.2.2. MK2.............................................................................................................. 41

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.11.2.3. HOLD........................................................................................................... 41

.11.3.SPN+enabledmenu............................................................................................ 42

.11.3.1 RANGE........................................................................................................ 42

.11.3.2. DEM,Demodulator....................................................................................... 42

.11.3.3. VIDEOFILTER............................................................................................. 42

.11.3.4. OSD,OnScreenDisplay............................................................................. 42

.11.3.. SPECTRUMGRID....................................................................................... 42

.11.3.6. SPECTRUMSCALE.................................................................................... 42

.11.3.7. SettingLEVIND,levelindicator.................................................................. 42

.11.3.8. SettingLEVINDICMODE............................................................................ 42

.11.3.9. DCPINTEGRAL........................................................................................... 42

.11.3.10DCPPRMTorDCPparamers.................................................................... 42.12.DATAPRINTOUT.......................................................................................................... 42

.12.1.DATAengagedmenu............................................................................................ 43

.12.1.1. OUTPUTTO................................................................................................. 43

.12.1.2. PAPERFEED............................................................................................... 43

.12.1.3. PRINTERMODE.......................................................................................... 43

.12.1.4. ACQUISITIONMODE.................................................................................. 44

.12.1.. SCANPRMT................................................................................................ 44

.12.1.6.PRINTINGLEVELLIMITS......................................................................... 44

.12.1.7. *RS232PRMT............................................................................................. 44

5.12.1.8. * LOGGER ............................................................................................... 44.13.DataLogger........................................................................................................... 44

.13.1.LOGGERengagedmenu..................................................................................... 4

.13.1.1. TIMER,enable/disabletimerlogging........................................................... 4

.13.1.2. TIMERSET.................................................................................................. 4

.13.1.3. GPSLOCATION.......................................................................................... 4

.13.1.4. LOGGERSTATUSTABLE,settingoftheprogramstobeacquired............ 4

.13.1.. LOGGEDDATA,loggeddatadisplay........................................................... 46

.13.1.6. DOWNLOAD................................................................................................ 46

.13.1.7. STARTMANUALLOG................................................................................. 46

.13.1.8. CLEARLASTONE...................................................................................... 46

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Unaohm Start S.r.l. reserve the right to change product specifications at any moment andwithoutnotice,regardlessofwhetherthechangeisoftechnicalorcommercialnature

or being implemented to comply with legal requirements of specific countries.Datainthismanual,therefore,maynotbeup-to-date.

.13.1.9. CLEARALL.................................................................................................. 46.14.MAINMENU.................................................................................................................. 48

.14.1.FunctionsenabledbytheMainMenu................................................................... 48

.14.1.1. *NOISEGENERATOR................................................................................ 48

.14.1.2. *GPS........................................................................................................... 48

.14.1.3. BUZZER....................................................................................................... 48

.14.1.4. DATE............................................................................................................ 48

.14.1.. TIME............................................................................................................. 48

.14.1.6. (16X2)LCDCONTRAST............................................................................. 48

.14.1.7. (16X2)LCDBACKLIGHT............................................................................. 48

.14.1.8. BATTERYSTATUS...................................................................................... 48

.14.1.9. AUTOPOWEROFF.................................................................................... 48

.14.1.10.LOGOEDIT................................................................................................. 48

.14.1.11.CONFIGURATION...................................................................................... 48

5.14.1.12. PIN, Personal Identification Number.......................................................... 496 AUXILIARYINPUTSANDOUTPUTS.................................................................................... 49

6.1.STANDARDSCARTSOCKET......................................................................................... 496.2.AUXILIARYSCARTSOCKET.......................................................................................... 49

6.2.1. SCARTsocketconnections................................................................................... 0

6.2.1.1. Standard....................................................................................................... 0

6.2.1.2. Auxiliary........................................................................................................ 06.3.SATELLITEVIDEOBASEBANDOUTPUT..................................................................... 1

6.3.1. Connections............................................................................................................ 16.4.RS232SERIALCONNECTION.................................................................................... 1

6.4.1. Connections............................................................................................................ 1

6.4.2. Connector.............................................................................................................. 2

6.4.3. Transmissionformat............................................................................................... 2

6.4.4. GeneralnotesregardingconnectionstoaPersonalComputer.............................. 2

6.4.. Connectioncable.................................................................................................... 37CHANNELTABLES................................................................................................................ 548.WARRANTY........................................................................................................................... 61

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1 SAFETYPRECAUTIONSandGENERALWARNINGS

Thebelow-indicatedsafetyprecautionsandgeneralwarningsmustbecarefullyobservedduringallphasesofuse,maintenanceandservicingoftheinstrumenttoavoiddamagestopersons,animalsandproperty.UNAOHMSTARTS.r.l.assumesnoresponsibilityforincorrectuseoftheinstrumentorifthe norms specified are not followed.

1.1.SAFETYPRECAUTIONS

Supply the instrument with a voltage within the limits indicated in the specifications. Insertthethreeprongplugofthepowercord(standardaccessory)inastandardmainsoutlet,

equippedwithvalidelectricgroundprotection(theinstrumentisintheClass1category). Donotusetheinstrumentunlesscompletelyhousedwithallcoverson. Thisinstrumenthasbeendesignedforindooruse.Donotexposeittorainorwaterdripping. Donotusetheinstrumentinanexplosiveenvironmentduetothepresenceofgasor

inflammable fumes or dust. Theinstrumentmaybeusedinover-voltageCategoryIIandPollutionDegree2. Donotturnontheinstrumentimmediatelyaftertransferringitfromaverycoldplacetoahot

onetoavoidcondensation. Neitherobstructtheinstrumentscoolingslitsnorplaceitnearastrongsourceofheat. For prolonged use or heavy duty in the lab or in fixed places, the instrument should be taken off

itscarryingcasetoallowforbetterheatdissipation. DonotapplyhigherDCorRFvoltagesthanthoseindicated,totheinputconnectors. Werecommendperiodicinspectionofthecarryingstrap,itsrelatedfastenersandspringlocks

sincetheycouldbedamagedwithuse.Assoonasasignofwearisnoticed,replacethestrap. Whentheinstrumentisequippedwithabattery,werecommend

1) Donotshort-circuitthebatterysinceitmayexplode.2) Do not immerse the battery in water or dispose of in the fire.3) Donotperforateortrytoopenthebattery.4) Whenreplacingthebattery,useoneofthesamekindanddisposeoftheoldoneina

properecologicaldisposalcontainers.) Donotconnectthebatterywithinvertedpolarity.

Thissymbolwillappearwhenitisnecessaryfortheusertoconsulttheinstructionmanualforadditionalinformationandinordertoprotecttheinstrumentfromdamage.

Beextremelycareful.Dangerousvoltagesarepresent.

MARK

Thisinstrumentisinconformitywiththefollowingstandardsanddocuments:

EMC:EN011,EN61000-3-2,EN61000-3-3,EN61000-4-2,EN61000-4-3,EN61000-4-4,EN61000-4-,EN61000-4-6,EN61000-4-8,EN61000-4-11,ENV0204.

SafetyRegulations:EN61010-1

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1.2.GENERALWARNINGS

Themonitorliquidisharmful.Ifthemodulebreaks,theliquidcouldcomeoutsodonottouchitwithyourhandsoranypartofyourbody.Beespeciallycarefulforyoureyesandmouth.Incaseofdirectcontactwithyourskin,washwithsoapandwater.

DonotexposetheLCDreadouttodirectsunlightortointenseultravioletraysforalongtimebecausetheymaycauseitsdeterioration.

Keeptheinstrumentinaplacewherethetemperatureishigherthantheminimumstoragetemperatureotherwise the liquid crystal solidifies causing damage to the monitor. Also, when maximum warehousing temperaturesareexceeded,theliquidcrystalreturnstotheisotropicstateanditmaynotbepossibletoinvertit.

Oneofthemostfrequentneedsfortechnicalassistanceorrepairiscausedbyinternalshort-circuitsduetotheintroductionintheinstrumentofforeignobjects,evenifverysmall,inspiteofalltheprecautionstakentopreventthispossibility.Wethereforehighlyrecommendnottocutcoaxialcablesabovetheinstrumentsinceevenverysmallpiecesofwirefromtheshieldingbraidcouldfallintotheinstrument and cause intermittent short-circuiting which may even be difficult for service and repair technicianstolocate.

