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1. 56 5 Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com TYPE 11 GROUPS OPEN DATA APPLICATION Open data Type 11A and 11B groups see Type 3A amp 3B groups description Main 2AB 4 5AB 6AB 7AB 1048 1148 12 1 14 15 AB OPEN DATA APPLICATION ODA SN f Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com TYPE 12 GROUPS OPEN DATA APPLICATION Open data Type 12A and 12B groups see Type 3A amp 3B groups description Main 2AB 4 5AB 6AB FAB 1048 1148 12 13 14 15 AB OPEN DATA APPLICATION 98 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com TYPE 13A GROUPS ENHANCED RADIO PAGING OR ODA The type 13A group 15 used to transmit the information relative to the network and the paging
2. 40 alas ye OEE 42 1097107070 43 ort se tee 44 45 Short description of all groups analyzed aooasensscecineid 46 Type groups Basic tuning and switching information esee 46 amp groups Program Item Number and slow labeling codes sss 47 A 48 amp 3B groups Application identification for Open 49 50 4B groups Open data GOD CON OW 50 Type 5 groups Transparent data channels or 2d b groups 1 ONS or ODA iiti su stet 22 T DO TI B oroups Radio FO Jo Type 8 groups Message Channel OF ODA BR aedi 54 Type 9 amp YB groups Emergency warning systems or ODA cesses 23 Type 10 amp 10B groups Program Type Name 104 and Open data 108 56 T ne TI groups OPen Dita D sacs 56 13 groups Enhanced Radio Paging OF 59 lype 13B oroups Open Data ION 59 Type 14 groups Enhance
3. Date 1 Day Month T ear Week of Week Time Hour Min Offset nat transmitted Main DAB 1AB 2 3AB 4AB 5AB 7AB 104B 11 12AB 13AB 14 15 AB Minutes are coded as a six bit binary number in the range 0 59 The spare codes are not used Hours are coded as five bit binary number the range 0 23 The spare codes are not used The date 15 expressed in terms of Modified Julian Day and coded as a 17 bit binary number in the range 0 99999 Note that the Modified Julian Day date changes at UTC midnight not at local midnight Accurate CT based on UTC plus local time offset must be implemented on the transmission where TMC and or Radio paging 1s implemented TYPE 4B GROUPS OPEN DATA APPLICATION These groups are usable for Open data see Type 3A amp 3B groups description 5 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com TYPE 5 GROUPS TRANSPARENT DATA CHANNELS OR ODA These channels may be used to send alphanumeric characters or other text including mosaic graphics or for transmission of computer programs and similar data not for display Details of implementation of these last options are to be specified later The repetition rate of these group types may be chosen to suit the application and
4. RITAM DARIK NEWS MUSIC SP RADIO MAIA WWwWw RADIDTROCK BG T 31 1 83 3 107 5 105 4 35 4 a4 94 6 94 2 34 8 31 4 35 8 105 3 31 2 106 5 33 1 95 7 89 0 34 5 32 6 33 6 102 3 37 8 3A 97 6 90 9 96 6 93 6 97 0 96 7 92 6 106 1 106 4 37 3 33 4 33 0 35 3 37 4 35 7 103 3 91 0 100 6 101 2 105 4 107 3 83 1 87 3 102 1 103 7 35 3 105 1 100 1 105 737 8 101 5 38 0 28 3103 4 105 2 104 3 38 3 ESH TODAY S HITS 100 3105 7 104 5 STAR FM KLASIKA 24 105 7 2 34 7 doa 39 1 dBuV E Add Marker 36 Remove Selected Band Info Table represents an additional information from the Analyze of the frequency band Besides frequency PI CALL and PS are shown station mode stereo or mono RF Level Radio Text and AF List if during the period of peak analyze there were enough RDS data to extract AFs By using the button Add Marker it is possible to add other frequencies The desired frequency is selected by the Marker See FM Band Spectrum Analyzer 4 The button Remove Selected will erase the selected entry from the table NOTE Adding or Removing frequencies manually is irrelevant to analyzing process Band Info Table could be Saved As CSV Comma Delimited format See General Settings and can be opened and used with Microsoft Excel or any CSV compatible software In case of a double click with the
5. 14 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 oz BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com Use the following steps to install this driver 1 With the Band Scanner powered up connect the front panel USB port to the computer using the cable supplied This should immediately bring up a New Hardware notification above the computer Taskbar and start the Found New Hardware Wizard Select No not this time and then Next gt Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and then Next gt Found Hew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with pour permission Head our privacy policy Can Windows connect to windows Update to search for software ves this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Band Scanner Pro If your hardware came with an installation CD SEA floppy disk insert it now What da vau want the wizard to do CO Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next to continue _15 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836
6. 2 FM Modulation Analyzer Deva Broadcast Ltd FM Graph Deviation PILOT Level ROS Level TS 0 KHz Overshoot 33 525 Measure Time 00 21 07 67 4 KHz 81 4 10 20 40KHz 11 21 20 TARS 11 21 30 11 21 35 TA FP 29 3 fire This screen represents MPX Deviation 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com LEFT RIGHT Level BOKHz F kHz B kHz SOKHz 110KHz 120KHz 1 30KHz 11 22 05 11 22 10 11 21 40 11 21 45 11 21 50 11 22 00 Frequency 99 9 MHz RF Level 24 1 dBpV settings Sensitivity DX Measure Time 00 21 07 The graphic above represents MPX Deviation overshoot in percent over time Standard overshoot is measured at 75 KHz and 1s indicated at the top left corner of the graphic User defined frequency can be selected by moving vertical marker along the horizontal scale Overshoot will be indicated at the cross point with the horizontal dotted line The graphic below represents MPX over the selected time slice See FM Analyzer Settings 36 Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com PILOT LEVEL 2 FM Modulation Analyzer Deva Broadcast Ltd Deviation PILOT Level ADS Level LEFT
7. 22 9 Sensitivity DX Measure Time 00 01 07 EH This screen represents Level The graphic above represents RDS overshoot in percent over time Standard overshoot is measured between 2 5 and 3 5 KHz and is indicated at the top left corner of the graphic User defined frequency can be selected by moving vertical marker along the horizontal scale Overshoot will be indicated at the cross point with the horizontal dotted line The graphic below represents RDS Level over the selected time slice See FM Analyzer Settings 38 Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com LEFT amp RIGHT LEVEL 2 FM Modulation Analyzer Deva Broadcast Ltd E 11 34 30 11 34 35 11 34 40 11 34 45 11 34 50 11 34 55 11 35 00 11 35 05 11 35 10 11 35 15 11 35 20 11 35 25 Settings Frequency 95 7 MHz HF Level 33 8 dBnV E Print Print Sensitivity DX Measure Time 00 04 42 This represents LEFT and RIGHT Audio Levels over the selected time slice See FM Analyzer Settings 2 62 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST RDS Data and Detailed RDS Group s Analyzer SECTION MAIN WITH ALL MANDA
8. Web www devabroadcast com FM Band Spectrum Analyzer 2 Band Analyzer Deva Broadcast Ltd Ref Level 40 0 Marker Freq 91 10 MHz Marker Level 33 5 dB Scan Range 87 0 107 9 MHz Scan Step Fast Sensitivity Local 6dB Ext ATT 0 0 dB amp nt Factor 0 0 dB Monday April 13 2009 10 47 51 MKR 91 10 MHz 8 1 le 1 REF 40 0 90 0 MHz 92 0 MHz 94 0 MHz 96 0 MHz 98 0 MHz 100 0 MHz 102 0 MHz 104 0 MHz 106 0 MHz 13 14 Scan Step Scan Range SPICE ETE o Oe O Normal 18 19 20 Fast End 108 0 Start Analyze 4 Band Info EM Analyzer Band Comparison 1 FM Band Spectrum The horizontal scale shows the frequencies The vertical their measured levels 2 Sensitivity zone This 15 the zone where the tuner is under seeking mode See FM Tuner Settings 3 Reference Level Marker See Band Analyze 4 Marker By moving Marker along the Band Spectrum displays corresponding level for the frequency under it See also Band Info Table 5 Marker Cross point shows corresponding level under Marker 6 Peak Balloon Holds information about peak See Band Analyze 7 Information for current Markers data and last Scan process settings Ref Level chosen reference level Marker Freq frequency under the marker Marker Level corresponding level of the frequency under the marker Scan
9. amp Right Audio levels RDS and Pilot injection levels INTEGRATION DEFINED Peak Integration 1s a euphemistic reference to the practice of allowing brief overdeviations of the FM carrier to sneak by unnoticed In the case of the Band Scanner non repetitive modulation peaks lasting less than a predetermined period will not be displayed on the CARRIER MODULATION Time Graph display Broadcasting regulations including those of the FCC in the US are often a bit vague on the subject of peak integration Nearly all Modulation Monitors include some provision for ignoring exceedingly fast program peaks sometimes called peaks of infrequent occurrence or other similarly tenuous term Certainly non repetitive overshoots that do not materially increase the broadcaster s occupied bandwidth and thus pose no threat of interference to an adjacent channel signal may legitimately be ignored in a measurement of total carrier deviation But by allowing peaks resulting from and directly related to the dynamics of the program signal to slide on the broadcaster is courting the wrath of his appropriate regulatory agency US FCC MEASUREMENT METHOD One reliable guideline in determining just how far you can go with respect to total carrier modulation is to be aware of how at least one government authority monitors a broadcaster s signal As far as we have been able to determine the United States FCC does not use a commercial Modulation Moni
10. time to which is added the day of the month in order to avoid ambiguity PS Program Service name This 1s the label of the program service consisting of not more than eight alphanumeric characters which 15 displayed by RDS receivers in order to inform the listener what program service 15 being broadcast by the station to which the receiver 15 tuned An example for a name 15 Radio 21 The Program Service name 15 not intended to be used for automatic search tuning and must not be used for giving sequential information Program T Ype This 15 an identification number to be transmitted with each program item and which 15 intended to specify the current Program Type within 31 possibilities This code could be used for search tuning The code will moreover enable suitable receivers and recorders to be pre set to respond only to program items of the desired type The last number 1 31 15 reserved for an alarm identification which 15 intended to switch on the audio signal when a receiver 15 operated in a waiting reception mode E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST PTYN Program TYpe Name The PTYN feature is used to further describe current PTY PTYN permits the display of a more specific PTY description that the broadcaster can freely decide e g 4 Sport and PTYN Football The PTYN 1
11. 0 MHz 105 0 MHz Scan Step Scan Range M VA Gani 2 Start 87 0 3 Fast End 108 0 Start Analyze 2 Band Info Analyzer Band Comparison BAND ANALYZE WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT First step of Analyze Process 15 defining the zone for analyze Selecting reference level See FM Band Spectrum Analyzer 3 defines the bottom of the zone 15 defined by the maximum measured level Left and Right edges of the zone are defined by the scanned range See FM Band Spectrum Analyzer 10 Next after the zone is defined all the peaks within are located see Peak Find Methods and Analyzing Process may start Before actual analyzing only frequency for each peak 15 known and shown above which defines list of frequencies to be observed analyzed By pressing the Start Analyze button Analyze process 15 started Every peak is analyzed for a period of few seconds See Band analyzer Settings Observe Time and report 1s generated for frequency and RDS data 1f any available PI CALL and PS are shown The report from the Analyze Process is visible as Balloons above every analyzed peak More detailed information can be found under the Band Info Table The Analyze Process can be stopped at any time Right after the analyzing is finished stopped the tuner retunes to the frequency before the start of Analyze Process 26 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria
