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1. signal Parameters Signal Monitoring Explore Channel Set Constellation Outline Mer by carrier pt D Solid LTE Ingress Test 1 Transparen Attenuation Test on Mouan mD n ee Off On r Off LCurtain Off Curtain 10 dB div 5 dB div 2 dB div 1 dB div Tuning Channel Set 1 Channel Set 2 Frequen Analog input Advanced Aspect Ratio CD Only available for digital channels Only available for analogue channels a Option available for terrestrial band y Option available for satellite band Only available for HD RANGER February 2014 2 11 A PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES MEASUREMENT MENU Channel Frequency Tools Select Service n Signal Monitoring Terrestrial Satellite Supply Output LNB Drain Satellite Settings DiSEqC Mode S S Satellite sac gt y Horizontal Left Vertical Right Low Hig 18V 22 kHz Enabled a Option available for terrestrial band y Option available for satellite band Gy Only available for digital channels Only available for HD RANGER 2 12 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aes PROMAX INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT Load Filter by type All Screen Shots Channel Sets Manage Dataloggers DiSEqC Data Captures Service Databases Create new Mark All Tools Unmark All Mar
2. Besides the basic functions of TV meter and spectrum analyser for terrestrial and satellite band it provides additional tools such as the test of LTE signal interferences some of its working frequencies are close to the TV bands the diagrams constellations or the signal monitoring tool The HD RANGER 50 SE has an application to manage data generated at each installation This feature helps the user to manage information generated so he can access it at any time or download it to a PC for further analysis The HD RANGER 50 SE has been designed and developed entirely in the European Union A multidisciplinary team of highly qualified professionals has dedicated effort and commitment to the development of a powerful efficient and reliable tool During the manufacturing process all used materials have been Subjected to a strict quality control In an effort to facilitate its work to professionals our long experience ensures an after sales quality service which includes software updates and upgrades for free Figure 2 Click here to watch this video Introducing the HD RANGER 1 2 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX 2 SETTING UP 2 1 i Package Content Check that your package contains the following elements HD RANGER 50 SE Analyser External DC charger Mains cord for external DC charger Car lighter charger F Adapters 3 units e F H BNC H Adapter e F H DI
3. Click here to watch this video Datalogger To start the datalogger After creating a new datalogger file or selecting an existing one the user can start the datalogging process From the datalogger viewer screen press the Test point key and from the menu select an existing test point using the Go to option or Create new to create a new test point If a new test point is created user has to give it a name Now datalogger is ready to start Press the Datalogger key and select Start 6 86 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX During datalogger it catches the list of available services of all channels in the channel set that are part of the datalogger if this option was selected when creating the datalogger or if the Datalogger PSI option is enabled in the Preferences menu If there is a change of channel set during datalogger there will be a pause if this option was selected when creating the datalogger User can pause and resume the datalogger process at any time by pressing on the key Pause Fs At the end it saves the data and allows watching the results on screen by channel set To change the channel set press on the Fs key Datalogger can be saved on a PC using the Netupdate software available on the PROMAX website Information about service lists are in the XML files which can be downloaded to a PC gt Description of Datalogger screens The fo
4. Microsoft Office Word Micrusoft Visual Studiv 2010 Notepad a free GNU source code editor OpenOffice Calc OpenOffice Writer WordPad AML Editor Flegir programa predeterminacio ZesPROMAX USER S es oe ee a i ee So VLAN DA Faa gm So GCR 2 MAI J J AL loan tk P l When Excel tries to open the file it will ask you the import method to open the XML data file by this way Cy n keta auhi Leri a k lt 2 E Ei 4 g N E p TF E E EEE sky Comber j imta Tal d r Iieme Jfa am E mrega vaa afew contre hojas de ection cud dema hacer Tiit e ha p A une na de erii Tir al achiv gpabeciredcke ia ngamia hoga Aa erii aoa arih ists p ee Figure 52 You must choose the option in which a stylesheet is asked It will appear as an option the COVERAGE xsl file Importar KML mx El archivo que va a abrir contene hojas de estilos Qu desea hacer C Abrir el archivo sin aplicar una hoja de estilos Cancelar Figure 53 Now Excel is opening the XML data file using the format that the XSL file IS providing This step could take few seconds depending on the size of the XML data file 6 84 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX February 2014 At this point you should have an excel file with three different sheets Each sheet corresponds to a different view of the same data v The first one will show you the generic signal inform
5. a1 0 dBu V Missa gt 25 5dB SiN 37 5 dB CBER lt 1 9E 03 Figure A7 1 Measurement 1 3 Mm 25200 C N 37 6dB CBER lt 1 9E 03 Figure A7 2 Measurement 2 3 MEASUREMENT 3 3 Ma 25208 ein 37 6d0B CBER lt 1 9E 03 Figure A7 3 Measurement 3 3 February 2014 81 1 AQ PROMAX USER S MANUAL A7 1 4 SPECTRUM ANALYSER Mode Views for DAB DAB signal in MEASUREMENT mode are RTE 00 20 SPECTRUM 1 3 ai y Power 51 0dBuV MER 25 3dB CBER lt 1 9E 03 C N 37 5dB v l l l l l I l l I ETI locked RADIO 1 Span 10 MHz 209 95 MHz DAB Tools Advanced Figure A7 4 Spectrum 1 3 gt rA 00 20 SPECTRUM 2 3 Cad FR fe 3 h cai Power 50 9dBuV MER 25 4dB CBER lt 1 9E 03 C N 37 5dB TF i eee RADIO 1 L s ETI locked RADIO 1 Span 10 MHz 209 95MHz DAB Toos Advanced Figure A7 5 Spectrum 1 3 gt 36 01 2013 00 23 SPECTRUM 3 3 SCE F Ta F ih AL i T Span 10 MHz 209 95MHz DAB Tools Advanced Figure A7 6 Spectrum 1 3 82 February 2014 DANCED CEDIES USER S MANUA PROMAX A7 1 5 TV Mode Views for DAB DAB signal in TV mode are 26 01 2013 00 23 DAB 1 3 Gy SELECT SERVICE 6 Figure A7 7 TV 1 3 6 01 2013 00 24 DAB 2 3 Bt a Power 51 1 dBuv C N 36 1 dB MER 25 3 dB CBER lt 1 9E 03 ETI locked RADIO 1 ae DEFAULT rR DAB 3 3 Di Multiplex rene aa ID Se
6. 2 8 Stealthi D Function Signal Auto identification The Stealthi D function of the HD RANGER 50 SE is a signal identification function performed automatically by the equipment without any user intervention The equipment tries to identify the channel or frequency of the input signal it receives and according to the band selected by the user it applies identifying criteria according to the standards of that band When the equipment recognizes in the input signal the identification parameters of a standard it decodes the signal and shows the data of that signal on the screen The identification system tries to lock the first signal using the modulation defined in the channel set for that signal If after five seconds it fails to lock with that modulation it starts the wheel for automatic detection If then it locks in a modulation other than indicated it generates an internal temporary channel set to accelerate tuning the same channel later on Then the user only has to follow these steps in order to identify a signal Press the Preferences key for 1 second In the Stealthi D tab select the signal types to auto identify see figure 7 By default all them are selected Press the F2 key to save the changes made and the key to exit the Preferences screen Press the Settings key Select the band terrestrial or satellite Select a channel or frequency to identify The bottom of the screen shows the message Search
7. You have chosen to open ay EarthPointieceLeml which is a KAMAL file Frome hte www earthpomiius What should Firefoo do with this file Openwith Google Earth default Save File _ De the automatically for files idee this from mow on Cancel Figure A6 11 Google Earth will try to open the three different excel sheet explained before in this document see step 8 from Excel opening process for XML data file in the previous section of this document The first one is not using the format that the converter is expecting and will generate an error The second and the third one will represent the coverage measurement points but only the third one will be with the really suitable format Figure A6 12 78 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX q Disable the first and the second sheets for a more comfortable view and click over the third one ama iiiw Gs Herein Aai l PHI Lopra topper Wi ua Sera brki at oe i hii gt EG aaiim iF i Figure A6 13 The yellow flag symbol mark the first and the last coverage measure point The other measurement points will be presented as a C symbol Figure A6 14 Every point will show the POWER and MER measurements when selected Power 42 46dBuv MER 18 90dB Figure A6 15 Finally the KML file generated with the procedure described here can be used directly with most of the GIS tools to import such data in
8. ery External Reset press Audio Video and hold 5s Input Export Key TV Key Active function LED Softkeys External unit power supply Light sensor Battery Figure 4 February 2014 2 7 Ares PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Lateral view Power input connector rT Video Audio input W i Video Audio output i JEN USB connector ON OFF slide switch Figure 5 Top view Optical input connector Output RF connector In out RF connector Figure 6 Optical Option Refer to annex Only available for HD RANGER 2 8 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX 2 4 Switching On Off the equipment This analyser is designed for use as a portable equipment and it does not require any previous installation gt Switching On Slide for a while approximately one second the power slide switch located on the left side of the equipment When all indicators light up at once release the switch which returns to its rest position The starting display picture appears and also a progress bar that indicates the system load After the system load the last screen before shutdown appears gt Switching Off Slide for a while approximately one second the power slide switch located on the left side of the equipment When the screen goes off release the switch which returns to its rest position The starting display picture appears and
9. gt Joystick up down It changes the reference level gt Joystick left right depending on the joystick active mode SP SPAN change FR or CH Frequency change or channel change MK Marker change if marker is ON D Only available for digital channels February 2014 4 35 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Nn SPECTRUM 3 3 FULL SPECTRUM D a I l l i i l i I i l i Loui Span 100 MHAgl Tools _ Advanced 6 Figure 29 Selected installation date and time Number of view total views Joystick active mode selected band battery level Spectrum in the band with the selected span Centre frequency and cursor It also shows the bandwidth of a digital locked signal Softkeys menus gt Joystick up down It changes the reference level gt Joystick left right depending on the joystick active mode SP SPAN change FR or CH Frequency change or channel change MK Marker change if marker is ON D Only available for digital channels 4 36 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX 4 3 Description in detail of the FULL SPECTRUM screen 3 6 a i i on ht 756 50 MHz 54 dBuV KA N UNNE gt Span 100 Misa Figure 30 Horizontal reference line It indicates the signal level Vertical axis It indicates the signal level Vertical reference line It indicates the frequency SPAN
10. It sets the minimum level for a terrestrial analogue signal to be identified It allows the user to select the data to be exported when pressing the export key among the following options screen only data only or both It allows the user to select the set of signal types being used while auto identifying any modulation type February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX 3 MEASUREMENT MODE On the panel left side the equipment has three functions keys which give direct access to the three most important functions One of them is the key MEASUREMENT that measures the Signal received through the RF input connector The user should connect a signal to the input and select the band whether terrestrial or satellite Then the auto identification function for more information refer to StealthID function locks the signal and demodulates it in real time automatically detecting its characteristic parameters Having identified the signal the equipment measures according to the signal type All information about transponders or multiplex is automatically displayed without introducing any additional parameter identification Next there is a list of signals that the equipment can automatically detect For more information about characteristics of each signal type refer to Annex 1 Signals description Digital Terrestrial Television First Generation DVB T Digital Terrestrial Television Second Generation DVB T2
11. RANGER SERIES February 2014 MPEG2 TS locked BBC USERS MANUAL F 7I rea A y 44 a ENER v y fia TAV SE v Transport Stream Information SUIRG Descriptor Tag Version VSL Serial Number Carrier ID Telephone Number Longitude Latitude User Info Figure 41 OxC4 VSL_ 12111918 __ BBC_ 34 123456789 41 21 20 92 02 05 56 63 USER_INFO___ Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 6 TOOLS 6 1 Constellation 6 1 1 6 1 2 6 60 The constellation diagram is a graphic representation of the digital symbols received over a period of time There are different types of constellation diagrams according to the modulation type In the case of an ideal transmission channel without noise or interference all symbols are recognized by the demodulator without errors In this case they are represented in the constellation diagram as well defined points hitting in the same area forming a very concentrated dot Noise and interferences cause the demodulator to not always read the symbols correctly In this case hits are dispersed and create different forms which can visually determine the type of problem in the signal Each type of modulation is represented differently A 16 QAM signal is shown on screen by a diagram of a total of 16 different zones and a 64 QAM signal is represented by a diagram of 64 different zones and so on The constellation diagram shows in differen
12. SAFETY RULES A X The safety could not be assured if the instructions for use are not closely followed Use this equipment connected only to systems with their negative of measurement connected to ground potential The AL 103 external DC charger is a Class I equipment for safety reasons plug it to a supply line with the corresponding ground terminal This equipment can be used in Overvoltage Category I installations and Pollution Degree 2 environments External DC charger can be used in Overvoltage Category II installation and Pollution Degree 1 environments When using some of the following accessories use only the specified ones to ensure safety Rechargeable battery External DC charger Car lighter charger cable Power cord Observe all specified ratings both of supply and measurement Remember that voltages higher than 70 V DC or 33 V AC rms are dangerous Use this instrument under the specified environmental conditions When using the power adaptor the negative of measurement is at ground potential Do not obstruct the ventilation system of the instrument Use for the signal inputs outputs specially when working with high levels appropriate low radiation cables Follow the cleaning instructions described in the Maintenance paragraph February 2014 Ars PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Symbols related with safety DIRECT CURRENT ON Supply ALTERNATING CURRENT OFF Supply DOUBLE INSULATION
13. nnn Byte size nnn decimal of blocks that will be send from the ZIP file Name _ INSTALLATION REMOVE It removes a installation INSTALLATION NAME name REMOVE a ed realtor ame Installation name abcd I NSTALLATI ON ZIP It receives the installation from the host INSTALLATION NAME name ZIP Name of the installation abcd 44 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX Name ENB It provides configures the LNB output Question _ LNB Inb Question __ LNB Inb Inb_resp Inb Description Inb_resp O OUTPUT Current selected output ENABLE LNB enable ON or disabled OFF VOLTAGE Last measurement of the LNB output voltage CURRENT Last measurement of the LNB output current AVAILABLE Available output with the current configuration UNDERVOLTAGE Under voltage alarm OVERCURRENT Overvoltage alarm SHORTCI RCUIT Short circuit alarm DRAINLED LED DRAIN lit ON or not OFF LNB Inb Inb conf o Configuration LNB Inb Inb_conf mb Inb_conf Description Inb_conf ENABLE Enables the LNB ENABLE Disables the LNB OUTPUT LNB output voltage nnn must be one of the available options seen on the command LNB AVAILABLE Name oe It provides configures the LTE filter status Question LTE Ee Ite_resp aa te resp Description Ite resp LTE filter enabled o LTE filter disabled Configuration LTE Ite_conf o a Description Ite_conf ON
14. E Each key provides access to a menu This menu varies depending on the function the user is working on the meter The menu is displayed on each softkey at the bottom of the screen MPEG2 TS locked ASTRA 1 o Figure 19 February 2014 2 19 As PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES p 2 7 4 Virtual Keyboard 2 20 When a user needs to enter or edit a text from an image channel set etc a screen with a virtual keyboard appears as shown at the figure file name SCREEN Figure 20 To edit the file name user should follow these steps Using the joystick place the cursor over the text box where the name appears Move the cursor to place it next to the letter that user wants to edit Move the joystick on the virtual keyboard to edit To delete a letter move the cursor to the right side of the letter and then press or press e Del the joystick on the Delete key To enter an upper case letter press first FY E or press the joystick on u pa key To block upper case press E or press the joystick on the L J key twice consecutively To return to lower case press or the key again Keys with a point at the top right corner give access to special characters by keeping pressed the joystick for one second on the key After editing press Ok to validate the name and continue the process or Cancel to cancel February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX
15. TV mode with spectrum and measurements TV mode with TS parameters Spectrum mode Spectrum mode with measurement Spectrum mode with TV and measurement Measurement mode Measurement mode with TV and Spectrum Meas mode with demodulator parameters Echoes tool Constellation tool It provides the program name Question _si NAM espouse a nam_resp Description nam_resp sp It provides the program name abc February 2014 Ars PROMAX 47 AA PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES Name PRINT SCREEN It makes a screenshot in PNG format PRINT SCREEN printscreen_ conf printscreen_conf Description printscreen_ conf lt empty gt It gives a name by default abc It gives the name abc It provides configures services PSI PS STATUS status_reso NUMBER number_resp ONID onid NI D nid TSIDOtsid NETWORK name Comments If ACQUIRED Acquired services of channel status ACQUIRED N PROGRESS Acquiring services of channel in progress then service FAIL Acquisition failed information isn t STOPPED Acquisition stopped shown number _ Description number resp xx xx Number of services sd of xx Number of services sd E Description services ACQUIRED Original Network id Network id Transport Stream id Name of service network Configuration PSI SERVICE index_conf AUDI O index_audio OPTI ONAL index_conf Index of service Selecting service from the AUDI O xx inde
16. February 2014 6 77 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 6 7 3 Menu Options In the bottom of the screen are four menu accessible via the softkeys Exit Exits the tool Set Reference Pressing this option the current F power values are captured and they are assigned as reference values Tools It access the Tools main menu 4 Advanced It access the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are five parameters to set the attenuation test They are gt Threshold Attenuation It defines the maximum difference that may exist between the pilot signal of higher level and the pilot signal of lower level All pilot signals out of this range will be removed and not used as a pilot signal during the measurement process gt Maximum Attenuation It sets the attenuation level used by the equipment to show on screen if the signal passes or fails When the attenuation level is below this value the message on screen is PASS and when it is above this value is FAIL gt Pilot O It defines the frequency of the pilot signal 0 MHz gt Pilot 1 It defines the frequency of the pilot signal 1 MHz gt Pilot 2 It defines the frequency of the pilot signal 2 MHz 6 78 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX 6 8 Signal Monitoring This tool allows the user to monitor a locked signal over time measuring its power MER and C N All this data can be downloaded to a PC and exported to a file
17. RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Axes PROMAX Name INSTALLATION PC FILE It sends a file of the current installation to the PC Order INSTALLATION CURRENT tag name SIZE size BLOCK bbbb tag Description tag SPECTRUM Spectrum captures files to the current installation TER CH Terrestrial channel sets files to the current install SAT CH Satellite channel sets files to the current instal DISEQC PROGRAM DISEQC programs files to the current installation PNG Print screens files to the current installation CONSTELLATION Constellation captures files to the current install ECHOES Echo captures files to the current installation MER MER x carrier captures files to the current install DATALOGGER Datalogger files to the current installation SPECTROGRAM Spectrograms files to the current installation MEROGRAM Merograms files to the current installation Transport stream files to the current installation TS File byte nnn decimal size when send bbbb Description bbbb nnn Byte nnn decimal size to which the file will be divided to be send February 2014 43 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Name INSTALLATION PC ZIP Description It sends a file from a PC to the equipment zipped with all files of the installation Order INSTALLATION ZIP NAME name SIZE size BLOCK bbbb name Description name Name abcd of the installation Byte nnn decimal size of the file when send bbbb Description bbbb
18. Selected installation date and time Measurement values for the signal tuned at the frequency channel selected Spectrum over time at the selected span Softkeys menus Selected band battery level Maximum and minimum values of signal power and band power over time Maximum and minimum value of the measure selected by the user in the option User measure Elapsed time Signal status searching locked multiplex name selected span X Axis Span MHz Y Axis Power gt Joystick does not have any function in this tool 6 74 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX 6 6 3 Menu options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys It displays the channel frequency where is pointing the cursor and access the tuning menu li It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters It displays the Tools menu It displays the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are some options for the espectrogram configuration They are gt User measure It allows the user to select the measure to view on screen among the several available for each type of signal gt Details It allows the user to view on screen the date and time when maximum and minimum measures were reached To quit this view press the key E gt Clear measures It cleans the spectrogram and measures and it restarts the timer 6 7 a Attenuation
19. T2 Base and T2 Lite profiles Digital Satellite Television First Generation DVB S Digital Satellite Television Second Generation DVB S2 Digital Satellite Television exclusive for DirecTV DSS Digital Cable Television First Generation DVB C Digital Cable Television Second Generation DVB C2 Generic Analogue terrestrial TV Analogue Cable TV Analogue Satellite TV Analogue Terrestrial FM Only available for HD RANGER StealthID function for DVB C only available for HD RANGER A Special digital signal The equipment does not demodulate it but measures its power and C N ratio It can be used for special signals as DAB DAB or COFDM modulation with narrow BW February 2014 3 29 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Ce Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Select through the Settings menu the frequency band terrestrial or satellite Access the MEASUREMENT option by pressing the key Press again to display the next view Views for digital signals are K MEASUREMENT 1 3 FULL MEASUREMENT 554 00 MHz Powe 69 2 dBuV vas 30 508 ead j 2kHz e 34 7 dB CBER 6 9E 05 Vela 1 8E 08 9 MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Figure 24 Selected installation date and time Measurement value of the selected parameter Number of view total views Selected band battery level Total power detected over the whole selected band terrestrial or satellite It is shown
20. installation It reads print screens in the current installation It reads constellation captures in the current install It reads echo captures in the current installation It reads MER x carrier captures in the current install It reads datalogger in the current installation It reads spectrograms in the current installation It reads merograms in the current installation It reads transport stream in the current installation Description name Name abcd of the capture In case of a DATALOGGER tag the name could be the header file of a datalogger or the file name of a test point datalogger xml or datalogger tp xml bbbb Description bb Byte nnn decimal size to which the file will be divided to be send size Description size File byte nnn decimal size when send 41 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Name INSTALLATION FILE ZIP It reads an xml file of the current installation and sends all the installation files zipped to a PC Question INSTALLATION CURRENT ZIP BLOCK bbbb NSTALLATION SIZE size bbbb Description bb nnn Byte nnn decimal size to which the file will be divided to be send size Description size File byte nnn decimal size when send Name INSTALLATION INFLATE It decompresses the installation if it exists Configuration INSTALLATION NAME name INFLATE a name Description name Name of the installation abcd 42 February 2014
21. 4 MER by carrier 6 4 1 Description This function analyses continuously the measure of the MER value for each one of the carriers forming the selected channel and they are displayed in a graphic on screen This tool is especially useful for the analysis of systems in which signals of different type and origin interfere with each other as may occur during the transition from analogue to digital TV The Mer by carrier tool is available for signals with carriers DVB T DVB T2 and DVB C2 Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Enter the MEASUREMENT mode or SPECTRUM mode Select terrestrial band and tune a DVB T DVB T2 or DVB C2 digital signal Press the Tools key Fs Select Mer by carrier option To exit this tool press any key of mode TV mode Spectrum mode or Measurement mode i Only available for HD RANGER 6 68 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Figure 45 Selected installation date and time Joystick active mode Selected band battery level Measurement values for the signal tuned at the frequency channel selected Average measurement value and standard deviation value of MER MER by carrier graphic Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus Axis X Carriers Axis Y Power gt Joystick left right Channel frequency change according to the tuning mode February 2014 6 69 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 6 4 3 Menu options At the
22. 5 6 7 8 Modulation QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM Bandwidth 6 7 and 8 MHz Spectral inversion ON OFF AUTO Hierarchy Indicates hierarchy mode Cell I D Detected from transmitter station TPS signalling Time slicing symbol interleaver and MPE FEC DVB C SIGNAL PARAMETERS Demodulation 16 32 64 128 256 QAM Symbol rate 1800 to 7200 kbauds default value 6900 kSym s Roll off a factor 0 15 of Nyquist filter Spectral inversion ON OFF DVB S SIGNAL PARAMETERS Symbol rate 2 to 45 Mbauds Roll off a factor 0 35 of Nyquist filter Code Rate 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 Spectral inversion ON OFF AUTO DVB S2 SIGNAL PARAMETERS Symbol rate QPSK 2 to 45 MSps Symbol rate 8PSK 2 to 45 MSps Roll off a factor 0 20 0 25 and 0 35 of Nyquist filter Code Rate QPSK 1 2 3 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 Code Rate 8PSK 3 5 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 Spectral inversion ON OFF AUTO Pilots Presence indication 9 116 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX DSS SIGNAL PARAMETERS Symbol rate 20 Mbauds Roll off a factor 0 20 of Nyquist filter Code Rate 1 2 2 3 6 7 and AUTO Spectral inversion ON OFF TOOLS CONSTELLATION DIAGRAM Type of signal DVB T DVB T2 DVB C DVB C2 DSS DVB S and DVB S2 Displayed data Q graph DATALOGGER function Automatic measurement acquisition and storage Stored data Signal type modulation parameters all measures available for the
23. 50 SE CONFIGURATION FOR MEASURING LEVEL AND POWER Digital frequency synthesis Continuous tuning from 5 to 1000 MHz and from 950 to 2150 MHz terrestrial and satellite respectively Channel or frequency IF or downlink at satellite band Channel set configurable on demand 10 kHz 75 Q 130 dBuV 50 V rms powered by the AL 103 power charger 30 V rms not powered by the AL 103 power charger 140 dBuV protected at least for 30 seconds DIGITAL SIGNALS MEASUREMENT TERRESTRIAL TUNING RANGE SATELLITE TUNING RANGE From 45 to 1000 MHz From 950 to 2150 MHz MARGIN OF POWER MEASUREMENT COFDM QAM QPSK 8PSK MEASUREMENTS DVB T COFDM Displayed data DVB C QAM Displayed data DVB S QPSK Displayed data DVB S2 QPSK 8PSK Displayed data DSS QPSK Displayed data February 2014 From 35 dBuV to 100 dBuV From 45 dBuV to 110 dBuV From 44 dBuV to 114 dBuVv Power CBER VBER MER Numeric and level bar Power BER MER C N and Link margin Numeric and level bar Power CBER VBER MER up to 30 dB C N and Link margin Numeric and level bar Power CBER LBER MER up to 30 dB C N BCH ESR Wrong Packets and Link Margin Numeric and level bar Power CBER VBER MER C N and noise margin Numeric and level bar 9 115 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES DVB T SIGNAL PARAMETERS Carriers 2k 8k Guard Interval 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 Code Rate 1 2 2 3 3 4
