ra2009 tv signal level meter user manual
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1. Zoom Out Amendment Value Adding Amendment Value Deducting LEVEL Keypad 1 Signal level measurement of both analog channel and digital channel AUTO Keypad 2 Auto measurement SPECT Keypad 3 Spectrum analysis SCAN Keypad 4 Scan measurement TILT Keypad 5 Tilt measurement VOLT Keypad 6 Voltage measurement C N Keypad 7 Carrier to noise ratio measurement 6 oS oo eS RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL 8 FILE Keypad 8 File management 9 SETUP Keypad 9 Setup menu Quick Guide Make certain that the battery is fully charged Turn the unit ON by pressing the Power key The unit will buzz and enter the main menu after displaying the logo and model number Press the Arrow key to highlight the SETUP menu Press the CH ENTER key the meter will enter SETUP menu and display setting items Using the arrow keys select an SHUTDOWN TIME mode of your choice and then press the CH ENTER key you will return to the SETUP menu Using the arrow keys again select DATE AND TIME and press the CH ENTER key In the pop up menu enter the date and time using numeric keys and press CH ENTER key to confirm or press F4 key to escape You will return to the SETUP menu Enter VOLUME SETTINGS and use LEFT ARROW OR RIGHT ARROW to adjust the speaker volume Enter LEVEL UNITS the display shows three available units of measure2. key the meter enters the C N measurement mode Directly input channel number and press CH ENTER key to select the channel to be tested Note The function affects when the signal input level is greater than 60 dBuV FILE MANAGEMENT In the main menu using the LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon FILE and press the CH ENTER key the meter enters the FILE menu _RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USERMANUAL FILE CHINA CATY a 0061 P 08 38 Digi PO Dane T 09 30 Spect Paie 0g06 F 09 35 Auto TUS OSfOB 09 38 Tilt a01 TENISA 09 50 acan All the files saved in different measurement modes will be listed Using UP DOWN arrow key highlight the file and press F1 to select one or more files press F2 to delete selected files Using UP DOWN arrow key highlight one file and press F3 to read the file Press F4 to return to the main menu SETUP SHUTDOWN TIME You can select the auto shutdown time among below options 3MIN 5MIN 10MIN ALWAYS ON RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER DATE amp TIME Set the date amp time of the meter VOLUME SETTINGS Set the sound volume of the speaker LEVEL UNITS You can select the unit of the meter among dBuV dBmvV dBm SELECT USER PLAN USER MANUAL Using LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon SELECT USER PLAN and press the CH ENTER key the meter enters the SELECT USER PLAN menu Using UP DOWN key select the user plan you want and pr
3. dBuV dBmV and dBm It is common in the industry to refer to RF signal strength as dB In reality the unit of measure is dBuV or dBmV varying from different countries Using the arrow keys select the desired unit and press the CH ENTER key returning you to the previous menu Using the arrow keys select the SELECT CHANNEL PLAN option and press the CH ENTER key to display channel plan list select the desired channel plan and press CH ENTER key then return to the previous menu Press the F4 key or MENU key to return to the main menu Using the arrow keys to select LEVEL and press the CH ENTER key or directly press numeric 1 key you will enter the signal level test menu The display will show the channel number video frequency and video carrier signal strength Using a supplied F coupler connect the CATV signal lead to the input located at the top of the instrument The unit should immediately display the video carrier signal strength of current channel Press the arrow keys to move to the next or previous channel Direct channels may be entered by pressing appropriate number keys then pressing CH ENTER Direct single frequency may be entered by pressing appropriate number keys then 7 RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL pressing MHZ key the meter will enter single frequency test mode e Totestthe digital channel using the arrow keys move to a digital channel and press F4 or OTT
4. strength the difference between the max and the min _RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USERMANUAL TILT USA CATV A 4 UI W I tos Ip co jm es WI R mi 02 a A Ai R voa E is M I os WE es OCH Oe cs CH tes DE ia A Taz RS voo MAZ do 76 g9dBu MIH 2 CT0PuV o 44d Move cursor to select a channel and press UP DOWN key to change the channel number Press F3 to save file Press F4 to return to the main menu Signal strengths of 12 channels display in the screen simultaneously Press F1 or F2 to select the channel in TILT measurement and press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to change the channel number of selected channel The max signal strength min signal strength and their difference display on the screen Press F4 to return to the main menu TRUNK VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT In the main menu using the LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon VOLTAGE and press the CH ENTER key the meter enters the voltage measurement mode RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL USA CATY DI o 10 The meter will automatically identify AC or DC of the trunk voltage and display on the screen The battery voltage also display on the bottom Typically at the cable demarcation point outside the structure there will be no trunk voltage Press F4 to return to the main menu SIGNAL NOISE RATIO MEASUREMENT In the main menu using the LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon C N and press the CH ENTER
5. RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL RA2009 TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL Index Definition of Key Funchons EE 4 SOLON S ANO 0 61 6 EE 5 Mam UV NACA RE 6 EI e EE TEE H DEAR te E 8 LEVEL MEA SUR MEN T areni odor gaga EA e e 8 AUTO MEASOREMEN KR 12 ei les EE EE OC RE 13 SCANMEASUREMEINT EE 14 NET MEASUREMEIN EE 15 TRUNK VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT aumpsieaasugaas eai 16 SIGNAL NOLGERATIOMEAGUREMENT 17 SIB Oe KEE 17 Sat SCENE DRESS ee DURE RUI RSRS ENE ee ERR RR RE EE 18 SERIO VN TINE gi ei 18 DATE S UI EE 19 VOLUME SETTING S eee ner eee pda as 19 LEVEL EC NR 19 SELECTUSER PLAN oa E A a e 19 EDITOSER PLAN orinar o pane nasnttae A rabo asas dan pb o nd 19 LEARN U ER PLAN EE 20 PIROBE COMPENSATION E 20 VALUE AMENDMENT ecur a a 20 EDES ET 21 LOAD DEFA UCT aa A E E E E E 21 SOTEM INFORMA TNON ra A E E E AEE E EE E 22 RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL Overview RF Signal Input Port Rubber Jacket Color LCD Display Charge Indicator RED GREEN RS232 Communication Port Charger Plug in o o ge do RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL LA NW N A OO Definition of Key Functions The following provides quick identification of key functions 1 2 3 4 Soft Function Keys Up Arrow Key Down Arrow Key MHz Key Frequency key uses for direct frequency input enter frequency number and then press frequency key i
6. easurement mode F2 Enter the single frequency measurement mode F3 QAM enter QAM analysis mode F4 Setup of channel type In single digital channel measurement mode press F3 to enter the QAM measurement The measurement of MER and BER display in the low left the constellation displays in the right Note MER and BER measurements are for RA2009C and RA2009D only Constellations measurement is for RA2009D only RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL LEVEL CHINA CATV CHO TO 209 00MHz DE ER Cl gp DV DU MHz MODE DAC SR 6 675 MHZ MER BER Press F1 to save the current measurement result Press F2 to load the saved files Press F3 to fresh the measurement Press F4 to return to previous menu The single analog channel measurement mode In this mode there is a mark CHV in front of the channel number Soft keys definition F1 Enter channel spectrum measurement mode F2 Enter single frequency measurement mode F3 Enter V A measurement mode F4 Next menu V A Press the F3 key to simultaneously display the channel video and audio carrier frequencies and signal strength as well as the relative difference between the two Channel Audio Carrier Signal Strength Press the CH ENTER key to shift the unit between video carrier frequency mode shows CHV in the channel number and Audio carrier Frequency mode shows CHA in the channel number The unit will display the following with
7. ess CH ENTER to confirm EDIT USER PLAN In the main SETUP menu using the LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon EDIT USER PLAN and press the CH ENTER key the meter enters the EDIT USER PLAN menu Using UP DOWN arrow key highlight the channel and press F3 to enter the CHANNEL SETUP menu Disable the checkbox of Select of the channel if you want to omit the channel in test Select Save amp Return after setting up RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL LEARN USER PLAN In the main SETUP menu using the LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon LEARN USER PLAN and press the CH ENTER key the meter enters the LEARN USER PLAN menu Select USER PLAN 1 or USER PLAN 2 that you want to create to fit your CATV system The unit will show below content 1 Please connect to CATV 2 Select channel plan 3 Press F3 to Start Using the F1 F2 keys to select the channel plan of your TV system and then press CH ENTER key to start After finished select YES and press CH ENTER key to confirm in the pop up menu Note The unit needs to access cable television system The unit will automatically select the channels which signal strength is greater than 40dBuV and collect them in to user channel plan recognizing analog or digital channel However due to the complexity of the actual signal the user may also need to re edit it This function is option You can edit the user channel plan