1.3.MAINTENANCE

Theonlymaintenancepermittedis:theconnectionorreplacementofthebatteryand/orfuses, and retrofitting optional cards/modules as specified in the manual.The opening of the instrument and any further servicing must be carried out exclusively by qualified personnelor,inanycase,operatorswhohavebasicelectrotechnicalandelectricalsafetyknowledgeandqualifications.

Beforeservicingdisconnectthepowercordfromthemains. Forinstrumentsequippedwithabatterypleasereferagaintonote1.1. Whenreplacingfusesmaintainthesamevalueandtype. Donotcomeintocontactwithcircuitparts/componentssuchascapacitorswhich,whilenotpowered,maintainadangerouselectriccharge(capacitors). Takeappropriatemeasuresagainsttheaccumulationofelectrostaticcharges.Donottouchinternal

circuitsunlesswearinganappropriateantistaticstrap. Tocleantheexteriorsurfaces:

1)Disconnectthepowercord.2)Useasoftcloth.3)Usenonaggressiveliquiddetergentsavoidinghydrocarbonbasedproducts.4)Makesureliquidsorothersubstancesarenotspilledintotheinstrument.

1.4.NOTES

SomemoreorlessluminouspixelsmayremainevidentontheLCDscreen.Theirpresenceshouldbeconsiderednormalandfallswithintheproductiontoleranceofthemonitor. Thetolerancesquotedrefertoaninstrumentatnormalusagetemperature(approx.20minutesafterturnon). Avoidfallsandstrongshockstotheinstrumentandwhentransportingitinvehiclesplaceitonasupportthatisnotrigidinordertoavoidstrongvibrations. Theinstrumentmaybeusedeitherinthehorizontalposition,seatedonthebottom,orinverticalposition,seatedonthebackend. Beforeusingtheinstrumentwerecommendcarefullyreadingtheinstructionsinthismanual. Performanoperatingcheckoftheinstrumentregularly,atleastonceayear.Werecommendtosenditinforserviceifmiscalibrated.Asagoodpreventivemeasureforsafety,

replacewornoutbagsandstrapsbyallmeans,toavoidaccident.Seealsoparagraph1.1.

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2 INTRODUCTIONOur EP3000EVO field strength meter offers full coverage of terrestrial bands, CATV, including the return channel-6MHzandthe1stIFsatellite,aswellasthe38.9MHzIFsignal.

Itsmainfeaturesinclude:

Vastmeasurableleveldynamics:from20to130dBVintheterrestrial,CATVandSATranges;from60to130dBVinIF.

Numerousmeasurementspossible.Inparticular,inadditiontothetraditionallevelofanaloguesignals,theinstrumentsuppliestheratiobetweenthevideoandaudiocarriersforterrestrialandCATVbands,thecarrier/noiseratioandpowerofdigitalsignals,bothterrestrialandsatellite.

Anaccurateanalysisofdigitalsignals.IftheinstrumentisequippedwiththeoptionalQPSK,QAM,OFDMmodules,theBERmeasurementispossibleaswellasthatofotherimportantparameters.Theconstellationdisplayisaninterestingandusefuloption(notavailableforOFDM).Thesedigitalsignals,iffree-to-air,maybeviewedbymeansoftheMPEGoption,or,atalowercost,theparametersofthebroadcaster(nameandprograms)bymeansoftheNIToption.

6.highresolutioncolourLCDtovisualizeTVsignals,carryoutspectralanalyses,viewdata,menues,horizontalsynchpulses,analoguemeasurementbars,optionsduringprogramming.

Alphanumericdisplayofthefrequency,channel,level,programandstatusoftheinstrument,especiallyusefulindarklocations.

Teletext. PLLfrequencysynthesistuningthroughoutallrangeswithdoublefrequencymarkers. Spectrumanalyserwithvariableselectivityandfrequencyspan,frequencydisplayontheabscissaand

amplitudeontheordinates. Audiodemodulation:AM,FM,TVmono,analoguestereoandNICAMintercarriers,audiosatellite

subcarrierswithPLLfrequencysynthesistuningandvariableselectivity. Optionalnoisegenerator. OptionalGPSreceiver. LNBpowersupplyandcontrolfromto24V,22kHzandcurrentmonitor. DiSEqC11.1,1.2and2.0transmitter/analyser. DataLoggerwithapproximatelya1700entrycapability. StandardandauxiliarySCARTsockets. RS232connectiontoaPersonalComputer,modemorotherexternaldevices. Mainsorinternalbatterypowersupplywithbuilt-inbatterycharger. Compactandlight-weight.

DiSEqCisaregisteredEUTELSATtrademark.

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3 SPECIFICATIONS

Input

LevelVHF/UHF/SATfrom20to130dBV(-90+20dBm).IFfrom60to130dBV(-0+20dBm).HFfrom40to130dBV(-70+20dBm).

MeasurementUnit dB(forratiomeasurements),dBV,dBmV,dBmandV.

Attenuator(Selectablemanualorautomaticinsertion)HF/VHF/UHF/SATfrom0to60dBinseven10dBsteps. IF from 0 to 40dB in five 10 dB steps.

AttenuatorAccuracy HF/IF/VHF/UHF1dB.SAT1.dB.

FrequencyResponse Within1dBthroughouttheentirefrequencyrange(automaticlinearitycorrection).

Reading

1.Digitalonalphanumericdisplaywith0.1dBlevelresolution.2.DigitalC/N(videocarrier/noise)ratio.3.DigitalV/A(video/audiocarrier)ratio.4.Analogue,onthevideodisplay,bymeansofluminousbarwithlinear0dBreadingscalelocatedontheupperpartofthescreen..Digitalpower(forwidebanddigitaltransmissions).6.Acoustic;possibilityofincludinganotewhosetonalityisproportionaltotheleveloftheappliedsignal.7.Bymeansofthebuilt-inprinter(optional).

Measurement Switchable:quasipeakoraveragevalue.

MeasurementResolution Bandwidth(at-3dB)

HF/IF/VHF/UHF100kHz-1MHz(selectable).SAT100kHz-1MHz-4MHz(selectable).

InputImpedance 75 unbalanced [See (1) under special features], Vdc component block.

Max.ApplicableVoltage 100Vdc(VoltagetoLNBdisengaged)and/orVppRF.

InputConnector BNC(BNC/IECandBNC/Fexternaladapters-standardaccessories).

LNB Power Supply

Inputconnectoroutputintwoselectablemodes:steps:0--13-1-18-24V.continuous:from12to23.8Vwith0.2resolution.00mAmaximumcurrent.Outputcurrentmonitorwith20mAresolution,ohmmiccontinuityofexternalcircuitandoverloadindications.

Tone (Inputconnectoroutput)Frequency:22kHz0.kHz-Amplitude:0.6Vrms-Rectangularwaveform.

DiSEqCTransmitter InconformitywithDiSEqC1.1,1.2and2.0standards;receivedsignalsmonitoringcapabilitiesofrecevedsignals.

Frequency

FrequencyRanges IF 38.9 MHz, VHF/UHF/SAT from 45 to 2150 MHz [See (2) under special features] and HF from 5 to 65 MHz.

TuningPLLfrequencysynthesiswithdirectfrequency,channelorstoredprogramsettingbymeansof:1)keyboard.2)Shaft-encoder.Selectionofthechannelformatenforcedinthecountrywheretheinstrumentisbeingused.

StorageCapability 200programs.

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Display ThebacklitalphanumericLCD(2x16characters)shows:thefrequencyinMHz,thechanneldesignation&theprogramnumber.

Resolution 0kHzminimumstepsinHF/VHF/UHF,12kHzinSAT.

Accuracy Betterthan0.001%.

SpectrumAnalyser

Presentation LevelonY(vertical)axis-FrequencyonX(horizontal)axis.

FrequencyRange

FromMHzto210MHz(inbands)inrealtime.C6MHzL416MHzM1644MHzH44900MHzSAT900210MHzE4870MHzquasirealtime.

Level VHF/UHF/SATbandsfrom20to130dBV.Cband6MHzfrom40to130dBV.

DynamicRangeOn-Screen

0dBforVHF/UHF/SATbands.40dBforCband(6MHz).

Frequencyrangeexplored

100%ofeachbandselected(C-L-M-H-SAT),partialexpansionin8steps(6inCband),ofapprox.1%(inSPANMIN)upto1tochannels(dependingontheband)inSPANMAX.