12. 35 0 dB 35 0 dB 10 0 KHz 1 0 KHz 0 0 KHz 0 0 KHz _ 40 0 dB _ 40 0 dB _0 0 dey Settings Frequency 99 9 HHz HF Level 22 9 dBnv T 39 3 MHz Sensitivity DX Measure Time 00 00 10 This screen shows all mandatory parameters represented as LED readings Above every LED indicator are shown three values First 1s the current measured value followed by its minimum and maximum peak values for the period since last frequency change RADIO section have the same functionality as RADIO section from main program screen See FM Tuner Modes and Presets Next to the Radio controls is the Status indicator RF Level is below 20 dBuV thus all the readings are frozen because of the bad reception waiting for device to become stable RF Level 15 above 20 dBuV and device has become stable Upon changing working frequency FM Analyzer switches to BUFFERING state and clears all collected data Clear button clears all collected data Settings button is described in FM Analyzer Settings section 33 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST FM ANALYZER SETTINGS Settings Settings button 15 situated in the lower right corner of FM Analyzer screen as image of down or up arrow This is a toggle button for expanding collapsing the Settings
13. 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST TYPE 15A amp 15B GROUPS FAST BASIC TUNING AND SWITCHING INFORMATION Encoder manufactures usually eliminate this group type on new equipment The RDS standard currently has no definition for this group It 1s intended that type 15A groups should be inserted where it is desired to speed up acquisition time of the PS name No alternative frequency information is included in 15A groups and this group will be used to supplement type OB groups If alternate frequencies exist type OA will still be required It is intended that type 15B groups should be inserted where it is desired to increase the repetition rate of the switching information contained in block 2 of type 0 groups without increasing the repetition rate of the other information contained in these groups No alternative frequency information or program service name is included in 15B groups and this group will be used to supplement rather than to replace type or OB groups 24B 4AB 5AB 84B 1048 11 1246 1 14 15 FAST BASIC TUNING AND SWITCHING INFORMATION 5 When groups of this type are transmitted repetition rate may be chosen to suit application and the available channel capacity
14. Save data change on Enabling this feature allows saving all of the changes detected in listed parameters NOTE In case of changing the working frequency or the input signal source the Change log conditions are reset and the incoming data will be treated as new 65 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com TRACKING THE HISTORY SAVED IN THE LOG Using the LOG VIEW function makes possible to track and analyze all of the RDS data saved in the history Each one LOG provides access to all the actions and records made by a previously assigned schedule E Log View Deva Broadcast Ltd Show Hide Columna Date Time 15 53 48 ALICIA KEYS FT BONO DON T GIVE UP C 19 54 48 ASHANTI STILL ON IT 19 55 48 ASHLEE FT MISSY ELLIOT 15 56 48 BABY BASH FEAT MARCOS HERNANDEZ MAMACITA 15 57 48 BABYFACE GOIN OUTTA BUSINESS 15 58 48 BLACK EYED PEAS PUMP IT 15 58 48 CHRIS BROWN YO ESELISE MISS 15 00 48 COLDPLAY SLEEPING SUN 16 01 48 CRAIG DAVID UNBELIEVABLE 16 02 48 DARREN HATES CALIFORNIA 16 03 48 DISCOBLASTER FADING 15 04 48 EMINEM FT NATE DOGG SHAKE THAT ASS 16 05 49 NICKELBACK FAR AWAY 15 06 49 PRINCE TE AMO CORAZON 16 07 49 ROB THOMAS EVER THE SAME 16 08 49 ROLLING STONES RAIN FALL DOWN 0
15. Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com PEAK FIND METHODS Highest Peak Only highest peak within defined zone is used the rest are ignored one 105 9 WHE o a ed MHz 102 0 MHz 103 0 MHz 104 0 MHz 105 0 MHz 106 0 MHz All Peaks All peaks within defined zone are used 1052 MHz o QU QU r T Tr Wm MHz 102 0 103 0 MHz 104 0 MHz 105 0 MHz 106 0 MHz Every 100 kHz Peak 15 placed at every 100 kHz regardless of the selected Reference level to LE Rs 1065 MHz a T 106 1 MHz 1 Sis ATTENTION Analyzing process may become very prolonged considering peak count multiplied by observation time see Analyze Observe Time 209 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com DEVA BROADCAST BAND INFO TABLE Band Info Deva Broadcast Ltd Level 42 4 deny 42 5 deny 40 0 dbp 48 5 dea 5 deal 36 8 dbp 19 2 deny 39 5 dea 33 4 dbp 33 4 dea Stereo Stereo Sterea Stereo Stereo F5 VESELINA BG RADIO VITOSHA TEL 0 34 1 RADIO BURGAS i I3RADIO BR 02 95
16. and Presets 12 INPUT MODE ANTENNA ADS REDS The general management and the most important indications of the Band Scanner are located in this section 1 Frequency Indicator Shows the working frequency of unit 2 Working frequency entering cell 3 This button will set the unit at the frequency defined cell 2 4 UP and DOWN buttons for adjusting the tuner s frequency For more information about the steps available and more about this section refer to FM Tuner Settings Section 5 SEEK UP and SEEK DOWN Buttons See also FM Tuner Settings section 6 Slider for manual adjustment of the frequency The tuner will accept the desired frequency few seconds after any changes were made 7 PLL Lock Presence Indicator If it doesn t light it means that the tuner s PLL is still trying to reach the desired frequency 8 Field Strength Indicator 9 Stereo Signal Presence 10 RDS Signal Presence 11 USB connection indicator 12 INPUT Signal Selector Antenna In or MPX RDS In 13 RDS RBDS Mode Selector 14 Quick Preset Save buttons See Memory Presets 15 Quick Preset Recall buttons See Memory Presets NOTE When the MPX RDS In 15 selected the Band Analyzer and all its features will be disabled 20 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria el 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 Tel m s BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web ww
17. description Main 14B 2 4 74B 10 1146 12 13AB 14 15 RADIO PAGING ODA PagngA B 53 Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com TYPE 8 GROUPS TRAFFIC MESSAGE CHANNEL OR ODA Type 8A groups are used for Traffic Message Channel TMC if used for ODA see Type 3A amp 3B groups description This group carries the TMC messages The specification for TMC using the so called ALERT C protocol also makes use of type 1A and or type 3A groups together with 4A groups 2 4AB 5AB 9AB 10 11 12AB 13AB 14 T5 AB TRAFFIC MESSAGE TROP 54 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST TYPE 9A amp 9B GROUPS EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEMS OR ODA These groups are transmitted very infrequently unless an emergency occurs or test transmissions are required Type 9A group is used for EWS if used for ODA see Type 3A amp 3B groups description The ODA may be used only in type B of these groups Format and application of the bits all
18. for an alternative frequency in case of bad reception of the program to which the receiver 15 tuned the criteria for the change over to the new frequency would be the presence of better signal having the same Program Identification code PTY Program TYpe codes This 15 an identification number to be transmitted with each program item and which is intended to specify the current Program Type detailed description follows in Appendix A and B This code could be used for search tuning The code will moreover enable suitable receivers and recorders to be pre set to respond only to program items of the desired type Music Speech M S switch code This is a 1 bit code A 0 indicates that speech at present is being broadcast and a 1 indicates that music at present is being broadcast When the broadcaster 15 not using this facility bit value will be set at 1 Use of the TP and TA features Type 0 15B and 14 groups 40 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST For the tuned program service the code TP 0 in all groups and TA 1 in type 0 and 15B groups indicates that this program broadcasts EON information which cross references at least to one program service which carries traffic information RDS receivers which implement the EON feature may use this code to signify that the list
19. mouse on some of the rows in the table the Band Scanner Pro switches in Real time Watching of the corresponding frequency See Band Analyzer Extras 28 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST BAND ANALYZER RESULTS SAVING sae Ot gt Documents 3 My Computer amp Network Places Computer Network Save JPEG files Select desired folder Write new name or leave default one which contains current date and time Select file type from the Save as type drop down When you press the Save button the file representing the current graphic from Band Analyzer will be saved into the selected folder In addition Band Spectrum could be saved as proprietary format BND compatible with Band Comparison tool BND format will hold information from Band Info Table if any exists along with spectrum data NOTE Possible Graphical file types are JPG BMP WMF and EMF 2202 BAND COMPARISON 2 Band Comparison Deva Broadcast Ltd 90 0 MHz Extra Band Information Created Tuesday April 14 2009 Sensitivity Step Fast 0 0 dB Ant Factor 0 0 dB Freq 31 1 MHz 94 8 MHz 95 7 MHz 36 7 MHz HF Level 43 5 dbp 41 7 dey 48 9 dB 38 8 1m armo Stereo DEVA B
20. section When button 15 shown as down arrow upon clicking the Settings section will expand and button will change to up arrow Frequency 99 9 MHz RF Level 24 4 dBnV B Pin ciue m Tm 39 3 MHz E Sensitivity DX Measure Time 00 00 20 Visual Themes Time Span Setting section consists of three parts 1 Visual Themes 1 1 LED select visual appearances for LEDs Sharp m Semi Sharp Clear 1 2 Graph select visual appearances for Graphs background Neutral ES Black Blue 1 3 Curve select visual appearances for Curves Available choices are Neutral Bright Dull and Custom Neutral Bright and Dull are predefined sets of colors for every Curve represented on Graphs Visual result may vary depending on selected Graph s visual theme If predefined colors don t suits you please select Custom and select different colors from FM Graph screen 2 Freeze this 15 a toggle button with two states m Freeze VEZ 272 Unkreeze freezes all screen readings until UnFreeze unfreezes all screen readings NOTE Freeze makes motionless only visualisation measurements are active in background 3 Time Span defines time slice that will be represented in every graph May vary from 1 to 10 minutes 34 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 E mail office devabroadcast com BROADCAST Web www dev
21. subtraction of ODAs without constraint or the need to await the publication of new standards For each group type addressed by the Application Group Type codes of a particular transmission only one application may be identified as the current user of the channel D amp B 158 246 4 SAB 1048 11 12 13 14 15 AB use M APPLICATION IDENTIFICATION FOR OPEN DATA Type Code Message The code 0000 Hex may be used to indicate that respective group type 15 being used for the normal feature specified in this standard Application Identification codes 0001 to FFFF Hex indicate applications as specified in the ODA Directory The ODA Directory specification associated with a particular AID code defines the use of type and type B groups as follows type groups used alone mode 1 1 type B groups used alone mode 1 2 type A groups and type B groups used as alternatives mode 2 type groups and type B groups used together mode 3 It is important to note that the ODA Directory specification must not specify the actual type A and type B groups to be used since these are assigned in each transmission by the
