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- Page 1 TV EXPLORER II + EXPLORADOR UNIVERSAL DE TV UNIVERSAL TV EXPLORER EXPLORATEUR UNIVERSEL DE TV - 0 MI1812 -...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER-II/II+ T A B L E C O N T E N T S GENERAL........................1 Description ......................1 Specifications ....................4 SAFETY RULES...................... 11 General safety rules ..................11 Descriptive Examples of Over-Voltage Categories ........... 12 INSTALLATION ....................... - Page 3 5.19.2 Delete capture..................... 80 5.20 PRINT SCREEN function (only TV EXPLORER II+)......... 81 5.21 TV Operating Mode ................... 81 5.21.1 Recording and playing video streams (only TV EXPLORER II+) ....85 5.22 Antenna Alignment Function ................86 5.23 DiSEqC Command Generator................87 5.24 SATCR function....................
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Page 4: General
Simultaneously the instrument is reliable for any possible problem at the input signal, at the distribution components or the receiver equipment. The TV EXPLORER II / II+ has been designed to satisfy all the necessities of measurement during the transition from the analogue transmissions to digital in terrestrial, satellites and cable systems. - Page 5 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ The TV EXPLORER II/II+ includes the main TV standards: M, N, B, G, I, D, K and L, adopting, apart from the characteristic parameters of the standard, the correcting automatic system to obtain in all the cases an accurate measuring of the input signal level.
- Page 6 Internet by means of PkTools provided software. The TV EXPLORER II+ in addition, allows to record and to play a TS corresponding to services from a digital channel. For it, the equipment uses an internal memory of up to 1 GB.
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Page 7: Specifications
45 dBμV to 110 dBμV. QPSK/8PSK: 44 dBμV to 114 dBμV. MEASUREMENTS DVB-T/H (COFDM): Power, CBER, VBER, MER, C/N and Noise margin. Presentation: Numeric and level bar. Continuous tunning from 45 to 865 MHz for TV EXPLORER II. Page 4 12/2013... - Page 8 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ DVB-C (QAM): Power, BER, MER, C/N and Noise margin. Presentation: Numeric and level bar. DVB-S (QPSK): Power, CBER, VBER, MER, C/N and Noise margin. Presentation: Numeric and level bar. DVB-S2 (QPSK/8PSK): Power, CBER, LBER, MER, C/N and wrong packets.
- Page 9 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ VIDEO Format DVB: MPEG-2 (MP@ML). MPEG-4 AVC H.264 (free or scrambled) Services decoding Service list and PIDs. ANALOGUE SIGNALS MEASUREMENT LEVEL MEASUREMENT Measurement range Terrestrial TV & FM bands 10 dBμV to 130 dBμV (3.16 μV to 3,16 V).
- Page 10 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ SAT IF TEST Function IF distribution network response for satellite band. ATTENUATION TEST Function Signal distribution network response for terrestrial band. SPECTRUM ANALYSER MODE Satellite band 30 dBμV to 130 dBμV (31.6 μV to 3.16 V).
- Page 11 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ BASE BAND SIGNAL VIDEO Format DVB: MPEG-2 (MP@ML). MPEG-4 AVC H.264 (free or scrambled ) Conditional access types Common Interface, according to available user CAM. External video input Scart. 1 Vpp (75 Ω) positive video.
- Page 12 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ OPERATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Altitude Up to 2000 m. From 5 to 40 °C (Automatic disconnection by excess Temperature range of temperature). Max. relative humidity 80 % (up to 31°C), decreasing lineally up to 50% at 40 °C.