Bandwidth at - 3dB HF/VHF/UHFbands100kHzor1MHz(selectable).SATband100kHz,1MHzor4MHz.(selectable).

VideoFilter Included-excludedselectable.

FrequencyMarker 2,directreadingofthefrequency.F frequency difference measurement between the two markers.

LevelIndicator Level measurement and L level difference measurementbetweenthetwomarkers.

Monitor

Screen 6.colourLCD(99.4mmx132.mm).

Definition 640(horizontal)x480(vertical)pixels.

Contrast 300:1Brightness 400cd/m2

View angle (L),-30/+60(A)

RearLight Backlitbymeansofcoldcathodelamp.

ReceptionStandard B/G - L colour code PAL - SECAM [See (3) under special features].

Functions

Thefollowingmaybedisplayedonthescreen:1)FullscreenanalogueTV-picture.2)PartialscreenanalogueTV-picture+dynamiclevelbargraph+TVsyncpulsewaveform.3)Fullfrequencyspectrumwithtwomarkers.4)Partialfrequencyspectrum(SPAN)withtwomarkers.)VideoMonitor(bymeansofSCARTsocket).6)Teletext.7)Menusandsubmenus.

VideoPolarity Positiveornegativeselectable(onlyinSATband).Audio

Demodulators SelectableforTV-AM-FMmodulatedsignals.

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FrequencySubcarriers

1)fortheanalogueVHF/UHFrangeautomaticallyselectedwithrespecttotheTV-standard.2)fortheanalogueSATrangeadjustableinPLLfrequencysynthesis10kHzstepsfromMHzto9.77MHz.

De-emphasis Selectable in 4 steps. (SAT frequency range only): flat - J17 - 50S - 75S.

ModulationFrequencyDeviation

Selectablein4steps.(OnlyforSATfrequencyrange):narrow,medium,wide,extrawide,correspondingtobandwidthsfrom140to400kHzapprox.

StereoDecoders 1)AnalogueDualTone.2)NumericNICAMwithrelatedBER.

Loudspeaker Magneto-dynamic,70mm.

Output Power Continuouslyadjustableto0.2Wmaximum.

AuxiliaryInputsandOutputs

SCARTSocket(complete)SCARTSocket(auxiliary)

Video and audio input/output (1V /75 - 0.3V/600) - RGB input.RGBoutputofallthefunctionsdisplayedontheLCD.

VideoBaseBandOutput (fortheSATfrequencyrange)1V-7Wintopoleconnectorwith/withoutde-emphasis.

RS232SerialPort (9polefemaleDconnector)forexternaldataexchange(PC-printers-modem).DataLogger

LoggingCapacity 1700entriesforasingleprogramwithoutGPSdata.4entriesfor100programswithGPSdata.

Power Supply

Vac From90to260V0/60Hz.Power consumption 70W.

InternalVdcBymeansofone12V/3.8AhNi-MHbattery(standardaccessory)plusasparebatteryofthesametype(suppliedonrequest).Durationapprox.1hr.20min.(dependingonservicesperformed)foreachbattery.

BatteryCharger Built-in,automatic.Approx.10hr.rechargetime.Rechargeiscarriedoutwiththeinstrumentonstand-by.

BatteryIndicators LowBattery,BatteryChargerOn,BatteryStatusmonitoring.

ExternalVdc From11.Vto1.V/Amax.

MechanicalDimensions (HeightxWidthxDepth)13x30x32mm.

Weight 7 kg (with full options and battery fitted).8kg(completewithcarryingcaseandaccessories).

Presentation Elitenylon-likecarryingbagwithaccessoriescompartment,sparepocketsandstrapsforeasytransport.Ambient

CalibrationTemperature The accuracies specified refer to an ambient temperature of 23C 5C. Typicalthermaldriftis0.2dB/C.

OperatingTemperature FromCto+40C.

Max.OperatingAltitude 2000m.

RelativeHumidity 80%fortemperaturesupto31C(0%linearreductionat40C).StorageTemperature From-10Cto+60C.

SpecialFeatures: 50 input impedance.2.230MHzinSATband.OtheranalogueTV-standardsuponrequest.

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3.1.OPTIONS QPSKBER-MERcard. QAMBER-MERcard. OFDMBER-MERcard. MPEGcard(orNIT,asanalternative). ConstellationmoduleforOFDM,QAMandQPSKmodulatedsignals. InternalWhiteNoiseGeneratorNG96A InternalPrinterSTP00 InternalGPS03GPSmodule

3.2.ACCESSORIES3.3.StandardAccessories

1Elitenylon-likecarryingcase.1PowersupplycableC841BNC/IECAdapter-P801BNC/FAdapter-P831ExternalDcpowersupplyplug.1Batteryfuse.00AT.1Ni-MH3.8Ahbattery.1OperatorsManual

If the STP 500 printer is fitted:1RollofPaper.1InkRibbon.13.1ATFuse.

3.4.AccessoriesuponrequestSecond12V3.8AhNi-MHbattery.Rollofpaper(7mm,40mm)Inkedribbon

3.5.AUXILIARYINSTRUMENTS Reflectometer P 257/75 ExternalWhiteNoiseGeneratorNG74 Reflectometer bridge with built-in noise generator P139

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4 CONTROLS,CONNECTIONSANDINDICATORS

Notes: A small square near the wording of a key means that keeping it pressed for a few seconds, a

menuwillbeengaged.Toexitfromthemenupressthesameselectionkey. Two black dots near the wording of a key indicate that the function may be engaged by

pressingittwiceinrapidsequence. The symbol near the wording of a key means that the function may be engaged by keeping

thekeypressedforafewseconds. If an item of the menu is preceded by an asterisk it means that, if selected, it will enable a

complexfunctionandnotjustthemeresettingofaparameter(forexample,GPS). If an item of a menu ends with an arrow it means that, if selected, it will lead to a submenu.

Onthefrontpanel:1. LCDmonitor.2. RelativeanaloguebargraphscaleindB.3. MEAC/N.Keytoenablethelevelmeasurementfunction.Whenpressedtwicerapidly,theC/

Nmeasurementfunctionisengaged.Ifthekeyiskeptpressed,itsrelatedmenuisengaged.4. DIGI.Keytoengagethedigitalfunctions.. TVTXT.KeytoengagetheTVfunction.Whenpressedtwicerapidly,theTeletextisengaged.If

thekeyiskeptpressed,itsrelatedTVorTXTmenuisengaged.6. CONT.IndicatesthattheLNBconnectedtotheinstrumentdrawsmorethan0mAcurrent.7. NGOUT.NoiseGeneratoroutputconnector.8. ON.IndicatesthatLNBpowersupplyhasbeenengaged.9. .EngagesvolumeadjustmentbymeansoftheShaftEncoder.Ifthekeyispressedagain,

brightness,colour,contrast,buzzervolume,auraltoneand,whentheNTSCstandardison,theHUEadjustmentareengaged.

10.SOUND.Thiskeyselectstheaudiosubcarrierinthesatelliteband.Intheterrestrialbandandinthepresenceofstereosignals,bothanalogueandNICAM,italternatelyemitstherightorleftchannelfromtheloudspeaker.Ifthekeyiskeptpressed,itsrelatedmenuisengaged.

11. .Indicatesthatthemainsvoltageispresent.12.LNB.ItmustbepressedtwiceinsequencerapidlytoturnonpowertotheLNB.Whenpressed

athirdtime,theLNBisturnedoff.13. CH.Indicatesthatthebatteryisbeingrecharged.14.VOLT(A).KeytosettheLNBvoltagebymeansoftheShaftEncoder.Ifthekeyiskept

pressed,itsrelatedmenuisengaged.Ifpressedtwiceinrapidsequence,thecurrentmonitorisenabled

1.DSQ/22k.ThiskeytransmitsthecurrentDiSEqCcommand.Ifthekeyiskeptpressed,itsrelatedmenuisengaged.Pressedtwiceinrapidsequence,itengagesanddisengages,inthefastmode,the22kHztone,which,however,isalsopresentontheinternalmenu.

16.LO.Thiskeyselectsthetransponderfrequencytuninginsatellitemode.Ifkeptpressed,thelocaloscillatorfrequencysettingmenuisenabled.

17.AlphanumericLCDreadout,16x2.