22. traffic Its primary purpose is to provide an efficient tool for increasing the battery life time of the pager These groups are transmitted once or twice at the beginning of every interval after the type 4A group at the beginning of each minute or after the first type 1A group at the beginning of each interval Main DAB 1AB 2AB 4AB 5AB 1048 1148 12 134B 14 1548 ENHANCED RADIO PAGING ODA Cycle Selection Sub Type Code ___ Interval ___ Sorting ___ Information Field 13 GROUPS OPEN DATA APPLICATION These groups are usable for Open data see Type 3A amp 3B groups description 59 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com TYPE 14 GROUPS ENHANCED OTHER NETWORKS INFORMATION These groups are transmitted 1f Enhanced Other Networks information EON is implemented AF codes in type 14A groups are used to refer to frequencies of other networks There are two AF methods for transmitting this information Variant 4 utilizes AF method A coding to transmit up to 25 frequencies the coding method 15 as described above for type 0A groups The PI code of the other network to which the AF list applies is given block 4 of the group Variant 5 is used for the transmission of Mapped frequency pairs This i
23. type 3A group The AID feature indicates that a particular ODA 15 being carried in a transmission Each application will have unique requirements for transmission of its respective AID in terms of repetition rate and timing These requirements must be detailed in the respective ODA specification The specification must also detail the AID signaling requirements for such times when an application assumes or loses the use of a group type channel 49 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST TYPE 4A GROUPS CLOCK TIME AND DATE The transmitted clock time and date shall be accurately set to UTC plus local offset time Otherwise the transmitted CT codes shall all be set to zero When this application is used one type 4A group will be transmitted every minute The local time is composed of Coordinated Universal Time UTC plus local time offset The local time offset is expressed in multiples of half hours within the range 12h to 12h and is coded as a six bit binary number 0 positive offset East of zero degree longitude and 1 negative offset West of zero degrees longitude The information relates to the epoch immediately following the start of the next group The Clock time group 15 inserted so that the minute edge will occur within 0 1 seconds of the end of the Clock time group
24. 4 Zoom Controls 15 Settings See Band Analyzer Settings 16 Button for Saving the current graphic See Band Analyzer Results Saving 17 Button for Printing the current graphic See Print Capabilities 18 Button for bringing up the information collected from Band Analyze See Band Info Table 19 Button for fast recall of the FM Analyzer Tool See FM Analyzer 20 Button for fast recall of the Band Comparison Tool See Band Comparison E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST BAND ANALYZER SETTINGS tt Settings General General Tuner ADS Log Presets Analyzer Band Analyzer Tuner RD5 Log oom In Appearance From Center Smooth Show Balloons Open Band Info an Start Analyze naluzer Band Analyzer From Marker Band Balloons Graph Scan Range m 7 Border Border Background m Text Grid From 8700 Inactive Cursors m v Search Area CENE 108 00 4 Scan Step 80 70 Fine gt Normal oF 5 Fast 50 40 Analyze an Observe Time 5 sec m sec 10 sec 90 MHz 95 MHz 100 MHz 105 MHz Peak Find Method Highest Peak Zoom In Settings for button Zoom In behaviour See FM Band Spectrum Analyzer 14 From Center the zooming 15 performed towards the center of the freque
25. 4 ms 5486 Analysis Split Time Gap Above 1000 Append Group In Sequence 104 5 MHz 340 Groups min max avq ms 104 5 MHz 4105 Groups it Group Timings 1 0 0 0 Group Sequence 2 14 770 106 Per Minute 0 0 0 Per 20258 60457 58456 H 104 5 MHz 284 Groups 104 5 MHz 546 Groups B3ce min awg mz Group Replayer tool utilizes RAW RDS data and Replays it Existing data can be used from RAW Log as well from previously exported GRP files See Log Export Top half of the Replayer 15 identical to Main Program View and acts in same manner 1 RDS data is interpreted in the same way First import data using Import or RAW Log buttons Use Replay buttons to step run through RDS stream Playing back and forth have immediate result in upper section Discontinuance in RDS stream could be sensed in two ways by frequency switch or by too big time delay More sophisticated analysis could be performed by pressing Analyze button in Analysis section There entire RDS stream will be divided into several sections according to frequency switch and defined time gap Each section has its own statistical information represented into right side _45 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabro
26. 5 not intended to change the default eight characters of PTY which will be used during search or wait modes but only to show in detail the program type once tuned to a program If the broadcaster is satisfied with a default name it is not necessary to use additional data capacity for PTYN The Program Type Name is not intended to be used for automatic PTY selection and must not be used for giving sequential information RP Radio Paging The RP feature is intended to provide radio paging using the existing VHF FM broadcasts as a transport mechanism thereby avoiding the need for a dedicated network of transmitters Subscribers to a paging service will require a special pocket paging receiver in which the subscriber address code 15 stored RT RadioText This refers to text transmissions primarily addressed to consumer home receivers which would be equipped with suitable display facilities TA Traffic announcement identification This is an on off switching signal to indicate when a traffic announcement is on air The signal could be used in receivers to a Switch automatically from any audio mode to the traffic announcement b Switch on the traffic announcement automatically when the receiver 15 in a waiting reception mode and the audio signal 1s muted c Switch from a program to another one carrying a traffic announcement according to those possibilities After the end of the traffic announcement the initial operating mode will b
27. 700 E mail office devabroadcast com BROADCAST Web www devabroadcast com 2 This next screen verifies the location of the driver which resides in folder where the software is installed Click Next gt Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check bores below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver Found will be installed C Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search C Program Filez B and Scanner Prowdrivers Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option ta select the device driver from list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware 3 Hardware Wizard will inform you when installation is complete Click Finish gt Found Hew Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has Finished installing the software For Band Scanner Pra Click Finish to close the wizard Cancel 4 The driver will be installed and a notification that the hardware is ready to use will appear above the Taskbar 1 Found New Hardware Your new hardware is installed and ready to use The software installation will have placed an icon on your computer Desktop Double click the icon to start the so
28. Filter by FREQ 16 09 49 SANTANA FT LOS LONELY BOYS DON T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE MHz 16 10 49 SCHILLER MIT MOYA BRENNAN MILES AND MILES 16 11 49 SHAGGY FEAT NATASHA WATKINS ULTIMATUM 15 12 43 SHAYNE WARD THAT S GOAL 16 13 49 STING GABRIEL S MESSAGE In the Extended Log sub window are listed main RDS parameters and tuner condition saved at predefined period In the right side are situated filtering options allowing to choose preferred columns and frequency 66 Log View Deva Broadcast Ltd ADS Log EXTENDED Log DATA CHANGE Log RAW Log 16 11 51 16 11 56 16 12 00 16 12 10 16 12 15 16 12 19 16 12 26 16 12 26 16 12 26 16 12 27 16 12 29 16 12 33 16 12 38 16 12 47 16 12 52 16 12 56 16 13 06 16 13 11 16 13 15 16 13 25 DEVA BROADCAST BURGAS 104 5 FM DARIK BURGAS 104 5 FM DARIK DARNE 104 31 0 100 6 101 2 30 7 90 7 30 7 90 7 90 7 30 7 90 7 13 Apr 2005 Mon week 16 15 43 0 0 DARIK BURGAS 104 5 FM DARIK BURGAS 104 5 FM DARIK BURGAS 104 5 FM DARIK BURGAS 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com EEE SYSTEM Select All Deselect All In the Data Change Log sub window are listed all occurred changes In the right side are si
29. INPUT MODE ERROR LEVEL BER 0 0000 Frequency Presets About 84575 MEE Quit 18 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST General Settings e Settings General Tuner RDS Log Presets FM Analyzer Band Analyzer Tuner ROS Log CS Delimiter Presets er Analyzer Comma Band Analyzer Semicolon Tab Log Maintenance Backup On Exit Clean On Exit Every day s CSV Delimiter choose delimiter which will be used while exporting to CSV compatible format See Log Export Log Maintenance choose retention options to maintain logs over time Backup Exit will create a backup copy of entire logs when program 15 closed Clean On Exit will perform clean routines when program is closed Additional option for process recurrence is available because cleaning is slow process and is unnecessary to be done frequently Clear All Logs will erase entire logs at once Each Log can be cleared independently from its own view It is a good idea to export before clear See Log Export NOTE Clearing Logs independently or not can not be undone 19 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST FM Tuner Modes
30. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL Band Scanner Pro FM BAND SPECTRUM ANALYZER AND RDS RBDS DECODER READER CARDS RADIO DATA SYSTEM E DEVA 03 02 11 14 09 Contents Prodquet Descrip io 5 m 5 6 MEA SOTO 7 TD SADC MONS 8 AF y BIER EET E 8 QUEEN sca 8 DI Decoder Identification and dynamic IRUICOIOP 8 mc 8 EON Enhanced Other Networks information 8 EWS Warming 8 8 DULLES ERG UST CRS OL AAS 9 ODA QVC 9 TPO umm EEE TE 9 9 a 9 PA Au UNI 9 PIYN Program Tipe 10 10 10 TA 10 TDC 10 CGI Char 10 OM 10 RN E E TES 11 Ud DS TADS T 11 PX E2710 11 EIS UE 11 kadio roU 11 Panel Midi 12 _ _ _ 12 Ke
31. Musical for general rather than specialist appreciation Examples of music in this category are instrumental music and vocal or choral works Serious classics Performances of major orchestral works symphonies chamber music etc and including Grand Opera Other music Musical styles not fitting into any of the other categories Particularly used for specialist music of which Rhythm amp Blues and Reggae are examples Weather reports and forecasts and Meteorological information Stock Market reports commerce trading etc 18 Children s For programs targeted at a young audience primarily for entertainment and interest rather programs than where the objective 15 to educate Programs about people and things that influence them individually or in groups Includes sociology history geography psychology and society 22 Travel Features and programs concerned with travel to near and far destinations package tours and travel ideas and opportunities Not for use for Announcements about problems delays or roadworks affecting immediate travel where TP TA should be used Programs concerned with recreational activities in which the listener might participate Examples include Gardening Fishing Antique collecting Cooking Food amp Wine etc re Songs which originate from or continue the musical tradition of the American Southern States Characterized by a straightforward melody and narrative story line Current Popular Music of th
