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1. If your antenna is not yet set to receive a signal Hori zon s HD STM can help you too Simply switch it to spec trum mode and turn and tilt your dish until you see peaks of signals in the spectrum Span of the shown spectrum is adjustable in the follow ing steps 60 120 240 480 960 1200 MHz Once you maximized the peaks in the spectrum view you return to the previously described measurement screen and by switching the satellite name you identify to which satellite you have just directed your dish If this is not the desired one knowing what satellite you are receiving now gives you a good hint what to do with your dish turn it east wards or westwards Once your antenna is look ing at the right satellite you elona Gora Ka 21 WO l ABI a we ae 2011 08 04 19 56 TERR ast Head Power 12 Volts Mast Heac ic 2S 84 an he y a I8 Volts Mast Head 57 2 dBuY Menu 34 7 dB he 55 2 dBuY OV 20dBVA A71 25MHz Y 477 75MHz A Press 4 or P for next channel delicately tilt it and slightly turn it left or right to maxi mize all the readings which the HD STM is presenting Meter sensitivity and resolu tion is exactly as they should be HD STM measures chan nel power with 0 1 dBuV and MER and C N with 0 1 dB res olution The HD STM can be used not only in simple installa tion with a direct connection to an LNB The meter is com patible with DiSEqC switches and DiSEqC motors T2. screen in satellite mode is already a measurement mode At the top of the screen you can see the name of the satel lite and a signal strength measurement result in two forms bar graph and nu merical With the left and right arrows you change the satellite until the HD STM is able to lock to the signal and shows its parameters chan nel power modulation er ror ratio MER or carrier to noise C N channel bit error rate and post Viterbi bit er ror rate You can also select a desired satellite from the list which is displayed after you press the LIST soft key For each receivable sat ellite HD STM has at least one transponder stored in its internal memory In this way when the meter locks to the transponder HD STM knows the satellite name If fransmitter Regions Region Lubuskie Zagan Zelona Gora Press A or for the required transmitter and OK to select 2011 08 04 19 55 ot one Ka a4 Mee 8 634 MHz DVB T 64 QAM 25 dB MER Q 2 71E 3 Y 7 70E 7 UHF Step Ka 41 Press 4 or P for next channel 08 04 20 30 2011 Menu ossosa p the factory preprogrammed transponder settings are not enough for you you can add your own custom transpond ers The possibility to manu ally add more transponder data when needed without turning to a PC but directly from within the meter menu is an important asset of the HD STM Simpler meters of ten do not allow this option
3. we wanted to check if the user interface was intuitive a nn a TORON 78 TELE satellite International The World s Largest Digital TV Trade Magazine 12 01 2012 wwwTELE satellite com ee a satfetiife Horizon HD STM Perfect choice for an installer who values a practical instrument Hotbird 13 S2 _ N Mos 14 9 dB Q ME 6 25E 5 v E 0 008 2 Found Press 4 or P to select satellite Hold More to exit 2011 08 01 12 29 Freq 11278 MHz 13 Use or to adjust amplitude 2011 08 01 12 31 iSEqC Switch Please select Options Dual Horn SMATY Swatch Press amp or for required DiSEqC and OK to select 2011 08 01 12 33 setup Mode Show RF as dBuv Show Carrier as MER LNB Volts 13 18V Factory Reset Default All Terrestrial Mode DVB T Firmware SVN 1402 Press amp for more options 2011 08 01 12 35 80 TELE satellite International The World s Largest Digital TV Trade Magazine Spect EO AN Please select Operating Mode _ DVB S S2 Im Terrestrial D Card Options Setup Use amp or and OK to select or use function keys on right 2011 08 01 12 28 69 1 dBuv Lod Const TESE Freq 11278 MHz More MERT A ae K yee k Pete rie See i fA Span L 11 20MHz Use lt 4 or P gt to alter centre freg 77 More 2011 08 01 12 32 ISEqC Motor VL Hotbird 1
4. 0 50 60 Signal Level dBuV ae AL DIK 2 t t i i 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 465 C N dB or MER dB for DVB T 82 TELE satellite International The World s Largest Digital TV rade Magazine 12 01 2012 wwwTELE satellite com 70 50 that everybody who has just basic orientation in TV signal measurements will practical ly not need the user manual Perhaps you may want to re fer to the manual when cre ating additional transponder entries or to learn how the logging process works but even in these cases most us ers can do fine without the manual The HD STM firm ware is really very intuitive Our test would not be com plete if we did not compare the Horizon instrument with analyzers of other brands We selected two quite com plex and expensive meters as our references We checked the difference in satellite and terrestrial measurements Two satellites were the sourc es of signal HOTBIRD on 13 East DVB S2 11278 V tran sponder and Atlantic Bird 3 on 5 West one DVB S2 and 84 TELE satellite International The World s Largest Digital TV Trade Magazine two DVB S transponders In terrestrial mode we had one DVB T carrier and 4 analog carriers available in our lo cation See the charts in this report HD STM performed quite well its readings were very close to the results shown by the other two me ters In one case our refer ence 2 was unable to loc