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a Tuningfrequency.Asmallsquareontherightofthenumberindicatesthatthefrequencyisclose,butnotexactlythesameasthefrequencyofoneoftheTVchannelsofthecurrenttable(thesquareislocatedonthebottomifthefrequencyislowerthanthechannel,ontopifitishigher).

b TVchannelcorrespondingtothetuningfrequency.c Level.d Program.e Spectrumexpansionrangeandlevelindicator.f Measurementbandwidth(w=wide,n=narrow,k=ultranarrow).gDemodulatorenabled.h Audiosatellitesubcarrierfrequencyselected.i Video filter insertion indicator in spectrum analyzer mode.j LNBvoltage(notnecessarilyapplied)ormAcurrentmonitor.k 22kHztoneinsertionindicator.l dBinputattenuationinmanual,A=automatic.

18.ShaftEncoder.Knobtoadjusttuningandallothercontinuouslyandstepadjustable(upanddown)controls.

19.RFIN.Inputconnector.20. - RST. Key to shift the cursor to the right during the setting of frequency (for fine and coarse

tuning)andotherdata.Ifthekeyiskeptpressed,theinstrumentisreset.21.PWR.ON/OFFkey(toturnofftheinstrumentkeepitpresseduntilabeepisheard.Toadjust

thebeepvolumefollowtheinstructionsinchapter.).22. . Key to shift the cursor to the left during the setting of frequency (for fine and coarse tuning)

andotherdata.23.DATA-OUT.Ifpressedtwice,dataprintoutisstarted;ifkeptpressed,theprintandData

Loggersettingmenuisengaged.24.M-AUTO. Key to reduce input attenuation. When pressed briefly, the manual mode attenuation

isforced.2.M+.Keytoincreaseinputattenuation.Italsoenforcesmanualmodeattenuation.26.PRSTORE.Keytoselecttheprogramtuningmode.Whenpressedtwiceinrapidsequence,

programstorageisstarted.Ifkeptpressed,thestoredprograminspectionmenuisengagedandchangesonthestoredprogramsmaybemadefromthiswindowtoo.

27.CHFR.Keytoalternatefrequencyandchanneltuningmodes.Ifthekeyiskeptpressed,thechannelformatselectionmenuisactivated.

28. Alphanumeric keyboard. The key sets programming by letters aswellasthecorrespondingnumbers.

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29.RBW/RNG.Measurementbandwidthselectionkey.Whenpressedtwice,thefrequencyband(C,L,M,H,E,SAT)changesinsuccession.

30.-MENU. Key for confirmation (ENTER). Recall key for instrument configuration menu. When pressedtwice,itactivatestheprogrammingmenuoftheinstrument.

31.MKRHOLD.Keytoalternateamongoperatingwithonemarker,twofreemarkers,twomarkerswith a constant F. When pressed twice, the key alternates the three HOLD operating modes: minimum,maximum,freeze.Ifkeptpressed,itactivatesthemarkerprogrammingmenu.

32.SPN+andSPN-.Keystoprogramsweepdepth.IfthekeySPN+iskeptpressed,accessisgiventoitsrelatedmenu.IfthekeySPNispressedtwiceinrapidsequencetheinstrumentreturnstoFullSpectrumintheoperativefrequencyrange(FULL).

33.Spectrummodelevelindicator.34.Frequencyreferencescaleinspectrumanalyzermode.3.Referenceindexesforsynchpulseshape.

Ontheleftside:36.Mainsswitch.37.Mainssocket.38.ExternalDCpowersocket.39.IndicationforGPSantennaconnection,locatedontherightsideoftheinstrument.40.StandardSCARTsocket.41.AuxiliarySCARTsocket.42.DemodulatedsatellitesignalBaseBandoutput.43.RS232connectorforconnectiontoaPCoranexternalserialprinter.44.AorBmanualbatteryselector.

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NOTE:whenperformingtheabove-mentionedoperationsmakesurethattheplasticprotectionsonthebatterypacksremainintactcoveringthemetalbodyoftheelements.Anycontactbetweentheseelementsandthechassiscould

seriouslydamagethebatteries.

5INSTRUCTIONSFORUSE5.1.PREPARINGTHEINSTRUMENTFORUSE

5.1.1. Conditioning,adding,replacingthebatteries

Forsafetypurposes(duetothepossibilitythatdamagesmaybecausedduringtransport),theinstruments leave our factory with flat batteries. These batteries reach normal operating capacity afteratleastthreecompletecharge/dischargecycles.Toaddasecondbatteryortoreplaceone:

RemovetheinstrumentfromitscarryingcaseandopenitfollowingtheinstructionsinFigure4.ForaccesstothebatteryholderfollowtheinstructionsinFigure.

AddorreplacethebatteryandconnectittotherelatedterminalsexclusivelyfollowingtheindicationsinFigure.

Closetheinstrumentandplaceitbackinitscarryingcaseafterensuringthattheinsulatingprotectionshavebeenproperlyplaced.

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5.1.2. Power supplyThe field strength meter may be powered in three modes:

1)Directlyfromthemains.Theinstrumentoperatesonmainsfrom90Vto260V.Theprotectionfusesareinternalandnotserviceable.

NOTEIfthereisaninterruptioninthefuses,donotreplacethem;sendtheinstrumentbacktothefactoryforservicing.

Connectthethreeprongsocketofthepowercord(C84,astandardaccessory),tothemainssocket(37)oftheinstrument.Placetheslideofthepowerswitch(36)to|,theindicatorCh(13)lights up to confirm the presenceofthemainsvoltageandthefactthatthebatterychargerisoperating.IntheseconditionstheinstrumentissettoStand-by(poweredbutnotoperating).

2) By means of an internal battery (to fit a spare battery-optional extra- refer to the illustration in Figure,andchapter.1.1).

3)BymeansofanexternalVdcsourceofpower,between11.Vand1.V;aminimumcurrentofAmaybedrawn.

The instrument automatically selects the most convenient power supply source: first mains, then external,andifneitherisavailable,theinternalbattery.If two batteries have been fitted on the meter, it is possible to select either one by means of the manualswitchBATTERYA-B(44).

5.2.TURNON/OFFToturnontheinstrumentkeepthekeyPWR (21)pressed.IfpoweredbymainstheLED

(11)willalsolightup.Toturntheinstrumentoffkeepthesamekeypressedforafewextraseconds.

WARNING: to turn off instruments with batteries it is not enough to use the power switch O (36) because they would continue to be operative. The meter must be turned off by pressingthekeyPWR (21)forashorttime.Subsequently,ifnecessary,activatethegeneral power switch O (36).

Thisprocedurealsoguaranteesanonvolatilestorageofthedataloadedduringtheworkingsessionandtheautomaticrecalloftheinstrumenttothesameoperatingmodeasthatatthetimetheinstrumentwasturnedofflast(seesection.7).

Iftheinstrumentisnotusedforaperiodoftimeexceeding10minutes(withoutpressinganykeyatall),itautomaticallyturnsofftoavoidunnecessaryconsumptionofthebattery.Todisengagethisautomaticturnoffdevice,followtheindicationsfoundunderAUTOPOWEROFFofthemenuactivatedbypressingthekeyENTER(30)twice(see.14.1.9).

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5.3.HOWTOUSETHEBATTERYIf mains voltage is present, or the value of the external Vdc power is sufficient, the instrument, when on Stand-By, recharges the internal battery. If two batteries have been fitted inside, both are recharged.Someimportantnotesaboutbatteryuseare: Werecommendrechargingthebatterywhentheinstrumentisbrandnew(seesection.1.1.). Just before total battery flatness, the warning LOWBATT flashes on the display (17). At this

point,werecommendinterruptingtheuseoftheinstrumentassoonaspossibleandrechargingthebattery.If,instead,themeterisoperatedforanadditionalperiodoftime(10minutesmax)thewritingBATTERYappearsandtheinstrumentturnsoff.

Whentheinstrumentremainsinactiveforlongperiodsoftime,werecommendrechargingthebatteryatleastonceamonthtoavoidself-discharge

WealsorecommendturningthemeteronatleastonceamonthforafewhoursalsotorechargethesecondinternalbatterythatsuppliestheclockandthememoryoftheGPSmodule (when fitted).

5.3.1. BatteryStatusToknowthestatusofthebatterychargeandtherebytheresidualoperativechargetimeleft,refertoBatteryStatusonthemainmenu(seesection.14.1.8).