32. N BNC connector must receive a feed of the Composite MPX signal from the stereo generator _12 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST Minimal System Requirements Pentium R Processor or Compatible Windows R 98 SE Windows NT R 4 Service Pack 6 Windows ME R Windows 2000 R Service Pack 2 Windows XP Windows Vista 512MB RAM 20MB free hard drive space for installation 16 or 24 bit graphics color depth 1024 by 768 pixels screen resolution Screen DPI setting to 96 dpi Universal Serial Bus 2 0 IT IS VERY IMPORTANT to install the supplied software before connecting the Band Scanner to the computer Be sure to observe this sequence to ensure proper operation 3 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST Installing the Software NOTE To avoid hardware conflicts and encoder connection problems install the software before attempting to connect the encoder with the computer Insert the supplied CD The software has an autorun utility to automatically begin the installation routine However in the event that the Setup Wizard does not automatically start click Start then My Computer and then double click the CD Drive D Within folder Software do
33. Out on Band Scanner rear panel to Line In on your sound card After selecting a preferred Audio Device it 1s important to select a suitable Input and Output audio formats Variety of choices depends on the installed codecs Recommended Input formats are PCM pulse code modulation ADPCM Adaptive Differential pulse code modulation or any format which guarantee lossless compression Output formats are reduced to MP3 When selecting corresponding samples per second bits per sample and speed have in mind that this 1s crucial for audio reception in remote locations high values brings better audio but the consequence is heavier internet traffic If you lack internet speed we recommend output no more than 56 kBit s 16000 Hz Stereo Next select the Audio Port which will be used for audio streaming or leave the default one Acceptable port values are from 8000 and above except 8080 and 8001 which are reserved for Data Server 62 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com DATA SERVER Data Server manages the data flow towards both locations remote and local through HTTP protocol In remote site 15 applicable any Web Browser together with installed Adobe Flash Player 9 or higher http www adobe com Specify Session Time to limit connection time per remote session 0 means unlimited time Select Passwo
34. RIGHT Level 7 5 KHz Overshoot100 0 Measure Time 00 24 09 FO 82 5 2 KHz KHz 4KHz SKHZ SKHz 1 kHz 11KHz 12kHz 13KHz 14kHz 5 11 24 15 11 24 20 11 24 25 11 24 30 11 24 35 11 24 40 11 24 45 11 24 50 11 24 55 11 25 00 11 25 05 11 25 10 Frequency 99 9 MHz HF Level 22 9 dBnV Print Sensitivity DX Time 00 24 09 Settings TA FP This screen represents PILOT Level The graphic above represents PILOT overshoot in percent over time Standard overshoot is measured at 7 5 KHz and is indicated at the top left corner of the graphic User defined frequency can be selected by moving vertical marker along the horizontal scale Overshoot will be indicated at the cross point with the horizontal dotted line The graphic below represents PILOT Level over the selected time slice See FM Analyzer Settings 37 Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com RDS LEVEL 2 FM Modulation Analyzer Deva Broadcast Ltd Main FM Graph MFX Deviation PILOT Level ADS Level LEFT RIGHT Level 2 5 KHz Overshoot100 0 Measure Time DO 01 07 3 5 KHz 55 1 11 30 55 11 31 00 11 31 05 11 31 10 11 31 15 11 31 20 11 31 25 11 31 30 11 31 35 11 31 40 11 31 45 11 31 50 Settings EB Frequency 99 9 MHz HF Level
35. ROADCAST 95 0 MHZ FI LALL PS 31 1 VESELINA BG RADIO 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com Band Mame 100 0 MHz 1050 Miz RT RADIO BR BG RADIO Www BRRADID B RADIO DIV mi 91 1 89 3 107 5 105 4 96 4 5 MUZIKATA O 2 946 942 94 8 91 4 95 8 106 3 91 2 106 5 99 1 74 957890946 326 936 1029 978 97 6 90 9 96 6 93 6 97 0 96 7 92 6 108 i The main purpose of this tool 15 to provide easy way for visual comparison between different spectrum plots The tool utilizes BND files which are saved previously from Band Analyzer See Band Analyzer Results Saving The tool overlays different spectrums but 15 indifferent about comparison itself which 15 granted entirely to user To Add spectrum use Add button Upon addition each spectrum is associated with random color To Remove spectrum from list select it from list and press Del button For temporary show hide use check boxes in front of each spectrum Different spectrums can be colored for visual distinguishing by selecting appropriate band from list and click on Color button Extra Band Information will be filled with conditions related to each spectrum as well as supplementary info from Band Analysis S
36. Range frequency range of last Scan process See 10 Scan Step mode of last Scan process See 9 Sensitivity tuner sensitivity applied within last Scan process See FM Tuner Settings Ext ATT Ant Factor applied External Attenuation and Antenna Factor within last Scan readings See FM Tuner Settings 8 Date Time Information Useful in case of saving or printing registers Date Time of save print 9 Band Scanning mode The software provides three different types of Band Scan Fine Scanning mode with fine frequency resolution Normal mode with satisfying resolution Fast mode for quick scanning with maximum frequency step The selected scanning mode defines the scan speed vs scan details 2 05 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 10 Scan Range Allows to customize band scanning by setting in and out frequency of the band 11 Button for starting scanning process It changes itself to Stop Scan button and allows to stop the process at any time Otherwise the scanning ends at the end of the band See 10 Band Analyzer Settings 12 Button for starting analyzing process Inactive if the scanning is not performed The button changes itself to Stop Analyze and allows to stop the process at any time 13 Appearance buttons See Band Analyzer Settings 1
37. TORY RDS FUNCTIONS In this section the Band Scanner Software visualizes the main RDS features like PS Radio Texts PI PTY MS TP TA DI and Alternative Frequency Table giving information about the AF method used Main 2 4 SAB BAB 3 AB 104B Y1 AB 124B 134B 14 15AB Total not transmitted i Method unknown ATA ems linc dti cmt RTE TF DI Date Month Year Week Day of Week Time Haur not transmitted BROADGCA PS This is the label of the program service consisting of not more than eight alphanumeric characters which is displayed by RDS receivers order to inform the listener what program service 15 being broadcast by the station to which the receiver is tuned An example for a name 15 Radio 21 PI This information consists of a code enabling the receiver to distinguish between countries areas which the same program is transmitted and the identification of the program itself The code is not intended for direct display and is assigned to each individual radio program to enable it to be distinguished from all other programs One important application of this information would be to enable the receiver to search automatically
38. abroadcast com FM GRAPH 2 FM Modulation Analyzer Deva Broadcast Ltd FM Graph MF Deviation PILOT Level RDS Level LEFT RIGHT 13 70 72 03 KHz H fete k ae i Ail il li l Ti n ETE TERE NI 11 18 55 11 19 00 11 19 05 11 19 10 11 19 15 11 19 20 11 19 25 11 19 30 11 18 35 11 13 40 11 13 45 11 12 30 PILOT kHz E LEFT dB m v RIGHT Show Average for Settings Frequency 99 9 MHz HF Level 23 5 dBnV B Print EJ Sensitivity DX Measure Time 00 18 47 This screen represents all mandatory parameters over the selected time slice See FM Analyzer Settings Every parameter has its own color representation and measurement units which are visible below the graph Colors can be changed upon clicking on square button in front of parameter s name Units are tuner depending 1 e when in RDS mode MPX RDS and PILOT reading are in KHz RBDS mode LEFT and RIGHT are always shown in dB Parameters can be visible or hidden by clicking on corresponding check box Average value will be shown upon selecting desired parameter from drop down box next to Show Average for Average value is calculated from all measured parameter s values until changing the Tuner s frequency Reset Average button resets average counters Usable when unexpected signal fluctuation occurs 29 DEVA BROADCAST MPX DEVIATION
39. adcast com Short description of all groups analyzed TYPE 0A amp 0B GROUPS BASIC TUNING AND SWITCHING INFORMATION groups are usually transmitted whenever alternative frequencies exist Type groups without any type groups may be transmitted only when no alternative frequencies exist There are two methods A and B for transmission of alternative frequencies The PS function 15 also part from this group The Program Service name comprises eight characters It 1s the primary aid to listeners in program service identification and selection Main 0AB 2 4 6AB 7AB 10AB 11 12 13AB 14 15AB BASIC TUNING AND SWITCHING INFORMATION Alternative Frequencies AF Analyzer Declared 18 ___ Tune Pairs 1 P5 AF total nat transmitted AF Method unknown The Program Service name 1s to be used only to identify the station or station program The PS may be changed as required by the station Nowadays this feature is used for transmitting artist names song titles promos or some kind of advertisement texts 46 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST TYPE 1A amp 1B GROUPS PROGRAM ITEM NUMBER AND SLOW LABELING CODES Program Item Number Type 1B g
40. ar T ancl d 12 Minimal SY Eri um 13 Disaline the 14 Usmo the Band OR 17 sugerir E 19 FM Tuner Modes and PHOS 20 TUM 21 ME ad 22 Band ZOT een 23 Band Anay 25 DI e H 26 VV 27 ___ ____ ___ 2 LUNES M 27 RE N s 2 DIEI S 28 Dang ANGI 29 Baud 30 RAC aw 31 NT UU T TI T Tm 32 TOU SOLON EI 22 CC Measurement 32 33 PVE T 34 ARN AN enemy mR Rene a ee 22 D Ug qi 36 H 37 38 39 RDS Data and Detailed RDS Group s Analyzer 40 MAIN withall mandatory RDS Junctions
41. at the time 61 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com Remote Mode Remote mode allows Band Scanner to act as a remote site and to transmit all essential data to distant locations Pressing the Remote Mode button will bring up the following dialog Remote Control Deva Broadcast Ltd Audio Device Tt Bes PAPST Du Input Microsoft 8 000 kHz 8 Bit Mono Qutpuk MPEG 3 Codec 56 24 000 Hz Stereo bal Audio Port S000 Session Time min Password Remote Address http 132 158 20 B0 SUBU Device Alias Band Scanner Remote Connection none When in Remote Mode the Band Scanner combines together the following two functions AUDIO SERVER Band Scanner will serve the audio stream which can be received and played back using appropriate programs such as Windows Media Player or Winamp http www winamp com Audio quality mainly depends on signal reception 1 Band Scanner serves what it hears Important thing to remember Band Scanner doesn t have a feature to digitalize the audio signal hence Remote Mode utilizes audio devices if present on computer where Band Scanner resides Audio interconnection must be prepared before further actions otherwise the software will transmit silence Simply connect Phones
42. ay invalidate the Warranty IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that you complete and return the Warranty Registration Card included with this Manual Not only does this assure coverage of the equipment under terms of the Warranty and provide some means of trace in the case of lost or stolen gear but also the user will automatically receive specific SERVICE OR MODIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS should these been forthcoming from Deva Broadcast RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE Although we have anticipated Band Scanner installation in the immediate proximity of broadcast transmitters please do practice some care using the unit away from abnormally high RF fields n E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST Panel Indicators FRONT PANEL INDICATORS RDS LOW ACTIVE DATA LEVEL USB This LED lights whenever unit is connected to the PC trough USB RDS DATA This indicator shows that the 57kHz RDS subcarrier is present and RDS data is actually received LOW SIGNAL This LED shows that the incoming RF signal of the defined frequency is less that 19dBuV REAR PANEL APPOINTMENTS ANTENNA IN ANTENNAIN The consumer standard connector is the ANTENNA IN port PHONES OUT The 1 8 3 5mm phone jack provides the audio signal of tuned station for listening MPX IN The MPX I
