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March 2015 2-3 8 2 SETTING UP 2.1 Package Content Check that your package contains the following elements: HD RANGER Lite Analyser. Exter

March 2015 10-93 1111111111111111111 ► Analogue Signal Parameter Value Additional data General Parameters Attenuation scale Auto-range Nu

10-94 March 2015 1111111111111111111 10.4 TV Mode ► Video Parameter Value Additional data MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MP@HL (Main profile high level) Co

March 2015 10-95 1111111111111111111 10.5 Tools ► Constellation Parameter Value Additional data Type of Signal DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-

11-96 March 2015 1111111111111111111 11 MAINTENANCE 11.1 Considerations about the Screen This paragraph offers key considerations regarding

March 2015 11-97 1111111111111111111 Cleaning the plastic case The equipment has to be disconnected before cleaning the case. The case must

March 2015 1 1111111111111111111 ANNEX 1 SIGNALS DESCRIPTION A1.1 DIGITAL signals A1.1.1 Digital TERRESTRIAL Television FIRST Generation (

2 March 2015 1111111111111111111 DVB-T Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel. C/N Carrier/Noise ratio

March 2015 3 1111111111111111111 A1.1.2 Digital TERRESTRIAL Television SECOND Generation (DVB-T2 standard/COFDM modulation) The DVB-T2 demodu

4 March 2015 1111111111111111111 DVB-T2 Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel. C/N (Carrier/Noise) wh

March 2015 5 1111111111111111111 A1.1.3 Digital SATELLITE Television FIRST Generation (DVB-S standard/QPSK modulation) DVB-S Parameters ►

2-4 March 2015 1 2.2 Power The HD RANGER Lite is powered by a 7.2 V built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery of high quality and long operation time

6 March 2015 1111111111111111111 DVB-S Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel. C/N Carrier/Noise ratio

March 2015 7 1111111111111111111 A1.1.4 Digital SATELLITE television signal of SECOND generation (DVB-S2 standard/QPSK/8PSK modulation) DVB

8 March 2015 1111111111111111111 MER Modulation Error ratio. MER represents the ratio between the average power of the DVB signal and the averag

March 2015 9 1111111111111111111 A1.1.5 Digital CABLE television signal of FIRST generation (DVB-C standard/QAM modulation) DVB-C Parameter

10 March 2015 1111111111111111111 DVB-C Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel. C/N Carrier/Noise rati

March 2015 11 1111111111111111111 A1.1.6 Digital CABLE television signal of SECOND generation (DVB-C2 standard/COFDM modulation) DVB-C2 Par

12 March 2015 1111111111111111111 DVB-C2 Measurements Power Measured power over the entire bandwidth of the channel. C/N Carrier/Noise rat

March 2015 13 1111111111111111111 A1.2 ANALOGUE signals A1.2.1 Terrestrial band Analogue TV In the measurement of analogue signals in te

14 March 2015 1111111111111111111 A1.2.2 Satellite band Analogue TV In the measurement mode of analogue signals in the satellite band, measu

March 2015 15 1111111111111111111 ANNEX 2 HOW TO POINT A DISH ANTENNA A2.1 INSTALLING A SATELLITE DISH USING HD RANGERLite A2.1.1 A bit o

March 2015 2-5 11 The CHARGER led indicator (red colour) shows the battery status: On: Battery charging. Off: Battery full charge. Blinking:

16 March 2015 1111111111111111111 The antenna used to receive the test transmission from Telstar I was a huge horn inside a bubble radome 48 metre

March 2015 17 1111111111111111111 Figure A2.4. The LNB (Low Noise Block-converter) is an active device fruit of the great evolution of RF circ

18 March 2015 1111111111111111111 Figure A2.5. An example of LNB(Low Noise Block-converter) A2.1.3 Coarse dish alignment We can use differen

March 2015 19 1111111111112222222 With this information in hand we can calculate the elevation and azimuth we should put on the dish to begin ou

20 March 2015 2222222222222222222 A2.1.4 Knowing what satellite we are on And the HD RANGER Lite comes into action. Our dish is now more ore le

March 2015 21 2222222222222222222 A2.1.5 Fine tuning the dish Once we know for certain that we are on ASTRA 19E it is time to make fine adjus

22 March 2015 2222222222222222222 A2.1.7 Look what we’ve got The HD RANGER Lite can also display the free to air programs available in the sate

March 2015 23 2222222222222222222 ANNEX 3 DiSEqC COMMANDS A3.1 DiSEqC introduction The DiSEqCTM (Digital Satellite Equipment Control) is an

24 March 2015 2222222222222222222 Note: The LNB accept a very wide range of values for these voltages, usually 10-14.5V (for 13V) and 15.5-20V (f

March 2015 25 2222222222222222222 Command Selected input SAT A SAT B Satellite 1 Satellite 2 These switchers are transparent to the LNB's

2-6 March 2015 11 2.3 Equipment Details Front View Figure 4.