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Page 14: Safety Rules
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 2 SAFETY RULES General safety rules 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. -
Page 15: Descriptive Examples Of Over-Voltage Categories
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Symbols related with safety: Descriptive Examples of Over-Voltage Categories Cat I Low voltage installations isolated from the mains Cat II Portable domestic installations Cat III Fixed domestic installations Cat IV Industrial installations Page 12 12/2013... -
Page 16: Installation
SUPPLY [32] TV EXPLORER II / II+ side panel. Connect the DC charger to the mains. Then, press the rotary selector [1] for more than two seconds. The level meter is now in operation and the battery is slowly charged. When the instrument is connected to the mains, the CHARGER indicator [4] remains lit. -
Page 17: Battery Charging
C, it can lose up to 10% of its charge over 12 months. Installation and Start-up The TV EXPLORER II / II+ level meter is designed for use as a portable device. Therefore does not require installation When the rotary selector [1] is pressed for more than two seconds, the instrument is started up in the automatic power-off mode;... -
Page 18: Quick User Guide
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 4 QUICK USER GUIDE STEP 1.- Battery charging Connect the DC external charger to the equipment through connector [32] located on the lateral panel. Connect the DC charger to the mains. When the equipment is connected to the mains, the CHARGER led [4] remains lighted. - Page 19 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ STEP 3.- To carry out a complete channel band exploration Select the frequency band to explore [14] (terrestrial or satellite). Activate the exploration process by holding [25] key pressed. Press [10] key to visualise the channels detected and [6] to change between channels from detected channels list.
- Page 20 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ STEP 6.- Frequency spectrum monitoring Select the frequency band to graph [14] (terrestrial or satellite). Press [13] key to activate the signal sweeping. Press [6] to modify the reference level in the vertical axis. Press [6] to modify span in the horizontal axis.
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Page 22: Operating Instructions
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: The following described functions could be modified based on software updates of the equipment, carried out after manufacturing and the publication of this manual. Description of the Controls and Elements Front panel 5 4 3 Figure 3.- Front panel. - Page 23 EXT VIDEO. Video signal presence light indicator It lights up when video on screen is coming through the SCART connector [35]. DRAIN External units power supply indicator. Lights up when the TV EXPLORER II / II+ supplies a current to the external unit. CHARGER External DC charger operation indicator.
- Page 24 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 20 21 Figure 4.- Main keyboard [10] TV KEY It allows visualising the image of TV corresponding to the input signal as well as data relative to the reception of the video signal. Key number 1 to enter numeric data.
- Page 25 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ [13] SPECTRUM/TV Allows switching between any previous operating mode and the Spectrum Analyser mode and viceversa. Key number 4 to enter numeric data. [14] SATELLITE/TERRESTRIAL BAND Allows switching between the Satellite or Terrestrial TV frequency band.
- Page 26 Name; Instrument’s Name; Product Number; Control Software Version; User, that shows free disk space (compact flash) to store data (Datalogger and channel plans); Video, (option available only for TV Explorer II+ and TV Explorer USA) that shows free disk space to save Transport Streams.
- Page 27 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Recall Spectrum Recall a signal spectrum previously stored. Delete Capture Allows to delete a screen capture file. Exit Exit from Utilities. It activates the Preferences menu (long pulsation): Language Selects the language between DEUTSCH, ENGLISH, ESPAÑOL,...
- Page 28 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Auto Power Off Activates the automatic power off mode. Time Power Off Select the power off timeout from 1 to 120 minutes. Terrestrial Units Select the measurements units for terrestrial and cable: dBμV, dBmV or dBm.
- Page 29 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ If the channel is analogue, it determines the television standard of the signal detected. When the signal is digital, it analyses the modulation type: QAM / QPSK / 8PSK / COFDM and all the associated parameters such as the carriers 2k-8k, the symbol rate, the code rate, etc and it tries to lock to the signal.
- Page 30 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Figure 6.- Connecting external attenuator on RF input [30]. ATTENTION Note the importance to protect the RF [30] input signal with an accessory to block the AC voltages used in CATV cables (needed to feed the amplifiers) and remote control.
- Page 31 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ [32] External 12 V power supply input [33] Loudspeaker [34] Fan [35] SCART connector [36] Transport belt hook Figure 8.- Rear panel view. [37] USB Connector It enables the communication with a PC, and to download dataloggers and channel plans.