5. 3 2 C Ae i D topped E ss OC nm n PCAN N gt i trie aiea aT iF ress a id noia 4 nd L Back ies Use lt 4 or gt to alter centre freq Press Back to return to the Satellite Finding mode amp COO 13 11279 MHz ee ra 27499 Sym sigh LNB V 13 LNB amp Cable OK lt IQ Norm DYB S2 Erz 8PSK save to sD Card om ll Test complete Ci 2 or gt to move sw rrr seceesee Transmitter Regions Please select a region Dolnoslaskie Kujawsko Pomorskie Lodzkie Lubelskie Malopolskie Press A or for the required region and OK to select 2011 08 04 19 55 240MHz SI ee fo ORION a A Span S60MHz Freq 11278 MHz V 13 Use 4 or P gt to alter centre freq Use 4 or to adjust amplitude More 2011 08 01 12 31 NB amp Satellite Cable Test 2011 08 01 12 32 D Card Management Import Settings amas Export Settings Import Job Sheet Export Job Sheet Press or to choose and OK to select 2011 08 01 12 34 Back le Ol 20l2 www TELE s atellite com and self explanatory Right after the welcome screen you have three menu items SAT to measure a Satellite signal TERR to measure a terrestrial signal and SETUP to configure the basic set tings of the meter Pressing a soft key a button near the screen you make your selec tion The very first
6. Sere Combo Signal Analyzer Horizon HD STM reliable solution 76 TELE satellite International The World s Largest Digital TV Trade Magazine 12 01 2012 HORIZON e can be used intuitively manual is not needed e perfect workmanship e optimized for the day to day work of an installer e gives all the Must Have informations an installer needs e very accurate readings and fast reaction to signal changes l2 01 20l2 TELE satellite International The World s Largest Digital TV Trade Magazine 77 TEST REPORT Tune Your TV Antenna Combo Signal Analyzer A Satellite and Terrestrial Meter with a Very Practical and This new signal analyzer is bigger than the other Ho rizon meters we have tested in TELE satellite No wonder the HD STM can measure not only satellite DVB S S2 signals but also DVB T and even the old analog TV and FM radio signals The green case color gives this meter a somewhat military look but fortunately its case is made of ABS plastic not metal and a fully machined Aluminum front panel Its weight is also quite civilian Definitely you will not strain your neck when working with the HD STM at 2kg The meter sports 10 but tons except for the naviga tion arrows and an OK button in the middle of them there is an ON OFF button and four soft buttons located near the LCD Their function de pends on the current menu and is always d
7. hanks to that you can check if your customer has a problem with a DiSEqC device or perhaps everything is OK with the switches and a motor but the receiver itself does not gen erate the right DiSEqC com mands The HD STM can also detect an open circuit and short circuit in the cable con necting it to the LNB This is also a helpful function Oper ating the functions described above is quite simple thanks to the very logical menu structure The HD STM can also show the constellation diagram for both QPSK and 8PSK Having a little experience you can judge how noisy the signal is just by looking at the graphs TERR MHP ed Scan JHF Step Ka 41 at Tides atl j 105 ei PAS Bs Dee Sang u ha baw f 4 i J DVB T 634MHz Pass Press 4 or for next channel 2011 08 04 20 28 When we switched the HD STM to the terrestrial mode it surprised us by asking in which region of Poland we live and even in the vicinity of which city That s because the test sample Horizon pro vided us with had been cus tomized for Poland Should it be bought in some other country it would be custom ized with the settings suit able for that region This is quite helpful as you do not have to memorize the chan nel numbers or frequencies Main menu Satellite finder Spectrum view Span increased to 960 MHz Span decreased to 120 MHz Constellation view DVB S2 LNB and cable test result DiSEqC switch s
8. isplayed on the screen The last element on the front panel is the signal input connector Along with the meter itself Horizon pro vided us with a short piece of coaxial cable with F connec tors on both ends then an F to IEC adapter and finally 2 pieces of 10 dB signal at tenuators for the 5 1000 MHz range The latter ones come in very handy when measur Intuitive User Interface ing the output of a terrestrial antenna amplifier The Horizon HD STM is also equipped with a car lighter type DC charger a mains cord with the proper plug for your region and an USB cable As with every other Horizon meter you do not need any external power supply unit but connect the mains cord directly to the meter This is very practical as it saves the hassle with a separate power supply unit all these items can be stored in the padded case supplied When you look at the HD STM from the right side you will notice a slot for a SD card the USB port and a DC power supply input to be used with the car charger The SD card is to be used to log the measurements results Horizon provides the User Manual in an electronic form a file in PDF format on the included CD ROM We browsed through it and no ticed that it is very detailed and written in a simple style illustrated with a huge num ber of screen shots How ever for the purpose of this test we decided not to study it in detail but start using HD STM right away In this way