26 March 2015 2222222222222222222 A3.4.3 DiSEqCTM Switcher with 4 inputs and 1 output Figure A3. 3. This switcher allows the signal receptio

March 2015 27 2222222222222222222 A3.5 In the collective facilities The most frequent satellite signal distribution system in the small collec

28 March 2015 2222222222222222222 ► Examples of multiswitch SAT Inputs TER Inputs Satellites Terminals Multiswitch 9/4 Multiswitch 5/16 Mul

March 2015 29 2222222222222222222 A3.5.2 Multiswitch (2 Satellites) Figure A3. 7. This type of multiswitch is used usually to switch the

30 March 2015 2222222222222222222 A3.5.3 Multiswitch (4 Satellites) Figure A3. 8. This type of multiswitch allows to distribute the signal c

March 2015 31 2222222222222222222 Band Polarization Command Satellite Low Low High High Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical OPT/POS B-A OPT/

32 March 2015 2222222222222222222 ► Programs There are eight predefined programs that execute basic functions to control an universal switch wit

March 2015 33 2222222222222222222 ANNEX 4 REMOTE CONTROL COMMANDS A4.1 Introduction The design of HD RANGER Lite based on a microprocessor,

34 March 2015 2222222222222222222 A4.3 Operation Mode The HD RANGER Lite accepts remote commands at any time, which the instrument is on. That

March 2015 35 2222222222222222222 Commands should always be sent in capital letter and cannot be edited online, i.e., once a character is receiv

March 2015 2-7 11 Lateral view Figure 5. Top view Figure 6.

36 March 2015 2222222222222222222 A4.5 Remote commands table Remote Commands Short Description CAPTURE It makes and read screen captures. EQU

March 2015 37 2222222222222222222 Name CAPTURE (MAKES SCREEN CAPTURE) Description It build a file with the current screen data in xml/png format

38 March 2015 2222222222222222222 Name EQUIPMENT SN Description It provides the serial number of the equipment Question *?EQUIPMENT SN Response *E

March 2015 39 2222222222222222222 Name INSTALLATION CURRENT Description It provides information about the current installation Question *?INSTAL

40 March 2015 2222222222222222222 Name INSTALLATION CURRENT REMOVE Description It removes the files of the same type in the current installation O

March 2015 41 2222222222222222222 Name INSTALLATION FILE Description It reads an “xml” file of the current installation and sends it to a PC Que

42 March 2015 2222222222222222222 Name INSTALLATION FILE ZIP Description It reads an “xml” file of the current installation and sends all the inst

March 2015 43 2222222222222222222 Name INSTALLATION PC FILE Description It sends a file of the current installation to the PC. Order *INSTALLATI

44 March 2015 2222222222222222222 Name INSTALLATION PC ZIP Description It sends a file from a PC to the equipment zipped with all files of the ins

March 2015 45 2222222222222222222 Name LNB Description It provides / configures the LNB output Question *?LNB lnb Response *LNB lnb = lnb_resp l

2-8 March 2015 222 2.4 Switching On/Off the equipment This analyser is designed for use as a portable equipment and it does not require any prev

46 March 2015 2222222222222222222 Name MEASURE Description It provides information of all active measurements Question *?MEASURE measure Response

March 2015 47 2222222222222222222 Name MODE Description It provides/sets the operation mode of the equipment Question *?MODE Response *MODE mode

48 March 2015 2222222222222222222 Name PRINT SCREEN Description It makes a screenshot in PNG format Configuration *PRINT SCREEN=printscreen_conf =

March 2015 49 2222222222222222222 Name PSI SERVICE Description It provides / configures services Question *?PSI SERVICE=service -*?PSI SERVICE=

50 March 2015 2222222222222222222 Question *?PSI SERVICE=CURRENT/xx AUDIO=aa Response *PSI PID=pid BITRATE=bitrate TYPE=type RESOLUTION=resolution

March 2015 51 2222222222222222222 Name RTC Description It provides/sets date and time Question *?RTC rtc Response *RTC rtc=rtc_resp rtc rtc_re

52 March 2015 2222222222222222222 Name SIGNAL Description It provides/configures the signal type Question *?SIGNAL signal Response *SIGNAL sign