8. in the menu of EDIT USER PLAN PROBE COMPENSATION The probe compensation value shows in the bottom of the screen press F3 to enter Using LEFT key or RIGHT key move the cursor and using F1 UP key or F2 DOWN key to increase or decrease the value Press F3 to save and return VALUE AMENDMENT The meter is well calibrated at the factory while after long term use or with the aging of electronic components there may be some measurement error 20 RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL The meter supplies you such a function to calibrate it manually The user just needs a accurate meter or signal generator to compare the measurement value and save calibration value This feature can also meet the user s specific requirements In the SETUP menu select the VALUE AMENTDMENT and press F3 The unit enters value amendment menu On the lower left of the screen it displays the amendment value of current channel as Single Amend 0 0 press F1 or F2 to adjust the amendment value and press F3 to save When saved successfully the green value number turns black When you adjust the amendment value the displayed video carrier strength also changes accordingly In this mode you can change the channel number using LEFT RIGHT arrow key or directly input the channel number using keypad Continue to adjust the amendment value of other channels until finished LIMIT SETUP In the SETUP menu select LIMIT SETUP and press F3
9. n single frequency measurement mode The cursor key uses for moving the cursor to the frequency number digit which you can turn up or turn down by pressing the arrow keys in the single frequency and channel measurement mode Channel Enter Key Channel key uses for direct channel number input enter channel number and then press channel key in single channel measurement mode It also acts as the ENTER key for most functions Left Arrow Key and Clear Key Clear key uses for deleting any keyed input made prior to pressing the ENTER key Right Arrow Key and Decimal Key Decimal key uses for entering decimal point in direct frequency input RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL 8 1 9 Numeric button and Letter Input Key The key toggles between numeric key and appropriate English letters 9 Power Key md 0 O Key Numeric key 0 and channel setting shortcut key in single channel measurement mode e Menu Key Uses for entering the main menu in any mode Soft Keys Introduction Up Arrow Key Down Arrow Key Left Arrow Key Right Arrow Key Enter Key Return Key Video Measurement V A measurement Single Frequency Measurement QAM Analysis Measurement of Digital Channel Spectrum Analysis Measurement Speaker Volume Key Delete Key Load File Key RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL Save File Key Edit Key Start to Test Key in Auto Test Measurement Zoom In
10. ncy of the last tested frequency before powering off and signal strength AUTO MEASUREMENT In the main menu using the LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon AUTO and press the CH ENTER key or press numeric 2 key the meter enters Auto measurement mode RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL AUTO CHINA CATA Ant 09 06 16 08 38 ANZ 09 06 17 09 30 B01 09 06 17 09 35 B02 09 08 17 09 36 B03 09 06 17 09 38 cot 09 06 17 09 50 j E GE TEE SE The unit will show the list of files in storage Using UP DOWN arrow key select an empty file and press F1 to create a new auto test file Using keypad enter file name using UP DOWN arrow key move the cursor using LEFT RIGHT key select the channel number of No 1 to No 5 channels Select Save amp Return and press F3 Using UP DOWN arrow key select an existing file and press F1 to edit the saved auto test file Using UP DOWN arrow key select an existing file and press F3 to implement the auto test After the test is finished press F3 to save the tested result The saved file can be viewed in the FILE MANAGEMENT mode AUTO CHINA CATY NO CH FREQ ATO DIG MER DER ANAL Bile A e H Se rob 3 di Eres E rr 4 e DEN ay ra 5 95 91 25 A a8 SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT 13 RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL In the main menu using the LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon SPECT and press the CH ENTER key the meter enters spectr
11. o display channel setting window If the channel type is digital channel it will display Channel channel number Select Marked vV if the current channel is available Type Digital or analog channels Freq Center frequency BW Bandwidth of digital channel Mode Modulation type SR Symbol rate Save amp Return If the channel type is analog channel it will display Channel channel number Select Marked di if the current channel is available Type Digital or analog channel Freq Video carrier frequency AIF Audio IF Save amp Return Using UP DOWN arrow key move the cursor and using LEFT RIGHT arrow key toggle options or directly enter parameter using keypad Move the cursor to Save amp Return and press F3 or CH ENTER key after setting the parameters In the single digital channel measurement mode the channel number is shown CHD instead of 9 RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL CHV that the analog channel number is shown LEVEL CHINA CATS LHO TO 209 00MHz DE e DO op By GU MHz MODE DACH SR 6 075 MHz 20 Press UP DOWN or LEFT RIGHT arrow key to change the testing channel To directly enter desired channel input channel number using keypad and press CH ENTER key To directly enter single frequency measurement mode input frequency number using keypad and press MHz key Soft key function definition F1 Enter the spectrum m
