TV Signal Level Meter Operator`s Manual
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1. TV Signal Level Meter Operator s Manual ZMICP 3 0HE ZMCP 3 0 MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANAL Please read this manual carefully Prior to using this product The technical specifications and operating methods included in this manual are subject to changes without notice In case of any inquires after a period of usage please consult the distributor or manufacturer ZMCP 3 0 MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL Quick Guide e Make certain that the battery is fully charged e Turn the unit ON by pressing the Power key e The unit will buzz and enter the main menu after displaying the logo and model number e Press the Arrow key to highlight the SETUP menu e Press the CH ENTER key the meter will enter SETUP menu and display setting items e Using the arrow keys select an SHUTDOWN TIME mode of your choice and then press the CH ENTER e key you will return to the SETUP menu e Using the arrow keys again select DATE AND TIME and press the CH ENTER key e Inthe pop up menu enter the date and time using numeric keys and press CH ENTER key to confirm or e press F3 key to escape You will return to the SETUP menu e Enter VOLUME SETTINGS and use LEFT ARROW OR RIGHT ARROW to adjust the speaker volume e Enter LEVEL UNITS the display shows three available units of measure dBuV dBmvV and dBm It e is common in the industry to refer to RF signal strength a2. 0O to Single Amend 40 2 display channel setting window ZMCP 3 0 MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL SSS SS If the channel type is digital channel it will display Channel channel number Type Digital or analog channels Freq Center frequency BW Bandwidth of digital channel Mode Modulation type SR Symbol rate If the channel type is analog channel it will display Channel channel number Type Digital or analog channel Freq Video carrier frequency AIF Audio IF 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 CH ENTER key after setting the parameters In the single digital channel measurement mode the channel number is shown CHD instead of CHV that the analog channel number is shown 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 CH ENTER key after setting the parameters In the single digital channel measurement mode the channel number is shown CHD instead of CHV that the analog channel number is shown Press UP DOWN or LEFT RIGHT arrow key to change the testing channel LEVEL US CATU 07 36 27 LHD119 60 4 ie To directly enter desired channel input channel St number
3. 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 strength the difference between the max and the min Move cursor to select a channel and press UP DOWN key to change the channel number TILT US CATU Press F3 to save file Press MENU 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 MENU to return to the main menu TRUNK VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT VOLT US CAIU Of 396 27 In the main menu using the LEFT RIGHT key ED highlight the icon VOLTAGE and press the DL ie 70 6 ee CH ENTER key the meter enters the voltage measurement mode 7 5 ZMCP 3 0 MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL 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 F3 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 t
4. 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 CH 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 1OOMHz 10MHz 1MHz 100KHz 10KHz you can increase or decrease the ZMCP 3 0 MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL 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 F2 to enter the single frequency measurement mode showing the frequency 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 p
5. displays the global standard J 83 AnnexA J 83 AnnexB J 83 AnnexC LOAD DEFAULT If the settings are unexpected and you want to restore the initial settings select this item and press CH ENTER The unit will display a confirmation menu Are you sure YES NO 12 ZMCP 3 0 MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL Using the arrow keys select YES to confirm and select NO to escape and then press CH ENTER SYSTEM INFORMATION In this menu you can check the information of Hardware version software version and serial number 13
6. using keypad and press CH ENTER BW 8 0 MHz pe HODE 640AH pes SR 6 875 WSs REG key To directly enter single frequency measurement mode input frequency number using keypad and press MHz key In single digital channel measurement mode press F1 to enter the QAM measurement The measurement of MER and BER display in the low left the constellation displays in the right ZMCP 3 0 MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL C DIGI US CATU A Press F1 to save the current measurement result LHDI14 SIRER UU r The single analog channel measurement mode 60 4aBmv a ar In this mode there is a mark CHV in front of the EW a Tn MODE 640AM channel number SR 6 875 T MER 39 AaB BER lt 41 0E 9 s Soft keys definition av 4 F1 Enter channel spectrum measurement mode F2 Enter single frequency measurement mode F3 Page down and up key V A Press the F1 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 the audio carrier frequency and signal strength If an audio carrier exists on this frequency it will be heard through the speaker As this unit is