43. ching only used in a receiver for dynamic switching NOTE These definitions can differ slightly between various language versions 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria el 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 Tel 27 Fax oz BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com APPENDIX B PTY Code Description Used in RDS Mode Europe Asia Short Name Short accounts of facts events and publicly expressed views reportage and actuality 2 Current affairs Topical program expanding or enlarging upon the news generally in different presentation style or concept including debate or analysis 6 Drama radio plays and serials 8 Science _____ about the natural sciences and technology __ oo Varied Used for mainly speech based programs usually of light entertainment nature not covered by other categories Examples include quizzes games personality interviews 10 Commercial music which would generally be considered to be of current popular appeal often featuring in current or recent record sales charts 12 Easy Listening Current contemporary music considered to be easy listening as opposed to Pop Rock or Classical or one of the specialized music styles Jazz Folk or Country Music in this category 15 often but not always vocal and usually of short duration 13 Light classics Classical
44. control via Internet Remote audio listening and logging via Internet E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST Product Specifications FM receiver FM frequency 87 0 108 0 MHz RDS sensitivity 0 error at Vrf 90dBuV 4KHz RDS deviation no modulation Strong fields 4dB from 20 C to 30 C from 20dBuV to 80dBuV without modulation Audio MPX Pilot RDS levels Peak level displayed 1000 samples over second Mean peak level 1000 samples over second Mean peak level 1000 samples over second SKHz 2KHz typ 5 Accuracy of sub carrier level displays 10 typical and not guaranteed FM Antenna input F on rear panel 75 ohms Connector mpedance External attenuator FM Multiplex input Connector BNC Impedance 50 Kohms 5000 Max input level Stereo decoding gt 20dB Approximately 26dB to 35dB Stereo separation Typical separation RDS data decoding United States RBDS NRSC M 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com IE DEVA Frequency program memories FM Tuner Presets Measurement storage Storage Data formats User interface ndicators Headphone output Operating conditions Equipment operational between EMC i
45. d Other Networks Information 1 60 Type 15 amp 15B groups Fast basic tuning and switching information sss 61 Remol Cigars veces canes nse ee 62 02 63 Prote 64 CU ANS eO T TT 65 VE o cabe 4 A 65 TI THO LOR ic bed 66 LOOL POT NERO 69 COTA 70 70 Where my Alternative Frequencies 70 71 WARRANTY EEEE ENEE EEEE EEEE 72 CAE 73 APTENDIS A M 74 PTY Code Description Used RBDS Mode North America essen 74 Uh EPI D 75 Code Description Used in RDS Mode Europe Asia sss 73 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST Product Description Band Scanner Pro is a tool to evaluate FM broadcast band congestion and to log station identification parameters The Band Scanner Pro can measure RF level MPX deviation Left amp Right Audio levels RDS and Pilot injection levels The system is powered by
46. dios CT Clock Time and date Time and date codes should use Coordinated Universal Time UTC and Modified Julian Day MJD If MJD 0 the receiver should not be updated The listener however will not use this information directly and the conversion to local time and date will be made in the receiver s circuitry CT is used as time stamp by various RDS applications and thus it must be accurate DI Decoder Identification and dynamic PTY indicator These bits indicate which possible operating modes are appropriate for use with the broadcast audio and to indicate if PTY codes are switched dynamically ECC Extended Country Code RDS uses its own country codes The first most significant bits of the PI code carry the RDS country code The four bit coding structure only permits the definition of 15 different codes 1 to hex Since there are much more countries to be identified some countries have to share the same code which does not permit unique identification Hence there is the need to use the Extended Country Code which 15 transmitted in Variant 0 of Block 3 in type 1A groups and together with the country identification in bits b15 to b12 of the PI code render a unique combination The ECC consists of eight bits Enhanced Other Networks information This feature can be used to update the information stored in a receiver about program services other than the one received Alternative frequencies the PS name Traffic Program a
47. e Nation or Region in that country s language as opposed to International Pop which is usually US or UK inspired and in English 27 Oldies Music Music from the so called golden age of popular music 28 Music Music which has its roots in the musical culture of a particular nation usually played on instruments The narrative or story may be based on historical events or people 29 _ Program concerned with factual matters presented in an investigative style 30 Alarm Test Broadcast when testing emergency broadcast equipment or receivers Not intended for searching or dynamic switching for consumer receivers Receivers may if desired display TEST or Alarm Test Alarm Emergency announcement made under exceptional circumstances to give warning of events causing danger of a general nature Not to be used for searching only used in a receiver for dynamic switching _75
48. e restored TDC Transparent Data Channels The transparent data channels consist of 32 channels which may be used to send any type of data TMC Traffic Message Channel This feature is intended to be used for the coded transmission of traffic information TP Traffic Program identification This 15 a flag to indicate that the tuned program carries traffic announcements The TP must only be set on programs which dynamically switch on the TA identification during traffic announcements The signal shall be taken into account during automatic search tuning 10 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com Preliminaries WHAT IS RDS RDS 15 digital data channel transmitted as a low level double sideband suppressed carrier subcarrier at 57kHz The data transmission rate is a modest 1100 baud but transmission 1s quite robust thanks to data redundancy and error correction It 1s not within the scope of this Manual to offer a tutorial on RDS coding and modulation details For this see either the CENELEC EN50067 or the corresponding United States NRSC Standard The balance of this Manual deals specifically with RDS implementation afforded by the Band Scanner US VS EUROPE The European Broadcasting Union EBU and its member countries developed the concept of transmitting data along with comm
49. ee Band Info Table 30 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria el 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 Tel mE BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com BAND ANALYZER EXTRAS The Band Analyzer provides the user with the opportunity to watch in real time every selected channel Selecting the channel happens by double clicking over the peak from the Band Spectrum or by double clicking on any station from the Band Info Table If the Reference Level line does not cross the selected peak no selection will occur After selecting the station the tuner will automatically set the peak frequency and will enable the real time watching of the channel All the incoming data will appear in the Band Info Table and in the Balloon over the analyzed watched channel The Balloon color will change to green customizable under Band Analyzer Settings which indicates the currently selected channel Balloons could be rearranged vertically 1f some overlapping occurs 9164 105 1 MHz 9240 9303 104 5 MHz 107 1 ME TAR 3 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST FM Analyzer The Band Scanner Pro has MPX PILOT amp RDS deviation meters built in It allows to measure and display the RF level MPX deviation Left
50. ener can listen to the tuned program service and nevertheless receive traffic messages from another program service RDS receivers which do not implement the EON feature must ignore this code Program services which use the code TP 0 1 must broadcast type 14 B groups at the appropriate times relating to at least one program service which carries traffic information and has the flag TP 1 The TA flag within variant 13 of a type 14A group is used to indicate that the cross referenced service 15 currently carrying traffic announcement This indication 15 intended for information only e g for monitoring by broadcasters and must not be used to initiate a switch even if traffic announcements are desired by the listener A switch to the cross referenced traffic announcement should only be made when a 1 flag is detected in a type 148 group CT Clock Time and date Time and date codes should use Coordinated Universal Time UTC and Modified Julian Day MJD If MJD 0 the receiver should not be updated The listener however will not use this information directly and the conversion to local time and date will be made the receiver s circuitry CT is used as time stamp by various RDS applications and thus it must be accurate 4 Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com RAW RDS DATA STREAM This
51. ercial radio broadcasts The first European RDS specification was published in 1984 and has been revised several times since Following its introduction RDS quickly grew use throughout Europe By the late 1990s it was nearly universal that 1s it was hard to find a European FM station that did not carry a radio data subcarrier The popularity of RDS in Europe reflects a network approach to broadcasting that is still practiced in many countries disposition toward large numbers of lower power transmitters to blanket a designated service area can be found both at the national network and at the local radio levels The European concept of a service area equates to a US broadcaster s market The semantic difference between these designations further delineates broadcasting practices RDS benefits the European broadcaster through an almost altruistic endeavor to be of service to his listeners The US broadcaster 15 marketing his programming and is more concerned in how he can make additional profit from RDS and other subcarriers UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Immediately upon receipt of the equipment inspect for possible shipping damage If damage is found or suspected notify the carrier at once and then contact Deva Broadcast We recommend that you set aside the original shipping carton and packing materials for possible reuse In the event of return for Warranty repair shipping damage sustained as a result of improper packing for return m
52. ess amended in writing by Deva Broadcast Ltd A The Warranty Registration Card supplied with this product must be completed and returned to Deva Broadcast within 10 days of delivery B This Warranty applies only to products sold new It 15 extended only to the original end user and may not be transferred or assigned without prior written approval by Deva Broadcast C This Warranty does not apply to damage caused by misuse abuse accident or neglect This Warranty is voided by unauthorized attempts at repair or modification or if the serial identification label has been removed or altered III TERMS OF WARRANTY Deva Broadcast Ltd products are warranted to be free from defects materials and workmanship A Any discrepancies noted within ONE YEAR of the date of delivery will be repaired free of charge or the equipment will be replaced with a new or remanufactured product at Deva Broadcast s option B Parts and labor for factory repair required after the one year Warranty period will be billed at prevailing prices and rates IV RETURNING GOODS FOR FACTORY REPAIR A Equipment will not be accepted for Warranty or other repair without a Return Authorization RA number issued by Deva Broadcast prior to its return An RA number may be obtained by calling the factory The number should be prominently marked on the outside of the shipping carton B Equipment must be shipped prepaid to Deva Broadcast Shipping charges will be rei