9. k to the signal DVB S 12615H 9180 ks sec from Atlantic Bird and it measured only channel power but not MER But HD STM had no problem with this signal Good job The HD STM is not a fully fledged signal analyzer but it has most of the features and functions a satellite and terrestrial reception system installers may need Hori zon s policy with this meter clearly was to include all must have features and to forget all the nice to have More on This Manufacturer Read TELE satellite s Company Report HORIZON Signal Analyzer Manufacturer UK Pie a gt aw ae Dir Manufactured 125 000 analyzers in their first 10 years Expanding into the High End Range Provides the right products for the worldwide cable TV market with their DVB C signal analyzers OEM expansion with strong distribution partners High technical know how through the nearby university In this way HD STM has eve rything that is really relevant for the installer to do the job fast and easy Of course it can not play video and audio of the channel or tell you the bit rate of video or audio but how many installers are ea ger to pay for such functions www TELE satellite com TELE satellite 1111 eng horizon pdf www TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0801 eng horizon pdf www TELE satellite com TELE satellite 0701 eng horizon pdf www horizonhge com Workmanship of the Hori zon HD STM is perfect and it is equi
10. pped with a high ca pacity polymer battery Its satellite and terrestrial per formance leaves nothing to be desired This is a perfect choice for an installer who values a practical instrument TECHNICAL Manufacturer DATA Horizon Global Electronics Ltd Fax 44 1279 417025 E mail sales horizonhge com Web page www horizonhge com Model HD STM Function Satellite and terrestrial antenna meter SATELLITE RF Input range 950 2150MHz 40dBuyV to 110dByuvV LNB Supply Voltages 13V Vertical 18V Horizontal 21V SCR LNB Short Circuit Protection 750mA maximum current limiter Transponder memory 4000 definitions Modulation supported DZE QPSK DSS DBIA QPSK 8PSK Satellite Bands C Ku and Ka Input dynamic range 70dBm to 0dBm Symbol rate 1Msps 45Msps TERRESTRIAL Channel bandwidth Up to 8 MHz Frequency range 49MHz VHF to 861MHz UHF Input levels 92dBm to 20dBm Analogue measurements Very intuitive user interface Fast reaction to signal change Good sensitivity and measurement resolution Customized to your country no useless tran sponder data to hack through Data logging Video and Audio levels Jacek Pawlowski TELE satellite Test Center Poland l2 Ol 20l2 J Non compliant with DVB T2 www TELE satellite com
11. te data is up dated in this way The HD STM can measure both analog and digital ter restrial signals It can even show constellation diagram for DVB T Moreover you can configure the meter to pro vide DC voltage for power ing mast amplifier You have a choice of 5 12 or 18 V DC The SETUP menu has quite a number of items Except for typical settings like the units of channel power dBuV dBm or dBmV or LCD param eters you can also choose whether to measure MER or C N for digital satellite sig nals We prefer MER as this measurement is less depend ent on meter type and brand Choice of menu language is presently limited to English and French but this is rather not a big problem as most users all over the world are quite familiar with the English terms related to measure ment technique Your measurement results no matter satellite or terres trial can be stored on a SD card as well as downloaded to a PC Horizon provides the necessary PC software on the included CD ROM This is applicable not only to the values You can also capture screens of spectrum or con stellation displays Summarizing the user in terface we are happy to state Signal Level dBuV ash D STM m Re 3f 1 _ mRef 2 80 1 H 4 D STM i Ref 1 11471V DVB S2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 MER dB 503 25 PAL a Ref 2 16 l Mo Ref Et r Ref 2 i L HD STM M e E j 7 0 10 20 30 4
12. ubmenu DiSEqC motor submenu 10 SD card management screen 11 Setup menu 12 Selecting a region in Poland for terrestrial TV 13 Selecting a city in the region 14 Analog terrestrial channel measurement 15 Digital terrestrial channel DVB T measurement 16 Constellation of a terrestrial signal 17 Setting up power supply for terrestrial antenna amplifiers 18 Logging measurement results in the memory ONOOARWHD oo TERR 25 0 dB MHP 6 43E 3 Ov ocan More eeeecee ferrestrial Logging Please select MHP voltage 0 Yolts Of 5 Volts Active Antenna Press A or for the required r m m i A o ey a voltage ana press UN 2011 08 04 20 30 www TELl satellite com l2 Ol 20l2 on reguireq malaa n Seip wViv amp o TELE satellite International The World s Largest Digital TV Trade Magazine 81 _ HORIZON of the DVB T multiplexes in different regions However nothing prevents the HD STM to show the whole spec trum channel after channel if you so require But that s not all It is Ho rizon s policy to make vari ous settings for their meters available on their web page You just download the most recent settings dedicated to our region and install them in the meter s internal memory To do this you just need to install a simple software that is delivered on the included CD ROM Not only terrestrial but also satelli
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