7. E 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 11 ZMCP 3 0 MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL ooo S decrease the value Press CH ENTER 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 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 CH ENTER 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 CH ENTER 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 GLOBAL SETUP In the SETUP menu select GLOBAL SETUP and press CH ENTER to enter it
8. MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL SSS 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 S arrow key highlight the channel and press CH ENTER to enter the CHANNEL 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 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 CH ENTER 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 in the menu of EDIT USER PLAN PROB
9. hannel and press CH or 0 to show e channel setting window e lUsing the arrow key move the cursor to TYPE Pressing LEFT or RIGHT arrow the channel type will e change to DIGI and show options of digital channel Enter correct parameters and move the cursor to e 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 e SR e Press F1 the display enter QAM analysis menu and show the results of MER BER as well as the e graphics of constellations e The instrument will now display the video carrier strength of the selected channel on the display It is this e Carrier signal that is critical Typical cable company requires this signal be within 5dB of O at the e 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 AMEND US CATU 07 36 97 G Single Channel Measurement LHU TUT bees Using arrow keys highlight LEVEL and press CH ENTER cy 112 25MH2 p a dBm key the unit will enter single channel measurement mode At first set the current channel type Press
10. he CH ENTER 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 FILE us CATU 07 36 27 CQ In the main menu using the LEFT RIGHT key F ile Date Time TyY pe highlight the icon FILE and press the AUTOS 09 07 17 12 06 Auto JU 09 67717 12 21 Spect CH ENTER key the meter enters the FILE menu 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 CH ENTER KEY to read the file Press F3 to return to the main menu ZMCP 3 0 MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL eS SS SS SETUP SHUTDOWN TIME You can select the auto shutdown time among below options 3MIN SMIN 10MIN ALWAYS ON 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 dBmV dBm SELECT USER PLAN 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 press CH ENTER key to confirm 10 ZMCP 3 0
11. ress numeric 2 key the meter enters Auto measurement mode AUTO US CATU 07 36 27 The unit will show the list of files in storage Using ae z e UP DOWN arrow key select an empty file and File NO 1 NO 2 press F1 to create a new auto test file Using keypad con enter file name using UP DOWN arrow ed 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 CH ENTER 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 CH ENTER to save the tested result The saved file can be viewed in the FILE MANAGEMENT mode SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT AUTO US CATU O7 d6 27 G File Date Tine New roJec E In the main menu using the LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon SPECT and press the CH ENTER key the meter enters spectrum measurement mode ZMCP 3 0 MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL SPET US CATU Soft key definitions F1 Zoom in F2 Zoom out F3 optional key 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 F1 to save file Press F2 to return to the main menu TILT MEASUREMENT In the main menu using the LEFT RIGHT key highlight the icon
12. s dB e n reality the unit of measure is dBuV or dBmV varying from different countries Using the arrow keys e select the desired unit and press the CH ENTER key returning you to the previous menu e Using the arrow keys select the SELECT CHANNEL PLAN option and press the CH ENTER key to e display channel plan list select the desired channel plan and press CH ENTER key then return to the e previous menu e Press the F3 key or MENU key to return to the main menu e Using the arrow keys to select LEVEL and press the CH ENTER key or directly press numeric 1 key youwill enter the signal level test menu e The display will show the channel number video frequency and video carrier signal strength e Using a supplied F coupler connect the CATV signal lead to the input located at the top of the instrument e The unit should immediately display the video carrier signal strength of current channel e Press the arrow keys to move to the next or previous channel e Direct channels may be entered by pressing appropriate number keys then pressing CH ENTER e Direct single frequency may be entered by pressing appropriate number keys ZMCP 3 0 MR TV SIGNAL LEVEL METER USER MANUAL SSS e Direct single frequency may be entered by pressing appropriate number keys then pressing MHZ key the e meter will enter single frequency test mode e To test the digital channel using the arrow keys move to a digital c
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