5.4.DEFAULTCONDITIONSWhenthemeteristurnedon,display(17)showsthenumberoftheinstalledsoftwarereleaseforafewseconds,thenthemeterautomaticallysetstothesameoperatingmodeasthatofthelastworkingsessionbeforeitwasturnedoffbymeansofthekeyPWR (21)exceptinthefollowingcases: Forsafetyreasons,thepowersupplyvoltageisalwaysdisengagedattheoutputoftheRFIN

(19)connector. ThemeasurementstatusoftheQPSK,OFDMorQAMdigitalsignalsisnotrecalled.

Each time a key is pressed, to confirm the operation, a short beep is emitted.Thebeep,ifdesired,maybedisengagedbyrecallingtheappropriateutility

menubykeepingthekeywiththevolumesymbol(9)pressed(seesection.).

5.4.1. ResetTo return the instrument to default conditions keep the key RST(20)pressed.Thisoperationmakesitpossibletoexitfromprecariousorpanicsituations(forexamplefollowinganincorrectadjustmentofanaloguecontrols).

5.5.VOLUMEADJUSTMENTThevolumemaybeadjustedonlyontheMEAorTVmode.Todosopressthekeywiththevolumesymbol(9)thenadjustthevolumebymeansoftheShaftEncoder.PressENTER(30)toconfirm the adjustment or wait for time out.

5.5.1. Brightness,contrast,colour,hue,buzzerandvolumeadjustmentPresstheVolumecontrolafewtimesinsequenceuntilthedesiredadjustmentappears.AdjustthevaluebymeansoftheShaftEncoder.PressENTER(30)to confirm or wait for time out. The hue isadjustableonlyinNTSC.

5.6.TUNINGThetuningmaybecarriedoutbyfrequency,channelorprogram.Toselectthemodepresstherelatedkey:PR(26)forprogramorCHFR(27)toalternatebetweenchannelandfrequency

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modes.OnthealphanumericalLCDreadoutthecursorindicatesthetuningmodeselected.Regardlessofthemodeselected,tuningiscarriedoutbymeansoftheShaftEncoder(18)orthenumericalkeyboard(28). If setting the channel or the program, confirm by means ofENTER(30).

Intheterrestrialbands,thereadoutvisualizesthefrequency,thechannelnumbers(ifallocated)andanyconnectedprograms,whileintheSATbandthefrequencyandprogramnumbers,ifany,aredisplayed.

The channel number displayed, with reference to a specific frequency, depends on the selected channelformat.

TheentryofthedigitsforfrequencymaybeterminatedbymeansofENTER(30)insteadoftheremainingdecimals.

Todigitsatellitefrequenciesfrom900to210MHzplaceazerobeforethenumber(forexample,0934.7).

Tocomposeachannelnumberlowerthantenplaceazerobeforeit. To select the digit to be set by the Shaft Encoder (and then pass from fine to coarse tuning or

viceversa)usethekeys or (22 and 20). Toselectsomechannelsitmaybenecessarytodigitoneormorelettersbypressingthe

specific key . (28)whichswitchesfromdigitstoletters.Forexample,totunechannelS28:

Press . . Press7pqrsfourtimes. Press2(Aisdisplayed). Press . . A becomes 2. Press8. PressENTER(30).

Forsafetyreasons,iftheShaftEncoderisusedtogobelow900MHzorifthemaximumfrequencyisreached,theminimumvalueisresetandtheLNB,ifon,isturnedoff.

TheTVstandardandthechannelformataresetbymeansoftherelatedmenu(see.8.10.1and.8.10.2).

Inthesatellitebanditispossibletoalternatethefrequencydisplayamong1stIF,OL1,OL2bymeansofthekeyLO(16)(seethefollowingparagraph).

5.6.1. Localoscillator(LO)engagedmenuIfthekeyLO(16)iskeptpressed,thelistofthefourquadrupletsofavailablelocaloscillatorsisdisplayed.

5.6.1.1. Localoscillator(LO)selectionThemajorityofLNBshastwoorfourlocaloscillators.Whenworkingonaninstallation,itisnecessarytoalternatelyselectthehigherorthelowerfrequency.NotallLNBsusethesamefrequencycouple.Theinstrumentoffersfourfrequencyquadruplets.Toselectafrequencyquadruplet,placetheShaftEncoderonLOACTIVEGROUP,pressENTER(30),selectthedesiredgroupamongthoselistedbypressingENTERinsequence.To program the frequencies, select the desired one by means of the Shaft Encoder and confirm bymeansofENTER. Set by means of the numerical keyboard or the Shaft Encoder, confirm by meansofENTER.ToexitthemenupressLO.

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5.6.1.2. TocheckthechannelformatinuseKeepingthekeyCHFR(27)pressedandwillmakethealphanumericaldisplayshowthecurrentchannelformat.

5.7.PROGRAMSTORAGERememberthatthestoredprogramsarealsousedbytheDataLogger.Tostoreafrequencyorchannelinoneofthe200availableprogrammemorylocations:

I. Setthenumberoftheprogramwherethefrequency(orchannel)istobeallotted.II. Setthefrequency(orchannel).III. PressthekeySTORE(26)twice.IV. Whenstoragehasbeencarriedout,theindicationSTOmomentarilyappearsonthe

alphanumericaldisplay.V. Proceed,ifdesired,withthestorageofadditionalprograms.

WARNING if the LNB power supply voltage is inserted when storing, it will also be applied bytheDataLoggerandnotbythedirectrecallofaprogram.

NOTETostoreachanneltheprocedurerequires,notonlytheacquisitionofthevideo/audiocarriersbutalsothatofotherparameterssuchasBW(bandwidth),STD(TV-standard).Asaresult,whenrecallingastoredSATfrequencyprogram,thevideoandaudioaresimultaneouslypresented;wethereforerecommend,eachtimeaSATchannelistobestored,thedesiredaudio subcarrier should first be tuned (See section 5.10.3.).

5.7.1. STOREengagedmenuIfthekeyPRSTORE(26) is kept pressed, access is acquired to the inspection/modification menu ofthestoredprograms.OncetheoperationshavebeencarriedoutpressPRSTOREagaintoexitthemenu.

5.7.1.1. Inspection/modification of the stored channelsThemonitordisplaysthetableoftheprogramcurrentlystored.Thetablemaybeforanalogueordigital,terrestrialorsatellitechannels.

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PR:2ID:NEWS4FR:471.2STD(BG)CH:21(ITALY)DEM(TV)RBW(w)LNBOFF13V22kHzOFF

C/N(OFF)A/V(ON)

(KEY-SHAFT)=EDIT(PR..)=STORE(PR.)=DELETE(PR)=EXIT

PR:12ID:CULTFR:471.2STD(BG)CH:21(ITALY)DEM(TV)RBW(w)LNBOFF13V22kHzOFFDIGI

OFDMCHBW:8MHZMOD:64QAMSPECT:DiCARR:8KCODE:2/3GUARD:1/32

CHBW(8)C/N(OFF)BER(OFF)


Analogueterrestrialchannel. Digitalterrestrialchannel.

PR:2ID:MOVI4FR:471.2VP(Ku)LO:1IFDEM(TV)RBW(n)LNBOFF23V22kHzOFF

DS:SW4OFFLNB3AUDIOSAT1(6.0)

C/N(OFF)


PR:4ID:FAS6FR:471.2VP(Ku)LO:1IFDEM(TV)RBW(n)LNBOFF23V22kHzOFFDIGI

DS:SW4OFFLNB3QPSKSYMRATE:2700CODE:AutoSPECT:AutoCHBW(30)C/N(OFF)BER(OFF)


Analoguesatellitechannel. Digitalsatellitechannel.

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Forterrestrialchannels,ontopistheprogramnumber,thenamegivenbytheoperator,thefrequency,theTV-standard,thechannelnumber,thechannelformat,thetypeofdemodulator,themeasurementbandwidth,theLNBvoltageanditseventualengagement.Forsatellitechannels,theTV-standardisreplacedbythevideopolarity,thechannelbythelocaloscillator.Thechannelformatisnotnecessary.Thecentralpartofthescreenshowsthedigitalchannelreceptionparametersortheaudiosubcarrierfrequencyasfarasanaloguesatellitechannelsareconcerned.Forsatellitechannels,bothanalogueanddigital,theDiSEqCcommandtransmittedisalsoindicated.OnthebottomistheindicationoftheengagementstatusoftheadditionalmeasurementsfortheDataLogger:C/N,V/AforanaloguechannelsandtheBERfordigitalchannels.SpintheShaftEncodertoviewthevariousprogramsstored.