24. 64 128 256 QAM Symbol rate 1800 to 7200 kbauds Roll off a factor 0 15 of Nyquist filter Spectral inversion ON OFF AUTO DVB C2 SIGNAL PARAMETERS Carriers 4k Guard Interval 1 64 1 128 Bandwidth 6 and 8 MHZ Spectral Inversion ON OFF AUTO Code Rate PLP 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 PLP Constellation 64QAM 256QAM 1kQAM and 4kQAM Dslice I D 0 256 PLP ID 0 256 ID cell Detected from transmitter station Network ID Detected from transmitter station C2 System ID Detected from transmitter station 9 108 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX DVB S SIGNAL PARAMETERS Symbol rate 2 to 45 Mbauds Roll off a factor 0 35 of Nyquist filter Code Rate 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 Spectral inversion ON OFF AUTO DVB S2 SIGNAL PARAMETERS Symbol rate QPSK 2 to 45 MSps Symbol rate 8PSK 2 to 45 MSps Roll off a factor 0 20 0 25 and 0 35 of Nyquist filter Code Rate QPSK 1 2 3 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 Code Rate 8PSK 3 5 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 Spectral inversion ON OFF AUTO Pilots Presence indication DSS SIGNAL PARAMETERS Symbol rate 20 Mbauds Roll off a factor 0 20 of Nyquist filter Code Rate 1 2 2 3 6 7 and AUTO Spectral inversion ON OFF TOOLS CONSTELLATION DIAGRAM Type of signal DVB T DVB T2 DVB C DVB C2 DSS DVB S and DVB S2 Displayed data Q graph ECHOES ANALYSER MODE DVB T DVB T2 DVB C2 Measurement range Depen
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27. C Abrir el archivo sin aplicar una hoja de estilos Cancelar Figure A6 6 Now Excel is opening the XML data file using the format that the XSL file IS providing This step could take few seconds depending on the size of the XML data file At this point you should have an excel file with three different sheets Each sheet corresponds to a different view of the same data v The first one will show you the generic signal information and the different coverage measures for each point acquired v In the second one you will find the same data but presented in a table format more user friendly for working with graphs based on each measured parameter v The third one provides data in a format adapted for geolocation Information is shown in terms of parameters required for presenting the measured data as a map layer latitude longitude id description and an icon identifier number as required for GIS and Google Earth technologies This third sheet is formatted mainly to be compatible with main Google Earth format converters available in Internet Now save the data as a true excel file No specific name or path is required but you must remember the path February 2014 15 USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES Ax PROMAX A6 4 3 Presenting measurements in Google Earth For this process Google Earth must be installed on the computer and internet connection will be needed Open a web browser and then search for a converter from E
28. Class II protection CAUTION Risk of electric shock DIRECT AND ALTERNATING GROUND TERMINAL PROTECTIVE CONDUCTOR CAUTION REFER TO MANUAL FRAME TERMINAL FUSE EQUIPMENT OR COMPONENT EQUIPOTENTIALITY TOBE RECYCLED Descriptive Examples of Over Voltage Categories Cati Low voltage installations isolated from the mains Cat II Portable domestic installations Cat III Fixed domestic installations Cat IV Industrial installations February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX TABLE OF CONTENTS A Aaa e Sb eee nr E E ee en en ere ere 1 1 LE DE CIPHON eree ee ee ee ee Te errr 1 1 er eerren penna ERE ENEE A ENEEIER 2 3 2 4 PaCkaGe CONTONE serene eena E A EE end oene 2 3 22 WOWGM ae e E EAE E EEA A E E a acess 2 4 2 Pode TSG CMAN OC ea E E E ESE 2 4 22 2 Charging the DAMCLY ssisuviciesncricrirnicrdacsad oraannsnievaoniaiaweennaaenadan 2 4 22 35 CihalOe discharge TIMES cvniiiaseninwesswaanacvesstramnercuecdeapancdemmaenenas 2 5 Pate Salt CONTO DAGTV siener EEE 2 5 Faa USI TOS erea aE a A E E E AEN 2 6 P Ae ae an EAD E E E E AAE O E TE 2 7 2 4 Switching On Off the equipment sesesessrsrerererrrrrrrrrrersrerrrrrrrrrrrrrro 2 9 2 5 Screen Icons and Dialog bOX6eS ssssesenerererererrrrrrrrererererrrrrrrrrrrrere gt 2 10 2 6 MENU TOC sien censdacsewacnaemenud E EEEE E EEEN EENE ENE 2 11 Zit CONTO a E E E A EEEE E A 2 14 PeT OV O a E E E E E A AaS 2 14 Zelee KEyDOard SNO CUES serrr ranar EE E E ERA
29. HD RANGER 50 SE host to an USB memory device 8 100 8 1 2 Connecting a computer host to the HDRANGER 50 SE device 8 102 8 2 V A OUIDUL CONMNECUOT vecccisnnesseccecemessaumciennwecmswsienatwensexmewsenuaranuseaweeus 8 103 Oe V A MMPUCCONNOCTOF ects eccvscnee orenen EEE EE EERS 8 103 oada RF CONN OO EEA EEEE A 8 104 2 ga Sis ee a ee en ee re ee een 9 106 9 1 Specifications HD RANGER F cccccccceeeee eee eeeeneeeeeteeeneeeseseenaaes 9 106 9 2 Specifications HD RANGER 50 SE cccccccccccccce ee ee eect eeenneeeeeeeenes 9 115 TOMAINTENANCE rirorio speichern eet oats ancien er dea conan Od ed cee eras eee 10 122 10 1 Considerations about the SCreen cc ce ccccccsee cece ee eeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeenes 10 122 10 2 Cleaning Recommendations cc ccce cece eee eeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeetseenenenegs 10 122 ANNEX 1 SONALS DESCRIP TON ccicininiinceesehiereiiaginor EEan 1 ANNEX 2 HOW TO POINT A DISH ANTENNA cccccceesceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuueerennees 15 ANNEX 3 DiSEqC COMMANDS inadohctienweaatihharwerdews tiene tineaenerianivertmetidaaieaerian 23 ANNEX 4 REMOTE CONTROL COMMANDS cccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetseeseuaeeneentes 33 ANNEX 5 OPTICAL OPTION OPH be PS iacioscvcrssineneatoestdaphelaniiveusenaunesestanwaatds 55 ANNEX 6 SIGNAL COVERAGE OPTION OP OO1 GPS cccccceeeeee eee eeeeeeeneeeees 67 ANNEX 7 OPTION DAB DAB OP O01 DAB ccccccccccseeuueseeusseuuueeneueeennanes 80 ANNEX 8 MOLTIMEDQDIA CONTEN erre
30. Indication of the carrier level of the tuned video gt C N Ratio between the modulated signal power and noise power for the same bandwidth depending on TV standard The modulation error ratio MER used in digital systems is analogue to the Signal Noise S N ratio in analogue systems T Carrier level is measured by a quasi peak detector 100 kHz BW The noise level is measured with an average detector and corrected to refer it to the bandwidth equivalent to channel noise according to its definition for the TV selected standard gt Video Audio Ratio between levels of the video carrier to audio carrier Py Analogue FM In the analogue FM measurement mode signal the display acts as an analogue indicator of signal representing the signal at the input The equipment also demodulates the FM carrier radio and can be listened through the speaker February 2014 13 Ars PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES A1 2 2 Satelliteband F E Analogue TV In the measurement mode of analogue signals in the satellite band measures available are gt Level Measurement of the tuned carrier level gt C N Ratio between the modulated signal power and noise power equivalent to the same bandwidth as TV standard The modulation error ratio MER used in digital systems is analogue to the Signal Noise S N ratio in analogue systems The carrier level is measured by a quasi peak detector 4 MHz BW The noise level is measured with an a
31. It corresponds to the dead time between symbols its purpose is to detect echoes due to multi paths This parameter is expressed in terms of the symbol duration 1 64 or 1 128 gt Constellation COFDM modulation with constellations QPSK L6QAM 64QAM 256QAM 1024QAM 4096QAM The constellation refers to all the selected PLP data gt Code rate It defines the ratio between the number of data bits and the total number of bits transmitted the difference corresponds to the number of control bits for the error detection and recovery 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 gt DSLICE id DSLICE identifier A DSLICE is a data packet containing a group of several PLPs gt PLP id PLP Physical Layer Pipes identifier Layers are used by the system to transmit compressed data such audio video and more February 2014 11 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES DVB C2 Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise ratio where C is the received power of the modulated carrier signal and N is the noise power received To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at Its centre frequency MER Modulation Error ratio with indication of Link Margin LM The link margin indicates the safety margin respect to the MER level measured for the degradation of the signal up to the QEF Quasi Error Free value MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the averag
32. It defines the number of modulation carriers between values 2k 4k and 8k gt Guard Interval This parameter is the dead time between symbols its purpose Is to detect problems due to multipath echoes This parameter is expressed in terms of the symbol duration 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 gt Constellation Modulation used by the carriers It also defines the noise immunity of the system QPSK 16 QAM and 64 QAM gt Code rate Also known as Viterbi ratio It defines the ratio between the number of data bits and the total number of bits transmitted the difference corresponds to the number of control bits for the detection and recovery of errors gt TS Hierarchy The DVB T standard gives the possibility of TDT transmissions with hierarchical levels that is the simultaneous transmission of the same program with different image qualities and levels of protection to different noises so the receiver can switch to a signal of lesser quality when reception conditions are not optimal February 2014 1 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES DVB T Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise ratio where C is the received power of the modulated carrier signal and N is the received noise power To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at its centre frequency MER Modulation error ratio with link margin LM The link margin indicates the safety margin respect to the
33. It enables the LTE filter OFF It disables the LTE filter February 2014 45 46 USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES Description It provides information of all active measurements MEASURE measure gt dB dBm dBuV dBmV All the active measures Digital channel power Analogue channel level C N of the measured channel dB Video Audio carrier ratio MER measurement value CBER measurement value VBER measurement value LBER measurement value Link Margin value Measurement within scale Measurement under the value shown Measurement over the value shown Description units Measurement units for C N V A MER Measurement units for POWER LEVEL February 2014 RANGER SERIES It provides sets the operation mode of the equipment Question MODE Question __ n P MEASURE TV PARAMETERS SP SP MEASURE SP MEASURE TV MEASURE MEASURE TV SP MEASURE PARAMETERS ECHOES CONSTELLATION MODE mode_resp USER S MANUAL Description mode_resp TV mode TV mode with spectrum and measurements TV mode with TS parameters Spectrum mode Spectrum mode with measurement Spectrum mode with TV and measurement Measurement mode Measurement mode with TV and Spectrum Measurement mode with demodulator parameters Echoes tool Constellation tool Configuration MODE mode_conf oss P MEASURE TV PARAMETERS SP SP MEASURE SP MEASURE TV MEASURE MEASURE TV SP MEASURE PARAMETERS ECHOES CONSTELLATION TV mode
34. It is the frequency range displayed on the horizontal axis The current span value appears at the bottom right of the screen To change use the joystick left right in soan mode SP or change it by the Span option in the Tuning menu E key Span values available are Full full band 500 MHz 200 MHz 100 MHz 50 MHz 20 MHz and 10 MHZ Reference Level It is the power range represented on the vertical axis To change use the joystick up down 5 dB steps This equipment has an option to activate the automatic adjustment of the reference level so it detects the optimal reference level for each situation This option can be enabled or disabled through the PREFERENCES menu and Measures tab February 2014 4 37 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Cursor Red vertical line that indicates position during the channel or frequency tuning When a digital signal is detected there is a triple cursor that shows the frequency for the signal locked and two vertical lines that shows the bandwidth of the digital carrier To change frequency channel use the joystick left right in FR mode tuning by frequency or CH mode tuning by channel Marker It is a special cursor that can be placed on a given frequency to check the power in this point To change use the joystick left right in MARKER MK mode This option can be enabled using the Marker option from the Advanced menu E key Centre frequency
35. Knowing what satellite we areon And the HD RANGER 50 SE comes into action Our dish is now more ore less looking in the direction where we presume our bird is parked With the HD RANGER 50 SE connected to the output of the LNB we select satellite frequency range antenna alignment mode span of 200 MHz and set the power supply voltage to one of the possible values We will take for example 13 VDC which will take us to the VERTICAL polarisation and LOW band We can use 80 dBuV for the reference level for we can change that at pleasure depending on the amount of signal we get Something will come up on the HD RANGER 50 SE screen It will normally be a weak signal that may come from the desired satellite or from the neighbour ones for the dish is not properly tuned up yet Swing the dish slightly horizontally and vertically until a decent signal is shown on the screen There we have a Satellite but which one is it Most probably the signals we are looking at are digital transponders from the unknown satellite The HD RANGER 4 50 SE can be operated in frequency or channel modes Tune any of those digital channels in frequency mode using the joystick and the markers shown on the screen The HD RANGER 50 SE will tell you what satellite and or orbital position you are on in a matter of seconds If we are unlucky and this is not the satellite we want then we only need to move the dish slightly to pick the signal from the next satellite
36. SERIES Press on the Datalogger option It displays a menu with the New option and a list of all dataloggers at the selected installation Select New to create a new datalogger or select the file name of an existing datalogger if the user want to save data on a specific datalogger already existing If New is selected a installation wizard shows how to create a new datalogger Follow its instructions E3 Next to move to the next screen F8 Previous to move to the previous screen or FL E Cancel to cancel During the creation of a new datalogger using the wizard the user can assign a name and select the channel sets The channel sets are the ones available for the current installation At least one channel set has to be selected either terrestrial or satellite The wizard also gives an option to select if during datalogger user wants to capture the list of services it slows down the process but gives more information and also if user wants a pause between channel sets the process stops until the user resume it At the end user has the option to open the new datalogger by default these last three options are enabled Once a new datalogger is created or selected an already existing one it shows the datalogger viewer screen and measurements of test points can start If it is a new datalogger in first place before starting the datalogger user must create a new test point see next section
37. a normal way see Universal LNB Note There are switchers of 2 inputs and 1 output in which other DiSEqc commands are used such as POSITION or OPTION to allow more complex assemblies Refer to the manufacturer technical information to make sure which are the commands to use A3 4 2 Monobloc LNB A Monobloc LNB is a module composed by 2 Universal LNB connected by a Tone burst switcher 2 inputs 1 output So it can be managed in the same way Also TWIN 2 independent outputs QUAD 4 independent outputs and OCTO versions exist 8 independent outputs In this case each output is controlled in a different way from the rest Important If it is desired to use Monobloc LNB with DiSEqC switchers is necessary to make sure that these are compatible Figure A3 2 February 2014 25 Ars PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES A3 4 3 DiSEqC Switcher with 4 inputs and 1 output t gt n 5A y a 3 m aor ar ao oo ie EAF POSITION Output Figure A3 3 This switcher allows the signal reception from four independent Universal LNBs coming from 4 different satellites on a single receiver As it is possible to observe in the attached scheme there are OPTION and POSITION switchers in cascade In order to switch it will be necessary to send an OPTION command and later a POSITION command that yields therefore a total of 4 possibilities Note the manufacturers usually assure the
38. and repeat the process MPower 81 5 dBpV C N 14 4dB 4 MER 13 6 dB BCH ESR 0s y a MPEG2 TS lockee ASTRA 1 B S2 Figure A2 8 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX A2 1 5 Fine tuning the dish Once we know for certain that we are on ASTRA 19E it is time to make fine adjustments to the dish to optimise the alignment There are two goals to achieve On the one hand we want to receive the maximum amount of power possible and on the other hand we need to make sure we minimise the interference from the crossed polarisation In order to maximise the received signal power we need only to move the dish s azimuth and elevation very carefully ensuring that the display of the spectrum analyser show us the highest values possible As you move the dish s position you will see the signal change on the spectrum analyser Cross polarisation is adjusted by rotating the LNB on its axis As you do so you will see on the HD RANGER 50 SE screen how the channels interfering from the opposite polarisation go up and down the objective being to leave the LNB in such a position that those channels are as low as possible A2 1 6 E Testing signal quality The HD RANGER 50 SE is the ideal instrument for quick and effective checks of signal quality not only because it shows all measurements in one single screen but also because the meter doesn t require bothering configuration pr
39. detected signal type and time stamp Timestamp Date and time at each measured channel LTE INGRESS TEST Type of signal DVB T DVB T2 DVB C DVB C2 Displayed data LTE band plus quality parameters for a selected TV channel ATTENUATION TEST Test frequencies 3 selectable pilots ATTENUATION TEST Function Signal distribution network response for terrestrial band Test frequencies 3 selectable pilots VIDEO amp AUDIO Format MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MP HL Main Profile High Level MPEG 4 AVC H 264 High Profile Level 4 1 maximum bitrate 40 Mbps 1 3 Using NetUpdate4 software application with a Windows PC platform Function to be used with RP 250 or RP 080 multiple pilot generator February 2014 9 117 USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES I mage size and frame rate Maximum Minimum Bitrate Aspect Ratio SI PSI data HD Video Resolution Audio 1920x1088x60i 50i 280x720x60p 50p 352x240x30p 352x288x25p 40 Mbps 16 9 or 4 3 Service list and main PIDs 1080 720 and 576 progressive or interlaced MPEG 1 MPEG 2 HE AAC ANALOGUE SI GNALS MEASUREMENT LEVEL MEASUREMENT Measurement range Terrestrial TV amp FM bands Satellite TV band Attenuation scale Numerical indication Graphical indication Measurement bandwidth Audible indicator Accuracy Terrestrial band Satellite band Out of range indication RF MEASUREMENTS Terrestrial bands Analogue channels Digital channels Satellite band An
40. horizontal x vertical aspect ratio and frequency Profile level Video program identifier Number of view total views Selected band battery level Tuned service information gt gt v y Vvvyv v y February 2014 NETWORK PROVIDER NID ONID TSID SID MHP LCN I nfo FREE SCRAMBLED DTV DS Television distribution network Terrestrial Orbital position Satellite Program provider name Network identifier where the signal is distributed Identifier of the original network where the signal Originates Transport stream identifier Service Identifier Interactive service Logic Channel Number It is the first logic number assigned to the first channel in the receiver Additional service information Free scrambled transmission Standard type of transmission 5 51 AA PROMAX 5 52 USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES Tuned audio information gt TYPE gt FORMAT gt LANGUAGE gt PID Softkeys menus Type of audio encoding and transmission speed Service audio format Bit depth sampling frequency sound reproduction Broadcasting language ID of the audio program gt Joystick up down It changes service gt Joystick left right It changes channel frequency depending on the tuning mode February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX Radio views are Figure 38 RADIO 2 3 AUDIO RADIO SPECTRU
41. master key to generate the uplink signal This same number must be known by the receiver so that demodulation is possible Most satellite transponders use PLS O as a default value but there are some transponders that use other values If it is a multistream signal it will appear an option that enables filtering by the input stream identifier ISI and to select the stream to demodulate Click here to watch this video DVB S2 multi stream decoding r February 2014 4 43 AA PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES 4 5 3 F3 Tools Access by the key It shows the Tools menu This menu can change depending on the type of selected standard Tools are gt Select Service gt Signal monitoring gt Explore channel set gt Constellation gt LTE Ingress Test gt Echoes gt Mer by carrier gt MEROGRAM i Only available for HD RANGER 4 44 It displays the list of services available in the multiplex tuned with the service name icons that identify the service type SID stream identifier and LCN logic channel number Icons that appear next to the service name identify the features of the service The meaning is given in the following table a Digital TV Ho High Definition service TV service Digital radio Digital radio 88 Data ele service This tool allows the user to check signal coverage by measuring its power MER and C N All this data can be do
42. measurement units for the signal level Available options are dBm Satellite Band It allows the user to select the type of satellite band used between Ku Ka band and C band Reference Level It allows the user to select the type of reference level adjustment between manual modified by the user or automatic selected by the equipment i Only available for HD RANGER February 2014 2 27 2 28 Datalogger PSI Database services Min TER Power Min SAT Power Min TER Level Export button gt Stealthi D Options USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES If you select the option Capture when datalogger is working it captures the service list of each channel This process slows the datalogger but provides additional information that can be downloaded in XML files To disable this option select Don t capture When it is enabled it saves all the services been detected in the current installation There is a database for services in terrestrial band and another for services in satellital band Services are included automatically when the signal is locked If enabled these services will be displayed on the View all services option in the Tuning menu When disabling the option all services In the database of the installation will be deleted It sets the minimum power for a terrestrial digital signal to be identified It sets the minimum power for a satellite digital signal to be identified
43. or C band and the frequencies of the LNB Oscillator During the creation process the softkeys function are Next it goes to the next step Previous it goes to the previous step or Cancel it cancels the process When finish the new installation created will be the current installation 7 98 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Zs PROMAX E 7 5 Tools In the list of installations when pressing the Tools option it shows a menu with some options to edit the installation files gt Mark All It selects all installations in the list of installations gt Unmark All It deselects all installations in the list of installations gt Archive It compresses using the ZIP algorithm the selected installations to save more space A zipped installation shows a box icon Y at the left side in the list of installations A zipped installation can be loaded as anyone else but the load time can be slightly higher because previously it is unzipped automatically Once the installation is unzipped the user must re zip it if necessary To transfer an installation file from the equipment to a PC it must have been previously zipped gt Delete It deletes the selected installations and all the files associated to them The DEFAULT installation cannot be deleted gt Rename It edits the name of the installation selected in the list of installations The installation by default DEFAULT cannot be renamed gt Export to
44. qB OFF O qB RF band converted Optical Cable and DTT links From 65 MHz to 1000 MHz Optical I F Satellite I nstallations From 950 MHz to 5450 MHz for universal optical LNB RF output From 65 MHz to 2150 MHz 56 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX A5 3 DESCRI PTION OF INTERNAL OPERATION The selective meter consists in first place of a selective triple filter for 1310 1490 and 1550 nm signals The filter separates each wavelength and each one leads to an independent circuit with a photosensor which obtains the RF signal that it carries Next a circuit measures the optical signal power received by the photosensor The RF signal obtained for each wavelength goes to a band switch The band switch receives a signal and converts it to a frequency within the RF band 65 2150 MHz In the case of a terrestrial cable signal the signal is not converted since that signal is within the RF range After the conversion the RF signal output is connected to the analyser input connector and the measurement is performed in the usual way to an RF signal In the conversion bear in mind that for every unit of optical attenuation one dB occurs two dBs of power loss in RF As an example every 3 dB of optical attenuation for each splitter are equivalent to 6 dB of power loss for RF The following diagram explains graphically how works the module RF Output 65 2150 MHz OPTICAL SIGNAL INPUT Figure A5 1 Febru
45. span selected at the SPECTRUM mode Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt joystick Left Right Frequency Channel change depending on the tuning mode February 2014 6 61 Ars PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 6 1 3 Menu Options On the bottom of the screen there are four menus accessible via the function keys It displays the channel frequency where is pointing the cursor accesses the tuning menu and allows selecting the channel set It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters It displays the Tools menu It displays the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are some options to set the constellation tool They are gt Grid type Full Grid The grid where the constellation is displayed is a complete grid Cross Grid The grid where the constellation is displayed is made of Crosses gt Persistence It allows the user to set the level of persistence which is the lapse of time the signal stays on the screen before disappearing Available options according to the persistence level are low medium high or permanent gt Start Carrier Stop Carrier This option allows selecting the range of carriers to be displayed between the first and last This option is only available for HD RANGER 6 62 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX 6 2 LTE I ngress test Long Term Evolution is a new sta
46. the Optical module option and press the joystick It appears a window to enable the optical module and to configure additional parameters Select Enable At the top right area of the screen appears the OPT icon meaning there is external power It appears a window with some setting parameters Module Enabled v Wavelength Attenuator On hd Figure A5 7 In this window appears the level power for each wavelength and also the user can set two parameters gt Wavelength Wavelength selection at the RF output by the user among the three wavelength available 1310 1490 and 1550 nm gt Attenuator When the attenuator is ON ts 15 dB RF attenuation When the attenuator is OFF is O dB RF attenuation The attenuator must be adapted to the installation according to the RF power modulation index Also on the right side appears the selective power in dBm for each wavelength February 2014 65 USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES 66 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX ANNEX 6 SIGNAL COVERAGE OPTION OP 001 GPS A6 1 E GENERAL A6 1 1 Description This annex contains operating instructions for the next option OP 001 GPS Signal coverage analysis with GPS for HD RANGER 50 SE This option allows the user to check signal coverage by measuring its power MER and C N The position where all these measurements are taken is
47. the SAT A command as it is indicated in the following table Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical Very important Whenever you wish to change of band or polarisation it is necessary to send the SAT A command at the same time since multiswitch does not respond to the habitual switching commands for a LNB 13V 18V 22kHz It is necessary the complete DiSEqC sequence to cause the commutation 28 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aes PROMAX A3 5 2 Multiswitch 2 Satellites 2 LNB QUATTRO 1 LNB QUATTRO 2 ee Figure A3 7 This type of multiswitch is used usually to switch the Astra 192 and Hotbird 132 satellites As in the previous case if for a certain satellite it is desired to change of band or polarisation it is not sufficient with changing the corresponding parameter but in addition it is necessary to send the command SAT A B corresponding to cause the switching even if one does not change of satellite Band Polarization Command Output __ Horizontal Satellite 1 Vertical Satellite 1 Horizontal Satellite 1 Vertical Satellite 1 Horizontal Satellite 2 Vertical Satellite 2 Horizontal Satellite 2 Vertical Satellite 2 February 2014 29 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES A3 5 3 Multiswitch 4 Satellites LNB QUATTRO 1 LNB QUATTRO 2 LNB QUATTRO 3 LNB QUATTRO 4 yt th yt at Ab ant wt tt J ne aa a X ae ee a pr TaN y e A y g