53. four characters messages of up to 64 characters length can be sent using this version In version 2B groups each text segment comprises only two characters and therefore when using this version the maximum message length is 32 characters Main OAB 1AB 2 7AB 11 12 1 14 15 RADIOTEXT If a display which has fewer than 64 characters 1s used to display the radiotext message then memory should be provided in the receiver decoder so that elements of the message can be displayed sequentially This may for example be done by displaying elements of text one at a time in sequence or alternatively by scrolling the displayed characters of the message from right to left An important feature of type 2 groups 15 the Text A B flag contained in the second block Two cases occur If the receiver detects a change in the flag from binary 0 to binary 1 or vice versa then the whole radiotext display should be cleared and the newly received radiotext message segments should be written into the display If the receiver detects no change in flag then the received text segments or characters should be written into the existing displayed message and those segments or characters for which no update is received should be left unchanged When this application 1s used to transmit a 32 character message at least three ty
54. ftware 16 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria el 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 Tel BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com Using the Band Scanner After connecting the Band Scanner to the USB port of any Windows based PC it 1s ready for use and any additional adjustments or settings are not required In case you would like to measure the band off air please connect any external FM antenna to the Antenna In If any MPX or RDS signal must be analyzed apply the signal to the MPX RDS Input NOTE The maximum input RF signal to the Antenna Input is 100 dBuV Do not connect the Band Scanner directly to any FM Transmitter s MONITOR Output After the initial software installation the following shortcut of the software will be located on the desktop Band Scanner Pro You can launch the program using this shortcut or using Start menu gt Programs gt Band Scanner Pro If the device is not detected the application software will look like this Band 5canner Pro Deva Broadcast Ltd AF Total not transmitted Method unknown taf Jof Date Year Week Day of Week Hour Offset transmitted GROUP DETECTOR 0 1 Band Analyzer EM Analyzer 2 3 4 Trt A Group Analyzer Tuner Settings Log Settings Presets 87 89 10E 10 Tuned a
55. gin _ Programming that 15 intended to impart advice Sports Sports reporting commentary and or live event coverage either local or network in origin Talk Call in and or interview talk shows either local or national in origin 5 md E Classic Rock Rock oriented oldies often mixed with hit oldies from a decade or more ago 8 SoftRock _____ Album cuts with a generally soft tempo 9 Top40 Current hits Den a variety of oe abies Oldies Popular music pe rock with 80 or greater non current music A cross between adult hits and classical primarily non current softrock originals Big band music l4 Jazz Mostly instrumental includes both traditional jazz and more modern smooth jazz A wide range of musical styles often called urban contemporary 22 Public Programming that 15 supported by listeners and or corporate sponsors instead of advertising College Programming produced by a college or university radio station 24 28 Unassigned o Weather forecasts or bulletins that are non emergency in nature Emergency Test Broadcast when testing emergency broadcast equipment or receivers Not intended for searching or dynamic switching for consumer receivers Receivers may 1f desired display TEST or Emergency Test 31 Emergency Emergency announcement made under exceptional circumstances to give warning of events causing danger of a general nature Not to be used for sear
56. he Band Scanner Pro is used with MPX RDS input signals 2 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST MEMORY PRESETS Settings General Tuner RDS Log Presets FM Analyzer Band Analyzer DS Preset 1 MHz Preset 2 MHz Preset 3 MHz Preset 4 MHz Band Analyzer Preset 5 eng MHz Using this feature you can assign up to 5 easy to access memory presets See FM Tuner Modes and Presets 14 15 Frequencies assigned here correspond directly to the quick preset buttons situated along with the rest of the tuner controls Intended to serve as a quick access to 5 favorite stations preset button needs no more than a click Presets can be assigned from here as well as from Quick Save buttons Saving and Recalling is very easy which explains why they are Quick Presets Here is an example 1 Tune to desired station 2 Press one of the Save Preset buttons Frequency Pre 3 Station 1s saved and Recall button right next to pressed Save button is changed immediately Frequency Pre DEN 4 recall saved station simply press Recall button which holds the frequency of the desired station 22 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com
57. in output Header can be altered into different fashions and restored to default by Default button After adjusting all of the properties you are able to print the graphic just by pressing the Print button 64 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST Log Capabilities LOG SETTINGS b Settings General Tuner ADS Log Presets FM Analyzer Band Analyzer Keep Log far dav s FM Analyzer Save RAW LOG Band Analyzer C Save Extended Log at min Save data change on Frequency Keep Log In this field you must select the length of the log in days Maximum value 30days Data older than the maximum assigned period will be erased from the Log automatically Save RAW Log By selecting this option the saving of the RAW data stream will be enabled ATTENTION Be careful when using the Save RAW Log feature Use it only if you really need it because the RAW RDS data stream generates high capacity of stored data files This may cause creating of big files and slowing down your PC functionality Such kind of a problem may happen especially when Minimal System Requirements are not covered or near minimum Save Extended Log This option allows saving of the main RDS parameters and the tuner condition The saving period may be changed up to 30 minutes
58. mbursed for valid Warranty claims Damage sustained as a result of improper packing for return to the factory 1s not covered under terms of the Warranty and may occasion additional charges E E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD All fields are required or warranty registration 1s invalid and void Your Company Name Contact Adress Line 1 Address Line 2 City State Province ZIP Postal Code Country E mail Phone Fax Which Deva Broadcast product did you purchase Product Serial Purchase date Installation date Your signature Signing this warranty registration form you are stating that all the information provided to Deva Broadcast are truth and correct Deva Broadcast declines any responsibility for the provided information that could result in an immediate loss of warranty for the above specified product s Privacy statement Deva Broadcast Ltd will not share the personal information you provide on this card with any other parties E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST APPENDIX PTY Code Description Used in RBDS Mode North America Short Name News reports either local or network in ori
59. mmunity Headphones output Connector Volume Communication lype 5 frequencies LOG file Microsoft Excel compatible format csv LEDs front panel 8 3 5mm phone jack rear panel 0 and 40 V m Stereo 1 8 3 5mm phone jack Fixed USB 2 0 compatible Connector B type front panel Power Requirement USB powered B type front panel Power supply Connector Size and Weight Dimensions W x H x D 2 9 x 1 x 4 3 MPX RDS SAMPLE UNIT This unbalanced input is getting the composite MPX output from the stereo generator An MPX level between 0 5 and 5 volts is required this level referenced to 100 modulation 75kHz carrier deviation In the event that the stereo generator is incorporated as part of the exciter such that a Composite MPX feed is not available a direct RDS encoder signal may also be applied to this input E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST RDS APPLICATIONS SUPPORTED AF Alternative Frequencies list The list s of alternative frequencies give information on the various transmitters broadcasting the same program in the same or adjacent reception areas and enable receivers equipped with a memory to store the list s to reduce the time for switching to another transmitter This facility 1s particularly useful in the case of car and portable ra
60. ncy band From Marker the zooming is performed towards the position of the marker See FM Band Spectrum Analyzer 4 Scan Range Settings for Range of the Scanning Process Max defines full band 87 0 108 0 MHz Scan Step Band Scanning Mode See FM Band Spectrum Analyzer 9 Analyze Observe Time Defines observation time for each peak station before switching to next frequency in Analyze Process Analyze Peak Find Method Defines the method used for finding peaks See Peak Find Methods for detailed explanation Smooth Smooths the Band Spectrum and removes jagged parts Show Balloons Show Hide balloons above peaks Open Band Info on Start Analyze If checked automatically opens Band Info Table when Analyze process 15 started See Band Info Table Band Balloons Graph Settings for better visual customization 25 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST BAND ANALYZE 2 Band Analyzer Deva Broadcast Ltd Ref Level 40 0 Marker Freq 91 10 MHz Marker Level 33 5 dB Scan Range 87 0 107 9 MHz Scan Step Fast Sensitivity Local Ext ATT 0 0 dB Ant Factor 0 0 dB Monday April 13 2009 10 47 51 0 LI 91 10 MHz REF 40 0 88 0 MHz 90 0 MHz 92 0 MHz 94 0 MHz 96 0 MHz 98 0 MHz 100 0 MHz 102 0 MHz 104
61. nd Traffic Announcement identification as well as Program Type and Program Item Number information can be transmitted for each other service The relation to the corresponding program is established by means of the relevant Program Identification Linkage information consisting of four data elements provides the means by which several program services may be treated by the receiver as a single service during times a common program 15 carried Linkage information also provides a mechanism to signal an extended set of related services EWS Emergency Warning System The EWS feature is intended to provide for the coding of warning messages These messages will be broadcast only in cases of emergency and will only be evaluated by special receivers IH In House application This refers to data to be decoded only by the operator Some examples noted are identification of transmission origin remote switching of networks and paging of staff The applications of coding may be decided by each operator itself 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com M S Music Speech switch This 15 a two state signal to provide information on whether music or speech 15 being broadcast The signal would permit receivers to be equipped with two separate volume controls one for music and one for speech so that the listener could adjust