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Page 32: Adjustment Of Volume And Monitor Parameters
[1]. Selecting the Operation Mode: TV / Spectrum Analyser / Measurements The TV EXPLORER II / II+ has three basic operation modes: TV, Spectrum Analyser and Measurements. To switch from TV operation mode to the Spectrum Analyser press [13] key. -
Page 33: Automatic Transmission Search
[17] key to show the measurements CONFIGURATION menu and select the Signal option by turning and pressing the rotary selector [1]. The Signal option allows setting type signal measure. When switching type, TV EXPLORER II / II+ activates the last measurement configuration used for that type of signal. Page 30 12/2013... -
Page 34: External Units Power Supply
('SUPPLY SHORT'), the acoustic indicator will be heard and the instrument will cease to supply power. The TV EXPLORER II / II+ does not return to its normal operating state until the problem has been solved, during this time it verifies every three seconds the persistence of the problem warning with an acoustic signal. -
Page 35: Automatic Signal Identification Function (Auto Id)
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Automatic signal identification function (AUTO ID) The TV EXPLORER II / II+ allows automatically identifying TV signals, according to the established configuration, which are presents in the channel or tuned frequency. In order to activate this function must once press [25] key. -
Page 36: Channel Plans
In this way the characterisation of the band will be faster and easier when causing that the equipment only analyses a shorter set of channels. Whenever a new process of exploration is activated, the TV EXPLORER II / II+ analyses all the present channels in the active channel plan, which acts as pattern... - Page 37 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 02 03 04 S01 S02 S03 67 68 69 CCIR: STD CHANNEL PLAN EXPLORER 02 04 S03 S10 65 68 CCIR_01: + PARAMS. NEW CHANNEL PLAN 02 03 04 S01 S02 S03 67 68 69...
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Page 38: Acquisition Function (Datalogger)
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ The TV EXPLORER II / II+ allows directly changing the tuned channel pertaining to the active channel plan by means of the horizontal cursors [6] key. From this way, once selected the channel-tuning field [24] and in the TV... -
Page 39: Datalogger For Attenuation And If Sat Tests
[1], or store the information in memory (SAVE) or exit from this acquisition (EXIT). 5.10.1 DATALOGGER for Attenuation and IF SAT tests The TV EXPLORER II / II+ allows to make measurement acquisitions while executing an Attenuation test at terrestrial band or an IF SAT test at satellite band (see section “5.11 Verification of distribution networks”). -
Page 40: Verification Of Distribution Networks
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ PINEMALLCTR TEST POINT: PREMISE1 CHANNEL SET: ATTENUATION TEST FREQ: 48.30 REF: - - - dBµV - - - LEVEL: - - - dBµV READY TO START START SAVE EXIT Figure 14.- Datalogger screen for Attenuation test frequencies. - Page 41 1.- CALIBRATION Connect the generator directly to the TV EXPLORER II / II+ using the BNC-F adapter. Power on the RP-050/RP-080 through the EXPLORER, for it is necessary to set the External supply function (see section '5.7 External Units Power Supply') by...
- Page 42 PILOTS function to AUTO. 2.- MEASUREMENT OF THREE PILOTS THROUGHOUT THE NETWORK Once TV EXPLORER II / II+ has been calibrated, start to make level measurements in the different distribution outlets using the EXPLORER. On the screen will appear the attenuation values for the three pilot frequencies measured in the outlet plate (see the following figure).