48. the cable with the USB stick memory directly from the equipment and connect it to a computer to view the files copied Default files are copied to the root directory of the USB memory Screenshots appear with PNG extension and data with XML extension To export one or more complete installations February 2014 Connect the CC 045 cable USB A Female Mini USB A Male to the mini USB socket see figure 5 of the equipment Connect the USB stick to the female port of the cable USB icon should appear on the top right corner of the equipment This icon indicates that an USB stick has been detected at the port Press the Installations key and check the installations to export Press the key F Tools and select Export to USB A progress bar and a message indicates that the files are being copied to the USB The files are copied to the root directory of the USB in ZIP format When finished the cable can be extracted directly with the USB stick and connect it to a computer to display the copied files Unzip the installation file to access the data 8 101 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES To Import one installation Connect the CC 045 cable USB A Female Mini USB A Male to the mini USB socket see figure 5 of the equipment Connect the USB stick to the female port of the cable USB icon should appear on the top right corner of the equipment This icon indicates that an USB stick has been detect
49. the signal tuned at the frequency channel selected Maximum level of MER MEROGRAM graphic Minimum level of MER Selected band battery level Maximum and minimum MER value and MER average over time Maximum and minimum value of the measure selected by the user in the option User measure Elapsed time after starting the MEROGRAM function Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus X Axis Carriers Y Axis Power gt Joystick does not have any function in this tool February 2014 6 71 USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES 6 5 3 Menu option At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys It displays the channel frequency where is pointing the cursor it allows selecting channel set and channel and access the tuning menu l It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters It displays the Tools menu It displays the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are some options for the MEROGRAM function configuration They are gt User measure It allows the user to select the measure to view on screen among the several available for each type of signal gt Details It allows the user to view on screen the date and time when maximum and minimum measures were reached To quit this view press the key E gt Clear measures It cleans the MEROGRAM function and measures and it restarts the timer 6 6 a Spectro
50. to control the devices of a TV satellite installation that are compatible with the SatCR Satellite Channel Router technology which allows to concentrate downlink frequencies slots by an only cable By this way each user using a slot can tune and decode any signal present in the satellite February 2014 Connect the RF cable see Figure 6 to the RF connector for the input signal of the equipment Press the Spectrum key to access the Spectrum analyser mode Press the Settings key and select the satellite band Select the polarization horizontal vertical and the satellite band high low If necessary enable the Supply output and select the supply voltage for the LNB In the option SatCR select ON to enable it It appears the icon at the top right corner Also in the SatCR option select Configuration to access SatCR parameters 7 1 OBUVI N R Confi Number of slots PIEJ Address S Enable Pilots Off v Satellite A y Figure 60 SatCR command screen The configuration window shows the options that user can modify number of slots slot selected device address pilot signal activation when activating the SatCR device located in the headend it emits a pilot signal with constant level for each downlink frequency to identificate available channels selected satellite and frequency step In other box appears the frequencies corresponding to each slot 8 105 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL R
51. value for a terrestrial signal 50 MHz and for a satellite signal 100 MHz The current value of the span is at the right bottom of the screen Find the frequency of the signal by moving the joystick left or right to move sweeping the entire band If you know the channel change the tuning by frequency to tuning by channel The channel mode allows you to navigate from channel to channel using the selected channel set 4 46 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ze PROMAX When the channel is locked information appears at the bottom left of the screen A triple cursor shows the detected BW for a digital carrier The equipment automatically detects transmission parameters of the signal and makes the corresponding measurements 4 7 a Satellite dentifier The spectrum analyser makes easier the fieldwork for engineers when working with SNG mobile units and VSAT communications since it allows adjusting transmission reception systems It also has several functions to identify satellites that avoid any possibility of error When the signal is locked it identifies the Satellite and shows on screen its name Often satellite operators request to look for the Beacon signal as a method of satellite identification This signal is easily identified by the equipment because it has high resolution high sensitivity and short sweep times Below are two BEACON screenshots signals with a span of 10 MHz and a bandwidth of 100 kHz reso
52. when POWER is selected as bar graph measure Graphical measurement of the selected parameter Measurement values for the type of locked signal Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt Joystick up down It changes selected parameter gt Joystick left right It changes channel frequency 3 30 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX G MEASUREMENT 2 3 MEASUREMENT TV SPECTRUM 3 ORE MEASUREMENT 2 TAA O MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Figure 25 Selected installation date and time Image of the locked signal Number of view total views Selected band battery level Spectrum of the locked signal Measurement values for the type of locked signal Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt Joystick right left It changes the selected channel frequency February 2014 3 31 Ar PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES G MEASUREMENT 3 3 MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS O ineas MEASUREMENTS 3 3 TED DVB T PARAMETERS Bandwidth Spectral Inversion o FFT Mode SS Guard Interval Constellation Code Rate E eaaa none T Oey 2 O 4508 A oE O CE lt 1 06 08 O MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 S Mo Figure 26 Selected installation date and time Number of view total views Selected band battery level Demodulation parameters o
53. 0 65 V 0 25 V Frequency 22 kHz 4 kHz Maximum power At least 6 W for 13 15 18 24 V and 2 5 W for 5 V DiSEqC GENERATOR According to DiSEqC 1 2 standard 4 5 If you select 5V the maximum power shall not excede 2 25 W 450 mA DiSEqCTM is a trademark of EUTELSAT 9 120 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX POWER SUPPLY Internal Batteries 7 2 V 6 6 Ah Li lon intelligent battery Battery Operation Time gt 2 5 hours in continuous mode no EXT supply active Recharging time 3 hours up to 80 instrument off External Voltage 12 V DC using only PROMAX supplied accessories Consumption 35 W Auto power off Programmable After the selected amount of minutes without operating on any control Deactivable OPERATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Altitude Up to 2000 m Temperature range From 5 to 45 C Automatic disconnection by excess of temperature Max relative humidity 80 up to 31 C decreasing lineally up to 50 at 40 C MECHANICAL FEATURES Dimensions 290 W x 185 H x 65 D mm Weight 1 9 kg Total size 3 487 cm INCLUDED ACCESSORIES 1x CC 046 Jack 4V RCA cable 1x CC 041 Connection USB Cable On the go A Male Mini USB B Male 1x CC 045 USB Cable A Female Mini USB A Male 1x AA 103 Car lighter charger 1x AL 103 External DC charger 1x AD 055 F H BNC H adapter 1x AD 056 F H DIN H adapter 1x AD 057 F H F H adapter 1x CA 005 Mains cord 1x D
54. 4 3 and 16 9 8 103 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 8 4 RF Connector gt DiSEqC commands The RF connector allows controlling an antenna using DiSEqC commands DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control is a communication protocol between the satellite receiver and the installation accessories of satellite Switches LNBs etc proposed by Eutelsat in order to standardize the diversity of switching protocols 13 to 18 V 22 kHz and meet the needs of the installations for the reception of digital TV Connect the RF cable see Figure 6 to the RF connector for the input signal of the equipment Press the Spectrum key to access the spectrum analyser mode Press the Settings key and select the satellite band From the Settings menu select the polarization horizontal vertical and the satellite band high low If necessary enable the Supply output and select the supply voltage for the LNB Select the option DiSEqC mode Two new functions appear on the softkeys Command Fs and Software Fa DiSEqC programs appear classified in categories or folders Select the command or program and press the joystick to send it to the antenna These commands or programs allow the user to control an antenna for more information about DiSEqC commands and programs see Annex 3 8 104 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX gt SatCR commands By means of function SatCR it is possible
55. 50 SE P commands The Commands option allows executing any of the following commands February 2014 31 AA PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES 32 gt Programs There are eight predefined programs that execute basic functions to control an universal switch with two or four inputs It also has more programs that control installations with 8 or 16 satellite antennas using SPAUN devices or switches Commited Uncommited Whenever a DiSEqC program is sent the commands that correspond to the equipment status in relation to the Horizontal or Vertical polarization and High or Low frequency band are also sent This allows assuring that the installation status is the one indicated by the equipment 16x1 LNB14 U1B2B OpA_ PoB Switch Uncom 2 BB February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX ANNEX 4 REMOTE CONTROL COMMANDS A4 1 in Introduction The design of HD RANGER 50 SE based on a microprocessor allows data to be exchanged between the equipment and a remote controller usually a personal computer via USB By this way data can be obtained from the equipment and also control it remotely These data can be stored and Subsequently processed for use in maintenance work Furthermore the remote control allows tracking and monitoring installations Protocol for communication between the HD RANGER 50 SE A4 2 and a PC This protocol is controlled by software and is using a virtual serial port ov
56. 8 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX With this information in hand we can calculate the elevation and azimuth we Should put on the dish to begin our coarse antenna alignment There are formulas to do that but some websites are again quite useful There are also free mobile applications as Dish Aligner which calculates the elevation and azimuth and also your current location determined by the GPS of the mobile phone This one Is especially interesting for you can select the satellite you want and then position yourself on a graphical map http science nasa gov realtime jtrack 3d Track3D html For example if we take ASTRA 19E position and select a location somewhere in Germany e Latitude 50 degrees North e Longitude 12 degrees East The required elevation and azimuth for the dish are e Azimuth 170 degrees e Elevation 31 degrees Elevation must be measured from the horizontal level may be using an inclinometer and azimuth from magnetic north with a compass there are some applications for smartphones as mentioned above that include compass and inclinometer although it should be noted that the measurements made by mobile phone may be affected by interferences from the antenna itself It is normally more practical to start with azimuth moving the dish horizontally and then look for the elevation Figure A2 7 February 2014 19 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES 20 A2 1 4
57. ANIGER SERIES 9 SPECIFICATIONS A 9 1 Specifications HD RANGER CONFIGURATION FOR MEASURING LEVEL AND POWER TUNI NG RANGE Tuning modes Resolution RF INPUT Impedance Maximum signal Maximum input voltage DC to 100 Hz 5 MHz to 2150 MHz Digital frequency synthesis Continuous tuning from 5 to 1000 MHz and from 950 to 2150 MHz terrestrial and satellite respectively Channel or frequency IF or downlink at satellite band Channel set configurable on demand 10 kHz 75 Q 130 dBuV 50 V rms powered by the AL 103 power charger 30 V rms not powered by the AL 103 power charger 140 dBuV protected up to 30 seconds DIGITAL SIGNALS MEASUREMENT TERRESTRIAL TUNING RANGE SATELLITE TUNING RANGE From 45 to 1000 MHz From 950 to 2150 MHz MARGIN OF POWER MEASUREMENT COFDM QAM QPSK 8PSK 9 106 From 35 dBuV to 115 dBuV From 35 dBuV to 115 dBuV From 35 dBuV to 115 dBuV February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX MEASUREMENTS DVB T COFDM Power CBER VBER MER up to 35 dB C N and Link margin Displayed data Numeric and level bar DVB T2 COFDM Power CBER MER up to 35 dB C N LBER BCH ESR LDPC Iterations Profiles T2 Base and T2 Lite and Wrong Packets version 1 3 1 Displayed data Numeric and level bar DVB C QAM Power BER MER up to 35 dB C N and Link margin Displayed data Numeric and level bar DVB C2 COFDM Power CBER MER up t
58. Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES DVB C Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise ratio where C is the received power of the modulated carrier signal and N is the noise power received To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at Its centre frequency MER Modulation Error ratio with indication of Link Margin LM The link margin indicates the safety margin respect to the MER level measured for the degradation of the signal up to the QEF Quasi Error Free value MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the average noise power of the signal constellation BER CBER It is the system error rate In a digital signal reception via cable after the QAM demodulator an error correction method is applied called Reed Solomon The error rate after correction is less than the error rate at the output of the QAM demodulator For this reason the BER is given prior to error correction CBER BER measurement for digital signal before the error correction BER before FEC 10 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aes PROMAX Digital CABLE television signal of SECOND generation A1 1 6 DVB C2 standard COFDM modulation E DVB C2 Parameters gt Channel Bandwidth It is the channel bandwidth between 6 MHz 7 MHz and 8 MHz gt Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted gt Guard Interval
59. C 300 Transport belt 1x DC 301 Carrying bag 1x DGO141 Quick Reference Guide 1x PI0285 Battery Li ion 7 2v 6 6Ah built in OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 1x DC 230 Transport suitcase RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE PACKING It is recommended to keep all the packing material in order to return the equipment if necessary to the Technical Service February 2014 9 121 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 10 MAINTENANCE A 10 1 E Considerations about the Screen This paragraph offers key considerations regarding the use of the colour screen taken from the specifications of the manufacturer In the TFT display the user may find pixels that do not light up or pixels that are permanently lit This should not be regarded as a defect in the TFT In accordance with the manufacturer quality standard 9 pixels with these characteristics are considered admissible Pixels which are not detected when the distance from the surface of the TFT screen to the human eye is greater than 35 cm with a viewing angle of 90 between the eye and the screen should not be considered manufacturing defects either It is advisable a viewing angle of 15 in the 6 00 o clock direction in order to obtain the optimum visualization of the screen 10 2 i Cleaning Recommendations The equipment consists of a plastic case and a TFT screen Each element has its specific cleaning treatment Cleaning the TFT screen The TFT screen surface is VERY DELICAT
60. Description information service service NUMBER Audios number AUDIO Index of audio PID PID number TYPE Type of audio MPEG 1 DD DD LANGUAGE Language of audio February 2014 49 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Question PS SERVICE CURRENT xx AUDIO aa Response PSI PID pid BITRATE bitrate TYPE type RESOLUTION resolution FORMAT format FRAME frame PROFILE profile Information Description information service service PID PID number BITRATE Bitrate in kbps TYPE Type of video MPEG 2 H264 RESOLUTION Resolution of video FORMAT Format of video 16 9 4 3 FRAME Freq PROFILE Profile level Question PS SERVICE xx VIDEO PSI PID pid TYPE type Information Description information service service PID Number Type of audio MPEG 1 DD DD Question _ PS _ SERVICE CURRENT xx DATA PSI NUMBER nn Information Description information service service NUMBER Number of datas of datas a e cenvici PSI SERVICE CURRENT xx DATA ERNE O PSI NUMBER nn DATA nn PID pid TYPE type Information Description information service service Number of datas Index of data PID number Type of data txt subtitles data 50 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX Name RTC It provides sets date and time Question RTC rtc Response RTC rtc rtc_resp Description rtc_resp DATE date It shows current date time and TIME time date format FOR
61. Discard Figure 57 The window is divided into three areas Spectrum and Measurement It shows the cursor scrolling through each of the channels of the channel set On the bottom of the screen the channel and frequency appears next to the Power Level and the C N ratio Progress Bar It shows the signal type detected and the scan progress in real time At the end a box shows a message informing the exploration process has finished Channel set At the end of the process it shows the channels that have been detected during the channel set exploration In parentheses shows the number of detected channels to total channels of the channel set When moving the cursor through the channels the spectrum and measurement windows are dynamically updated for the selected channel 6 92 February 2014 PANIGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX At the bottom are the function keys They are detailed below e La A eT Cancel during the process This option appears only while performing the exploration process It cancels the exploration before finish When pressing a confirmation message appears before cancelling Save at the end of the process This option appears at the end of the exploration process It Saves the results obtained during the exploration The name of the original channel set is assigned to the new one by default and the user can modify the name using the virtual keyboard that appears prior to s
62. E It has to be cleaned with a soft fabric cloth cotton or silk always making the same move from left to right and from top to bottom without putting pressure on the screen The TFT screen has to be dry cleaned or with a product specifically designed for TFT screens by slightly dampening the cloth NEVER use tap or mineral water alcohol or conventional cleaning products because they contain components that can damage the screen Turn off the equipment to locate dirt on the screen After cleaning wait a few seconds before turning on 10 122 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX Cleaning the plastic case The equipment has to be disconnected before cleaning the case The case must be cleaned with a solution of neutral soap and water using a soft cloth dampened with this solution Before use the equipment has to be completely dry Never clean with abrasive soaps chlorinated solvents or aromatic hydrocarbons These products may degrade the case February 2014 10 123 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Zs PROMAX ANNEX 1 SIGNALS DESCRIPTION A1 1 DIGITALsignals o Digital TERRESTRI AL Television FIRST Generation A1 1 1 DVB T standard COFDM modulation E DVB T Parameters gt Channel Bandwidth This parameter affects the frequency separation of the carriers Its value IS 6 MHz 7 MHz or 8 MHz gt Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted gt FFT Mode
63. Frequency at which the screen is centered This frequency can be set through the Tuning E menu It also changes when moving the cursor 4 4 aT oystick Operation in SPECTRUM ANALYSER mode In the SPECTRUM ANALYSER mode the joystick can make different actions depending on its active mode The active mode of the joystick appears as an icon at the top right of the screen Available modes are gt Frequency tuning gt Channel tuning gt SPAN change gt Marker moving To change the active mode press the joystick ED cE Frequency Channel SPAN Marker moving tuning tuning Change Marker ON Figure 31 4 38 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX Pressing left or right will take appropriate action according to the active mode Pressing up or down will change the reference level regardless the active mode The frequency or channel tuning mode will appear depending on the selected tuning type Access the TUNE BY menu to select the type of tuning To show the Marker mode it must be ON Access the ADVANCED menu to activate the Marker Pressing the joystick for 1 second a box appears explaining the joystick modes available From here user can also select the active mode Figure 32 4 5 Menu options for the SPECTRUM ANALYSER At the bottom of the screen four menus are accessible via the function keys It displays the channel where is pointing the cursor 1 and gives access
64. HDRANGER SERIES HDRANGER HDRANGER 50 SE TV amp SATELLITE ANALYSER 81 5 dep 14 408 13 6 dB 0 MPEG2 TS locked ASTEA 1 Ww A WBR S2 Agvancec z i O fz Er og M12002 PA PROMAX RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX SAFETY NOTES Read the user s manual before using the equipment mainly SAFETY RULES paragraph The symbol A on the equipment means SEE USER S MANUAL In this manual may also appear as a Caution or Warning symbol WARNING AND CAUTION statements may appear in this manual to avoid injury hazard or damage to this product or other property MULTI MEDIA CONTENT You can access instantly to any chapter by clicking on the title of the chapter in the table of contents Click on the arrow ai at the top right of the page to return to the table of contents Throughout this manual are boxes with the symbol access to an explanatory video related to the function where it is User has to click on this icon to watch the video All videos are in the PROMAX channel on YouTube which is accessible through the PROMAX website at www promaxelectronics com USER S MANUAL VERSION Version Date Software Version February 2014 NOTE This user s manual describes operation for models HD RANGER and HD RANGER 50 SE Differences between them are specified by an asterisk and in its datasheet USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX
65. I ONS Altitude Temperature range Max relative humidity MECHANI CAL FEATURES Dimensions Weight 4 5 February 2014 Up to 2000 m From 5 to 45 C Automatic disconnection by excess of temperature 80 up to 31 C decreasing lineally up to 50 at 40 C 290 W x 185 H x 65 D mm 1 9 kg Total size 3 487 cm If you select 5V the maximum power shall not excede 2 25 W 450 mA DiSEqCTM is a trademark of EUTELSAT 9 113 USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES INCLUDED ACCESSORIES 1x CC 046 1x CC 041 1x CC 045 1x AA 103 1x AL 103 1x AD 055 1x AD 056 1x AD 057 1x CA 005 1x CB 083 1x DC 300 1x DC 302 1x DC 230 1x DGO141 Jack 4V RCA cable Connection USB Cable On the go A Male Mini USB B Male USB Cable A Female Mini USB A Male Car lighter charger External DC charger F H BNC H adapter F H DIN H adapter F H F H adapter Mains cord Rechargeable Li battery 7 2 V 13 Ah Transport belt Carrying bag Transport suitcase Quick Reference Guide RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE PACKING It is recommended to keep all the packing material in order to return the equipment if necessary to the Technical Service 9 114 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX TUNI NG RANGE Tuning modes Resolution RF INPUT I mpedance Maximum signal Maximum input voltage DC to 100 Hz 5 MHz to 2150 MHz 9 2 E Specifications HD RANGER
66. IL Next there is a step by step example to certify a telecommunication installation of optical fibre by using the HD RANGER 50 SE optical module To make the required certification it is necessary HDRANGER 4 50 SEwith the optical module A signal generator of the three wavelengths used in fibre optical installations in order to calibrate and measure PROLITE 105 A pigtail with a FC to SC adapter 60 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX gt Step 1 Capturing reference measurements February 2014 Connect the SC pigtail end connector to the PROLITE 105 output connector Connect the FC end of the pigtail to the optical input of the HDRANGER 4 50 SE see figure below Turn on the PROLITE 105 and the YD RANGER 4 50 SE In the HDB RANGER 50 SE from the SPECTRUM or MEASUREMENT screen press key to access the Tools menu Select the FIBRE OPTIC TEST option and press the joystick In the PROLITE 105 press once the SEQ key to select the SIMULTANEOUS mode This mode simultaneously sends three wavelengths signals In the HD RANGER 50 SE press the key Set Reference All current values are captured which will be used as reference values Now user can proceed to Stage 2 in order to measure the attenuation at each user s access point C Connector FG APC Connector W Figure A5 4 61 AA PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES pu gt Step 2 Attenuati
67. LTE Power LTE Figure 43 Selected installation date and time Elapsed time with filter ON Measurement with filter ON MER minimum and maximum for channel and power minimum and maximum power for all the signals present in the LTE band both upload and download Signal with LTE filter enabled ON or disabled OFF Identifier icon of the LTE filter ON Selected band battery level Measuring time with filter OFF Measurement with filter OFF MER minimum and maximum for channel and power minimum and maximum power for all the signals present in the LTE band both upload and download Measurement units centre frequency span Span 10 MHz division Signal status Searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus 6 64 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX 6 2 3 Menu options On the bottom of the screen there are four menus accessible via the function keys It displays channel frequency and access the tuning menu It allows selecting the channel set and the channel where apply the LTE ingress test It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters It displays the Tools menu TI b TI TI It enables ON disables OFF the LTE filter ssa oem SSS The Echoes function shows the response in time of a digital terrestrial channel and therefore it can detect echoes that can occur due to the simultaneous reception of the same signal fr
68. LYSER option by pressing the Ak key Press again Ah to display the next view February 2014 4 33 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Available views are In SPECTRUM 1 3 SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT p7 CANI Figure 27 Selected installation date and time Number of view total views Joystick active mode selected band battery level Measured values of the signal at the frequency channel where is pointing the cursor Spectrum in the band with the selected span Centre frequency and cursor It also shows the bandwidth of a digital locked signal Signal status searching locked multiplex name selected span Softkeys menus gt Joystick up down It changes the reference level gt Joystick left right depending on the joystick active mode SP SPAN change FR or CH Frequency change or channel change MK Marker change if marker is ON 4 34 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Nn SPECTRUM 2 3 SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT TV D Figure 28 Selected installation date and time Number of view total views Joystick active mode selected band battery level Measured values of the signal at the frequency channel where is pointing the cursor Image of the tuned signal Spectrum in the band with the selected span Centre frequency and cursor It also shows the bandwidth of a digital locked signal Signal status searching locked multiplex name selected span Softkeys menus
69. M MEASUREMENTS ele ae FM STEREO PI e239 PS SER Figure 39 February 2014 5 53 AA PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES RADIO 3 3 AUDIO RADIO RDS DATA Sie ___ FM RADIO 33 DETAILS DECODER ID SER Be OO lem OO Sc v C1 PA TP TA OS Aniificial Head 3 RADIOTEAT ALTERNATIVE FREQS ae FM STEREO PI e239 PS SER Figure 40 It shows the most representative RDS data RDS data are Details It has the following fields gt PS Programme service gt PI Programme Identification gt PTY Program type gt UTC Time Universal time gt Local Local time gt ECC Extended country code gt LIC Language Identification Code gt TP Traffic program gt TA Traffic announcement gt MS Music switcher Radiotext Extra text information Decoder ID decoder identifier It identifies different operation modes of the decoder Alternative freqs It shows alternative frequencies and total number 5 54 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX 5 3 Menu Options for the TV MODE ssa Jerus O O O Access by the function key E It contains the options to tune a channel The tuning menu consists of the following options gt Channel Frequency It displays the channel frequency pointed by the gt Channel Set gt Tune by gt View all services February 2014 cursor Tuning type channel frequency is selected by me