Itispossibletomodifytheprogramdisplayedasfollows: PressENTER(30),selectthedesireditembymeansoftheShaftEncoder. PressENTER,changethevaluebymeansofthenumericalkeyboardortheShaftEncoder. PressENTER to confirm.

Otheroperationspossibleare: StorageoftheprogramasshownonthescreenbypressingPRSTORE(26)twiceinrapid

sequence. CanceltheprogramdisplayedbykeepingthekeyPRSTOREpressedforafewseconds

selectingSINGLEviashaftencoder,pressingENTER, selecting YES and, at last, confirming throughENTER.

CanceltheprogramdisplayedbykeepingthekeyPRSTOREpressedforafewsecondsselectingALLviashaftencoder,pressingENTER,selectingYES and, at last, confirming throughENTER.

ToexitfromthefunctionpressPRSTOREoncequickly.5.8.MEASUREMENT

WhenthekeyMEA(3)ispressedaccessisgiventoMeasurementfunctioningmode.theinstrumentsuppliesthefollowinginformation:

Ondisplay(17): thesignallevelinnumericalformat,indBV,dBmV,dBmorV.Onthescreen(1): Therelativeanaloguelevelintheformofabargraphwitharulescale(2). TVpicture(partial),iftheTVdemodulatorhasbeenselected. TVsynchwaveform.Inaudio: Acousticleveltone,ifrequired(see.8.1.1).

5.8.1. MEAengagedmenuNOTE:someitemsonthismenu(as, for example, the video filter and the DCP) willbeexplainedfurtheroninthismanual,in the specific chapters.FortheaccesstothemenukeepthekeyMEAC/N(3)pressed.BymeansoftheShaftEncoder

Integral or simplified mode DCPmeasurement

Thepowerofadigitalsignalisdistributedinthebandoccupiedbythechannel;anaccuratemeasurementmaybecarriedouteitherbyameterwiththesame bandwidth as the signal or by ameterwithalowerbandwidth,summingorintegratingthemeasurementsneces-sary toexplore theentirechannel.Thisrequirestimeinadditiontocalculations.The simplified measurement consists in carrying out ameasurement within thechannelandcorrectingthevalueforthedifferentbandwidths.Thismethod,whilecorrect,doesnottakeintoaccountlevelvariationswithinthechannel,thereforeit

ispotentiallylessaccurate.

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selectthedesireditemandpressENTER(30) to confirm. Once the operations have been carriedout,pressthesameMEAC/Nkeytoexit.

5.8.1.1. EngagingtheauraltonePressENTER(30)toalternatelyengageordisengageit.Thetonebecomesincreasinglypitchyasthesignallevelrises.Iftheinputsignalexceedsfullscalethetonebecomeswarbledtoindicatethatmoreattenuationisneededtobringthesignalbacktoareadablelength.Sincethetonepitchisproportionaltosignallevel(orpower),itmayconvenientlybe used for fine dish or aerial peaking without having to look at the screen.

5.8.1.2. DEM,DemodulatorselectionSelectthethreemeasurementdemodulatorsasfollows: TV,forvideocarrierofTVsignals(withsimultaneousselectionoftheintercarrieraudiomode). AM,foramplitudemodulatedcarriers. FM,forfrequencymodulatedcarriers.Inallthreecasesthecorrespondingaudioorleveltoneindicatorisavailableontheloudspeakers.

5.8.1.3. VIDEOFILTERTo alternately include/exclude the video filter press ENTER(30). The video filter is also used in theSpectrumorExpandedmode.

5.8.1.4. *SOURCE,InputsourceselectionPressENTER(30)toalternatelyselectRF(radiofrequency,fromMHzto210MHz),IF(38.9MHzintermediatefrequency)orEXT(SCART).

5.8.1.5. UNIT,selectionoftheunitofmeasurePressENTER(30)toselectinsequencedBV,dBm,dBmV,V.Theselectionisvalidforbothanalogueanddigitalsignals.

5.8.1.6. DCPINTEGRALmeasurementmodePressENTER(30)tocarryouttheintegralDCPmeasurementmode(seeboxonpage27).

5.8.1.7. DCPPRMTorDCPmeasuringparametersSelectingthismenugivesaccesstoasubmenuwithtwochoices: DCPSATCHBW,toselectthedigitalsatellitechannelbandwidthbymeansoftheShaftEncoder. DCPTERCHBW,toselectthedigitalterrestrialchannelbandwidthbymeansoftheShaftEncoder.

5.8.1.8. C/NPRMT,C/NmeasuringparametersThismenutoogivesaccesstoasubmenuwithfouritems: SATANF(AnalogueNoiseFrequency).Tosetthenoisereferencefrequencyforsatelliteband

analoguesignalmeasurements. SATDNF(DigitalNoiseFrequency).Tosetthenoisereferencefrequencyforsatelliteband

digitalsignalmeasurements. VHF-UHFANF(AnalogueNoiseFrequency).Tosetthenoisereferencefrequencyforterrestrial

bandanaloguesignalmeasurements. VHF-UHFDNF(DigitalNoiseFrequency).Tosetthenoisereferencefrequencyforterrestrial

banddigitalsignalmeasurements. MODEAUTO(ON)or(OFF).ToselecttheC/Nmeasurementmodebetweenautomatic(ON)

andmanual(OFF).TheselectionismadebypressingENTER(30).

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5.8.1.9. *V/A,Video/AudioratiomeasurementWhenENTER(30)ispressed,thevideo/audioratiomeasurementiscarriedoutaccordingtotheTV-standardset.DependingontheTV-standardinuse,thestereocarriermayalsobemeasured.

5.8.2. Measurement bandwidth settingTwobandwidthsareavailableintheterrestrialband:n(100kHz)andw(1MHz).Threebandsareavailableinthesatellitebands:k(100kHz),n(1MHz),w(4MHz).ThebandwidthsareselectedinsequencebymeansofthekeyRBW(29).Asarule,werecommendusingthewiderbandwidthsinceitislesscritical,unlessthereisaninterferencecausedbynearbysignals(forexampleintheTVchannelstheaudiostereocarriermaybemeasuredonlyinthenbandsinceotherwisetheaudiomonocarrierwouldinterferewithit).Tobesureitwouldbeagoodideatocheckthedifferenceintheexpandedspectrummode(see.11).

5.8.3. UseoftheattenuatorTheinstrumentfullscalevalueis70dBV.Beyondthislevelitisnecessarytoengageattenuation.Theattenuatorgoesfrom0to60dBinsteps,commandedbythekeysM+(25)andM-(24).Whenadditionalattenuationisinserted,theinstrumenttakesitintoconsideration,andindicatestherealinputvalue.Nexttothelevelmeasurement(seeFigure3c)thesign>appearsiffullscaleisexceeded;inthiscaseattenuationmustbeincreased.If,onthecontrary,thesymbolandpressENTER(30). SelectoneofthefoursubcarrierstobesetandpressENTER. Bymeansofthealphanumerickeyboarddigitthedesiredfrequency.Asanalternative,the

Shaft Encoder may be used, but in this case it is necessary to confirm the setting by means of ENTER.

5.10.4.2. SUBCARRIERBANDWIDTHSelectthesubcarrierbandwidth.Thevaluesavailableare:narrow(forstereochannels),medium(fornormalmonochannels),wide(forover-modulatedchannels)extrawide(forchannelswithexceptionallyhighdeviation).

5.10.4.3. DEEMPHASISSelectthetypeofdeemphasis.Thevaluesavailableare:Flat,j17,0s,7s.Toset: FromthemenuSOUNDselectDEEMPHASIS>andpressENTER(30). SelectthedesireddeemphasisbymeansoftheShaftEncoderandpressENTER.

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Level and measurement bandwidth

Foranaloguesignals,thelevelmeasureddoesnotdependonthemeasuredband-widthof themeter.Fordigitalsignals,onthe contrary, the measurement dependson both the band of the meter and thatof thechannel; the level indicated incor-respondence with the marker, therefore,mustbecorrectedonthebasisofthebandused (W,wide orN, narrow) aswell asthe one occupied by the channel. Whilethecorrectionofthemeasurementbandiscarriedoutbytheinstrumentitself,inordertoobtainareliablemeasurementtheusermustindicatethechannelband.Ifitisnotknown,itmaybededuced,intheEXPan-ded mode, as the frequency distancebetweenthetwopointstotheendsofthechannelwherethelevelhasdecreased

bythreedBs.