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Page 43: Spectrum Exploration Function (Explorer)
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 5.12 Spectrum exploration function (EXPLORER) The Exploration function allows exploring the full frequency band in order to identify the analogue channels and digital presents, in agreement with the configuration set, over the active channel plan. In order to activate the function hold pressed the [25] key until the EXPLORER screen appears. -
Page 44: Dvb-C (Qam) Digital Channel Configuration
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Press the Measurements Configuration [17] key to access to the CONFIGURATION menu and turn the rotary selector [1] to access to parameters which are modifiable by the user. 5.13.1 DVB-C (QAM) Digital Channel Configuration Press the Measurements Configuration... -
Page 45: Dvb-T/H (Cofdm) Digital Channel Configuration
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 5.13.2 DVB-T/H (COFDM) Digital Channel Configuration Press the Measurements Configuration [17] key to access to the CONFIGURATION menu and turn the rotary selector [1] to access the COFDM signals parameters which can be defined by user and are described below: Channel BW (channel bandwidth) Enables the channel bandwidth to be selected between 6 MHz, 7 MHz and 8 MHz. -
Page 46: Dvb-S/S2 (Qpsk/8Psk) Digital Channel Configuration
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Cell ID Cell identifier. Shows the transmissor identification code. CONFIGURATION » CHANNEL SET: CCIR » SIGNAL: DVB-T/H » SYSTEM: » FRAME RATE: 50Hz FREQ: 650.00 C/N: >21.3 » CHANNEL BW: 8MHz » POWER: 55.8 dBµV »... - Page 47 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ When altering this parameter modifies automatically the value of the Channel Bandwidth and vice versa, due to the relation that exists between these two parameters. CONFIGURATION » CHANNEL SET: ASTRA-VL » SIGNAL: DVB-S » SYSTEM: »...
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Page 48: Selecting The Measurements
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ This configuration menu shows, besides the QPSK/8PSK signal parameters selected by user, all the values automatically detected: Roll Off Nyquist filter roll-off factor. Pilots (Only in DVB-S2) Pilots detection in transmission. IMPORTANT REMARK DVB channels tuning may require an adjusting process. It is recommended to follow... - Page 49 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Terrestrial band - Digital channels (DVB-C and DVB-T/H): Channel power Channel power is measured assuming that power spectral density is uniform throughout channel bandwidth. To measure it correctly it is indispensable to define the Channel Out-channel measurement.
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Page 50: Analogue Tv: Measuring The Video Carrier Level
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 5.14.1 Analogue TV: Measuring the Video Carrier Level In the measurement mode of analogue signals, the TV EXPLORER II / II+, monitor can work as an analogue indicator of level representing the signal present in the input. -
Page 51: Analogue Tv: Measuring The Video / Audio Ratio (V/A)
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ WARNING When at the RF input appear an important number of carriers with a high level the tuning circuit may become out of control, giving as a result wrong level measurements. To be able to determinate the equivalent level of a carrier group (with similar levels) at the RF... -
Page 52: Analogue Tv: Measuring The Fm Deviation
CONFIGURATION menu and turn the rotary selector [1] in order to select the analogue FM signal. In the analogue FM measurement mode, the TV EXPLORER II / II+ display works like an analogue level indicator showing the signal level present in the input. -
Page 53: Analogue/Digital Tv: Measuring The Carrier / Noise Ratio (C/N)
[33]. 5.14.5 Analogue/Digital TV: Measuring the Carrier / Noise ratio (C/N). The TV EXPLORER II / II+ carries out C/N ratio measurement in four different ways, according to the carrier type and the used band: Terrestrial band, analogue carrier Carrier level is measured using a quasi-peak detector (230 kHz BW). - Page 54 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ As well as the video carrier / noise level ratio (C/N) (40.1 dB in previous figure), the frequency or channel (depending on the tuning mode selected) and the level of the video carrier and video/audio ratio are also shown. When representing the spectrum by means...