70. MAT format hh mm ss Hours minutes seconds DD MM YYYY day month year DD MM YY day month year last two digits MM DD YYYY month day year YYYY MM DD year month day FORMAT Selected format RTC rtc rtc_conf Description rtc_conf TIME hh mm ss Hours minutes seconds DATE Date according to the selected format FORMAT DD MM YYYY day month year DD MM YY day month year last two digits MM DD YYYY month day year YYYY MM DD year month day February 2014 51 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Name SIGNAL It provides configures the signal type Question SIGNAL signal Response SIGNAL signal signal_ resp Signal standard type Current code rate Signal bandwidth Signal symbol rate Spectral inversion enabled ON or disabled OFF MODE Measurement of the FFT in a COFDM modulation GI Measurement of the guard interval CONSTELLATION Constellation type HIERARCHY DVB T hierarchy COLOR Type of colour coding STANDARD Analogue standard type Field freguenc Configuration SIGNAL signal signal_config Terrestrial signal standard Cable signal standard Analogue signal standard Satellite signal standard Satellite signal standard 2d generation COLOR PAL coding colour NTSC coding colour SECAM coding colour STANDARD Analogue standard type BG Analogue standard type DK Analogue standard type Analogue standard type N Analogue standard type M Analogue standard type L 52 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USE
71. MER level measured for the degradation of the signal up to the QEF Quasi Error Free value MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the average noise power of the signal constellation BER VBER CBER It is the system error rate In a system of digital terrestrial signal reception after the COFDM decoder two methods of error correction are applied Each time an error correction is applied on the digital signal the error rate changes so if the error rate is measured at the demodulator output or after Viterbi or at the Reed Solomon decoder output different error rates are obtained CBER BER measurement for digital signal before the error correction BER before FEC VBER BER measurement for digital signal after error correction BER after Viterbi In order to have a reference about the image quality it is considered that a system has good quality when it produces less than one un correctable error per hour of transmission This border is called QEF Quasi English Error Free and corresponds to one error rate after Viterbi equal to 2x10E 4 or 2 bit errors per 10 000 This value is marked on the BER measurement bar after Viterbi This the BER for acceptable signals should be to the left of this mark 2 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Axes PROMAX Digital TERRESTRIAL Television SECOND Generation A1 1 2 DVB T2 standard COFDM modulation The DVB T2 demodulator version allo
72. N H Adapter e F H F H Adapter Support belt and carrying bag USB On the go A Male Mini USB B Male cable USB cable A Female Mini USB B Male cable 4V RCA Jack Cable Transport suitcase Quick Start Guide NOTE Keep the original packaging since it is specially designed to protect the equipment You may need it in the future to send the analyser to be calibrated Supplied only with the HD RANGER model Optional Accessory on request for HD RANGER 50 SE February 2014 2 3 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 Power The HD RANGER 50 SE is powered by a 7 2 V built in rechargeable Li lon battery of high quality and long operation time This equipment can operate on battery or connected to the mains using a DC adapter An adapter is also supplied to use with the power connector car cigarette lighter Li Firstcharge The equipment comes with the battery half charged Depending on the time elapsed from first charge and environmental conditions may have lost some of the charge You should check the battery level It is advisable a first full charge 2 S Charging the battery Connect the DC power adapter to the equipment through the power connector on the left side panel see figure 3 Figure 3 Then connect the DC power adapter to the mains via the mains cord Ensure that your mains voltage is compatible with the adapter voltage For a fast chargi
73. N It provides the serial number of the equipment Response nnn Description Question INSTALLATION install INSTALLATION install_resp install_resp Description install_resp lt empty gt CURRENT NUMBER nn NUMBER nn NAME name TER CH nn SAT CH nn DISEQC nn SCREEN nn DATALOGGER nn SP nn MER nn ECHOES nn CONSTELLATION nn NAME name EQUIPMENT SN EQUIPMENT SN equipment_resp equipment_resp Description equipment_resp Unique numeric code that identifies the equipment Name INSTALLATION It provides information about all the installations Number nn of installations Name name of current installation Number nn of terrestrial channel sets in the current installation Number nn of satellite channel sets in the current installation Number nn of DISEQC programs in the current installation Number nn of print screens in the current installation Number nn of dataloggers in the current installation Number nn of spectrum captures in the current installation Number nn of captures MERxcarrier in the current installation Number nn of echo captures in the current installation Number nn of constellation captures in the current installation Name of the installation with index nn February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ares PROMAX Name _ INSTALLATION CURRENT It provides information about the current installation Quest
74. N 2 15 Cae Pe SONKO a E E E E eee eee 2 19 2 1 4 Virtual KEY DO ON Ciiindiiniseemiicciines aA a E REENT EAE EA NA 2 20 2 8 StealthiD Function Signal Auto identification cccceee cece eee eeeeeees 2 21 2 9 Equipment Settings and Configuration ccccccceeee cece eeeeeeeeeeeeenenes 2 22 29 1 SENOS MONG sariranira EE EE E ESS 2 22 2 9 2 Video amp Audio settingS sssssssererersrererrrrrrrrrrrrrrerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrern gt 2 24 2 9 3 Preferences MENU curvswtracvaaauseareiiaverarei viene sa dtucdeicevanwurd ue saedrantn acer 2 25 gt MEASUREMENT MODE sisconiicscpnnrinesiantserrasainrenreneereananereetanateuanewres 3 29 Sa FOUC Oea r E tiie E E RNA 3 29 32 E EE T E E EE shagesecestuaeerweseexsaaciceses 3 30 3 3 MOENUODUIONS vociisivrasrinaiiesanadweerianiadiniariiektnss asker ESNE EEA 3 32 4 SPECTRUM ANALYSER MODE ccccccee cece eeeee eee eeeesseeeeeeeegeeeeettesgeenetenagaes 4 33 4 1 INtroCuction cc ccc ccceeecceseeeeeeeceseeeeeseesseeeeeseeuuereentseeuareeettseggreees 4 33 42 Mode of operatio errs R E EA A i i 4 33 4 3 Description in detail of the FULL SPECTRUM SCreen cceceeeee eee e ees 4 37 4 4 Joystick Operation in SPECTRUM ANALYSER mode ccccceeeeeee eens 4 38 4 5 Menu options for the SPECTRUM ANALYSER ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 4 39 Boeke FPL WOM eer a E E E E EE ANE EAE 4 40 45 2 F2 Signal Paramete Sessies aa e EEEE 4 43 Moo Po TOO eE E S E ENEE NEA ad eeen 4 44
75. N CAPTURE It build a file with the current screen data in xml png format CAPTURE FORMAT format Before save format Description format file this Makes a screen capture in PNG format and save command delete this capture as c capture png the files capture TODO Copy a file from a usr var prova xml to from c directory c capture xml Name _ CAPTURE READ SCREEN CAPTURE Description It read a file with the current screen capture See command CAPTURE Question CAPTURE BLOCK bbbb lt CR gt Response CAPTURE SIZE nnn blockn crcn name Description name Size in bytes nnn of file Z Description blockn crcn Amount of data blocks blockn and CR code crcn Read a file from c Files capture xml or capture png Protocol PC CAPTURE BLOCK xx lt cr gt RANGER gt Xoff It check if file exist then send ACK otherwise send NACK Xon abort the command RANGER gt CAPTURE SIZE xx RANGER gt Xon PC ACK RANGER gt Xoff RANGER gt block1 crc 1 byte Xon PC lIt Calculates the block crc if correct send ACK RANGER gt if detect ACK then send Xoff RANGER gt block2 crc 1 byte Xon PC gt lIt Calculates the block crc if correct send ACK Until last block See File command Name EQUI PMENT POWER OFF It shutdowns the equipment Order EQUI PMENT POWEROFF February 2014 37 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES Name EQUIPMENT S
76. Other than the mechanical bits and pieces the dish is made of two clearly differentiated parts the reflector and the LNB The reflector is passive and simply reflects signals from the satellite in such a way that the beam is collimated to the LNB s mounting point 16 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX Figure A2 4 The LNB Low Noise Block converter is an active device fruit of the great evolution of RF circuit manufacturing and includes amplifiers oscillators and frequency converters in a small low cost package The first section is made of a device called polarisation shifter that receives one polarisation or the other depending on the supply voltage given to the LNB This voltage is necessary to supply the active devices inside the LNB Signals broadcast from the satellites use two polarisations simultaneously These can be LINEAR VERTICAL HORIZONTAL or CIRCULAR LEFT RIGHT depending on the type of transmitting antenna used in the satellite The transponder frequencies for each polarisation are carefully selected to avoid interference to the other polarisation commonly referred to as the crossed polarisation In general they are imbricate or in other words frequencies used in one polarisation are free in the crossed polarisation and viceversa BEE 13 VDC VERTICAL CIRCULAR RIGHT Tia 18 VDC HORIZONTAL CIRCULAR LEFT Modern universal LNB s use mostly linear polarisation and have also the capability to select a diffe
77. R S MANUAL Ax PROMAX Names SPECTRUM It configures the span and or the reference level SPECTRUM spectrum spectrum_ config spectrum spectrum_config Description spectrum_config Value nn n of the reference level in units of the current band nnn span value number F Order of magnitude for the Span F values lt empty gt 1 K 1x 10 E3 M 1 x 10 E6 G 1 x10 E9 Name TUNE It provides configures the frequency Question TUNE TUNE BAND band_resp FREQ freq_resp SAT Satellite band TUNE BAND band_conf FREQ freq_conf Description band_ conf TER Terrestrial band SAT Satellite band Description freg_conf nnnF nnn Number value for the frequency F Order of magnitude for the frequency F values lt empty gt 1 K 1x 10 E3 M 1 x 10 E6 G 1 x10 E9 February 2014 53 Ar PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 54 TUNE CH It provides configures the channel Ca TUNE CH Response TUNE BAND band_resp PLAN plan_ resp CH ch_ resp Description band_resp TER It means that channel belongs to the terrestrial SAT band n that channel belongs to the satellite ae er plan_resp eee code that identifies the channel o gt ch_resp ch_resp Description ch_resp Alphanumeric code that identifies the channel TUNE ch_conf ch_conf conf Description ch_conf CAN XYZ xyz is an alphanumeric code that identifies a channel CH NEXT It increases one channel CH PREV It decreases one c
78. ROMAX gt External power supply available for terrestrial and satellite band It enables or disables the power supplied to external units such as preamplifiers for antennas in terrestrial television or LNBs and FI simulators tn the case of satellite TV When this option is enabled the equipment applies at the output the voltage selected by the user in the Supply Voltage option see below When this option is disabled the equipment does not apply the voltage to the output but it will behave as if it did gt Supply voltages available for terrestrial and satellite band It selects the voltage to be applied to an external unit Available voltage options change depending on the selected band Voltage available for terrestrial band is External 5 V 12 V and 24 V Voltage available for satellite band is External 5 V for devices working with 5 V such as GPS active antennas 13 V 13 V 22 kHz 15V 18 V 18 V 22 kHz In the External supply voltage option the power supplier to the external units is the power supplier of the antenna preamplifiers terrestrial television or the satellite TV receiver collective or domestic gt LNB Drain available for terrestrial and satellite band The LNB drain option shows the voltage and current flowing to the external unit If there is any problems e g short circuit an error message appears on the screen SHORTCIRCUIT a warning beep sounds and the equipment will not supply
79. Set It adds a terrestrial channel set available in the equipment to the current installation Add SAT Channel Set It adds a satellite channel set available in the equipment to the current installation Add DiSEqC Program It adds a DiSEqC program available in the equipment to the current installation 7 97 AA PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES Options gt See full screen This option only appears if user selects an image in the list of files It displays the selected image full screen gt Diseqc program This option only appears if a satellite channel plan is selected in the list of files area It allows the user to add a Diseqc program to the selected satellite channel plan from the list of diseqc programs available for the current installation To get out from the Installation manager press any key to access MEASUREMENT SPECTRUM or TV mode 7 4 a Create a new installation In the list of installations when selecting the option Create New it runs the installation wizard that helps to create a new installation During the process the user has the option to edit the default name assigned or import data from another installation The user can select the channel sets terrestrial and satellite that will be used in that installation At least one for each band has to be selected For satellite channel sets the user can select the Diseqc commands associated to the installation and also the satellite band Ku Ka
80. Test 67 1 Description SSS This feature allows the user to easily check the response of the telecommunications installations before antennas and headers are working It allows the user to evaluate the response along the complete range of frequencies by measuring the losses attenuation in the distribution of TV signals comparing reference levels at headend output and at each house antenna plugs February 2014 6 75 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 6 7 2 Operation Attenuation test function is available for all signals In Settings W select the terrestrial or satellite band Access the MEASURES or SPECTRUM mode Press the Tools key Fs Select the Attenuation Test option The Attenuation Test function for the signal appears on screen First set the parameters before the test pressing the Advanced key Frequencies of pilot signals pilot O pilot 1 and pilot 2 maximum attenuation and threshold attenuation see more details in the next section Then it is necessary to Set References This requires a signal generator We recommend to use of one of the PROMAX signal generators RP 050 RP 080 RP 110 or RP 250 depending on the frequency band Connect the generator and the equipment where the origin of the signal distribution is in the installation antenna headend etc or connect the generator directly to the RF input of the equipment If necessary the equipment can feed the generator using the Supply Ou
81. USB It saves the installations files selected in the list of installations to an USB stick connected to the instrument gt Import from USB It imports installation files from a USB stick connected to the equipment It has to use the same folder structure that is generated when exporting to USB February 2014 7 99 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 8 CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL DEVICES The HD RANGER 50 SE can interact with external devices sharing information through its interfaces Connection types are nput output data interface via mini USB connector to USB memory or PC Video Audio analogue output interface via V A connector output Video Audio analogue input interface via V A connector input DiSEqC and SatCR interface via RF connector Next is described each of these interfaces and their interaction with external devices 8 1 a Mini USB connector The equipment has a female mini USB port that uses a USB media specific protocol called On the Go OTG abbreviated This type of communication allows the equipment to work in two different ways depending on the device connected to the USB port as a server host or device More often the HD RANGER 50 SE will work as a host when connecting a USB memory and as device when connecting to a computer This feature makes the equipment in a much more versatile tool 8 1 1 Connecting the HD RANGER 50 SE host to an USB E memory device This connection allow
82. _ _ Capture Settings File name Mode Continuous w COVERAGE Sample Time 2s Span Time 30 si Save To Internal v Com ment File name where the measurements will be saved Figure 49 gt File name User can give a name to the file where data is saved All measurement that can be seen in the MEASUREMENT 1 3 screen frequency power level C N PLP identifier MER CBER LBER and LM will be stored on the data file Be sure to change the file name when starting a new signal monitoring If not new data file will be saved on the last one gt Comment User can write some comments about the monitoring gt Mode There are two options Continuous or Manual In continuous mode a sample is taken automatically every sample time In manual mode a sample is taken every time that user presses the joystick gt Sample Time Time between acquisitions Only when working in continuous mode Minimum time is 1 second gt Span time It is the width in time shown on screen for the X axis gt Save to There are two options Internal or USB For Internal option it saves the file with all data in the internal memory of the equipment For USB option it saves the file with all data in a USB flashdrive connected to the micro USB port of the equipment 6 80 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX 6 8 2 2 Description of signal monitoring screen The following
83. access to two options Audio It allows the user to select among the audio tracks available TS Data It shows the IRG data descriptor If the signal contains this carrier identifier this option will be enabled If the signal does not contain this identifier the option will be disabled for more information refer to section IRG descriptor gt Analogue Signal It allows selecting the aspect ratio of the signal tuned 4 3 16 9 5 4 a I RG Descriptor 5 58 The analyser is compatible with IRG recommendations and it can extract the Carrier ID information and display it conveniently showing all the details This information is useful to identify the interference thanks to the carrier ID This identifier provides enough information to detect the interference source customer name contact data geo coordinates etc and allows the operators to communicate directly with the RFI source to resolve the incident IRG descriptor function is available only for signals containing the carrier identifier To access this feature Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Tune the channel that produces interferences Access to TV mode Press the Advanced menu F Select the TS Data option If the signal has a carrier identifier this option is enabled If the signal does not contain this identifier this option is disabled The IRG descriptor window is displayed with the data about the provider see figure below February 2014
84. age by measuring its power MER and C N All this data can be downloaded to a PC and exported to a file for later analysis It explores the selected channel set Tune by channel must be selected It displays the constellation of the locked signal It enables the detection of signal interferences coming from mobile phones It detects the echoes that may appear due to the Simultaneous reception of the same signal from several transmitters This function analyses continuously the measure of the MER value for each one of the carriers forming the selected channel and they are displayed in a graphic on screen This function shows a graphical representation of the MER level for each carrier of the locked signal which IS Superimposed over time It creates a file in which are stored measurements This file belongs to the selected current installation This function shows a graphical representation of the Spectrum superimposed over time of a channel or frequency selected by the user For more information about these functions refer to Tools chapter gt Analogue Signal It allows selecting the type of analogue input between antenna and external To get an external analogue signal use the A V input see figure 5 i Only available for HD RANGER February 2014 5 57 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 5 3 4 F4 Advanced digital signal Aspect Ratio analogue signal gt Digital Signal It gives
85. alogue channels Digital channels 9 118 15 dBuV to 130 dBuV 3 16 uV to 3 16 V 20 dBuV to 130 dBuV 31 6 uV to 3 16 V Auto range Absolute value according to selected units Analogue bar on screen 100 kHz Pitch sound A tone with pitch proportional to signal strength 3 dB 25 120 dBuV 45 1000 MHz 22 C 5 C 3 dB 35 100 dBuV 950 2050 MHz 22 C 5 C lt gt Level Video Audio ratio Carrier Noise ratio Channel power Carrier Noise ratio Level and Carrier Noise ratio Channel power and Carrier Noise ratio February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX SPECTRUM ANALYSER MODE Measurement range Satellite band Terrestrial bands Resolution filter Measurement bandwidth Terrestrial Satellite Span Terrestrial Satellite Markers Reference level Measurements Terrestrial band Analogue channels Digital channels Satellite band Analogue channels Digital channels Spectrum range 10 dBuV to 130 dBuV 3 16 uV to 3 16 V 10 dBuV to 130 dBuV 3 16 uV to 3 16 V 100 kHz 100 kHZ 100 kHZ Full span full band 500 200 100 50 20 10 MHz selectable Full span full band 500 200 100 50 20 10 MHz selectable 1 with frequency and level indication 65 dBuV to 135 dBuV adjustable in steps of 5 dB Level C N V A Channel power C N MER and BER according to modulation type Level C N Channel power C N MER and BER according
86. ameters on the Signal Coverage analysis Coverage Settings Identification Capture Settings File name Mode COVERAGE SampleTime 2s Span Time 30s Save To Internal v Comment File name where the measurements will be saved Figure A6 1 gt File name User can give a name to the file where data is saved All measurement that can be seen in the MEASUREMENT 1 3 screen frequency power level C N PLP identifier MER CBER LBER and LM will be stored on the data file Be sure to change the file name when starting a new Signal coverage analysis If not new data file will be saved on the last one gt Comment User can write some comments about the study gt Mode There are two options Continuous or Manual In continuous mode a Sample is taken automatically every sample time In manual mode a sample is taken every time that user presses the joystick gt Sample Time Time between acquisitions Only when working in continuous mode Minimum time is 1 second gt Span time It is the width in time shown on screen for the X axis gt Save to There are two options Internal or USB For Internal option it saves the file with all data in the internal memory of the equipment For USB option it saves the file with all data in a USB flashdrive connected to the micro USB port of the equipment 70 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX A6 3 3 Description of signal
87. ans of the Tune by option This option allows the user to select a channel set from the ones available for the current installation It allows the user to select between tuning by channel selecting a channel or channel by channel with the joystick and tuning by frequency selecting a frequency or step by step with the joystick This option only appears if the Database services option is enabled in the Preferences menu This option displays a window with a list of services that have been detected in the current installation The list shows service name provider SID stream identifier and an icon that shows its type radio tv and if it is scrambled When hovering on the service for one second it displays a hint window with more information If user presses the joystick on a service it will access that service When disabling the Database services option all services in the installation will be deleted from the list At the bottom are shown the softkeys with these functions Cancel It exits the option Filter List It shows several options to filter the list of services By access Free Only Scrambled Only All By type All TV Radio Search by name filtered by the name Reset list it restarts the list as at first Service filtering is persistent until reseting 5 55 Ars PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Page Up It jumps one page up Page Down It jumps one page down 5 3 2 li F2 Signal Param
88. apture to a USB stick select the captures by pressing the joystick and then select the appropriate option from the menu a File Captures can also be viewed on a PC by downloading the installation file using the NetUpdate software see the NetUpdate manual for more information 6 11 D Explore Channel Set 6 11 1 Description O00 This option performs a scan of the selected channel set It detects where active signals are in a channel set and in which channels of the current channel set signal is received With this information it explores these channels with signal looking for any broadcast and identifying them 6 11 2 Operation Explore Channel Set tool is available for all signals Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Access the MEASUREMENTS mode or SPECTRUM mode Press the Tools key Fs Select the Explore Channel Set option The first screen of Explore Channel Set appears HANNEL SET P b ae 0 101 Channel S04 Power Freq 189 25 MHz C N Searching signal DVB T 8 MHz Cancel Figure 56 February 2014 6 91 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES After the exploration the following screen appears DVB T 8 0 MHz DVB C 7 0 MHz DVB T 8 0 MHz DVB T2 8 0 MHz DVB C 3 1 MHz fas eas EES DVB T 8 0 MHz onum see f GBUV 59 DVB T 8 0 MHz Freq 858 00 MHz gt 27 4 dB 461 DVB T 8 0 MHz DVB T 8 0 MHz DVB T 8 0 MHz 8 DVB T 8 0 MHz 59 DVB T 8 0 MHz ika
89. ary 2014 23 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Note The LNB accept a very wide range of values for these voltages usually 10 14 5V for 13V and 15 5 20V for 18V In the HD RANGER 4 50 SE the band and the polarisation selection can be done from different menus all the different ways indicate dare equivalent O Menu Line External units power supply 13 V 18 V 13 V 22kHz 18 V 22kHz g Polarization Vertical Horizontal Band High Low PPEde Polarization Vertical Horizontal A3 3 DiSEqC around the world The use of DiSEqC devices requires to know previously which commands are acknowledged by these ones since it will determine the wiring diagram of the different elements as well as the way as they can be controlled This information must be provided by the device manufacturer Following appear the DiSEqC devices more usually installed in the individual and collective facilities A3 4 In the individual facilities A3 4 1 ia Tone burst switcher 2 inputs 1 output Figure A3 1 It is the simpler DiSEqC switcher This one uses the SAT A B commands and allows to switch between two different Universal LNB 24 February 2014 RPANIGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX SATA Satellite 1 SAT B Satellite 2 These switchers are transparent to the LNB s 13V 18V 22 kHz commutation commands Then once chosen the satellite with the SAT command the corresponding LNB can be used in
90. ary 2014 57 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES A5 3 1 Fibre optical test The optical function of this module allows the user to certify a telecommunication installation by calibrating the signals at the installation and then measuring them in each of the user access points The HD RANGER 50 SE with optical module can measure simultaneously and in a selective way the three wavelengths used in optical fibre 1310 1490 and 1550 nm It has a selective receiver with a filter for each band that makes a real and very stable measurement of each wavelength With this feature user will be able to certify any installation according to the telecommunications infrastructure policies 58 To access the FIBRE OPTIC TEST tool Connect the optical input signal to the optical input of the equipment Enter the MEASUREMENT or SPECTRUM mode Press the TOOLS key Fs Select the FIBRE OPTIC TEST option It appears the screen to perform the FIBRE OPTIC TEST on the Signal Mer by carrier Merogram Fibre Optic Test Datalogger gt Figure A5 2 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX Next it is shown the screen to perform the fibre optic test 1 2 30 Wavelenath 1310 1490 1550 3 Reference PHOT 98 107 4 Current o 147 98 127 5 Attenuation o 50 00 20 6 i l 7 Figure A5 3 Status message depending on the level of attenuation Power level of the signal Wavelength of t
91. ation and the different coverage measures for each point acquired In the second one you will find the same data but presented in a table format more user friendly for working with graphs based on each measured parameter The third one provides data in a format adapted for geolocation This is available only for users with GPS option refer to annex OP 001 GPS Now save the data as a true excel file No specific name or path is required but you must remember the path 6 9 E Datalogger 6 9 1 Description OSS The Datalogger function stores automatically measurements in a file set by the user name channel set and associated to a specific installation User can store for each datalogger measurements taken at different test points of the selected installation Measurements are made for all channels in the active channel set both analogue and digital co2 orron O To create a new datalogger and load it pressing the Load key E An installation contains the channel sets and DiSEqC commands selected by the user and it stores dataloggers and screenshots made while it is selected more information in chapter Installations management First select one installation of the list of installations Check the installation is selected The name of the installation should appear on the upper left corner of the screen Enter the MEASUREMENT mode or the SPECTRUM mode Press the F Tools key Ars PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER
92. average signal value to be displayed on screen The larger the average value the more stable the displayed Signal appears It defines the spectrum display Outline option displays the spectrum outline The Solid option displays the contour of the spectrum with solid background The Transparence option shows the outline in yellow and the background in a softer yellow This option produces a tone that changes according to the input level of the signal so the tone is sharper if the level increases and deeper if the level decreases It allows enabling disabling the marker This marker is displayed on screen with the shape of an arrowhead Showing on screen some information about the frequency and power level where it points You can move left right by the joystick in MK mode press the joystick until the icon MK appears Off Permanent Curtain It allows the user to display the current signal with the maximum values measured for each frequency The OFF option disables this function The Curtain option displays the maximum values in blue for a moment with the current signal The Permanent option maintains maximum signal on the screen This option is especially useful for detecting sporadic noises i Only available for HD RANGER February 2014 4 45 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES gt Min Hold Off Permanent Curtain It allows the user to display the current signal with the minimum values measured for each freque