12. the audio carrier frequency and signal strength If an 11 RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL audio carrier exists on this frequency it will be heard through the speaker As this unit is equipped with an FM demodulator this will measure signal strength of any transmitted FM signal and play the audio Press F3 to adjust the speaker volume Press F4 to enter channel setup menu Single Frequency Measurement Mode In the analog channel measurement mode press the F2 key to place the unit in Channel Video Frequency mode Or in both channel and frequency measurement modes using keypad manually input any desired frequency and press MHz key If an audio carrier exists on this frequency it will be heard through the speaker As this unit is equipped with an FM demodulator this will measure signal strength of any transmitted FM signal and play the audio In frequency measurement mode press the MHz key continuously the cursor blinks indicating the step of 100MHz 10MHz 1MHz 100KHz 10KHz you can increase or decrease the frequency by pressing LEFT RIGHT keys in the step where the cursor located F1 Spectrum In the channel or video frequency mode using the keypad directly input the desired frequency to be measured and press MHz key In the Video Frequency mode press F3 to adjust the speaker volume Press F4 to return to channel measurement mode Press F2 to enter the single frequency measurement mode showing the freque
13. to enter it displays the max value and min value of limitation Max Min Save amp Return The set Limit value will reflect in the SCAN test result This function is option LOAD DEFAULT If the settings are unexpected and you want to restore the initial settings select this item and press F3 The unit will display a confirmation menu Are you sure YES NO 21 RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL Using the arrow keys select YES to confirm and select NO to escape and then press F3 SYSTEM INFORMATION In this menu you can check the information of Hardware version software version and serial number 22
14. to show channel setting window e Using the arrow key move the cursor to TYPE Pressing LEFT or RIGHT arrow the channel type will change to DIGI and show options of digital channel Enter correct parameters and move the cursor to SAVE amp RETURN using the arrow keys then press the CH ENTER key e The channel number will become CHD instead of CHV The unit will show readings of BW MODE SR e Press F3 the display enter QAM analysis menu and show the results of MER BER as well as the graphics of constellations e The instrument will now display the video carrier strength of the selected channel on the display It is this carrier signal that is critical Typical cable company requires this signal be within 5dB of 0 at the demarcation point outside the structure as well as all cable outlets within e Note that signal strength of considerably lower than 55dBuV 5dBmV may still provide satisfactory reception depending upon the quality and size of the connected television receiver e Note four Function Keys on the top of the keypad Start to Use LEVEL MEASURMENT Single Channel Measurement Using arrow keys highlight LEVEL and press CH ENTER key the unit will enter single channel measurement mode _RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USERMANUAL LEVEL USA CATY LHY d 65 25MHz DE ER b5 ban 20 At first set the current channel type Press O t
15. um measurement mode SPECT USA CATY 15 05 05 BS dE MARK 52 50MHz DA GOU REF 20dBu Soft key definitions F1 zoom in F2 zoom out F3 Save file F4 back to the previous screen Using keypad input center frequency and press MHz key or input channel number and press CH ENTER the unit will show spectrum analysis Press F1 to zoom in and press F2 to zoom out the BW bandwidth toggles among 15MHz 30MHz 150MHz Press LEFT RIGHT key to move the cursor to see the tested signal strength Press UP DOWN arrow key to change the reference level by 5dB step Press F3 to save file Press F4 to return to the main menu SCAN MEASUREMENT In the main menu using the LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon SCAN and press the CH ENTER key the meter enters SCAN measurement mode RA2009 DIGITAL TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL SCAN USA CATY Soft key definitions F1 Zoom in F2 Zoom out F3 Save file F4 Back to the previous screen Press F1 F2 KEY to change the display scale Press the LEFT RIGHT arrow key you can move the cursor to specific channel and see the tested signal strength Press F3 to save file Press F4 to return to the main menu TILT MEASUREMENT In the main menu using the LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon TILT and press the CH ENTER key the meter enters TILT measurement mode The unit will display the max channel number and signal strength the min channel number and the signal
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