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Page 55: Digital Tv: Measuring The Power Of Digital Channels
5.14.6 Digital TV: Measuring the Power of Digital Channels The TV EXPLORER II / II+ measures digital channel power in the measurement filter bandwidth and estimates total channel power assuming that spectral density is uniform throughout channel bandwidth. -
Page 56: Digital Tv: Measuring Ber
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 5.14.7 Digital TV: Measuring BER The TV EXPLORER II / II+ offers three ways to measure the error rate (BER) of digital signals depending on the type of used modulation. To select the BER measurement mode: Select digital signals Measurements Configuration pressing [17] key. -
Page 57: Dvb-T/H Signals
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ The BER measurement before error correction is shown: BER before FEC (Forward Error Correction). In a digital reception system for cable signals, after the QAM demodulator an error correction method called Reed-Solomon is applied (see following Figure). Obviously, the error rate after the corrector is lower to the error rate at the QAM decoder output. - Page 58 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ FREQ: 650.00 C/N: >21.3 POWER: 55.8 dBµV MER: 19.5 » CBER: 5.0E-2 5.3E-4 VBER: MPEG-2 TS DVB-T Figure 31.- DVB-T/H (COFDM) signals CBER measurement screen. In a reception system of terrestrial digital signal, after the COFDM decoder two error correction methods are applied.
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Page 59: Dvb-S/S2 Signals
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ With the aim to have a reference about the signal quality, it is considered that a system has a good quality when it decodes less than one non-correctable error for every transmission hour. This border is known as QEF (Quasi-Error-Free) and it corresponds approximately to a BER after Viterbi of 2.0E-4 BER (2.0x10... - Page 60 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ FREQ: 1781.94 C/N: 5037 POWER: 51.5 dBµV DL-Ku: 12382.0 MER: 10.9 » CBER: 9.7E-4 5.2E-8 VBER: MPEG-2 TS Figure 34.- DVB-S (QPSK) signals CBER measurement screen. In a digital reception system for satellite signals (DVB-S), after the QPSK decoder two different correction methods are applied (see following Figure).
- Page 61 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ In a digital reception system for satellite signals (DVB-S2), after the QPSK decoder other two different correction methods are applied (see following Figure). In this case, as the previous one, each time we apply an error corrector to a digital signal, the...
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Page 62: Digital Tv: Measuring Mer
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Finally it is shown a status line with information about the detected signal. The possible messages that can appear and its meaning are shown in the following list. The messages are exposed from less to more fulfilment of the MPEG-2 standard: No signal received Any signal has been detected. -
Page 63: Constellation Diagram
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 2.3 dB FREQ: 1527.97 C/N: 12.4 -637 POWER: 56.8 dBµV DL-Ku: 11278.0 » MER: 1.5E-2 CBER: LBER: <1.0E-8 MPEG-2 TS Figure 40.- DVB-T/H (COFDM) signals MER measurement screen. In the case of a DVB-S2 signal (QPSK/8PSK) instead of the Noise Margin appears the measure of the Link Margin (LM);... -
Page 64: Dvb-T/H (Cofdm) Signal
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ There are different types of constellation diagrams for the different modulation modes. With the TV EXPLORER II / II+ it is possible to display constellations for DVB-T/H, DVB-C, DVB-S and DVB-S2 signals. In the case of an ideal trnasmission channel, free of noise and interferences, all symbols are recognised by the demodulator without mistakes. -
Page 65: Zoom, Scroll And Erasing Functions
5.15.1.1 Zoom, scroll and erasing functions The TV EXPLORER II / II+ also includes, a ZOOM function to enlarge graphic representation over one single quadrant. Select the SCROLL option to move the focus over the whole viewing area using arrow cursors [6] key, CLEAR option to reset the graph screen or SHARP option to increase the image clearness. -
Page 66: Dvb-C (Qam) Signal
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 5.15.2 DVB-C (QAM) signal Sets on the UTILITIES menu by pressing the [22] key, and select the CONSTELLATION option. On screen appears the modulation type: DVB-C (256 QAM). Also the frequency and channel number are indicated. Finally, it shows the type of DVB-C broadcast network used. - Page 67 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ The modulation type: DVB-S (QPSK) or DVB-S2 (8PSK) is showed on screen. Next, the frequency and channel number correspoding to the channel plan selected as well as the satellite downlink frequency. Finally, the satellite name and orbital position are stated.