93. aving The new channel set is now available in the list of channel sets in the installation and can be used as any other channel set After saving it becomes the selected channel set to work with Skip during the process This option allows skipping the current channel and explore the next one in the channel set Discard at the end of the process This option appears at the end of the exploration process It discards the results obtained from the exploration Click here to watch this video Channel set exploration February 2014 6 93 AA PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES lt 7 INSTALLATI ONS MANAGEMENT The Installations Management is a program embedded in the equipment that allows the user to easily create a file installation to individually store and manage data for each installation Measurements channel sets screenshots and any other data associated with the installation will be stored in the folder corresponding to that installation These measures can then be displayed and downloaded to a PC If the user does not create any file installation the equipment stores measurements in the installation file that is preinstalled by default named DEFAULT 7 2 Operation To access the Installations menu press the key It shows up a window with a list of all available installations On the softkeys appears the options to manage these installations To exit the list of installations press the k
94. ble for satellite band It allows the user to select the High or Low band frequency for satellite channel tuning In channel tuning mode the Band Sat can not be changed gt LNB Low Osc only available for satellite band It defines the local oscillator frequency for the LNB low band When a channel set is selected but LNB oscillator values are not properly selected a warning is issued gt LNB High Osc only available for satellite band It defines the local oscillator frequency for the LNB high band up to 25 GHz When a channel set is selected but LNB oscillator values are not properly selected a warning is issued 2 9 2 E Video amp Audio settings 2 24 Press the Settings key for one second to access the Video amp Audio settings menu Video amp Audio Settings Se Brightness Video Output Disabled gt Color System PAL 50 Hz Figure 22 A brief explanation of each option available on the menu gt Volume It increases or decreases the volume of the speaker audio output by moving the joystick to the right volume or left volume February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX gt Brightness It increases or decreases the screen brightness by moving the joystick to the right brightness or left brightness gt Video Output It enables or disables the video output through the audio video connector see section 8 2 Connection of video audio analogue ou
95. bottom of the screen there are three menus available via the function keys It displays the channel frequency where is pointing the cursor it allows selecting channel set and channel and access the tuning menu It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters It displays the Tools menu 6 5 MEROGRAM 6 5 1 Description This function shows a graphical representation of the MER level for each carrier of the locked signal which is superimposed over time During the MEROGRAM function maximum and minimum of some parameters and the time when they are reached are stored This tool is especially useful for detecting sporadic problems over time The MEROGRAM tool is available for signals with carriers DVB T DVB T2 and DVB C2 Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Enter the MEASUREMENT or SPECTRUM mode Select the terrestrial band and tune a DVB T DVB T2 or DVB C2 channel or frequency Press the Tools key Fs Select the MEROGRAM function It shows the MEROGRAM function of the signal To exit this function press any key of mode TV mode Spectrum mode or Measurement mode All data registered is cleaned after leaving i Only available for HD RANGER 6 70 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Min E 0 4 dB i Man 35 0 dB o Power Vinee lt 25 2 dBuV Nees 35 0 dBuV 00 00 27 Figure 46 Selected installation date and time Measurement values for
96. broken all records and we have high power DBS geostationary satellites carrying a lot of digital transponders on board and we start to worry about space junk having thousands of satellites in orbit plenty of them beyond its useful life Satellites use highly efficient directional antennas and very high transmitters power digital transponders meaning in plain words that we can receive hundreds of TV channels with a small fix cheap 60 cm dish Figure A2 3 Modern broadcast satellites use geostationary orbits This simply means that they could be seen from the ground hunging in the sky at the same exact position all the time and therefore receiving signals from them does not require complex steering systems A piece of cake All we need to do to receive their signals with the enormous amount of programs they carry is to set up the satellite receiving antenna properly and to ensure that the signals are received with the proper quality levels and here is where the HD RANGER 50 SEcomes into action A2 1 2 The basies o O A professional installer will instantly tell us from the top of his head what to have in the to do list if we want to install a satellite dish properly Surely the list will require us to select the proper mount kit and dish size from the numerous options available in the market pick a good location for the dish free of obstacles to the south in the north hemisphere or to the north in the south hemisphere etc
97. channel set file Satellite channel set file DISEQC program file Print screens file Constellation capture file Echo capture file MER x carrier capture file Datalogger file Spectrogram file SPECTRUM TER CH SAT CH DISEQC_ PROGRAM PNG CONSTELLATION ECHOES MER DATALOGGER SPECTROGRAM MEROGRAM Merogram file TS Transport stream file name Description name lt empty gt It removes all files belonging to the same type which is determined by the tag abcd It removes the file with name abcd of the type indicated by the tag Name INSTALLATION DEFLATE Description It compresses the installation if it exists If is the current installation it changes to DEFAULT installation before the compression INSTALLATION NAME name DEFLATE Name of the installation abcd 40 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL 2a PROMAX Name INSTALLATION FILE It reads an xml file of the current installation and sends it to a Response February 2014 PC 1INSTALLATION CURRENT tag name BLOCK bbbb INSTALLATION SIZE size Description tag SPECTRUM TER CH SAT CH DISEQC PROGRAM PNG CONSTELLATION ECHOES MER DATALOGGER SPECTROGRAM MEROGRAM TS name abcd nnn It reads spectrum captures in the current installation It reads terrestrial channel sets in the current install It reads satellite channel sets in the current install It reads DISEQC programs in the current
98. communication between the computer and the HD RANGER 50 SE you must programme following communication parameters into the control console via USB Rate 115200 bits s Data bits 8 bits Parity No Stop Bits 1 February 2014 35 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES A4 5 Remote commands table Remote Commands Short Description CAPTURE It makes and read screen captures EQUIPMENT POWER It shutdowns the equipment OFF EQUIPMENT SN It provides the serial number of the equipment INSTALLATION It provides information about all the installations CURRENT CURRENT CLEAR installation itself is not remove only its contents INSTALLATION It removes the files of the same type in the current CURRENT REMOVE installation It compresses the installation if it exists If is the cece current installation it changes to DEFAULT installation before the compression It reads an xml file of the current installation and sends it to a PC It reads an xml file of the current installation and ZIP sends all the installation files zipped to a PC INFLATE FILE all files of the installation It removes an installation REMOVE MEASURE It provides information of all active measurements MODE It provides sets the operation mode of the equipment NAM It provides the programname Psi lt provides configures services SSS 36 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX Name CAPTURE MAKES SCREE
99. compatibility with the Tone burst commands SAT A B so that the second stage can be switched as much using a POSITION A B command as using a SAT A B command This allows us then to use the switcher like a Tone burst type with 2 inputs and 1 output With the HD RANGER 50 SE it is very easy to use this type of switcher because it incorporates a specific OPT POS commanad HDRANGER 4 50 SE Combination of DiSEqc i Selected input Command Commands send OPT POS A A Option A Position A Satellite 1 OPT POS A B Option A Position B Satellite 2 OPT POS B A Option B Position A Satellite 3 OPT POS B B Option B Position B Satellite 4 These switchers are transparent to the LNB s 13V 18V 22 kHz switching commands Then once the satellite is chosen by means of the SAT command the corresponding LNB can be used in a normal way see Universal LNB 26 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX A3 5 In the collective facilities The most frequent satellite signal distribution system in the small collective facilities is the BIS switched This technology implies to use the Quattro type LNBs not to confuse with the QUAD type and also supports specific multiswitches for this type of facilities A Quattro LNBis a LNB with 4 outputs that provides in a separated way the four frequency bands vertical low vertical high horizontal low and horizontal high These four signal scan then b
100. coverage screen The following describes the Signal Coverage screen SIGNAL COVERAGE er f i f 1 Frequency 658 00 MHz TS Hierarchy TS Priority Power 54 2 dByV CIN gt 24 0 dB MER Elapsed Samples Space Left GPS status 130s Latitude MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Longitude 554 00 MHz DVB T Tools Advanced Figure A6 2 Selected installation date and time Spectrum Power measurement over time shows span time MER and C N measurement over time Shows span time Signal coverage started LNB Selected band battery level Signal information window 1 Frecuency frequency at which signal is locked Profile only for DVB T2 signals Base or Lite PLP identifier only for DVB T2 signals identifier of the layer being measured TS Hierarchy table hierarchy at the transport stream TS Priority packet priority at the transport stream Signal information window 2 Power C N MER measurements of the signal over time It shows on screen only the span time selected in settings February 2014 71 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Signal information window 3 Elapsed Time elapsed since the beginning of the coverage study Samples Samples taken since the beginning of the coverage study Space left Space left in the memory to save data GPS status It shows if the GPS receiver is locked or unlocked Latitude Longitude It shows the latitude a
101. dBuV 2 3 ig Power 69 2 dBuV p C N 34 7 dB gt MER 30 4 dB VBER lt 1 0E 08 oOo o w Figure 17 TV SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Oradea 15 03 l VIDEO SERVICE Seeing RGE2 mies RTVE NID 12549 fe iem 8916 sss IeM 40000 EIDE 40001 DTV x ua cucu AUDIO Type MPEG 4AVC 8210 kbps PELL 319 kbps Format 1280x720p Format 16bit occa Profile HP L4 0 ley 1001 ET spa fa 1100 MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Figure 18 TV SERVICE DATA February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX 0 gt Export key Pressing this key for one second it makes a capture of what it is shown on screen at the time The capture may be from the screen image from the measurement data or from both The type of capture either screen data or both can be set in the Export button option which is on the label Measures in the Preferences menu More information in the chapter Export key gt Management Keys There are two Management keys Each one has two different functions according to the pressing time Short press It shows the list of installations and the menus to manage them Long press It shows the preferences menu R Short press It shows the menu of terrestrial or o satellite settings according to the selected band Long press It shows the Video amp audio settings 2 7 3 E Softkeys There are four programmable keys also called softkeys numbered from to
102. de In case of tuning by frequency the frequency can be edited Place over the Frequency option and press the joystick The option is highlighted in yellow to indicate it is in edit mode Move the joystick left right to move between the figures and up down to change the figure When finished press joystick to save the selected value or any function key to exit without saving The frequency can be changed directly with the joystick in FR mode gt Click here to watch this video Manual input of frequencies it 4 40 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX gt Centre Frequency It displays the value of the central frequency on the screen To edit Place over the Frequency option and press the joystick The option is highlighted in yellow to indicate it is in edit mode Move the joystick left right to move between the figures and up down to change the figure When finished press joystick to save the selected value or any function key to exit without saving gt Reference level It displays the reference level To edit Place over the Reference Level option and press joystick The option is highlighted in yellow to indicate it is in edit mode Move the joystick left right to move between the figures and up down to change the figure When finished press joystick to save the selected value or any function key to exit without saving The Reference Level can be changed directly
103. describes the Signal Monitoring screen February 2014 Frequency 658 00 MHz TS Hierarchy TS Priority Power CIN MER a Samples Space Lett SIGNAL MONITORING jou kla i l _ 20 w Oo dB 130s 554 00 MHz DVB T Tools Advanced Figure 50 Selected installation date and time Spectrum Power measurement over time shows span time MER and C N measurement over time shows span time Signal monitoring started LNB Selected band battery level Signal information window 1 Frecuency frequency at which signal is locked Profile only for DVB T2 signals Base or Lite PLP identifier only for DVB T2 signals identifier of the layer being measured TS Hierarchy table hierarchy at the transport stream TS Priority packet priority at the transport stream Signal information window 2 Power C N MER measurements of the signal over time It shows on screen only the span time selected in settings Signal information window 3 Elapsed Time elapsed since the beginning of the coverage study Samples Samples taken since the beginning of the coverage study Space left Space left in the memory to save data 6 81 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 6 8 3 Menu Options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys A It displays the channel frequency where is pointi
104. determined by a GPS receiver All this data measurements and GPS position can be downloaded to a PC and exported to a file for later analysis Please read the user s manual of the equipment for detailed information about general operation specifications and other data i Only available for HD RANGER February 2014 67 Ars PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES aS A6 2 A6 2 1 GPS receiver Chipset GSP3F SIRF Start III technology General Frequency L1 1575 42 MHz C A code 1 023 MHz chip rate Channels 20 Accuracy Position 10 meters 2D RMS 5 meters 2D RMS WAAS corrected lt 5 meters 50 DGPS corrected Velocity 0 1 meters second Time 1 microsecond synchronized to GPS time Datum Default WGS 84 Other Selectable for other Datum Acquisition Rate Open Sky amp Stationary Requirements Reacquisition 0 1 sec average Snap start 1 sec average Hot start 8 sec average Warm start 38 sec average Cold start 42 sec average Dynamic Conditions Altitude 18 000 meters max Velocity 515 meters second max Acceleration 4g max Jerk 20 meters second max Power Main power input 5V DC input Power consumption 0 15 W continuous mode Supply Current 45 mA Backup power 3V Lithium lon rechargeable battery Mechanical features Dimensions 45 75 L x 39 90 W x 14 15 H mm Weight 13 g 68 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL 2a PROMAX A6 3 E Signal Coverage Analysis 6 3 1 Operation o The Signal C
105. ds on the standard carrier and guard interval Delay 0 1 us to 224 us Typical configuration DVB T 8K GI 1 4 Distance 0 3 km to 67 2 km Typical configuration DVB T 8K GI 1 4 Power range O dBc to 30 dBc Typical configuration DVB T 8K GI 1 4 Time scale 1 3 symbol period February 2014 9 109 Zw PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES unction utomatic measurement acquisition and storage DATALOGGER function Aut ti t isiti d st Stored data Timestamp LTE I NGRESS TEST Type of signal Displayed data Signal type modulation parameters all measures available for the detected signal type and time stamp Date and time at each measured channel DVB T DVB T2 DVB C DVB C2 LTE band plus quality parameters for a selected TV channel SAT IF TEST Function IF distribution network response for satellite band Test frequencies 3 selectable pilots ATTENUATION TEST Function Signal distribution network response for terrestrial band Test frequencies VIDEO amp AUDIO Format Image size and frame rate Maximum Minimum Bitrate Aspect Ratio SI PSI data HD Video Resolution Audio 3 selectable pilots MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MP HL Main Profile High Level MPEG 4 AVC H 264 High Profile Level 4 1 maximum bitrate 40 Mbps 1920x1088x60i 50i 280x720x60p 50p 352x240x30p 352x288x25p 40 Mbps 16 9 or 4 3 Service list and main PIDs 1080 720 and 576 progressive or i
106. e distributed in the building through multiswitches Figure A3 4 The signal is distributed in the network by means of multi outlet multiswitches The number of inputs and outputs is variable The number of inputs depends on the number of satellites LNB Usually a multiswitch includes also an input for the TV terrestrial signal The number of outputs depends on the number of terminals receivers that can be connected to the multiswitch In addition multiswitch in cascade incorporate pass connectors to be able to distribute the signal and thus to connect several multiswitch in cascade mode and therefore to give access to more users Figure A3 5 February 2014 2 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES gt Examples of multiswitch po SAT Inputs TERInputs Satellites Terminals _ Multiswitch 9 4 8 1 2 Multiswitch 5 16 4 1 1 Multiswitch 17 16 16 1 4 We will not consider the input of terrestrial TV since this does not take part in the satellite signal Also the following indicated examples do not show more than a single output In the case of several outputs the own operation scheme is reproduced for each one of them because they are independent of the others A3 5 1 Multiswitch 1 satellite LNB QUATTRO At rate a y i S a rT AD AB AD Ad EA mE wos d a 4 Output Figure A3 6 In the DiISEGC menu of the HD RANGER 50 SE select the band and the polarisations desired and send
107. e noise power of the signal constellation BER CBER LBER System error rate In DVB C2 makes use of two codes to correct errors that are the LDPC Low Density Parity Check codes combined with BCH Bose Chaudhuri Hocquengham to protect against high levels of signal noise and interferences On screen under LBER measurement the number of iterations LDPC is shown that is the number of times the LDPC decoder for error correction has to pass through the signal and the ESR Error Second Ratio that indicates the percentage of time with errors after the BCH Error correction is internal with BCH or external with LDPC The internal error correction provides basic minimum load while the outer error correction is a correction with additional load Also the PER measurement is displayed which is the number of erroneous packets that is packets received during the measurement time and not correctable by the demodulator CBER Channel Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after passing through the COFDM demodulator and before applying the error correction or FEC Forward Error Correction LBER LDPC Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after applying the correction errors LDPC Low density parity check 12 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX A1 2 ANALOGUE signals 8 Al 2 1 in Terrestrial band E Analogue TV In the measurement of analogue signals in terrestrial band measurements available are gt LEVEL
108. earch by name filtered by the name Reset list it restarts the list as at first Service filtering is persistent until reseting Page Up It jumps one page up Page Down It jumps one page down 4 42 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX 4 5 2 F2 Signal Parameters Access by the function key It allows selecting the standard transmission and displays the parameters for signal transmission This menu allows selecting the transmission standard gt Type of signal It displays the selected standard It allows selecting another Standard in the same band terrestrial or satellite Place over the Signal Type option and press the joystick It displays a menu at the right with the transmission standards Move the joystick up down to select a standard Press joystick to select the standard or any function key to exit without selecting gt View Advanced Parameters It shows the TPS parameters Transmission Parameters Signalling for the locked signal according to the modulation Standard This option is available only when these parameters are detected The remaining transmission parameters are detected demodulating the locked signal In case of a DVB S2 signal there will be some special settings for this type of signal They are Physical Layer Scrambling or PLS is used in DVB S2 as a way to improve data integrity A number called the scrambling sequence index is used by the modulator as a
109. ease of fibre optics installations this option has been developed It is applicable to the HD RANGER 50 SE analysers and allows adapting it in order to work with fibre optics networks This optical module expansion includes two separate functions The selective optical power meter and the selective optical to RF converter The selective meter option allows measurements on optical fibre networks which are necessary to certify an installation according to the parameters set by local policies The optical to RF selective converter has a photosensor for each wavelength which obtains the RF signal carried by each one With this module user can measure terrestrial or cable up to 1 GHz networks or optical LNB for satellite antennas up to 5 45 GHz so that the installer does not need any additional equipment to measure this type of installations This expansion module is available for HD RANGER 50 SE unit both for new equipments or to upgrade equipments owned i Only available for HD RANGER February 2014 55 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES A5 2 SPECI FICATIONS A5 2 1 E Selective optical power meter Optical Measure bands 1310 nm 50 nm 1490 nm 10 nm 1550 nm 15 nm Connector FC APC Measurement Dinamic Range Input 49 9 dBm to 10 dBm Accuracy 0 5 dB Isolation between bands gt 45 dB A5 2 2 E Optical to RF converter Dynamic range of conversion From 5 dBm to 10 dBm Atenuaci n RF ON 15
110. ected installation date and time Selected band battery level Main signal data Frequency Power and C N ECHOES Diagram The display shows a graphical representation of the echoes The horizontal axis of the graph corresponds to the delay in receiving the echo on the main path the stronger signal The vertical axis represents the attenuation of the echo in dB on the main path Data box with main data regarding echoes In the list of echoes it shows the power the delay in microseconds and the distance in kilometres to the echoes Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt Joystick left right CHANNEL FREQUENCY active mode It changes the channel frequency according to the tuning type selected gt Joystick up down ECHOES mode It changes Zoom Remember to press the joystick to change the ECHOES mode to CHANNEL mode February 2014 6 6 7 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 6 3 3 Menu Options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys It displays the channel frequency where is pointing the cursor it allows the user to select a channel or frequency a channel set and access the tuning menu F It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters F3 It displays the Tools menu It displays the Advanced menu The ZOOM option F changes the zoom on the echoes windows Zooms are 1x 2x 4x and 8x 6
111. ed at the port Press the Installations key and check the installation to export Press de key E Tools and select Import from USB A dropdown menu shows the installations identified in the USB memory An installation can be imported if it has the same folder structure than when exporting Select the installation to import from those available The import process starts If the name of the installation matches with an existing one it gives a warning before import 8 1 2 Connecting a computer host to the HD RANGER 50 SE o device This connection allows the communication between the equipment and a computer via an USB cable or using the program NetUpdate of PROMAX NetUpdate program can be downloaded for free from the PROMAX website Connect the equipment to your computer using the cable CC 041 mini USB male USB male supplied with the equipment For more information about the NetUpdate program see the user s manual which is available on the PROMAX website Click here to watch this video Generating a measurement report Click here to watch this video Creation of a channel set 8 102 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Axes PROMAX 8 2 vi A Output Connector The V A output connector allows connecting a video audio analogue output signal This connection allows you to switch between the image from the equipment to an auxiliary monitor by following these steps Connect the jack 4V cable to the v
112. ended to avoid macro problems RANGER SERIES First of all we need to locate the XML data file in the folder from which we want to work There are no requirements needed to be satisfied A file named COVERAGE XSL must be placed in the same data file folder That second file allows proper data formatting when processed by Excel Select the XML data file and then right click with the mouse button on the file name Choose the option Open with and then select Excel 2007 or the available version Iniciv Compartir Visla T amp gt XSL Manual A Nombre Fecha de modifica Tipo Tama o W Favoritos JB Descargas E tscritono 1 Sitios recientes 69 KB 16 KB 24 KD af COVERAGE XMI WAMI Archivo XML LY cove Abis Gy covu Editar 7 Zip Archivo X5D Archive X5L E Escritorio J Bibliotecas E Documentos fen Imagenes a Musica Subversion E Videos 3 Grupo en el hogar A mirave B mirave E eclipse E gis VirtualBox JP D squedas A Contactos i Descargas jm Escritorio iy Favontos 3 elemenl os February 2014 v 1 elementin selec innado AP Y Edit with Notepad Abrit con Compartir con TortoiseSVN A adir al archive A adir a COVERAGE rar A adir y enviar por email A adir a COVERAGE rar y enviar por email tnviar a Cortar Copiar Crear acceso directo Dlirminar Cambiar nombre Propiedades Figure 51 ha SOM WE sg A aj Microsoft Ottice Excel
113. er an USB interface Data and information are exchanged using messages consisting of ASCII alphanumerical characters This method ensures easy carrying between different types of personal computers To activate the virtual serial port a special driver must be installed The driver is included with the purchased instrument gt Connections The cable between the HD RANGER 50 SE and the PC is supplied with the equipment You need at least Windows XP to work with HD RANGER 50 SE Drivers only work for Windows operative systems What drivers do is to create a virtual COM port so the software application can see the equipment February 2014 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES A4 3 Operation Mode The HD RANGER 4 50 SE accepts remote commands at any time which the Instrument is on That is it is not necessary to put the instrument in special remote control mode rather this mode is selected immediately when it detects a complete command during the time necessary for its execution The protocol communication is as follows 1 HORANGER 4 50 SE transmits a XON code 11H every second The aim is to indicate to any possible remote device that the equipment is ready to receive data 2 At this moment data streams can be sent it Each data stream is composed by a Stream beginning code 2AH b Set of characters that describe data message c CR carriage return code ODH 3 Once a data stream
114. eters Access by the function key F It allows selecting the standard transmission and displays the parameters for signal transmission This menu allows selecting the transmission standard gt Type of signal gt 5 3 3 5 56 It displays the selected standard It allows selecting another standard in the Same band terrestrial or satellite View Advanced Parameters It shows the TPS Transmission Parameters Signalling parameters of the Signal according to the standard modulation This option is available only when these parameters are detected F3 Tools digital signal Input analogue signal Digital Signal Access by the key It shows the Tools menu This menu can change depending on the type of selected standard Tools are Select Service It displays the list of services available in the multiplex tuned with the service name icons that identify the service type SID stream identifier and LCN logic channel number Icons that appear next to the service name identify the features of the service The meaning is given in the following table Digital TV High Definition HO a ee rar Digital radio radio Scrambled service February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX Signal monitoring Explore channel set Constellation LTE Ingress Test Echoes Mer by carrier MEROGRAM Datalogger Spectrogram This tool allows the user to check signal cover