5.11.SPECTRUMANALYZERTosettheinstrumentasaspectrumanalyzerpressthekeySPN(32).PartialandtotalanalysismaybecarriedoutonallterrestrialTVbands(C-L-M-H)andSAT.TochangethebandusethemenuengagedbySPN+(see.11.3.1).ToanalyzeanysizeportionofthebandselectedusethekeysSPN+andSPN-(32).IntheterrestrialbandspressSPN+toincreasethebandtoanalyseuptoFull(E),wherethedisplayoftheentirespectrumfrom4to890MHzcanbeviewedinoneshot(quasirealtime).PushingDATA(23)twicewhileinthisoperationalmodemakesitpossibletoprintthroughtheoutputdevicetheextendedspectrumwhichisdisplayedonthemonitor.Twoaccuratemarkersareavailable(withdifferentcolours)thatmaybepositionedthroughouttheentirefrequencyrange(withPLLsynthesis),inadditionarasterofhorizontallinesmaybeincludedorexcluded(see.11.3.6).

Inanypointofthespectrumthefrequencymaybeaccuratelymeasured,positioningthemarkerbymeansofthenumerickeyboardortheShaftEncoderasfortuning. NOTE:Thealphanumericreadoutshowsthelevelofthesignalincorrespondencewiththe

markerinuse,butformaximumaccuracyitisnecessarytopasstothemeasurementmode,sinceinspectrumdifferentcircuittime-constantsareinsertedwhichcouldaltertheaccuracy.

5.11.1.UseofthemarkersPressthekeyMKR(31) to enable a second marker (colour yellow) which may also (while the first oneremainsunchanged)bepositionedonanypointoftheentirespectrumofthebandselected.Display(1)willindicate,inadditiontotheabsolutelevels,boththefrequencydifferenceandthelevel difference between the first and second marker. A + appears if the frequency of the secondaryyellowmarkerishigherthanthatofthemainredone,forexampletomarkanaudiosubcarrier. By pressing it again the frequency remains unchanged and both markers move together.Ifpressedagain,themarkerareonceagainsuperimposed.

5.11.2.MenuenabledbythekeyMKR

5.11.2.1. MK1Toalternatebetweentheanalogue(A)anddigital(D)signalmarker.

5.11.2.2. MK2Toalternatebetweentheanalogue(A)anddigital(D)signalmarker.

5.11.2.3. HOLDItalternatesamongFREEZE(stillframepicture),MINHOLD(itholdstheminimumvalueamongthevariousanalysissweeps)andMAXHOLD(itholdsthemaximumvalueofthedifferentsweeps).EachfunctionatatimecanbeselectedandthisisengagedordisengagedbypressingthekeyMKRtwiceinsequence.DuringFREEZE,MAXHOLDandMINHOLDthedisplayisnolongerinrealtime;besides,the

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bandcoveragemayvaryslightlywithrespecttotherealtimespectrumfunctionSPNitself.PressingDATA(23)twiceinMINHOLDandMAXHOLDmodeallowsprintingofwhateverisbeingdisplayedonthemonitorthroughtheoutputdevice..

5.11.3.SPN+enabledmenuKeepthekeySPN+(32)pressedtoenabletherelatedmenu:

5.11.3.1 RANGESelctionofthefrequencybandamongthesixavailable: C 6MHz. L 416MHz M 1644MHz H 44900MHz SAT 900210MHzThebandsmaybechangedbypressingENTER(30).

5.11.3.2. DEM,DemodulatorThetypeofdemodulatorusedforthelevelmeasurement(audiodoesnotfunctioninthespectrummode):TV,FM,AM.Theyarethesamedemodulatorsusedinthemeasurementmode.TheselectionismadebymeansofENTER(30).

5.11.3.3. VIDEOFILTERInsertion (ON) or exclusion (OFF) of the video filter. The video filter reduces the noise overlapping thespectrumcontour,butitmustbeusedwithextremecautionbecauseitcouldintroducedistortionwhendisplayinglargefrequencybandswithreducedmeasurementbandwidths.SwitchbymeansofthekeyENTER(30).

5.11.3.4. OSD,OnScreenDisplayPressthekeyENTER(30).toalternatethetwotypesofOSD(OnScreenDisplay): Solid,withabackground. Transparent,withoutabackground.

5.11.3.5. SPECTRUMGRIDEngages/disengagesthereferencelevelgridonthescreen.

5.11.3.6. SPECTRUMSCALEAlternatesbetweenthedBand10dBgrids.

5.11.3.7. SettingLEVIND,levelindicatorPressENTER(30).toalternatebetweenindicatorengaged(ON)anddisengaged(OFF).

5.11.3.8. SettingLEVINDICMODEPressENTER(30).toalternatebetweentheamplitudeanaloguebargraphLEV@MKR(33)ontherightsideofthescreen(BAR)andthehorizontalamplitudelinecoincidingwiththefrequencymarkerintersection(LINE).

5.11.3.9. DCPINTEGRALThisfunctionisdescribedundersection.8.1.6andboxonpage27,whichsee.

5.11.3.10DCPPRMTorDCPparamersThisfunctionisdescribedundersection.8.1.7,whichsee

5.12.DATAPRINTOUTThefollowingmaybeprinted:dateandtimeofthemeasurement,theinstallersdata,the

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Foroptimaldataprintingrefertothenoteinsection5.8.3.2inconnectionwith cases where there are strong signals in the band.

frequencyandchannel,theC/NandV/Aratios,theleveland,accordingtothesettingscarriedoutin the specific menu (see 5.12.1), a specific group of measurements in a print plan. With the same menuitispossibletoselectbetweentabulateddataprintoutinanumericalorhistogramformat.

Figure7

5.12.1.DATAengagedmenu

5.12.1.1. OUTPUTTOSelectionoftheprintingdevice:EXTPRNT(externalprinter),orPC(PersonalComputer)bypressingENTER(30).

5.12.1.2. PAPERFEEDEnabledbypressingthekeyENTER(30).

5.12.1.3. PRINTERMODESelectionofthetypeofprint:LIST(listofnumericalvalues)orHISTOGRAM(histogram)(Figure7asanexample).

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NOTE:acorrectgraphicalprintoutisguaranteedonlywhenaUnaohmSTP16printerofrecentmakeisused.

5.12.1.4. ACQUISITIONMODESelecttheacquisitionmodebymeansofthekeyENTER(30): ACTUALVALUE(currentvalue/s) SCAN A sequence of nearby channels, programs, frequencies defined in the itemSCANPRMT

ofthismenu.

5.12.1.5. SCANPRMTSelection,bymeansoftheShaftEncoder,ofthetypeofacquisitionscan: FR,START,STOP,STEP.AseriesofmeasurementsiscarriedoutfromthefrequencySTART

tothefrequencySTOPwithSTEPMHzintervals.Ifthisscanisselected,itispossibletoprogramthefrequenciesSTART,STOP,STEPbymeansoftheShaftEncoder; , (22, 20);pressthekeyENTER(30)toshiftfromoneitemtoanother.

CH,START,STOP.AseriesofmeasurementsiscarriedoutfromthechannelSTARTtothechannelSTOP.IfthisscanisselecteditispossibletoprogramthechannelsSTARTandSTOPbymeansoftheShaftEncoder;thetwopossibilitiesarealternatedbymeansofthekeyENTER(30).

PR,START,STOP.AseriesofmeasurementsiscarriedoutfromtheprogramSTARTtotheprogramSTOP.IfthisscanisselecteditispossibletosettheprogramsSTARTandSTOP

bymeansoftheShaftEncoder;thetwopossibilitiesarealternatedbymeansofthekeyENTER(30).