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Page 68: Spectrum Analyser
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ NOTE The transmission quality is visualised in a qualitative way using a colour range for the symbol density concentrated in a certain area. This colour coding goes from black (no symbols) to red (maximum density), and runs from blue to yelllow in ascending order. - Page 69 A vertical broken line, called marker, appears on the spectrum display to identify the tuned frequency. One of the applications of the TV EXPLORER II / II+ operating as Spectrum Analyser is in the search for the best orientation and position of the receiving antenna.
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Page 70: Markers
5.16.2 Spectrogram (only TV EXPLORER II+) The Spectrogram is a useful tool and it has been designed to detect problems in a wide range of frequencies. These problems could appear at any time and sporadically. -
Page 71: Configuration
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Once the spectrum has been performed, press [22] and select SPECTROGRAM using the cursors or the variable knob. The figure 47 shows the initial screen. 1000 - - - s. T.span: 0 s. Figure 48.- Initial display On the X-axis the time variables references are showed. - Page 72 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Temporal reference Begin: The captured information will be showed on the display with initial reference 0 s and it is placed on the left edge. In this option the screen is not updated with news acquisitions unless the cursor is moved at the end of the capture.
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Page 73: Recall A Spectrogram File
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ BOUNDED: If this option is selected, other menu will be displayed. Choose the file duration. When the end of the file arrives, the capture will be stopped and stored. CONTINUOUS: The equipment starts the capture and it is not stopped until the user does it manually or the equipment does not have free memory. -
Page 74: Mer By Carrier (Cofdm)
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 5.17 MER by carrier (COFDM) 5.17.1 Graph of MER by carrier (COFDM) This function analyses the MER for each of the carriers forming the selected channel and displays it continuously in a graphic form. It is a very useful measurement in order to analyze systems in which signals of different types and sources interfere among them, as in the case of the transition from analogue to digital TV. -
Page 75: Merogram
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ This interference could not be detected in any other way for it can’t be seen on the spectrum analyser and it is not strong enough to degrade the average MER, CBER or VBER readings substantially. -
Page 76: Configuration
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 6776 3388 - - - 0 s. s. T.span: Figure 52.- Initial screen. On the X-axis the time variables references are showed. On the right corner the capturing elapsed time is displayed. On the center the T.Span is showed, it defines the seconds that will be displayed on the screen. - Page 77 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ This option is very useful to visualize the captured information. For example if the elapsed time is 500 sg and we want to show the 200s, this number must be filled in the temporal position. The cursor will be moved to and the screen will be updated showing the new levels signals.
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Page 78: Recall A Merogram File
This feature is only available for DVB-T / H signals. Therefore, you should configure the TV EXPLORER II / II + in order to receive this type of signals. If not, the ECHOES function will not appear on the menu “Utilities”. - Page 79 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ The steps to go through to set up the digital terrestrial reception are the next: Press the key [14] (Satellite / Terrestrial Band) to select the TV terrestrial frequency band. Press the key [17] (Measurement Configuration) to select the measurement mode for Digital TV.
- Page 80 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Press the rotary knob. Then you will see the ECHOES screen. The screen displays at the horizontal axis Delay and Distance of echo with regard to the carrier. The vertical axis represents the ratio power between echo and carrier (Figure 55.-).
- Page 81 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Immediately, it will start scanning in order to detect whether there are echoes or not. If it finds any echo it will be shown on the screen. At the bottom of the screen you can see the progress of the finding done as a percentage.