62. ns while session 15 still active Select adequate Session Time to allow multiple users to connect 63 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com Print Capabilities Print Preview Deva Broadcast Ltd Printer Name HP LaserJet 1020 4 Print Range ou Pages bon EE Current Page to 2 5 Orientation Output CO Portrait 2 Landscape Monochrome Margins millimeters C Show in Preview Header ME Deviation Frequency 94 1 MHz AF Level 45 1 Sensitivity Measure Time 00 01 12 Cancel Dialog content differs from tool to tool but functionality remains the same Select the printer from the Printer drop down From the Setup button you can modify your Printer settings if necessary paper size orientation etc Print Range provides easy way to select only desired pages to be printed From Go To section can be changed currently previewed page Output can be set to Monochrome independently of printer capabilities and will automatically convert the graphic s from color to monochrome Margins allow to predefine reserved white space around graphic s Clicking on Minimal button will set margins to minimum allowed values for the printer selected Show in Preview checkbox shows hides margins in preview as dotted lines but not include them
63. ocated for EWS messages may be assigned unilaterally by each country However the ECC feature must be transmitted in type 1A groups when EWS is implemented 14B 24B 4 548 74B 10 1148 1248 1 T4 15 AB EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEMS ODA 33 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST TYPE 10A amp 10B GROUPS PROGRAM TYPE NAME 10A AND OPEN DATA 10B The type 10A group allows further description of the current Program Type for example when using the PTY code 4 SPORT a PTYN of Football may be indicated to give more detail about that program PTYN must only be used to enhance Program Type information and it must not be used for sequential information The A B flag 1s toggled when a change 1s made in the PTYN being broadcast Program Type Name PTYN for display is transmitted as 8 bit characters as defined in the 8 bit code tables in annex E Eight characters including spaces are allowed for each PTYN and are transmitted as four character segments in each type 10A group ODA Type 10B group see Type 3A amp 3B groups description DAB 4AB 1088 11 1248 135B 14 AB 15 AB TYPE
64. pe 2A groups or at least six type 2B groups should be transmitted in every two seconds 48 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST TYPE 3A amp 3B GROUPS APPLICATION IDENTIFICATION FOR OPEN DATA The type 3A group conveys to a receiver information about which Open Data Applications are carried on a particular transmission and in which groups they will be found The type 3A group comprises three elements Application Group type code used by that application 16 message bits for the actual ODA and the Applications Identification AID code Applications which actively utilize both type A and B groups are signaled using two type 3A groups The Application Group type code indicates the group type used in the particular transmission to carry the specified ODA Two special conditions may be indicated 00000 Not carried in associated group 11111 Temporary data fault Encoder status which means that incoming data to the encoder cannot be transmitted The AID determines which software handler a receiver needs to use This supplements information carried in the type 1A group and permits groups specified in this standard for EWS IH RP and TMC to be re allocated when these features are not used This method of allocating and defining Open Data Applications an RDS transmission allows the addition and
65. ponding LED illuminates in green GROUP DETECTOR 2 9 a amp v H s 19 2 i E B B GB 8B B 8 8 a BA B GA B B 8 a Using this feature the user will have information about groups being transmitted and their appropriate frequency In case more information 15 required it can be found in the tabs where all the information about the selected group 15 analyzed or within Group Analyzer dd DEVA BROADCAST GROUP ANALYZER gt Group Analyzer Deva Broadcast Ltd Total Groups Processed 786 441 200 0 421 0 0 0 iui 0 0 iui 0 0 211 iui 4247 4243 1042 E742 4247 4243 lcaz Selected Group Last appear 16 15 08 718 Previous appear 16 15 08 609 Delta time 109 ms 0 11 sec 9250 ms 8 25 sec Min 15 ms 0 02 sec Average 323 ms 0 32 sec 0 0017 Reset Analyzer Group Replayer Total Blocks Processed 5130 Fault Blocks 698 Error Coverage 14 0 54 epg eng Error blacks Per Group bits 5 bits fatal 15 6 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com This window gives the user statistical analyze of the incoming RDS RBDS data stream Detailed report for the groups quantity and ratio 15 included Each group timing presence 15 reported in a separate table The n
66. rd which prohibits unauthorized access Specify Device Alias as its purpose is only informative and its aim is to reduce misleading when more than one Band Scanner is operational Remote Address is auto generated starting point for using Band Scanner Remote Mode It is based on computer s IP configuration and can t be altered in direct way Copy the Remote Address and submit it to authorised personnel Remote Mode is activated by clicking the Start button which automatically changes to Stop and terminates Remote Mode upon clicking Remote Address and Password are necessary to access Band Scanner remotely Entering Remote Address in Web Browser will bring the initial Login page of Remote Server where you will be asked for a password If the correct password 15 supplied the remote session 15 established Remote interface 1s almost identical to the software Information is reduced only to the most essential thus remote interface doesn t cover all functions present in the software Online listening depends on correct login as well and can be accessed from Remote interface under Listen Button NOTES Remote Mode is not capable of managing connections behind Proxy servers and it 1s necessary to configure the computer and or the Proxy server manually Check your Firewall settings for restrictions on ports 8080 8001 and chosen Audio Port Remote Mode is intended to serve only one remote session and will reject subsequent connectio
67. rge extent this precludes servicing the unit the field For these reasons and also because of small format of this Manual we have elected to dispense with the schematic diagram servicing instructions and a parts listing Because it 1s so small and light and because it is not in the program signal path returning a product such as the Band Scanner for factory servicing is an option that we encourage Deva Broadcast has never considered factory repair charges as a significant source of revenue you would be astonished at how reasonable our rates actually are Having said all that our policy has always been one of full disclosure We feel that unless you are doing something nefarious there should be no reason to hide anything With a clear conscience we will cheerfully provide additional documentation and divulge any secrets concerning the Band Scanner upon request Em E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST WARRANTY I TERMS OF SALE Deva Broadcast products are sold with an understanding of full satisfaction that is full credit or refund will be issued for products sold as new if returned to the point of purchase within 30 days following their receipt provided that they are returned complete and in an received condition II CONDITIONS OF WARRANTY The following terms apply unl
68. roup The Program Item Number is the scheduled broadcast start time and day of month as published by the broadcaster The day of month is transmitted as a five bit binary number in the range 1 31 Hours are transmitted as five bit binary number in range 0 23 The spare codes are not used Minutes are transmitted as a six bit binary number the range 0 59 The spare codes are not used Man 2AB 4AB 5AB 6AB 10AB 11 12 1 14 AB 1548 PROGRAM ITEM NUMBER AND SLOW LABELING CODES Variant Code Linkage Actuator Reserved e ID of EWS Channel e The most significant five bits in block 4 which convey the day of the month if set to zero indicate that no valid Program Item Number is being transmitted In this case 1f no Radio Paging 15 implemented the remaining bits in block 4 are undefined However in the case of type 1A groups only if Enhanced Radio Paging is implemented the remaining bits carry Service Information 47 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST TYPE 2A amp 2B GROUPS RADIOTEXT The 4 bit text segment address defines the current text the position of the text segments contained in the third version A only and fourth blocks Since each text segment in version 2A groups comprises
69. s used to specifically reference a frequency in the tuned network to a corresponding frequency in another network This is particularly used by a broadcaster that transmits several different services from the same transmitter tower with the same coverage areas The first AF code in block 3 refers to the frequency of the tuned network the second code is the corresponding frequency of the other network identified by the PI code in block 4 Where it is necessary to map one tuning frequency to more than one VHF FM frequency for the cross referenced program service due to multiple use of the tuning frequency or because the cross referenced program is receivable at more than one frequency within the service area associated with the tuning frequency then variants 6 7 and 8 are used to indicate second third and fourth mapped frequencies respectively LF MF mapped frequencies are implicitly signaled by using variant 9 AF Code 250 is not used with the mapped AF method Main 146 2AB 7AB 11 12 1 1448 15AB ENHANCED OTHER NETWORK INFORMATON EON Code ___ ___ Ly PS 60 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str
70. section contains data about the RDS stream in case the incoming stream carry RDS data HDS DATA ERROR LEVEL 0 1932 BUFFER The ERROR LEVEL indicator shows the Stream s quality In case of 100 errors free stream the indicator will draw flat line like this LW Oe Lb Loto Ooo oe te ERROR LEVEL BER 0 0000 In case the stream is coming with errors the line will indicate the error s level like this LW Oe OL Foo Ee ERROR LEVEL BER 0 0850 In the DATA field the last 6 decoded groups appear in raw format BER Bit to Error Ratio is the ratio between all the valid and non valid RDS data In case the RDS is coming with 100 valid data stream the BER indicator will measure 0 If some errors are detected the BER reading may rise The BUFFER indicator reads the condition of the incoming data buffer If the decoder is working properly and all Minimal System Requirements are covered this indicator will be green and near minimum When indicator constantly grows and becomes red at some point in most cases this means that system is overloaded 42 Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com GROUP DETECTOR The Group Detector function is located in the center of the screen for immediate reading of the existing groups When group presence is detected corres
71. t Leve _____ C Remote OE ERROR LEVEL BER 0 0000 ANTENNA MEX ADS RBDS preme Ev Frequency Presets BUFFER 6 27 0 he l 70 70 5 Most of the buttons and functions will be disabled The USB connectivity indicator will be dimmed too NV 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 oz BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com After connecting the device to the PC where the software is already installed the USB indicator will become bright The software will adjust the unit with the initial data In case of previous usage of the device the last settings like frequency and levels will be assigned the device If everything is Okay and no problems are detected the software will look like this Band 5canner Pro Deva Broadcast Ltd 12 1348 14 15 AF Total not transmitted AF Method unknown Month Year Week Day of Week Mev Yo Wert _ DEVA Offset not transmitted BROADCAST 13 14 Band Analyzer Analyzer Group Analyzer ADS DATA Tuner Settings Log Settings 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Log View 87 93 35 97 99 101 103 105 108 Tuned at 87 0 Level je Remote