5.12.1.6.PRINTINGLEVELLIMITSSettingofthelevellimitsbeyondwhichthedataisnotprinted.Boththemaximumandminimumlevelsmaybeprogrammedfrom20to130dBVbymeansofthenumerickeyboardortheShaftEncoder.ThepossibilitiesarealternatedbymeansofthekeyENTER(30). NOTE:thelimitsareprogrammedindBVevenifothermeasurementunitshavebeen

selectedforthelevelmeasurements

5.12.1.7. *RS232PRMTSettingofthecommunicationparameters:BAUDRATE,BITFORMAT,PARITYandHANDSHAKE.TheparameterisselectedbymeansofthekeyENTER(30)andsetbymeansoftheShaftEncoder.To confirm and exit press the key ENTER(30).ThetypeofHandshake,ifengaged,isXon/Xoff.

5.12.1.8. * LOGGER GivesaccesstotheDataLoggerfunctions,describedinthefollowingchapter.

5.13.DataLoggerTheinstrumentoffersthepossibilityofcarryingoutandstoring,bymeansofadirectcommandoratpre-settimessetbyatimer,aseriesofpreviouslyprogrammedlevelmeasurements.Themeasurementsareselectedamongthestoredprograms.Theresultsmayberecalledonthedisplayoftheinstrumentor,viaRS232,toanexternalprinter,amodem,orapersonalcomputer.Printoutisprecededbyaheadingincludingtheinstallerslogo,dateandtimeoftheoperation,program,frequency,channel,leveland,ifprogrammedduringthestoragephase,alsotheV/Aratio.TheDataLoggerstoragecapacityisapproximately1700entriesforasingleprogram.

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5.13.1.LOGGERengagedmenu

5.13.1.1. TIMER,enable/disabletimerloggingPressENTER(30)toalternatelyengage(ON)/disengage(OFF)thetimerforlogging.

5.13.1.2. TIMERSET The screen first shows the sequence of the programmed measurements in chronological order

(seeFigure8).Incorrespondencewitheachtimer,ontheright,thestatusisindicated:FREEifitmaybeprogrammed,ENABLED,DISABLEDrespectivelyifithasbeenengagedordisengaged,DONEifanacquisitionhasalreadybeenengaged,ABORTEDifithasnotbeenpossibletocarryoutthemeasurementwhenengagedorifithasbeensetforatimealreadyelapsed.

Thecursorisincorrespondencewithtimer1;itmaybeshiftedtotheothertimersbymeansoftheShaftEncoder.

BypressingENTER,thecursorshiftsinsequencetotheyear,month,hour,minute.IneachofthesepositionsitispossibletovarythesettingbymeansoftheShaftEncoder.Eachtimeatimerhasbeensuccessfullyset,itisautomaticallyreturnedtothelistinchronologicalorder.

TocancelaprogrammedtimerkeepthekeyDATA(23)pressed. ToexitfromthefunctionpressthekeyDATA briefly.

Onthebottomofthescreenthereisalwaysahelpoptionforthecommands.

Asforthetimedturnonmodalitykeepthefollowinginmind: Iftheinstrumentisnotequippedwithabatteryforoperation,itmustnaturallybeconnectedto

mainsandthemainsswitchmustbeontheONposition(theclockworksautonomouslythankstoaspecialbattery).

Iftheinstrumentisequippedwithabatteryitwillturnoninanycase,then: iftheoperatorintendstousetheinstrumentasabatterydrivenDataLogger,makesureithas

sufficient autonomy for all the programmed measurements. iftheoperatorintendstopowertheinstrumentbymains,makesureitisconnectedandthe

mainsswitchisontheONposition(makesurethattheLEDS (11)andCh(13)arelit).

5.13.1.3. GPSLOCATIONItallowsalternatelyengaging(ON)ordisengaging(OFF)thegeographicpositionoftheinstrument,aswellasitsspeed,intheLoggeracquisition.ForhowtousetheGPSrefertotheseparateOptionsManualoftheinstrument.

5.13.1.4. LOGGERSTATUSTABLE,settingoftheprogramstobeacquired At first the screen shows the list of the measurement positions,from00to99.Eachposition

occupiesaline.If,inadditiontothenumber,thefrequencyorchannelappears,thismeansthataprogramhasbeenassociatedwiththeposition.

ThepositionswiththewritingONinthecolumnSTATUShavealreadybeenenabledforlogging. BymeansoftheShaftEncoderitispossibletoscrollthepositions. The keys and (22and20)makeitpossibletoscrollthepositionsinstepsofoneorten. Toengage/disengagethepositionindicatedbythecursor,pressthekeyENTER briefly, set

ONbymeansoftheShaftEncoder,pressthekeyENTER,settheprogrambymeansoftheShaftEncoder,pressENTER.

Toviewtheprogramindicatedbythecursor,keepthekeyPR(26)presseduntiltherelatedwindowisshown.Theprogrammayalsobeeditedbyfollowingtheinstructionsinsection.7.1.1.

Tocancelthepositionindicatedbythecursor,keepDATApresseduntilSINGLEorALLisshown,selectSINGLEviatheshaftencoder,pressENTER, select YES, then confirm

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throughENTER. TocancelallthetablekeepDATApresseduntilSINGLEorALLisshown,selectALLviathe

shaftencoder,pressENTER, select YES, then confirm through ENTER.

ToreturntothemainmenupressthekeyDATA.

Onthebottomofthescreenthereisalwaysahelpoptionforthecommands.

NOTE: Noprogramwillbemeasuredwhichhasbeenincludedintheacquisitioncyclebutnotstored.

5.13.1.5. LOGGEDDATA,loggeddatadisplayAt first the screen shows (see Figure 8) the result of the last acquisition: the program in the column ontheleft(precededbyAwhenanalogue;byDwhendigital),thenthefrequency,theleveland,ifprovidedfor:C/N,V/Amonoandstereo,BER,MER,NM,CSIThecursorispositionedonthetopontheleft,ontheacquisitionnumber.Thelevel,forsignalspotentiallyaffectedbyoverload,isprecededbyanasterisk(seechap..8.3).WhenaGPSoptionisavailableandinstrumentsgeographicpositionisincludedinLoggeracquisition,thispositionwillbedisplayed.TochangeGPSdatadisplaybythethreepossibleprocedures(seeoptionsmanual),positiontheShaftEncoderonthesecondlineandpressENTERseveraltimes.

ToscrollthevariousacquisitionspressENTERthenspintheShaftEncoder;pressDATA(23)toreturntothemenu.Ifanacquisitioncalledforanumberofprogramshigherthanthosethatmaybesimultaneouslydisplayedonthescreen,thewritingMOREDATAappearsonthebottomontheright;theremainingprogramswillbedisplayedbypressingthekeyENTERagainandspinningtheShaftEncoderagain.

ToalternatelydisplayV/AmonoandstereoforanaloguesignalsandBER,MER,NMeCSIfordigital signal, use and keys.

ToprintthestoreddatapositiontheShaftEncoderonDATAOUTandpressENTER.ThedatawillbetransmittedtothedevicepreviouslyselectedbymeansoftheDATAmenu(see.12.1.1).

TocanceltheindicatedacquisitiondatapositiononDELETEbymeansoftheShaftEncoderandpressENTER.

ToterminatethedisplayandreturntothemainmenuselectEXITbymeansoftheShaftEncoderandpressENTER,orsimplypressDATA(23).

5.13.1.6. DOWNLOADThedataacquiredandstoredbytheDataLoggeristransmittedtotheengageddatadevice(printer,PC)whichhasbeenpreviouslyselectedbymeansoftheDATAmenu(see.12.1.1).

5.13.1.7. STARTMANUALLOGThemeasurementsprogrammedbymeansoftheLOGGERSTATUSTABLEmenuarecarriedout(.13.1.4)thentheinstrumentreturnstothenormaloperatingmode(notlogger):andthealphanumericreadouttemporarilyshowsLOGGING.

5.13.1.8. CLEARLASTONECancellation of the last acquisition. By means of the Shaft Encoder select (YES) to confirm the cancellationor(NO)nottocancel.

5.13.1.9. CLEARALLCancellation of all acquired data. By means of the Shaft Encoder select (YES) to confirm the cancellationor(NO)nottocancel.

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LOGGERSTATUSTABLEPOSSTATUSPRFRCHMODE00:ON41000.0-ANSAT01:ON617.0039ANTV02:OFF6616.0039QAM03:OFF9---03:OFF9---04:OFF9---0:OFF9---06:OFF9---07:OFF9---08:OFF9---09:OFF9---(SHAFT)=UP/DOWN(DATA.)=DELETETIMER=LEFT/RIGHT(ENTER)=SELECT/ENTER(DATA)=EXIT

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