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Page 82: Screen Capture
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ DELAY: 46.5 13.9 ZOOM: x1 COMPLETE FIND ECHO Figura 58.- ECHOES analysis. To zoom in: Place the cursor [6] on the menu option “ZOOM: x1”. Press the rotary knob. It will zoom in twice the area beside the carrier. The zoom key will be renamed to “ZOOM: x2”. -
Page 83: Recall Screen
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 5.19.1 Recall screen Accede to the Utilities menu [22] and select one of the following options according to the type of capture that has been carried out: Recall Constellation Recall a constellation diagram. Recall MER by Carrier Recall a MER by carrier graph. -
Page 84: Print Screen Function (Only Tv Explorer Ii+)
5.21 TV Operating Mode When pressing the [10] key from any mode of operation the TV EXPLORER II / II+ accedes to the TV mode, and tries to demodules on the monitor the currently video signal on tune. In the monitor will appear the TV picture with a window on the lower part to show, for five seconds whenever the signal is analogue;... - Page 85 (SCRAMB or FREE), when the service supports interactive TV (MHP, i.e. Multimedia Home Platform) and when is inserted a CAM module into the TV EXPLORER II + the indication (CAM) appears.
- Page 86 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ When pressing the cursor arrow [6] key will appear the tuning information window again, in order to fix on screen this window the vertical cursors [6] key must be pressed up to select the OSD:OFF field, so press rotary selector [1] to switch to OSD:ON.
- Page 87 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ On the TV EXPLORER II / II+ screen always the image is visualised according to the option selected from the Video format function in the Measurement Configuration [17] menu and also according to the instrument display features, that is to say, the format conversions are based on a TFT with 16:9 aspect ratio.
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Page 88: Recording And Playing Video Streams (Only Tv Explorer Ii+)
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Therefore, if the original video signal shows 4:3 format and a 4:3-video format is selected for the instrument screen, will appear a PILLAR BOX format and if the 16:9 video format is selected will appear a FULL SCREEN format. -
Page 89: Antenna Alignment Function
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ In order to play the previously recorded sequence, press the UTILITIES [22] and select the PVR Playback option using the rotary selector [1]. In the image it will appear an icon indicating that the video is being played , the option can be stopped the sequence selecting Pause Playing. -
Page 90: Diseqc Command Generator
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Hold the down arrow [6] for half a second to change the vertical axis to 5 dB per division. 5.23 DiSEqC Command Generator DiSEqC ('Digital Satellite Equipment Control') is a communication protocol between the satellite receiver and the accessories of the installation (switches, LNBs, etc.) proposed by Eutelsat, with the aim to standardize the diversity of switching... - Page 91 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ The COMMANDS option from DiSEqC menu allows to execute any of the following commands: CHARACTER COMMAND ASSOCIATED PARAMETER POWER RESET General STANDBY SAT A/B A / B SWITCH 1 A / B SWITCH 2 A / B...
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Page 92: Satcr Function
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 5.24 SATCR function By means of function SATCR it is possible to control the devices of a TV installation satellite that are compatible with the SatCR technology (Satellite Channel Router), which allows to concentrate manifold down frequencys (slots) by an only cable. - Page 93 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ Entering numerical data: (e.g.: a channel frequency). Press the key corresponding to the digit that you wish to enter (from the 0 to the 9). When pressing the decimal point [17] key it enters the character point and later the equipment allows entering two more digits.
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Page 94: Description Of The Inputs And Outputs
[30] connector on the side panel. The peak signal level should never exceed 130 dBμV. USB port The TV EXPLORER II / II+ incorporates an USB port, which enables the communication with a PC, and to download dataloggers and channel plans through the software NetUpdate. -
Page 95: Connector For Cam Modules And Smart-Card (Only Tv Explorer Ii+)
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ NOTE: In order to select the SCART connector operation mode between: video Input, video Output or Automatic, from the TV visualisation mode [10] in terrestrial band, follow the following steps: 1) Select the Measurement Configuration menu by pressing the [17] key and verify that the type of signal selected is ANALOGUE. - Page 96 USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ The user just needs to insert the subscriber Smart-Card in the CAM module connector designed for this purpose. When a CAM module has been inserted and the instrument is in the digital TV operation mode, accede to the Measurement...