115. ey Installations List Creation date O DEFAULT 17 06 2013 11 16 O INST 25KB 17 06 2013 16 37 O INSTtest 64 KB 18 07 2013 17 14 O PETERINST 157 KB 17 07 2013 17 59 O PETER_T2 72KB 18 06 2013 09 26 O ROGERINST 33 KB 18 07 2013 08 03 Figure 58 7 94 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX There are the following options Load F1 It loads the selected installation To select a installation from the list place the cursor on the installation and press the joystick then press Load Ft to load it Once loaded the name of the installation appears on the upper left corner of the screen accompanied by the symbol gt that means that is the current installation All measurements screenshots channel sets and other data since this moment will be stored in the current installation Manage F2 It opens a window that displays all data of the current Installation and from where they can be edited changed or view more details in section 7 3 Create new F3 It creates a new installation with the data introduced by the user more details in section 7 4 Tools Fa It shows up a menu with some tools to use with the Installations see section 7 5 7 3 a Installation Management In the list of installations press on the option Manage to access to the Installation manager screen DEFAULT O20 13 51 Name DEFAULT TER Channel Sets Created 15 05 2012 SAT Chan
116. f the locked signal Measurement values for the type of locked signal Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt Joystick right left It changes the selected channel frequency Signals description annex describes in detail the measurement parameters for each type of signal 3 3 menu opos OO Menu options for MEASUREMENT mode are the same as menu options for SPECTRUM ANALYSER mode See 4 5 Menu options for the SPECTRUM ANALYSER for a detailed explanation 3 32 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX 4 SPECTRUM ANALYSER MODE MWh 4 1 E I ntroduction On the left side the equipment has three function keys which give direct access to the three most important functions One of them is the SPECTRUM ANALYSER key 44 that displays the signal spectrum received through the RF input connector The Spectrum Analyser mode allows checking the signals on the frequency band to visually identify any anomalies and to measure the signal and display the image tuned Thanks to the auto identification or StealthID function the system is constantly identifying the signal it receives for more information refer to StealthiD function When it detects the signal type it locks it and displays the information 4 2 M Mode of operation Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Select through the Settings menu the frequency band terrestrial or satellite Access the SPECTRUM ANA
117. for later analysis 6 8 2 Operation The Signal Monitoring tool is available for all DIGI TAL TERRESTRIAL signals February 2014 In Settings menu select the terrestrial band Access the SPECTRUM mode and tune the signal for coverage study In case of tuning a DVB T2 signal in the Signal Parameters menu select the Profile Base or Lite and the PLP identifier User has to choose one profile and one PLP identifier per each signal coverage analysis Press the Tools key Fs Select the Signal Monitoring option The Signal Monitoring function appears on screen Before starting the signal coverage analysis access the Configuration option in the Advanced menu for settings more details in next section After settings access the Advanced menu and press on Start to Start the signal monitoring In Automatic mode the equipment takes samples automatically In Manual mode each time the user presses the joystick the equipment takes a sample Access the Advanced menu and press on Stop to finish the signal monitoring Data obtained is automatically stored Access the data by pressing the Installation List key to check that the monitoring data file has been saved This file is a Data Capture type To manage the data see below the section Data File Processing Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 6 8 2 1 Settings User can adjust some parameters on the Signal Monitoring Coverage Settings Identification
118. g tuce To get started read the Quick Start instructions or download the sample POTET data ExcelToxmiDemo zip Ee 36 33 22 43 606879028 16 20320277 Zoo mame Lescrippon icon 136 1223 30 wW SAM Art Museum 32 361218 40 Soses Nice gerden til Orest viet 186 NEW AppendDetaColumnsToDescnption Sample points plotted onto Google Earth accepts a ist of column names Select an Excel file xis xisx xism xish txt or csv Browse COVERAGE CARRER BASE xisx View on Google Earth x Enhanced feature What is this View File on Web Pace Check for errors Free eer excourt e not neede If you need help getting started or if you have ideas for improvement please write or call Quick Start Open Excel Enter these words into separate cells on the first row Lattude Longitude Name Descrpbon and Icon On the rows that follow enter the attributes of each pont Lattude and Longitude are requred The other columns are optional Name is the label that appears next to each icon on Google Earth Description is Urs text that eppears in the Googie Earth pop up balloon An Excel formula can be used to combine data from several columns Icon designates the icon that is displayed for each point An easy way to get an icon is to enter a number from the table below If the Icon column is left blank or if it is missing con Number 166 is dsplayed You can also enter an icons www
119. ges The user can see the active function according to the icon that is displayed at the upper right corner of the equipment as shown in the image In the SPECTRUM ANALYSER mode the joystick has the following functions gt CH or FR Channel change CH or frequency FR change according to the tune selected tune by channel or AA PROMAX CEEA tune by frequency gt SP Span change gt MK Marker moving if marker is enabled Figure 9 2 14 February 2014 PANIGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX Using the ECHOES tool the joystick is also multifunctional gt CHorFR Channel CH change or frequency FR change according to the tune selected tune by channel or tune by frequency gt EC Echo change According to the selected function the joystick will do a specific action 2 7 2 in Keyboard shortcuts gt Function keys On the left side there are 3 keys to access the most important functions of the equipment Measurement key Ah Spectrum Analyser key 9 TV Mode Key The active function on screen is indicated by the LED next to the function key Pressing a key repeatedly provides access to a different view within the same function For analogue signals only the first view of each function is available Each view is shown at the top When reaching the third view it returns to the first view Following there is an example of the views available for each function examples ex
120. gram 6 6 1 Description This function shows a graphical representation of the spectrum superimposed over time of a channel or frequency selected by the user During the Spectrogram maximum and minimum of several measures and time are registered This tool is especially useful to analyse the behaviour of a spectrum over time because sporadic and indeterminate anomalies can be detected i Only available for HD RANGER 6 72 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX 6 6 2 Operation The Spectrogram tool is available for all signals Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Enter the MEASUREMENT or SPECTRUM mode Select a channel or frequency Select the SPAN within the spectrogram will be displayed Press the Tools key Fs Select the Spectrogram option It shows the Spectrogram of the signal To exit this function press any key of mode TV mode Spectrum mode or Measurement mode All data registered is cleaned after leaving While using the Spectrogram function if the signal unlocks timer and measurement registered will clean and they will start to register when the signal is locked again February 2014 6 73 USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES The following describes the SPECTROGRAM screen Power ple 66 1 dBuV Verve 66 4 dBuV 6 T aiiai i ji Band Power 3 a C N 32 6 dB 33 1 dB 00 00 27 aS Min ail Max NEF 82 2 dBuV Figure 47
121. gt PROVIDER NID ONI D v y TSI D SI D MHP LCN Vvvy I nfo FREE SCRAMBLED gt DTV DS VV Tuned audio information gt TYPE gt FORMAT gt LANGUAGE gt PID Television distribution network Terrestrial Orbital position Satellite Program provider name Network identifier where the signal is distributed Identifier of the original network where the signal originates Transport stream identifier Service Identifier Interactive service Logic Channel Number It is the first logic number assigned to the first channel in the receiver Additional service information Free scrambled transmission Standard type of transmission Type of audio encoding and transmission speed Service audio format Bit depth sampling frequency sound reproduction Broadcasting language ID of the audio program At any time it is possible to display the SERVICE LIST pressing the F3 key and show all the programs and services available within the tuned channel Selecting one particular channel or service becomes very intuitive February 2014 RPANIGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX ANNEX 3 DiSEqC COMMANDS A3 1 ie DiSEqC introduction The DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control is an open protocol created by Eutelsat in 1997 as a communication standard between satellite TV receivers and external peripherals The DISEGC communications are based on the control commands which
122. hannel Name Name TUNE PLAN gt TT It configures a channel set TUNE PLAN plan_conf Description plan_ conf Alphanumeric code that identifies a channel set Name VER It provides the version of the main software application Question VER Question __ Response VER ver_resp PE ver_re Description ver_resp Sp Alphanumeric code that identifies a version ZZ Name VI DEO Name c It configures the video source Configuration guration Configuration V DEO video video_conf SOURCE INTERNAL It enables internal video source EXTERNAL It enables external video source SYSTEM PAL 50 Hz It enables the video system selected PAL 60 Hz It enables the video system selected NTSC It enables the video system selected SECAM It enables the video system selected February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX ANNEX 5 OPTICAL OPTION OP 001 PS A5 1 GENERAL This annex contains operating instructions for the next option OP 001 PS Selective Optical Power Meter Optical to RF Selective Converter The evolution of the telecommunications market more and more demanding in quality standards speed services and so on and also economical and competitiveness factors has changed the trend in telecommunications installations and increasingly fibre optics is being imposed on traditional ADSL twisted pair copper lines For this reason and in anticipation of an incr
123. has been sent will be received a XOFF code 13H Indicating that the transmission is stopped 4 Next in case of correct message an ACK acknowledge code 06H is expected or a NAK not acknowledge code 15H in the opposite case 5 If the sent message requires answers it will be sent at this moment 6 Once completed the data stream transmission the HD RANGER 50 SE will send a XON code 11H indicating that already it is prepared to receive a new data stream A typical communication chronogram would be as follows PC REMOTE CONTROLLER HD RANGER 4 50 SE 1 lt XON 2 TV lt CR gt gt 3 lt XOFF 4 lt ACK 5 5 lt TVO lt CR gt 6 wait 7 lt XON all characters are transmitted in ASCII code 34 February 2014 FAN Ne BS USER S MANUAL As PROMAX Commands should always be sent in capital letter and cannot be edited online i e Once a character is received it is stored in the HD RANGER 4 50 SE buffer and cannot be rectified by sending an erase code Commands in remote control are divided into two groups orders and interrogations Orders modify a variable or the equipment status Interrogations respond with information concerning equipment status or the value of a variable For interrogative command it is necessary to add the character after the character A4 4 E Virtual Serial Port Configuration In order to ensure error free
124. he ratio between the number of data bits and the total number of bits transmitted the difference corresponds to the number of control bits for the error detection and recovery This value should be between 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 February 2014 5 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES DVB S Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise ratio where C is the received power of the modulated carrier signal and N is the noise power received To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at Its centre frequency MER Modulation Error ratio with indication of Link Margin LM The link margin indicates the safety margin respect to the MER level measured for the degradation of the signal up to the QEF Quasi Error Free value MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the average noise power of the signal constellation BER CBER VBER It is the error rate There are two measurements related to BER CBER Channel Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after the QPSK demodulator and before applying the error correction or FEC Forward Error Correction VBER Viterbi Bit Error Rate Measurement of the BER for the digital signal after error correction BER after Viterbi In a system for receiving digital satellite signals DVB S after the QPSK decoder two methods of error correction are applied Each time an error correction is applied o
125. he sensor It allows the user to select the background colour on the display screen Options available are white green red black and blue February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX Battery Time It hides or shows the remaining battery time Remaining battery time is displayed on the inside of the battery level icon TFT Screen User can select a time after which the TFT screen turns off but the equipment is still running normally The screen turns on by pressing any key Time options are off 1 5 10 or 30 minutes Colour System The coding system used in analogue transmissions Available options are PAL 50 Hz PAL 60 Hz NTSC and SECAM gt Time amp Date Options Date It allows the user to edit the date Press the joystick for edit mode Time It allows the user to edit the time Press the joystick for edit mode Date Format It allows the user to change the date format which is the order in which ts shown day DD month MM and year YYYY or YY Time Zone It allows the user to select the time zone where he Is gt Measures Options Terrestrial Units It allows the user to select the terrestrial measurement units for the signal level Available options are dBm dBmvV and dBuV Satellite Units It allows the user to select the satellite measurement units for the signal level Available options are dBm dBmvV and dBuV Optical Units It allows the user to select the optical
126. he signal nm Power level of the reference signal which is used to calibrate and calculate the attenuation level dBm Power level of the test signal at the user s access point dBm Attenuation level dB Attenuation Current Reference Advanced key to access these options Threshold attenuation and Max attenuation see Max dashed line Exit button to exit the screen Set Reference key to calibrate the reference signal February 2014 59 Ars PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES A5 3 1 3 Menu options for the Fibre Optical Test tool On the bottom of the screen there are three menus accessible via the function keys It exits the tool a When pressing this key it uses the current values of power as a reference values It accesses the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are two parameters to configure the fibre optical test They are gt Threshold Attenuation It defines the maximum difference that can exist between the reference signal with the highest power level and the reference signal with the lowest power level Any signal out of this range will be deleted and not used as a reference signal during the measurement process gt Max Attenuation It defines the attenuation level used by the field meter to display the status message on screen If the attenuation level is below this value the status message will be PASS and if it is above this value the status message will be FA
127. ideo audio output connector see figure 5 ensuring that the plug is fully inserted Connect the opposite end RCA connector to the auxiliary monitor where video and audio of the equipment will be played Switch on the equipment and press the Settings key for 1 second In the Video amp Audio Settings menu enable Video output Then the image on the equipment disappears and the auxiliary monitor shows a message asking for confirmation to switch the image Press the joystick to accept and the image will appear on the auxiliary monitor If you do not press the joystick after ten seconds the image will return to the equipment 8 3 a V A Input Connector The V A input connector allows connecting a video audio analogue input signal This connection allows the user to view an image on the equipment screen coming from an external source by following these steps February 2014 Connect the supplied jack 4V cable to the video audio input connector see Figure 5 ensuring that the plug is fully inserted Connect the opposite end RCA connector to the source of video audio Switch on the equipment and select the terrestrial and analogue Signal Select TV mode and press F2 Input From the menu select External A message shows that the external input has been selected After a few seconds the input image will be displayed on screen With the option Fa Aspect you can select the aspect ratio of the image between
128. ing for signal and the standard transmission checking Wait a few seconds for the equipment to identify the signal User can force the auto identification of a signal by pressing the key and selecting the type of signal from the menu When the equipment identifies the signal a text shows the detected signal type Press Signal Parameters to see the signal parameters StealthID function for DVB C only available for HD RANGER For HD RANGER 50 SE user has to enter the symbol rate in order the equipment detects the DVB C signal February 2014 2 21 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 2 9 Equipment Settings and Configuration Press the Settings key to access the settings menu Depending on the selected band the menu may be different i Terrestrial Settings SiN Band LTE filter Supply Output Supply Voltage LNE Drain satellite Settings Band DiSEqC Mode SatCR Polarization Sat Band LNB Low Ose LNB High Osc Supply Output Supply Voltage LNB Drain a Option available for terrestrial band H Option available for satellite band Figure 21 A brief explanation of each option available on the menu gt Band available for satellite and terrestrial band It allows the user to select between terrestrial or satellite frequency band Click here to watch this video Switching satellite terrestrial bands 2 22 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax P
129. ion INSTALLATION CURRENT current nn INSTALLATION NAME current_resp current Description nn Description decimal value current resp Response lt empty gt TER CH SAT CH DISEQC PROGRAM PNG DATALOGGER SPECTRUM CONSTELLATION ECHOES MER NUMBER lt empty gt Terrest channel set index Sat channel set index DISEQC program index Print screen file index Datalogger index Capture index Constellation index Capture index Capture index Installation index Available data from the current installation Terrestrial channel set name with nn index Satellite channel set name with nn index DISEQC program name with nn index Print screen file name with nn index Datalogger name with nn index Spectrum capture name with nn index Constellation capture name with nn index Echo capture name with nn index MER capture name with nn index Installation name with nn index Name INSTALLATION CURRENT CLEAR It removes all files of the current installation The installation Description itself is not remove only its contents Order INSTALLATION CURRENT CLEAR February 2014 39 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Name INSTALLATION CURRENT REMOVE It removes the files of the same type in the current installation Order INSTALLATION CURRENT REMOVE tag name Description tag Spectrum capture file Terrestrial
130. k All Delete Unmark all Copy to USB Archive Delete Installation Rename Add TER Channel Set Export to USB Add SAT Channel Set Import from USB Add DISEqC program PREFERENCES MENU Preferences Background Batt Time Appearance TFT Screen Time amp Date SOSAN 1s Date Format Time Zone Terrestrial Units Database Services Satellite Units Min TER Power Optical Units Min SAT Power Sat Band Min TER Level Ref Level Export button Datalogger PSI O ANALOG O FM O DVBT ODVBT2 O DVB C ODVB C2 ODSs O DVB S O DVB 52 Figure 7 Only available for HD RANGER February 2014 2 13 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 2 7 Controls The equipment has been designed to be an easy tool to use For this reason the number of keys has been reduced and these are grouped by function The menu navigation includes hints that appear when the cursor is placed on an disabled grayed option for a while This hints help the user to understand why an option is disabled and what to do to enable it For measurement and navigation through the menus the equipment has a joystick 4 programmable keys softkeys and 6 direct access keys shortcut keys Next the use of each one of them is described 2ra poys S Joystick positions are five UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT VALIDATE Figure 8 The joystick is multifunctional that is each time you press its function chan
131. layed The file is displayed only if the cursor is placed for a moment In the case of displaying a channel set file it shows the name the band and the DiSEqC commands For a screenshot it displays a thumbnail of the full screen as captured In the remaining cases it only shows the description of the file type 7 96 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX The installation manager menu has four options linked with the softkeys They are described below February 2014 Filter by type gt gt All On the list of files area it shows all type of files Screenshots On the list of files area it shows all available screenshots Channel Sets On the list of files area it shows all available channel sets Datalogger On the list of files area it shows all available dataloggers DiSEqC On the list of files area it shows all available DiSEqC commands Data Captures On the list of files area it shows all available data captures Service Databases On the list of files area it shows the service database available File gt gt Mark All It marks all files on the list of files area Unmark All It deselects all files on the list of files area Delete It deletes all selected files on the list of files area Copy to USB It saves selected files on the list of files area to an USB stick connected to the equipment Installation gt gt gt Add TER Channel
132. lite Span Terrestrial Satellite Markers Reference level February 2014 10 dBuV to 130 dBuV 3 16 uV to 3 16 V 10 dBuV to 130 dBuV 3 16 uV to 3 16 V 100 kHz 100 kHZ 100 kHZ Full span full band 500 200 100 50 20 10 MHz selectable Full span full band 500 200 100 50 20 10 MHz selectable 1 with frequency and level indication 65 dBuV to 135 dBuV adjustable in steps of 5 dB 9 111 USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Measurements Terrestrial band Analogue channels Level C N V A Digital channels Satellite band Channel power C N MER and BER according to modulation type Analogue channels Level C N Digital channels Channel power C N MER and BER according to modulation type Spectrum range Span dynamic range and reference level are variable by means of arrow cursors ANALOGUE TV MONITOR DISPLAY Monitor Aspect ratio Dot format Brightness TV STANDARD Colour system Standard supported Sensibility BASE BAND SIGNAL VIDEO Codecs Video V A input Sensibility V A output SOUND Input Outputs Codecs Audio Demodulation De emphasis Sound subcarrier USB INTERFACE 7 inches TFT Transmissive colour dot matrix type 16 9 800 R G B W x 480 H dots 700 cd m2 PAL SECAM and NTSC M N B G I D Kand L 40 dBuV for a correct synchronism DVB MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MP HL Main Profile High Level MPEG 4 AVC H 264 High P
133. llowing describes the datalogger screen 3 Searching signal DVB S Figure 54 Selected installation date and time Current datalogger name Selected band battery level Exploring the spectrum in real time Level Power C N ratio MER time remaining to identify a channel elapsed time since the start of the channel identification Softkey menus February 2014 6 87 Ar PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES m Cancel It cancels the datalogger Pause F It pauses datalogger until the user resumes by pressing again Current channel set progress bar in the current channel set selected test point Channel frequency and Downlink The following describes the display of data acquired 20k PM02 PM03 PECE 2012 10 25 RE 08 12 05 ES Zig o 6 CH Signal Type Power Level C N MER LM 0A Analog 683 7 dBuv 37 7 dB P 27 DVB T 68 6 dBuV _ gt 25 8dB 25 5dB _7 90B Figure 55 Selected installation date and time Tab identifying the displayed test point Current datalogger name Selected band battery level Tab identifying each test point Date and time when the datalogger was created Number of channels locked PASS or not locked FAIL Data table with measurement data for each channel In order from left to right Colour identifying if the channel has been locked WHITE or not locked RED channel signal type power level Carrier Noise C N rate MER Link Margin Move the joys
134. lution all with a sweep time of 90 ms Figure 34 More data for installations with satellite signals in annex How to point a dish antenna February 2014 4 47 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 5 TV MODE On the left side of the front panel there are three functions which give direct access to the three most important functions One is the TV MODE key which displays the resulting image from decoding received RF signal TV MODE thanks to the StealthID function of automatic identification automatically identifies and demodulates the signal received by the RF input so the user can check the signal on the screen It shows information about the channel and its services 5 2 Operation To access the TV MODE option press the key If locks the screen shows the tuned signal demodulated For digital carriers the first service of the terrestrial multiplex or satellite transponder appears In case the signal is scrambled the image will not appear and it shows the icon for scrambled signal In the case of an analogue signal tuned signal will appear To access the next view if digital signal of the TV MODE press the again At the last view it will return back to the first 5 48 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX 5 2 1 TV MODE TV views Views for TV mode are TV 1 3 FULL TV MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Figure 35 Selected installation date and time Number of
135. n a digital signal its error rate changes so if we measure the error rate at the output of the QPSK demodulator or after Viterbi or after the Reed Solomon output decoder the error rates obtained are different 6 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX A1 1 4 Digital SATELLITE television signal of SECOND generation DVB S2 standard QPSK 8PSK modulation i DVB S2 Parameters gt Channel Bandwidth It displays the channel bandwidth from 1 3 MHz to 60 75 MHz Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted Symbol Rate It represents the number of times the signal status changes in a period of time The bandwidth ts related to this parameter Roll Off Factor Roll off factor of Nyquist filter It indicates the excess of bandwidth over the ideal bandwidth Constellation QPSK or 8PSK modulation for DVB S2 signal constellation Code rate It defines the ratio between the number of data bits and the total number of bits transmitted the difference corresponds to the number of control bits for the error detection and recovery PLP id It is the PLP identifier In the case of PLP Single mode identifies the input stream 0 255 In the case of PLP Multiple mode clients can choose the PLP ID to view im DVB S2 Measurements February 2014 Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise ratio where C is the received power of the modulated ca
136. ncy The OFF option disables this function The Curtain option displays the minimum values in green for a moment with the current signal The Permanent option maintains minimum signal on the screen This option is useful for detecting interferences in TV cable or identify deterministic interference in analogue and digital channels gt Persistence When active the signal is displayed on a coloured background The signal prior to current signal persists for a while before disappearing so the user can see how the signal changes easily gt Vertical Range It allows to adjust the vertical scale on screen Available values are 1 2 5 and 10 dB per division gt Dashed BW When active it dashes the bandwidth of the locked channel To edit or select any parameters of these described above follow these instructions Place over the option and press the joystick The data field gets into the edit mode indicated by the yellow background A menu is displayed at the right with some options or if it is numeric a number gets a black blackground Move the joystick up down to select one option To move between figures press right left and to change it press up down When finished press joystick or any function key to exit 4 6 Location of a signal with the SPECTRUM ANALYSER Connect the cable with the input signal to the RF input connector Press the SPECTRUM key The spectrum of the signal is displayed Adjust the span recommended
137. nd longitude at the current position tf GPS is locked Measurement are linked to the GPS position A6 3 4 Menu Options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys It displays the channel frequency where is pointing F1 the cursor and access the tuning menu It displays the selected transmission standard menu and accesses the signal parameters T DODE It displays the Tools menu F4 It displays the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are some options for the Signal Coverage They are gt Start It starts the signal coverage study gt Stop It stops the signal coverage study gt Configuration It shows the settings window with some parameters 72 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX gt GPS Status It shows a list and a graph with satellites detected to locate the GPS signal It is also provided additional data such as longitude latitude date and universal time visible satellites and GPS status locked or not O Biera 14 2 SIGNAL MONITORING T ES GPS status re i re 7 a Ls a New Label Figure A6 3 A6 4 B Data File Processing A6 4 1 al Description This document is an explanation about the process that is needed to be done in order to obtain a more comfortable view of the XML data obtained with HD RANGER family equipment with GPS option when doing a Signal Coverage analysis Once you got the cove