72. the USB port of any Windows PC Supplied free of charge Windows software sweeps the receiver across the FM band logging every carrier and generating a spectrum display of carrier level vs frequency It then analyzes each carrier and creates a station list Stations with an RDS presence are further refined to show all the radio data groups being transmitted Its interface 15 like a portable radio It may be tuned manually through the receiver screen or by double clicking a point on the spectrum plot or an entry on the station list Spectrum plots may be saved as jpg or bmp files The RDS data error level 15 graphed in a separate window on the receiver screen The program can be monitored with headphones plugged into a standard 1 8 jack Product Features FM Band 87 108 MHZ Spectrum analyzer MPX PILOT amp RDS deviation meters External composite MPX and RDS input Built in Stereo decoder LEFT and RIGHT level meters Auto search tuning Headphones audio output Full feature RDS and RBDS decoder RDS RBDS Groups Detector RDS RBDS Groups Analyzer RDS RBDS stream BER meter RDS RBDS Data Logger View playlists of the competitive stations Saving and exporting the playlists to Excel file Compare the signal strength to competitors and other stations Pocket size USB powered box No external power supply required Tracking all the detailed histories saved the RDS Data Log TCP IP Remote management and
73. the available channel capacity at the time 146 24B 4 11 12 1 14 15 TRANSPARENT DATA CHANNELS ODA _5 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST TYPE 6 GROUPS IN HOUSE APPLICATIONS OR ODA Type 6A groups are used for ODA and IH In case this group is used for ODA applications see Type 3A amp 3B groups description There are some unreserved bits in these groups The contents of the unreserved bits in these groups may be defined unilaterally by the operator Consumer receivers should ignore the in house information coded in these groups The repetition rate of these group types may be chosen to suit the application and the available channel capacity at the time 146 2AB 4 11 12 1 14 15 IN HOUSE APPLICATIONS ODA 52 Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com TYPE 7A amp 7B GROUPS RADIO PAGING OR ODA Type 7A groups are used for Radio Paging or ODA see Type 3A amp 3B groups
74. the balance between them to suit his individual listening habits ODA Open Data Applications The Open Data Applications feature allows data applications not previously specified in EN 50067 to be conveyed in a number of allocated groups in an RDS transmission The groups allocated are indicated by the use of type 3A group which is used to identify to a receiver the data application in use in accordance with the registration details in the EBU RDS Forum Open Data Applications Directory and the NRSC Open Data Applications Directory PI Program Identification This information consists of a code enabling the receiver to distinguish between countries areas in which the same program 15 transmitted and the identification of the program itself The code 15 not intended for direct display and 1s assigned to each individual radio program to enable it to be distinguished from all other programs One important application of this information would be to enable the receiver to search automatically for an alternative frequency in case of bad reception of the program to which the receiver 15 tuned the criteria for the change over to the new frequency would be the presence of better signal having the same Program Identification code PIN Program Item Number The code should enable receivers and recorders designed to make use of this feature to respond to the particular program item s that the user has preselected Use is made of the scheduled program
75. tion crawl can be found on Main tab along with both RT fields MS MUSIC PS PS FRESH 8041 RADIO FRESH NOTE case the RDS stream is coming with errors Whole PS rule will be wrong at most of the cases even PS may not be shown at all WHERE MY ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES GONE Sometimes AF List tab 15 constantly empty Don t panic simply open tab There you ll find the AF Analyzer Tool So where has the AFs disappeared Many reasons may exist but we will pay attention to the most frequent 2 A The tuned station doesn t transmit AF and or Declared AF field reads 0 zero B The program can t catch all AF repetitions errors in the stream But AF Analyzer reports some readings First the number of AFs must be transmitted followed by the AFs as described in the RDS RBDS Standard In this case the announced number of AFs doesn t cover the received AFs thus the program can t specify the full AF List and indicates nothing or not transmitted _70 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com Technical Matters The Band Scanner is simple and small It utilizes surface mounted SMD components some of which are application specific Moreover certain chips require firmware programming To a la
76. tor with a metered readout Instead they connect an oscilloscope to the composite baseband output of a wideband FM receiver and look for deviations beyond a predetermined peak to peak amplitude As divulged by one Field Engineer the FCC is not looking for the occasional overshoot but for consistent and flagrant overmodulation which is invariably noticed and complained about before the station is flagged for scrutiny 2 125 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 m BROADCAST E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com MAIN SCREEN 2 FM Modulation Analyzer Deva Broadcast Ltd Main FM Graph MF Deviation PILOT Level ROS Level LEFT RIGHT Level MPa 69 KHz ABS 13 3 KHz PILOT 7 7 KHz LEFT 3 8 dB RIGHT 3 3 dB HF LEVEL 22 9 dBn MIN 41 MIN 13 2 KHz MIN 7 3 KHz MIN 18 3 dB MIN 19 3 dB MIN 13 2 dep 83 KHz Mix 15 1 KHz MA 6 6 KHz 5 0 dB 4 2 dB 26 dba 130 0 KHz 8 0 KHz 12 0 6 0 dE dE _ 60 0 dew 120 0 KHz 11 0 KHz 7 0 KHz 0 0 dB 0 0 dB 110 0 KHz 10 0 KHz 50 0 100 0 KHz 9 0 KHz 5 0 dB 5 0 dB 90 0 KHz 80 0 KHz 7 0 KHz 70 0 KHz 15 0 dB 15 0 dB 6 0 KHz 30 0 doy 50 KHz 20 0 dB 20 0 dB 60 0 KHz 50 0 KHz 4 0 KHz 20 0 dep 40 0 KH 25 0 dB 25 0 dB 30 0 KHz 30 0 dB 30 0 dB
77. ts File name change log 14 April 2009 09 55 csv Save Network Save astype CSV Comma Delimited csv Exporting process automatically senses which of logs you watching at and pre generates suitable name including type of log and current date Additionally RAW Log can be saved as proprietary GRP format applicable into Group Replayer Tool NOTE Erasing or modifying of the exported files do not cause any influence to the normal program execution 69 E mail office devabroadcast com Web www devabroadcast com 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 BROADCAST Specialities MAIN PS 0AB PS Band Scanner program vizualizes PS in 2 different places tab and tab At first glance there is nothing in particular but the difference 1s significant and may cause some misleadings In Main tab PS is visualized by Whole PS rule Whole PS means that between 1 5 and 8 th symbol there are no breakings Even missed symbol causes the rule to be wrong This rule is used also when detecting Change and Band Analyzing In tab Whole PS rule has no use every arrived PS symbol is visualized no matter of the previous one or its place Clicking inside the PS field you will notice that selection moves across the field indicating where the current symbols were inserted Same selec
78. tuated filtering options allowing to choose which changes to be listed All the System messages carry information about the system s changes and have no direct influence on the RDS parameters reading 67 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 E mail office devabroadcast com ae Web www devabroadcast com Log View Deva Broadcast Ltd Date Time Group FREQ ____ o etock2 ptocka 16 20 11 16 20 11 16 20 11 16 20 11 16 20 11 16 20 11 16 20 11 16 20 11 16 20 12 16 20 12 16 20 12 16 20 12 16 20 12 16 20 12 16 20 12 16 20 12 16 20 12 16 20 12 16 20 12 16 20 13 16 20 13 14 13 4 2009 16 20 13 E 8240 2025 In RAW Change Log sub window contains all RAW data passed through See Log Export Group Replayer 68 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 E mail office devabroadcast com ae Web www devabroadcast com LOG EXPORT Regardless of type all Logs could be exported to CSV Comma Delimited format See General Settings and can be opened and used with Microsoft Excel or any CSV compatible software Clicking on Export button brings up Save As dialog Save As Save 2 Desktop v 1 gt g Em ww Dacuments i 2 3 Computer My Recent amp Network Places Documen
79. uble click the file Band Scanner Pro exe to launch the Wizard shown here that will guide you through the several installation steps E Setup Band Scanner Pro Welcome to the Band Scanner Pro Setup Wizard This will install Band Scanner Pro an your computer It is recommended that vou close all other applications before continuing Click ta continue Cancel ta exit Setup m Cancel Unless you have a specific reason to make changes simply accept the default recommendations and click Next gt at each step but with these exceptions 1 When prompted to place an icon on the computer Desktop check the box to do so 2 At the final step select NOT to launch the program 3 Close the software installation utility Next follow the procedure below to install the USB driver Once the programming software has been installed on the computer a special USB port driver must also be installed if that particular computer is ever to address the Band Scanner through the front panel USB port The station s utility laptop or other machine used for quick local encoder programming must have both the programming software and the USB driver installed When the software was installed the USB driver was put into a folder within the Band Scanner program file With a normal installation as described above under Windows XP the driver will have been located here My Computer Local Disk C Program Files Band Scanner Pro Drivers
80. umber of the valid or non valid blocks processed is contained in this screen The refreshing of the statistical data depends on the selected group The time of the last showing of the group and time differences between any groups appearing is calculated The average time of group appearing 15 also displayed The Reset Analyzer button resets all of the buffered data and starts all over Changing tuned frequency also resets Group Analyzer The Group Replayer button will open tool for more sophisticated group analysis See Group Replayer 44 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 820027 Fax 359 56 836700 E mail office devabroadcast com qe Web www devabroadcast com GROUP REPLAYER Group Replayer Deva Broadcast Ltd DAB 248 4AB 5AB FAB 10AB 11 AB 12AB 1348 14 AB 15 8240 ae News AF Total not transmitted L AF Method unknawn Date Day _ Month i Tear B Week Day of Week DEVA Time Hour not transmitted BROADCAST Frequency 104 5 MHz Faw Data Stop On Frequency Change Stop Time Gap Above 1000 mez CDCD Total Groups 19466 Current Group 3383 Replay Delay 0 ms i z zE 2020 i B 2022 2020 Frequency 104 5 MHz Time to Previaus 1 3765 ms Time to 9
81. w devabroadcast com FM TUNER SETTINGS b Settings General Tuner ADS Log Presets FM Analyzer Band Analyzer Tuner ROS Log Search Stop Level Antenna Presets 11 6 dBu Factor dB Analyzer Band Analyzer 18 2 dBu External Attenuator dB 26 7 dBuV Validity 38 0 dEn Low Level Detect Time sec Step Buttering Time 100 KHz 200 KHz Sensitivity Local ATT EdB DX De emphasis 50 ps O 75us Search Stop Level Tuner sensitivity threshold in Auto Search Mode Step You can choose the frequency adjustment step Usually it is 100kHz for Europe and 200kHz for the US Sensitivity Sensitivity mode of the input RF signal The Local mode is recommended in case the tool used 15 close to the transmitter sites It will enable 6 dB attenuation of the RF input stage The DX mode 15 intended in case when weak signal must be received and analyzed Using this mode will disable any input attenuation of the RF input De emphasis Selectable de emphasis for the Demodulator Antenna If known Antenna Factor and or External Attenuator could be specified here ATTENTION These are not hardware properties of Band Scanner and will adjust only final readings Validity Low Level Detect Time 15 minimum required time to announce RF Level for High or Low Buffering Time gives hardware time to smooth after switching over NOTE Some of the tuner settings are uninfluential when t

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