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Page 98: Maintenance
USER’S MANUAL. TV EXPLORER II/II+ 7 MAINTENANCE 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. - Page 100 MANUEL D’UTILISATION. TV EXPLORER II / II+ S O M M A I R E GÉNÉRALITÉS......................1 Description ......................1 Spécifications ...................... 4 PRESCRIPTIONS DE SÉCURITÉ ................11 Générales......................11 Exemples de Catégories de Surtension ............12 INSTALLATION ....................... 13 Alimentation.......................
- Page 101 5.19.1 Récupérer des écrans saisis............... 83 5.19.2 Effacer des écrans saisis ................83 5.20 Fonction IMPRIME ECRAN (seulement TV EXPLORER II+) ......84 5.21 Visualisation du signal de vidéo ................ 84 5.21.1 Enregistrement et reproduction de séquences de vidéo (seulement TV EXPLORER II+)..................
- Page 102 Le TV EXPLORER II / II+ a été conçu pour satisfaire toutes les nécessités de mesure pendant la transition des transmissions analogiques aux numériques dans les systèmes terrestres, satellites et par câble.
- Page 103 MANUEL D’UTILISATION. TV EXPLORER II / II+ Le TV EXPLORER II / II+ comprend les principaux standards de télévision : M, N, B, G, I, D, K et L, et adapte, en plus des paramètres propres du standard, le système automatique de correction pour obtenir, dans tous les cas, une mesure précise du niveau de signal d’entrée.
- Page 104 DiSEqC 1.2 et SatCR. Le TV EXPLORER II / II+ permet la mise à jour simple aux nouvelles versions de software qui étendrant dans un futur les fonctions disponibles. De cette manière il peut incorporer de nouvelles prestations sans coût additionnel.
- Page 105 45 dBμV à 110 dBμV. QPSK/8PSK: 44 dBμV à 114 dBμV. MESURES DVB-T/H (COFDM): Puissance, CBER, VBER, MER, C/N et Marge de bruit. Présentation: Numérique et barre de niveau. Syntonie continue de 45 à 865 MHz pour le TV EXPLORER II. Page 4 12/2013...
- Page 106 MANUEL D’UTILISATION. TV EXPLORER II / II+ DVB-C (QAM): Puissance, BER, MER, C/N et Marge de bruit. Présentation: Numérique et barre de niveau. DVB-S (QPSK): Puissance, CBER, VBER, MER, C/N et Marge de bruit. Présentation: Numérique et barre de niveau.
- Page 107 MANUEL D’UTILISATION. TV EXPLORER II / II+ VIDÉO Format DVB: MPEG-2 (MP@ML). MPEG-4 AVC H.264 (libre ou crypté) Décodage services Liste de services et de PIDs. MESURE DE SIGNAUX ANALOGIQUES MESURE DE NIVEAU Etendue de mesure Bandes TV terrestre et FM 10 dBμV à...
- Page 108 MANUEL D’UTILISATION. TV EXPLORER II / II+ Fonction TEST ATTÉNUATION Réponse pour réseaux de distribution de signaux en bande terrestre. MODE ANALYSEUR DE SPECTRE Bande satellite 30 dBμV à 130 dBμV (31,6 μV à 3,16 V). Bandes terrestres 10 dBμV à 130 dBμV (3,16 μV à 3,16 V).
- Page 109 MANUEL D’UTILISATION. TV EXPLORER II / II+ SIGNAL EN BANDE DE BASE VIDÉO Format DVB: MPEG-2 (MP@ML). MPEG-4 AVC H.264 (libre ou crypté) Types d’accès conditionnel Common Interface, selon module disponible par l’utilisateur. Entrée vidéo externe Prise Péritel. 1 Vpp (75 Ω) vidéo positive.
- Page 110 MANUEL D’UTILISATION. TV EXPLORER II / II+ CONDITIONS D’ENVIRONNEMENT DE FONCTIONNEMENT Altitude Jusqu’à 2000 m. De 5 à 40 °C (Débranchement automatique par Marge de températures excès de température). 80 % (jusqu’à 31 °C), Humidité relative maximale décroissance linéaire jusqu’à 50% à 40 °C.
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