138. ndard for mobile networks This mobile communication standard uses a frequency band close to the bands used by television For this reason it can cause interferences The LTE Ingress Test identifies this type of interferences in a television distribution system so that they can be compared on the same screen measurements with LTE filter and without LTE filter and thus if there is any interference it can be detected and take appropriate action to fix it 6 2 2 Operation The LTE Ingress Test input is available to all DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL signals To access the LTE Ingress Test tool Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Tune a digital signal of the terrestrial band Enter the MEASUREMENT mode or SPECTRUM mode Ww Press the key Tools Select the LTE I ngress Test mode Enable disable the LTE filter pressing the key Fa Filter ON OFF The Lte icon CS on the screen upper right corner means the filter is enabled Click here to watch this video What is LTE This function displays measurements obtained with LTE filter or without LTE filter Measuring the signal with filter or without filter is not done Simultaneously but alternately by means of the key that enables or disables the filter February 2014 6 63 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES The following describes the LTE display O iiaeo 14 33 LTE INGRESS TEST Filter ON 0 35 Filter OFF 0 30 Min Max Min MER CH MER CH Power
139. nel Sets Size 56 KB Free space 101 MB Channel set information Name CCIR Band Terrestrial DiSEqC None D 19E2_AST O 19E2 Installation Figure 59 The DEFAULT installation is the installation preinstalled on the equipment It is like any other installation and it can load channel sets DiSEqC programs etc The DEFAULT installation can not be deleted or renamed February 2014 7 95 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES The window is divided into three fields Installation data It displays information about the installation using the following fields gt Name Name of the current installation file gt Created Date and time the current installation was created gt Size Data size of the current installation gt TER Channel Sets It shows the number of terrestrial channel sets in the installation gt SAT Channel Sets It displays the number of satellite channel sets in the installation gt Free Space It displays the amount of memory available List of files area It shows all channel sets screenshots dataloggers DiSEqC commands data captures and service databases available for the selected installation To move along this file list move the joystick up or down Any of these files can be selected or deselected by pressing the joystick Display area It is the area where the file on which the cursor is placed at the file list is disp
140. ng the cursor and access the tuning menu It displays the selected transmission standard menu F and accesses the signal parameters TT It displays the Tools menu F4 It displays the Advanced menu In the Advanced menu there are some options for the Signal Monitoring They are gt Start It starts the signal monitoring gt Stop It stops the signal monitoring gt Configuration It shows the settings window with some parameters see the Configuration section for more details gt GPS Status It shows a list and a graph with satellites detected to locate the GPS signal It is also provided additional data such as longitude latitude date and universal time visible satellites and GPS status locked or not this option is available only for equipment with GPS see annex OP 001 GPS 6 8 4 ig Data file processing This document is an explanation about the process that is needed to be done in order to obtain a more comfortable view of the XML data obtained with HD RANGER family equipment when performing a Signal Monitoring Once you got the coverage data copy the XML data file from the equipment to a USB memory using the Installation Manager See the equipment s documentation in how to get files from an Installation 6 82 February 2014 USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX 6 8 4 2 Obtaining an excel file For this section you must have at least Excel 2003 or newer version Excel 2007 or later is highly recomm
141. ng of the battery is necessary to switch off the equipment If the equipment is ON the battery charging will be slower depending on the type of work you are doing When connecting the equipment to the mains the mains connected symbol ea appears inside the battery icon February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX When the equipment is connected to the mains the CHARGER indicator remains on This indicator changes its colour according to the percentage of battery charge RED Less than 80 of charge ORANGE Between 80 and 90 of charge GREEN 100 full charge When switching on the equipment the battery voltage is checked If the tension IS too weak to start the LED EXT and DRAIN flashes and the equipment does not Start up In this case please charge the battery immediately 2 2 3 in Charge discharge times Average charging time with the equipment off fast charge 3 hours to achieve an 80 charge 5 hours to achieve a 100 charge With the equipment on slow charge 5 hours to achieve an 80 charge 8 hours to achieve a 100 charge Average discharge time with external supply disabled With the battery full charge the average battery time is 5 30 hours With the battery at 80 charge the average battery time Is 4 h 2 2 4 E Smart control battery The built in battery of the equipment is of the smart type which means that reports its state of charge This information is displayed i
142. nside the battery icon in the form of the average time available In this way the user can know at any time the remaining battery level The remaining time charge that appears is calculated according to the work that has been doing If you activate the external supply of the equipment the average time would be reduced according to the increase in consumption that occurs For HD RANGER 50 SE is 50 of these values Only available for HD RANGER February 2014 2 5 Ars PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 2 2 5 Usage Tips The battery is losing storage capacity as you go through its life Contact your PROMAX distributor when necessary to replace the battery To prolong battery life the user should follow these tips In case of providing a long inactivity period of the equipment it is advisable to make every 3 months a charge discharge cycle and a subsequent partial charge 40 aprox It is advisable to keep it in a cool place and away from heat You should avoid keeping the battery for a long period of time at full load or fully discharged There is not necessary to wait to fully discharge before a charge because these batteries have no memory effect 2 6 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL ZAA PROMAX 2 3 Equipment Details Front View Installations Spectrum management Measurement Key Joystick Key TFT screen Settings HO RANGER AS PROMAX DRAIN LNG CHAR BAT
143. nterlaced MPEG 1 MPEG 2 HE AAC Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus Using NetUpdate4 software application with a Windows PC platform 2 3 9 110 Function to be used with RP 250 or RP 050 IF multiple pilot generator Function to be used with RP 250 or RP 080 multiple pilot generator February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ares PROMAX ANALOGUE SIGNALS MEASUREMENT LEVEL MEASUREMENT Measurement range Terrestrial TV amp FM bands Satellite TV band Attenuation scale Numerical indication Graphical indication Measurement bandwidth Audible indicator Accuracy Terrestrial bands Satellite band Out of range indication RF MEASUREMENTS Terrestrial bands Analogue channels Digital channels Satellite band Analogue channels Digital channels 15 dBuV to 130 dBuV 3 16 uV to 3 16 V 20 dBuV to 130 dBuV 31 6 uV to 3 16 V Auto range Absolute value according to selected units Analogue bar on screen 100 kHz Pitch sound A tone with pitch proportional to signal strength 1 5 dB 25 120 dBuV 45 1000 MHz 22 C 5 C 1 5 dB 35 100 dBuV 950 2050 MHz 22 C 5 C lt gt Level Video Audio ratio Carrier Noise ratio Channel power Carrier Noise ratio Level and Carrier Noise ratio Channel power and Carrier Noise ratio SPECTRUM ANALYSER MODE Measurement range Satellite band Terrestrial bands Resolution filter Measurement bandwidth Terrestrial Satel
144. ntifier In the case of PLP Single mode identifies the input stream 0 255 In the case of PLP Multiple mode clients can choose the PLP ID to view February 2014 3 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES DVB T2 Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel C N Carrier Noise where C is the received power of the modulated carrier signal and N is the noise power received To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at Its centre frequency PLP id It is the PLP identifier In the case of PLP Single mode identifies the input stream 0 255 In the case of PLP Multiple mode clients can choose the PLP ID to view MER Modulation Error ratio with indication of Link Margin LM The link margin indicates the safety margin respect to the MER level measured for the degradation of the signal up to the QEF Quasi Error Free value MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the average noise power of the signal constellation BER CBER LBER It is the bit error rate There are two measurements related to BER CBER Channel Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after the COFDM demodulator and before applying the error correction or FEC Forward Error Correction LBER LDPC Bit Error Rate BER after been applied the LDPC Low density parity check error correction In a digital signal reception DVB T2 after the COFDM decoder two methods of error correction a
145. o 35 dB C N LBER BCH ESR LDPC Iterations and Wrong Packets Displayed data Numeric and level bar DVB S QPSK Power CBER VBER MER up to 30 dB C N and Link margin Displayed data Numeric and level bar DVB S2 QPSK 8PSK Power CBER LBER MER up to 30 dB C N BCH ESR Wrong Packets and Link Margin Displayed data Numeric and level bar DSS QPSK Power CBER VBER MER C N and noise margin Displayed data Numeric and level bar DVB T SIGNAL PARAMETERS Carriers 2k 8k Guard Interval 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 Code Rate 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 Modulation QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM Bandwidth 6 7 and 8 MHz Spectral inversion ON OFF AUTO Hierarchy Indicates hierarchy mode Cell I D Detected from transmitter station TPS signalling Time slicing symbol interleaver and MPE FEC February 2014 9 107 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES DVB T2 SIGNAL PARAMETERS Carriers 1k 2k 4k 8k 8k EXT 16k 16k EXT 32k 32k EXT Guard Interval 1 4 19 256 1 8 19 128 1 16 1 32 1 128 Bandwidth 5 6 7 and 8 MHz Spectral Inversion ON OFF AUTO Pilot Pattern PP1 PP8 Code Rate PLP 1 2 3 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 PLP Constellation QPSK L6QAM 64QAM 256QAM PLP Constellation Rotation ON OFF AUTO PLP ID 0 256 ID CELL Detected from transmitter station Network ID Detected from transmitter station C2 System ID Detected from transmitter station DVB C SIGNAL PARAMETERS Demodulation 16 32
146. ocesses gt Option 1 Frequency mode can tune in frequency mode all channels coming up in the screen all of them or the most representative ones only We can move our cursor in frequency mode in spectrum through out the band When we stop on a channel the meter will acquire all the settings needed to measure the channel without bothering us Then pressing the measurement button and voila gt Option 2 Channel mode can select channel mode and a satellite channel table from the list The HD RANGER 4 50 SE has several of them preloaded but this can be changed using software application Once we select the desired table ASTRA 19E in this case we can browse the channels at once There are channel tables grouped by polarisation or band or those with all channels in the satellite February 2014 21 AA PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES A2 1 7 Lookwhatwe vegot S S The HD RANGER 50 SE can also display the free to air programs available in the satellite That is very practical not so much for the picture itself but for amount of interesting data related to the transponders we can display as well 22 This includes Tuned video information gt TYPE gt FORMAT gt PROFILE gt PID Encoding type and video transmission rate Resolution horizontal x vertical aspect ratio and frequency Profile level Video program identifier Tuned service information gt NETWORK
147. om several transmitters with different delays and amplitudes Another cause that may cause echoes is reflection of the signal on large objects as buildings or mountains This may be the explanation that having a good C N and a good signal the BER does not reach the minimum value With the Echoes function is possible to know the distance from where the equipment is to the transmitter or the object that caused the echo Thus the installer can minimise the effect that the echo may cause on the installation reorienting the antenna and reducing the effect of received echoes This function is only available for DVB T DVB T2 and DVB C2 Therefore previously have to configure the equipment for the reception of such signals i Only available for HD RANGER February 2014 6 65 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 6 3 2 Operation Echoes function is available for DVB T DVB T2 and DVB C2 signals Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Tune a DVB T DVB T2 or DVB C2 digital signal at the terrestrial band Enter the MEASUREMENT mode or SPECTRUM mode Ah Press the key Tools Select ECHOES The ECHOES function of the tuned signal appears on screen 6 66 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL The following describes the ECHOES screen peen ECHOES CGE em lt 27 7 dBuV NE lt 0 14B8 f 250 125 WEENIE 1460 40 0 0 Distance Km 0 0 Power dBc 0 0 y ower i Sea ile Figure 44 Sel
148. on Test Measurement Connect the PROLITE 105 in a source node of the transmission optical network for example in a free strip of the main telecommunications cabinet of the building Keep the PROLI TE 105 in simultaneous mode for generating signals so it SIMULTANEOUSLY generates all three wavelengths 1310 nm 1490 nm and 1550 nm Connect the HD RANGER 50 SE to a receiving node of the optical network that is going to be measured such as for example in a UAP User Access Point Using the HD RANGER 50 SE check measurements on the FIBRE OPTIC TEST screen A m IY 8 o ra 4 k i a Pim ONSTRIGUTIOW NETWORK OISTRIBUTION NETWORK Figure A5 5 62 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AAPROMAX A5 4 Selective optical to RF converter asar oeseri SSS The selective optical to RF converter has a filter that separates each wavelength and directs it to an independent circuit with a photosensor which obtains the RF signal that carries The RF signal obtained for each wavelength passes to a band switch The band switch receives a signal and converts it to a frequency within the RF band 65 2150 MHz In the case of a terrestrial cable signal the signal is not converted since that signal is within the RF range After the conversion the RF signal output is connected to the analyser input connector and the measurement IS performed in the usual way to an RF signal In the conversion bear in mind that f
149. or every unit of optical attenuation one dB occurs two dBs of power loss in RF As an example every 3 dB of optical attenuation for each splitter are equivalent to 6 dB of power loss for RF February 2014 63 Ar PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES A5 4 2 Operation Signal connection to use this option is as follows Pigtail adapter Supplied with the module with input optical signal Cable supplied with this expansion module with RF signal FC APC input connector for optical signal Output BNC connector for the RF signal converted from optical Universal Connector for F F or F BNC adapter input for RF signal coming from the optical conversion 64 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX A5 4 3 Configuration for the selective optical to RF converter After the connection is made the user can use the equipment for measurement of optical signals as if they were RF signals Steps to measure a signal are as follows Press the Settings G key and select the corresponding band whether terrestrial for optical link or satellite for optical LNB In the case of a satellite optical signal and frequency tuning user has to select the signal type characterized by the band low high and the type of polarization vertical horizontal In the case of a satellite optical signal and channel tuning the parameters are defined by the channel refer to the Settings menu section for more details Select
150. overage tool is available for all DI GITAL TERRESTRIAL signals Connect the GPS receiver to the equipment In Settings menu select the terrestrial band Access the SPECTRUM mode and tune the signal for coverage study In case of tuning a DVB T2 signal in the Signal Parameters menu select the Profile Base or Lite and the PLP identifier User has to choose one profile and one PLP identifier per each signal coverage analysis Press the Tools key Fs Select the Signal Coverage option The Signal Coverage function appears on screen Before starting the signal coverage analysis access the Configuration option in the Advanced menu for settings more details in next section After settings access the Advanced menu and press on Start to Start the signal coverage analysis In Automatic mode the equipment takes samples automatically according to settings see next section In Manual mode each time the user presses the joystick the equipment takes a sample Measurement are linked to the GPS reference Access the Advanced menu and press on Stop to finish the signal coverage analysis Data obtained is automatically stored Access the data by pressing the Installation List key to check that the monitoring data file has been saved This file is a Data Capture type To manage the data see below the section Data File Processing February 2014 69 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Ce User can adjust some par
151. power The equipment does not return to its normal operating state until the problem is solved During this time the equipment checks every three seconds if there still the problem warning with an audible signal The DRAIN LNB light indicator is lit if current is flowing to the external unit gt LTE Filter only available for terrestrial band It enables or disables the LTE filter see 6 2 section LTE Interference Test When the LTE filter is enabled an icon will appear at the top right of the screen gt DiSEqC Mode only available for satellite band It enables or disables DiSEqC mode DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control is a communication protocol between the satellite receiver and accessories of the satellite system see section 8 4 February 2014 2 23 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES gt SatCR only available for satellite band It enables or disables the SatCR function Satellite Channel Router to control devices of a satellite TV _ installation that supports this technology see section 8 4 In this menu there is another option to access the configuration menu gt Polarization only available for satellite band It allows the user to select the signal polarization between Vertical Right vertical and circular clockwise and Horizontal Left horizontal and circular anti clockwise or disable it OFF In tuning mode the Polarization option can not be changed gt Sat Band only availa
152. pushing the joystick up or down gt Span It shows the span which is the frequency range displayed on screen To edit Place over the span option and press the joystick The option is highlighted in yellow to indicate it is in edit mode Move the joystick left right to move between the figures and up down to change the figure When finished press joystick to save the selected value or any function key to exit without saving The span can be changed directly with the joystick in SP mode February 2014 4 41 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES gt View all services This option only appears if the Database services option is enabled in the Preferences menu This option displays a window with a list of services that have been detected in the current installation The list shows service name provider SID stream identifier and an icon that shows its type radio tv and if it is scrambled When hovering on the service for one second it displays a hint window with more information If user presses the joystick on a service it will access that service When disabling the Database services option all services in the installation will be deleted from the list At the bottom of this option are shown the softkeys with these functions Cancel It exits the option Filter List It shows several options to filter the list of services By access Free Only Scrambled Only All By type All TV Radio S
153. r wy DE er er yt wr ye yer eh 42 42 i DB DB a QB 2 Qa POSITION POSITION OPTION taast n 8 od n o Tenn Output Figure A3 8 This type of multiswitch allows to distribute the signal coming from 4 different satellites It uses a combination of OPTION POSITION Polarisation and Band commands The TV Explorer allows to use easily this type of multiswitch thanks to the OPT POS command which sends the OPTION et POSITION commands in the necessary order Like in the others multiswitch if itis wanted to change of band or polarisation if the satellite is even he himself is necessary to send OPT POS command to cause the commutation again _ Band Polarization __Command__ Satellite Horizontal OPT POS A A Satellite 1 Vertical OPT POS A A Satellite 1 Horizontal OPT POS A A Satellite 1 Vertical OPT POS A A Satellite 1 Horizontal OPT POS A B Satellite 2 Vertical OPT POS A B Satellite 2 Horizontal OPT POS A B Satellite 2 Vertical OPT POS A B Satellite 2 30 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX Band _ Polarization Command __ _Satellite Horizontal OPT POS B A Satellite 3 Vertical OPT POS B A Satellite 3 Horizontal OPT POS B A Satellite 3 Vertical OPT POS B A Satellite 3 Horizontal OPT POS B B Satellite 4 Vertical OPT POS B B Satellite 4 Horizontal OPT POS B B Satellite 4 Vertical OPT POS B B Satellite 4 A3 6 DiSEqC programs and commands in the HO RANGER 4
154. rage data copy the XML data file from the equipment to a USB memory using the Installation Manager See the equipment s documentation in how to get files from an Installation A6 4 2 ie Obtaining an excel file For this section you must have at least Excel 2003 or newer version Excel 2007 or later is highly recommended to avoid macro problems First of all we need to locate the XML data file in the folder from which we want to work There are no requirements needed to be satisfied A file named COVERAGE XSL must be placed in the same data file folder That second file allows proper data formatting when processed by Excel February 2014 73 As PROMAX USER S MANUAI PANIGER SERIES em Select the XML data file and then right click with the mouse button on the file name Choose the option Open with and then select Excel 2007 or the available version Inicio Comparti Vista T P XSL Manual y Buscar en XSL Manual Fecha de modifica Tama o 1 elemento seler innadu BR R Figure A6 4 When Excel tries to open the file it will ask you the import method to open the XML data file by this way A x a E os A E en ee rs Figure A6 5 74 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX You must choose the option in which a stylesheet is asked It will appear as an option the COVERAGE xsl file El archivo que va a abrir contiene hojas de estilos Qu desea hacer
155. re applied DVB T2 uses two codes to correct errors that are the LDPC Low Density Parity Check combined with the BCH Bose Chaudhuri Hocquengham to protect against high levels of Signal noise and interferences Next to the measurement LBER is shown the number of iterations LDPC that is the number of times the LDPC error correction decoder has to pass through the signal and the ESR Error Second Ratio after 20 seconds of the BCH decoder This measure indicates the percentage of time with errors after the BCH Error correction is internal with BCH and external with LDPC The internal gives basic error correction with minimum load while the external gives error correction with a correction additional charge 4 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX Digital SATELLITE Television FIRST Generation A1 1 3 DVB S standard QPSK modulation E DVB S Parameters gt Channel Bandwidth It displays the channel bandwidth from 1 3 MHz to 60 75 MHz gt Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted gt Symbol Rate It represents the number of times that the signal status changes in a period of time The bandwidth is related to this parameter gt Roll Off Factor Roll off factor of Nyquist filter It indicates the excess of bandwidth over the ideal bandwidth gt Constellation QPSK modulation for constellations with DVB S signals gt Code rate Also known as Viterbi ratio It defines t
156. reen AEE AEEA 84 February 2014 USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL As PROMAX TV amp SATELLITE ANALYSER HDRANGERF 4 50 SE Digital Video Broadcasting 1 INTRODUCTION The new HD RANGER 50 SE is the sixth generation of field meters that PROMAX launches As each new generation it represents an evolution from the previous since it integrates the latest technological innovations and develops applications for the new demands and needs that have emerged in recent years The new HD RANGER 50 SE has been created with the aim to make easy the user experience From its ergonomic design and stylized lines to the reduction of keys and the easy use of its interface everything has been designed so the user has a simple tool to use but powerful and useful 4 gt Ee ko 4 A Il y oh f gt i Power 31 a m C N 14 4 dE 4 MER 13 6 dE BCH ESR 0s 0 Ni f a x MPEG TS locked ASHIRA 1 _ _ i Figure 1 The HD RANGER 50 SE is a universal analyser that covers several of the most popular standards of the DVB family as well as formats such as MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 and Dolby audio There is also the possibility of an extension to work in fibre optics installations Beene Trademark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project Dolby audio only available for HD RANGER February 2014 1 1 Ar PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES
157. rent input frequency range depending on a control signal called 22 kHz switching tone which is overlapped with the supply voltage SUPPLY VOLTAGE POLARI SATI ON BAND 13 VDC VERTICAL 18 VDC HORI ZONTAL 13 VDC 22 kHz VERTICAL 18 VDC 22 kHz HORI ZONTAL In other words our LNB will output a different set of satellite transponders depending on which supply voltage we use February 2014 17 AA PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES Figure A2 5 An example of LNB Low Noise Block converter A2 1 3 Coarse dish alignment We can use different techniques to find out where in the sky the satellite we want is located They can be anything from a pure guessing game to a sophisticated procedure The satellites we are interested in are all positioned in a geostationary orbit above the earth s equator Each of them has a fix given position in that orbit something like a street number that we can know from various sources Orbital position is an important datum so it is commonly part of the name as well Websites like http www lyngsat com or http www satcodx com offer plenty of useful information about the satellites we are talking about For example ASTRA 19E refers to ASTRA satellite which is positioned at 19 degrees East in the orbit Knowing where we are in terms of latitude and longitude is also easy We can read that information from a map or even from our car s navigation system if we have one Figure A2 6 1
158. rofile Level 4 1 maximum bitrate 40 Mbps Multipole jack 75 Q 1 Vpp 75 Q positive video Multipole jack 75 Q Same V A multipole jack 75 Q Built in speaker same multipole jack MPEG 1 MPEG 2 HE AAC Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus According to the TV standard 50 us 75 us NTSC Digital frequency synthesis according to the TV standard USB On the go for remote control and file transfer Mass Storage Host The equipment can read write on Flash drives Serial port emulation USB CDC Communications Device Class 9 112 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX EXTERNAL UNIT POWER SUPPLY Terrestrial Satellite 22 kHz signal Voltage Frequency Maximum power DiSEqC GENERATOR POWER SUPPLY Internal Batteries Battery Operation Time Recharging time External Voltage Consumption Auto power off Through the RF input connector External or 5 12 and 24 V External or 13 15 18 V up to 500mA Selectable in satellite band 0 65 V 0 25 V 22 kHz 4 kHz At least 6 W for 13 15 18 24 V and 2 5 W for 5 V According to DiSEqC 1 2 standard 7 2 V 13 Ah Li lon intelligent battery gt 5 hours in continuous mode no EXT supply active 3 hours up to 80 instrument off 12 V DC using only PROMAX supplied accessories 35 W Programmable After the selected amount of minutes without operating on any control Deactivable OPERATI NG ENVI RONMENTAL CONDIT
159. rrier signal and N is the noise power received To measure it correctly the channel should be tuned at Its centre frequency Ars PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES MER Modulation Error ratio MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the average noise power of the signal constellation Next to the MER appears the Link Margin LM measurement The LM is equivalent to the noise margin NM and indicates the distance to the QEF usually defined as a one lost packet per hour The LM is measured in dB and its value corresponds to the safety margin that separates from the QEF The greater is the LM better the quality signal LM of negative values implies no reception or that video errors are starting to appear in the video or audio so clear LM of O zero value will display a service and occasionally some artefact BER CBER LBER It is the bit error rate There are two measurements related to BER CBER Channel Bit Error Rate BER of the signal after the QPSK 8PSK demodulator and before applying the error correction or FEC Forward Error Correction LBER LDPC Bit Error Rate BER after applying LDPC error correction Low density parity check This standard makes use of two codes to correct errors that are the LDPC Low Density Parity Check codes combined with BCH Bose Chaudhuri Hocquengham to protect against high levels of signal noise and interference Each time you apply an error correc
160. rrrere gt 6 81 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX ices MENU OOU OWS asunncseucesnos essen wp nnnedni cannes sage scone ree ercaseariadeeecganecasas 6 82 6 8 4 Data file processSing sessrsrererrrrrrrrsrsrrrrrrrrrrersrerrrrrrererererrrrrrne 6 82 OSA DESPO ee E E E 6 82 6 8 4 2 Obtaining an excel file cc cccce cece cece eeeeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeteaaeengs 6 83 OS WAV QIOOGSD siectnre neice t E E A NTE 6 85 OO WDESCrIDCION secacensancesrasusesecugnctucancntseasnssce E A a DR ii 6 85 092 OPTION eea Aa EAE a E EEA E 6 85 ORO EXPO KOV eoni ner E ET EAE E E E E EEA r 6 89 AOE DOCO a e ee AEE OT E E E E 6 89 OLOZ OPAO orrae i A E EE EE EER ES 6 90 6 11 Explore Channel SCl srererercorreri ns EEr ror TEETER Or ETIK ATENENT NIO FUNES 6 91 LLL DOCO rrr EEA E NEEE E 6 91 6 11 2 OperatiQl ra 6 91 7 INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT cccccceeecceceeceeeeeeeeeseeeeetteeauereettsegaeeettegs 7 94 fl DCSCHOUON ssosvaceeniisaus ura Ereren ENEE AETR EEE 7 94 Fe OPEO ee en EE ENE EEEE E eer rer 7 94 7 3 Installation Management ccccccce cece eee eeeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeesnanees 7 95 7 4 Create a new Installation ccc ccccc cece cece cece eee e ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeueeeessegnges 7 98 Fo TOON eea E wh aniand eee biuaneeaueecianinaaean 7 99 o CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL DEVICES cicdinnwisicevassaniatartemesisnceversveiatarwesswens 8 100 6 MAFUSB CONNECTO siriani Enana RNE A EEEE R 8 100 8 1 1 Connecting the
161. rvice Rae 1 ID Component ID Audio Format foe g ETI locked RADIO 1 Figure A7 9 TV 3 3 February 2014 83 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES ANNEX 8 MULTIMEDIA CONTENT Next it is the list with all the links of the multimedia content in the user s manual 84 February 2014 Ax PROMAX PROMAX ELECTRONICA S L Francesc Moragas 71 75 08907 L HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT Barcelona SPAIN Tel 93 184 77 00 Tel Intl 34 93 184 77 02 Fax 93 338 11 26 Fax Intl 34 93 338 11 26 http www promax es e mail promax promax es
162. s the user to copy files screenshots channel sets dataloggers DiSEqC commands and others and export import installations from the equipment to the USB and vice versa To copy some select data from the installation Connect the CC 045 cable USB A Female Mini USB A Male to the mini USB socket see figure 5 of the equipment Connect the USB stick to the female port of the cable USB icon should appear on the top right corner of the equipment This icon indicates that an USB stick has been detected at the port Press the Installations key and select check the installation to download some of its data 8 100 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Zs PROMAX Press the key F2 Manage to access the data of the selected installation Press E Filter by type to select the type of list to view list of all the files only screenshots only channel sets only dataloggers or only DiSEqC commands Select the files from the list to be copied on the USB memory stick by pressing the joystick or by pressing F2 File and selecting Mark All it selects all files on the list displayed Once files are selected press F2 File and select the Copy to USB option This option is enabled only if it detects that there is an USB connected to the equipment and if any file has been selected It shows a progress bar and a message informing that files are being copied to the USB When finish you can remove
163. t colours the density of hits and includes features to zoom move and delete the display on screen Operation The constellation is available to all DI GI TAL signals both TERRESTRIAL and SATELLITE To access the CONSTELLATION tool Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Tune to a digital signal from satellite or terrestrial band Enter the MEASUREMENT or SPECTRUM mode Mh Press the key Tools Select CONSTELLATION The CONSTELLATION of the tuned signal appears February 2014 RANIGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX Constellation screen description a CONSTELLATION KAET n n Figure 42 Selected installation date and time Constellation window The colour scale placed at the left side indicates the signal quality in a qualitative way by a gradation of colours proportional to the density of Symbols concentrated in a given area The colour scale ranges from black no symbols to red highest density Greater dispersion of the symbols indicates higher noise level or worse Signal quality signal If there is symbols concentration with respect to the full grid see advanced menu for types of grid this is indicative of good ratio signal noise or absence of problems Selected band battery level Constellation modulation Data Window The data shown are Start Carrier Stop Carrier Power C N and frequency channel Spectrum of the tuned signal Spectrum is displayed with the
164. the label Measures and select your option in Export button There are three options available Screen Only Data Only or Screen Data Screen Only saves the screen image in PNG format Data Only saves measurement data on screen in a XML file format Screen Data saves both screen and data Once selected press to save changes and to exit Preferences gt Capture Press the Export key for one second when on screen appears the screen to be captured The LED next to key lights A progress bar shows the progress of the capture process When finished the screen is captured and the LED is OFF Then the virtual keyboard appears with the default name assigned to the file Edit the name if necessary see section 2 7 4 Then press F F2 OK to end the capture or 4 Fa Cancel for cancellation gt Display To display the captured screen click on the Installations Management key Select the installation where the capture was done and press F2 Manage Press E Filter by type Select the Screen Shots or Data Captures option This will limit the list to the selected It appears a list of all the captures Move the joystick up or down to find the file to be displayed Leave the cursor on the file to be displayed It appears a progress bar that lasts a few seconds depending on the size Then the capture appears February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Axes PROMAX To delete or copy the c
165. the progress bar showing the system shutdown progress gt Reset Press the key for 5 seconds The equipment automatically turns off Use only in case of system crash In the PREFERENCES menu press 1s APPEARANCE tab option Off the user can activate the automatic shutdown option selecting a waiting time time without pressing any key after which the equipment turns off automatically February 2014 2 9 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES 2 5 Screen Icons and Dialog boxes On the screen are some icons that provide useful information to the user about the current status of the instrument Battery not charging Yellow level indicates USB flash drive inserted charge left Battery not charging time left indicator LTE filter enabled USB in serial port mode e Current installation Y Satellite band Sat SATCR commands R enabled Multi function J oystick 7 enabled CNB power lever Two letter code indicates the exact function Terrestrial band Compressed FR Frequency tuning installation CH Channel tuning SP Span change iS MK Marker moving EC Echo zoom change O x s Only available for HD RANGER 2 10 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX 2 6 Menu Tree Aidh SPECTRUM ANALYSER MENU Ae Tuning w j Channel Center Freq Ref Level Span View all services Channel Set 1 Channel Set 2 _ Channel Frequency
166. tick up or down Press Exit to exit Preferences Press Save to save changes A brief explanation of the options available in each tab gt Equipment information Provider Name Serial number Release Date Free memory Company User Provider s name Equipment s name Unique identification number for this equipment Version of the software installed on the equipment Date of the software installed on the equipment Free size of the flash memory installed on the equipment Size of the flash memory installed on the equipment Name of the company which owns the equipment Name of the equipment s user gt Appearance Options Language Skin Power Off Brightness Background Language used on menus messages and screens Available languages are Spanish Catalan English German French Czech Italian Norwegian Polish Russian and Slovak Once the new language is selected the equipment shows a warning message and re starts In order to load the new language Colours used on the screen It allows the user to select the time to power off which is the time after which the equipment shuts down automatically unless user press any key User can select between two options Manual The display brightness is adjusted manually using the brightness setting see section Video and audio settings Automatic The display brightness is automatically adjusted according to the light received by t
167. tick up or down to navigate along the measurement data Press the joystick on a channel to display the signal parameters 6 88 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX Softkey menus Acquisition It contains two options Start It starts the datalogger in the selected test point Clear It deletes the data in the selected test point Channel set It displays a menu with the available channel sets to select the channel set whose data want to be displayed Channel sets available are those that have been selected during the creation of the datalogger 5 Test Point It contains four options Jump to It allows selecting a test point Create New It creates a new test point Delete current It deletes the current test point Delete all It deletes all test points of the datalogger 6 10 i Export key s101 Description OO O O It captures what is displaying at that moment The capture can be an image measurement data or both This is set through the Preferences menu Export button option Data capture is saved in a XML file with all data measurements and text that is on screen at this time The image is saved in a PNG file Data can be viewed later on through an external software February 2014 6 89 Ars PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES 6 10 2 Operation 6 90 gt Settings Press the Management Installation key for one second to enter Preferences menu Go to
168. tion to the digital signal the error rate changes so if we measure the error rate at the output of the QPSK 8PSK demodulator or after LDPC Low Density Parity Check decoder or at the BCH decoder output error rates obtained are different Next to the LBER measure appears ESR Error Second Ratio This measures indicates the percentage of time with errors after BCH The error correction is internal with BCH or external with LDPC The internal error correction provides basic minimum load while the outer error correction is an additional correction with load It also measures the PER which is the number of erroneous packets that is packets received during the measurement time not correctable by the demodulator 8 February 2014 FAN Ne BS USER S MANUAL As PROMAX A1 1 5 Digital CABLE television signal of FIRST generation DVB C standard QAM modulation E DVB C Parameters gt February 2014 Bandwidth channel It displays the channel bandwidth up to 9 2 MHz Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted Symbol Rate It represents the number of times the signal status changes in a period of time The bandwidth ts related to this parameter Roll Off Factor Roll off factor of Nyquist filter It indicates the bandwidth excess over the ideal bandwidth Constellation Modulation used by the carriers It also defines immunity to the system noise 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM and 256QAM
169. to a layer over a GIS map February 2014 79 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES ANNEX 7 OPTION DAB DAB OP 001 DAB A7 1 ia GENERAL This annex contains instructions for the following option OP 001 DAB DAB DAB signal analysis This option allows the user to detect measure analyse and visualise digital radio DAB and DAB The DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio standard designed for both home and portable receivers to broadcast terrestrial and satellite audio and also data It works with Band III and L Band frequencies The DAB is an evolution of DAB using the AAC audio codec It also includes Reed Solomon error correction which makes it more robust DAB receivers are not compatible with DAB receivers araor O Connect the RF input signal to the equipment Select the frequency band terrestrial or satellite by means of the Settings menu Access the MEASUREMENT SPECTRUM ANALYSER or TV MODE by pressing the corresponding key Lock the DAB DAB signal If you want to enable auto detection function for DAB DAB go to Preferences by pressing the key for 1 second and in the Stealth ID tab select the DAB DAB option i Only available for HD RANGER 80 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX A7 1 3 MEASUREMENT Mode Views for DAB DAB signal in MEASUREMENT mode are F SAN 0048 MEASUREMENT 1 3 Dy Ae Power 51 0dBuV Band 79 0dBpV
170. to modulation type Span dynamic range and reference level are variable by means of arrow cursors ANALOGUE TV MONITOR DISPLAY Monitor Aspect ratio Dot format Brightness TV STANDARD Colour system Standard supported Sensibility February 2014 7 inches TFT Transmissive colour dot matrix type 16 9 800 x R G B W x 480 H dots 700 cd m2 PAL SECAM and NTSC M N B G I D Kand L 40 dBuV for a correct synchronism 9 119 USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES BASE BAND SIGNAL VIDEO Codecs Video DVB MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MP HL Main Profile High Level MPEG 4 AVC H 264 High Profile Level 4 1 maximum bitrate 40 Mbps V A input Multipole jack 75 Q Sensibility 1 Vpp 75 positive video V A output Multipole jack 75 Q SOUND Input Same V A multipole jack 75 Q Outputs Built in speaker same multipole jack Codecs Audio MPEG 1 MPEG 2 HE AAC Demodulation According to the TV standard De emphasis 50 us 75 us NTSC Sound subcarrier Digital frequency synthesis according to the TV standard USB INTERFACE USB On the go for remote control and file transfer Mass Storage Host The equipment can read write on Flash drives Serial port emulation USB CDC Communications Device Class EXTERNAL UNIT POWER SUPPLY Through the RF input connector Terrestrial External or 5 12 and 24 V Satellite External 13 15 18 V up to 500mA 22 kHz signal Selectable in satellite band Voltage
171. to the tuning menu It displays the selected transmission standard and F gives access to the signal parameters menu F3 It displays the Tools menu It displays the Advanced menu TN Next each one of these menus is described February 2014 4 39 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES oz Access by the function key It contains the options to tune a channel The tuning menu consists of the following options gt Channel Frequency It displays the channel frequency pointed by the cursor Tuning type channel frequency is selected by means of the Tune by option gt Channel Set This option allows the user to select a channel set from the ones available for the current installation gt Tune by It allows the user to select between tuning by channel selecting a channel or channel by channel with the joystick and tuning by frequency selecting a frequency or step by step with the joystick In case of tuning by channel it allows selecting a channel from the active channel set Place over the Channel option and press the joystick A box appears with all channels of the active channel set and its frequency Move the joystick on the box to select a channel When finished press joystick to save the selected value or any function key to exit without saving The cursor will place on the selected channel and it will appear on the option The channel can be changed directly with the joystick in CH mo
172. tput option from the Settings menu Q Active the signal generator and in the equipment press the Set Reference key Fa Once are set the references for the pilot signals let the signal generator connected to the source point of the distribution system and take measurements in each user access point with the equipment In each measurement a message over each pilot signal indicates whether the measure Pass or Fail according to the parameters set Measurement data or screen image can be exported by pressing the Export key see more details in section Export key and after that display the images or download the data files In XML format 6 76 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX The following describes the Attenuation Test screen Attenuation Test Ei 2 Freauencv 100 0 500 0 658 0 MHz 5 Referenc M MG OSE So a 7 REA MG Figure 48 Installation selected date and time Selected band battery level Status message depending on the attenuation level Power level of the signal Signal Frequency MHz Power level of the reference signal obtained when setting the reference and used to calculate the attenuation level dBuV Power level of the test signal at the user access point dBuvV Attenuation level dB Attenuation Reference Current Softkeys X axis Pilot signals Y axis Power gt Joystick The joystick does not have any function in this tool
173. tput through the output V A connector gt Colour System The coding system used in analogue transmissions Available options are PAL 50 Hz PAL 60 Hz NTSC and SECAM 2 9 3 Preferences Menu You access the Preferences menu by pressing the Installations Management key for one second The options are grouped in tabs as follows Equipment Equipment information only read Appearance Equipment customization options Date amp Time It allows the user to change date and time zone vv yY Y Measures It allows the user to choose between several units of measure among other parameters gt Stealthi D It allows the user to select the set of signal types being used while auto identifying any modulation type Language Batt Time Preferences Skin TFT Screen i Equipment Power Off Color System Brightness Boot Image ss Time amp Date Background Stealth ID Date Date Format Time Time Zone Terrestrial Units Database Services Satellite Units Min TER Power Optical Units Min SAT Power Sat Band Min TER Level Ref Level Export button Datalogger PSI QANALOG O OFM O DVB T ODVB T2 O DVB C ODVE C2 o poves dopss O DVB S2 Figure 23 Only available for HD RANGER February 2014 2 25 AA PROMAX 2 26 USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES To navigate between tabs move the joystick left or right To navigate between the options within the tab move the joys
174. tracted from a digital terrestrial signal i Only available for HD RANGER February 2014 2 15 Ar PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES Measurements SCM 554 00 MHz 69 2 dBuV Mes 30 5 dB BRSi 2kHz e 34 7 dB CBER 6 9E 05 VBER 1 8E 08 69 2 dBuV A 2 kHz C N 34 7dB BEEJ MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Bandwidth 8000 kHz Scniccccim Off FFT Mode Guard Interval Constellation Code Rate 2 3 TS Hierarchy C o Shi PS a Freq MER Offset CIN CBER VEER MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Figure 12 MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS 2 16 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL IWh Spectrum Analyser SPECTRUM 1 3 che Fa EIE rfp Freq 554 00 MHz Power 69 1dBuV MER 30 3 dB CBER 6 7E 05 C N 36 2 dB VBER lt 1 0E 08 i Figure 13 SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT SPECTRUM 2 3 rip Freq 9554 00 MHz Power 69 1dBuV MER 30 3 dB CBER 6 7E 05 36 2 dB VBER lt 1 0E 08 TVE HD Pruebas HAT TE 5 r mes F b PI o i HE a f r p T Ly 2 a Zz att ae l F a DE a FN n Figure 14 SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT TV CTRUM 3 3 pe a a 7 ae TIF a t i g fy ail ee Fa fag E qT PODS Hg Fas o r roor rh EE T Ea idd Bik i_ _ ______H _ ______H_HHH4H4H444HHHH Figure 15 FULL SPECTRUM February 2014 2 17 Ar PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES TV Mode MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 Figure 16 FULL TV
175. travel combined with power voltage through the coaxial cable that leads the TV signal The compatible peripherals and receivers detect these commands and react in agreement with such A DiSEqC command is a digital command represented by a succession of binary messages 0 and 1 obtained when modulating the 22 kHz signal The DiSEqC usually is used in the satellite TV facilities in order to use different types of switchers through the coaxial cable that leads the TV signal A3 2 To begin The Universal LNB The Universal LNB is the simplest and most used LNB This allows the signal reception coming from one single satellite TWIN 2 independent outputs QUAD 4 independent outputs and OCTO 8 independent outputs versions exist in the market Each output is independent from others and can be connected to a different receiver An universal LNB is controlled by means of a power voltage and a 22kKHz signal sent through the RF cable which allows us to switch between the different bands and polarities according to the following table Standard Qa a i gt 1 satellite only 1 satellite only 1 satellite only 1 satellite only 1 receiver 2 receivers 4 receivers 8 receivers gt Power Band Polarization linear circular 13 V Vertical Right 18 V Horizontal Left 13 V 22 kHz Vertical Right 18 V 22 kHz Horizontal Left Not to confuse with LNB Quattro used in collective facilities Febru
176. verage value detector 230 kHz and corrected to refer it to the channel bandwidth 14 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Aa PROMAX ANNEX 2 HOW TO POINT A DISH ANTENNA A2 1 ia INSTALLING A SATELLITE DISH USING HD RANGER 50 SE A2 1 1 A bit of history That s it a bit of history First artificial satellite Sputnik I was launched 4th of October of 1957 by former Soviet Union It was about the size of a basketball with a weight below 100 Kgrs but went down in history as the start point for the Space age For three weeks it was transmitting radio signals to the excited scientist on the ground that were gathering fundamental data for the launches to come Figure A2 1 The first telecommunications satellite was Telstar launched in 1962 Some people refers to Echo as the World s first in 1960 but it was a passive signal reflector as opposite to Telstar that carried electronics on board like today s satellites It was also the first to use the modern transponder concept where the satellite transposes the up link frequency 6 390 GHz in Telstar to another down link frequency 4 170 GHz in this case Telstar trans mitter power was 3 Watts and the antenna was omnidirectional Figure A2 2 February 2014 15 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES The antenna used to receive the test transmission from Telstar was a huge horn inside a bubble radome 48 metres high Only four decades later we have
177. view total views Selected band battery level Tuned service image Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt Joystick up down It changes service gt Joystick left right It changes channel frequency depending on the tuning mode February 2014 5 49 AA PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANGER SERIES TV 2 3 TV SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT D 69 2 dBuV 34 7 dB 30 4 dB lt 1 0E 08 Figure 36 Selected installation date and time Number of view total views Selected band battery level Tuned service image Spectrum Measured values of the signal in the frequency channel the cursor is pointing Signal status searching locked multiplex name Softkeys menus gt Joystick up down It changes service gt Joystick left right It changes channel frequency depending on the tuning mode 5 50 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AAPROMAX TV 3 3 SCREEN TV SERVICE DATA Type Profile HP L4 0 alee 1001 MPEG2 TS locked RGE2 SERVICE RGU LS RGEZ Nile 12549 KONIN 8916 Bi Le 40000 E DTV NG vire i MPEG 4AVC 8210 kbps RAial e ee DD 319 kbps Riu 6bit 48kHz Stereo Language Spa ail 1100 Figure 37 Selected installation date and time Tuned service image Tuned service information gt gt gt gt TYPE FORMAT PROFILE PID Encoding type and video transmission rate Resolution
178. web address If you don t want an icon enter the word none Tawasa iha corel eae Figure A6 7 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL AA PROMAX Click on the BROWSE icon Pet or csv Browse COVERAGE CARRER BASE xlsx View on Google Earth EA Enhanced feature What is this View File on Web Page Check for errors Free User account is not needed Figure A6 8 A new window will appear in which you will be able to search the Excel file you saved in the step number 9 of the previous section of this document E g a E heel qr a pre P verte pial 1 F aiis Eeli iia Eni M iira decor Eip Te m i D Erhi pejs a Cangarala tij d fers Hir E Clare ile b Pirai F aa a Mi jaire eal ETIT CL ae i be jimin a h ra MARC E m oe 4 began Eim 2 eel ace Bere a Pij Sn E i feo CRE a Figure A6 9 After doing the file selection click on the option VIEW ON GOOGLE EARTH Select an Excel file xls xlsx xlsm xlsb txt or csv Browse_ COVERAGE CARRER BASE xlsx ne F Googe Earih amp Enhanced feature What is this View File on Web Page Check for errors Free User account is not needed Figure A6 10 February 2014 71 Ax PROMAX USER S MANUAL RANIGER SERIES The web page will perform the file conversion and then will ask if you want to save the resulting file or just open it using Google Earth software Select OPEN WITH Google Earth
179. wnloaded to a PC and exported to a file for later analysis It explores the selected channel set Tune by channel must be selected It displays the constellation of the locked signal It enables the detection of signal interferences coming from mobile phones It detects the echoes that may appear due to the Simultaneous reception of the same signal from several transmitters This function analyses continuously the measure of the MER value for each one of the carriers forming the selected channel and they are displayed in a graphic on screen This function shows a graphical representation of the MER level for each carrier of the locked signal which is Superimposed over time February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX gt Datalogger gt Spectrogram It creates a file in which are stored measurements This file belongs to the selected current installation This function shows a graphical representation of the spectrum superimposed over time of a channel or frequency selected by the user For more information about these features see the Tools chapter 4 5 4 E F4 Advanced Access by the function key It allows selecting among several parameters to display the spectrum The advanced menu consists of the following options gt Average gt Spectrum Line gt Tone Level gt Marker gt Max Hold The user can select the amount of signal values to be used to set the
180. ws working with Base standard version and Lite mobile devices version profiles ia DVB T2 Parameters gt Channel Bandwidth This parameter affects the frequency separation of the carriers Its value IS 6 MHz 7 MHz or 8 MHz gt Spectral inversion It detects if the input signal has been inverted gt FFT Mode It defines the number of modulation carriers between values 1k 2k 4k 8k 8k EXT 16k 16k EXT 32k 32k EXT gt Pilot Pattern There are several pilot patterns available from PP1 to PP8 which offer different features depending on the type of channel Each pattern Supports time and frequency variations up to the Nyquist limit Limits depend on certain characteristics such as the receiver operation if the interpolation is in frequency and time or just in time and so on gt Guard Interval This parameter is the dead time between symbols its purpose is to detect problems due to multipath echoes This parameter is expressed in terms of the symbol duration 1 4 19 256 1 8 19 128 1 16 1 32 1 128 gt Constellation COFDM modulation with constellations QPSK 16QAM 64QAM 256QAM gt Constellation rotation It detects if the constellation is rotated ON or not OFF gt Code rate It defines the ratio between the number of data bits and the total number of bits transmitted the difference corresponds to the number of control bits for the detection and recovery of errors gt PLP id It is the PLP ide
181. x service index_ audio Index of audio Configuration PS I SID service_id_conf AUDIO index_audio OPTIONAL service _id_ conf Service id Selecting service from the service AUDI O xx id index_ audio Index of audio 48 February 2014 RANGER SERIES USER S MANUAL Ax PROMAX Name __ PSI SERVICE It provides configures services PSI SERVICE service PS SERVICE CURRENT PSI SERVICE xx Response PSI SERVICE ss NAME name PROVIDER provider SID sid TYPE type FREE SCRAMBLED LCN Icn formation service Description information service SERVICE Service number ss CURRENT o ss index of service NAME Service name PROVIDER Service provider SID Service id TYPE Type of service Radio TV Data FREE SCRAMBLED Service free or not LCN Logical channel number Question PSI SERVICE CURRENT AUDIO Response PSI NUMBER nn AUDIO aa PID pid BITRATE bitrate TYPE type FORMAT format LANGUAGE language Information Description information service service NUMBER Audios number AUDIO Index of audio PID PID number BITRATE Bitrate in kbps TYPE Type of audio MPEG 1 DD DD FORMAT Format of audio Stereo Mono LANGUAGE Language of audio Question PSI SERVICE xx AUDIO PSI NUMBER nn Information Description information service service NUMBER Audios number number E rst SERIO 2PS SERVICE a AUDIO aa PS NUMBER nn AUDI O aa PID pid TYPE type LANGUAGE language Information
182. xcel file to KML file for instance googling excel to kml a kind of XML file used by Google Earth We propose this one and this is the one we will explain in detail in the following example explanation Navigate to http www earthpoint us ExcelToKml aspx tes o1 SMT gt r Earth Point Tools for Google Earth Earth Pout Home Sign In Buy Subscnpton Workwice Utilitie Excel To Google Earth Coordinate Gnds Polygon Area Convert Coordinates Batch Convert USA Utilities Townstep amp Range BLM Grid Seerch By Desenpton Search By Lat Long Alternate Grid Cabforma Twp amp Rng Calforma Gnd Search By Descnpton Search By Lat Long Texas Land Survey Abstract Grd Seer By Deseo rpten Seerch By Lat Long State Plane Topo Map Boise Idaho USA Real Estate Listings County Assessor Lend Records Gnd Land Records Search Help Q amp A Other Around Town Forum Excel To KML Display Excel files on Google Earth A user account is recommended for the features on this web page Ea Import a spreadsheet of lat long coordinates to Google Earth Pop up balloons icons and paths are easily created from the spreadsheet data Latitude and Longitude are af that is needed to create a basic display on Google Earth Add a Name Description and an Icon for a professional presentabon Advanced features support GPS tracks Time Siders and Grid Coordinates Google ne TE SS Seas Se Tt eee eet Fe E Latimoe Lon

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