March 2015 53 2222222222222222222 Name SPECTRUM Description It configures the span and/or the reference level Configuration *SPECTRUM spectrum=s

54 March 2015 2222222222222222222 Name TUNE CH Description It provides/configures the channel Question *?TUNE CH Response *TUNE BAND= band_resp P

March 2015 55 2222222222222222222 ANNEX 5 MULTIMEDIA CONTENT Next it is the list with all the links of the multimedia content in the user&apos

March 2015 2-9 222 2.5 Screen Icons and Dialog boxes On the screen are some icons that provide useful information to the user about the curren

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2-10 March 2015 233 2.6 Menu Tree SPECTRUM ANALYSER MENU Only available for digital channels Only available for analogue channel

March 2015 2-11 3333 TV MENU MEASUREMENT MENU Only available for digital channels Only available for analogue channels Option av

2-12 March 2015 33444 SETTINGS MENU Option available for terrestrial band Option available for satellite band

RANGERUSER’S MANUAL SAFETY NOTES Read the user’s manual before using the equipment, mainly "SAFETY RULES" paragraph. The symbol on the

March 2015 2-13 444444 INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT PREFERENCES MENU Figure 7.

2-14 March 2015 5555555 2.7 Controls The equipment has been designed to be an easy tool to use. For this reason the number of keys has been redu

March 2015 2-15 56666666 Using the ECHOES tool, the joystick is also multifunctional: ► CH or FR: Channel (CH) change or frequency (FR) chang

2-16 March 2015 677777777 ► Function keys On the left side there are 3 keys to access the most important functions of the equipment. Measureme

March 2015 2-17 788888888 Measurements Figure 10. FULL MEASUREMENT Figure 11. MEASUREMENT + TV + SPECTRUM Figure 12. MEASUREMENT + PA

2-18 March 2015 8999999999 Spectrum Analyser Figure 13. SPECTRUM + MEASUREMENT Figure 14. SPECTRUM + MEASUREMENT + TV Figure 15. FULL S

March 2015 2-19 11111111111 TV Mode Figure 16. FULL TV Figure 17. TV + SPECTRUM + MEASUREMENT Figure 18. TV + SERVICE DATA

2-20 March 2015 11111111111 2.7.3 Softkeys There are four programmable keys, also called softkeys, numbered from to . Each key provides access

March 2015 2-21 111111111111 To edit the file name user should follow these steps: Using the joystick, place the cursor over the text box wher

2-22 March 2015 1111111111111 ► Operation Press the Preferences key for 1 second. In the StealthID tab, select the signal types to auto-ide

SAFETY RULES * The safety could not be assured if the instructions for use are not closely followed. * Use this equipment connected only to

March 2015 2-23 11111111111111 2.9 Equipment Settings and Configuration 2.9.1 Settings Menu Press the Settings key to access the settings m

2-24 March 2015 111111111111111 ► External power supply (available for terrestrial and satellite band) It enables or disables the power supplied

March 2015 2-25 111111111111111 ► SatCR (only available for satellite band) It enables or disables the SatCR function (Satellite Channel Route

2-26 March 2015 222222222222222 ► Brightness It increases or decreases the screen brightness by moving the joystick to the right (+ brightness)

March 2015 2-27 2222222222222222 To navigate between tabs move the joystick left or right. To navigate between the options within the tab move t

2-28 March 2015 22222222222222222 Background: It allows the user to select the background colour on the display screen. Options available are:

March 2015 2-29 22222222222222222 Reference Level: It allows the user to select the type of reference level adjustment between manual (modifi

3-30 March 2015 222222222222222222 3 MEASUREMENT MODE 3.1 Introduction On the panel left side, the equipment has three functions keys, which

March 2015 3-31 222222222233333333 3.2 Operation Connect the RF input signal to the equipment. Select through the “Settings” menu the f

3-32 March 2015 3333333333333333333 MEASUREMENT 2/3: MEASUREMENT + TV + SPECTRUM Figure 25. Selected installation, date and time. Image

* Symbols related with safety: Descriptive Examples of Over-Voltage Categories Cat I Low voltage installations isolated from the mains

March 2015 3-33 3333333333333333333 MEASUREMENT 3/3: MEASUREMENT + PARAMETERS Figure 26. Selected installation, date and time. Number

4-34 March 2015 3333333333333333333 4 SPECTRUM ANALYSER MODE 4.1 Introduction On the left side, the equipment has three function keys, which

March 2015 4-35 3333333333333333333 Available views are: SPECTRUM 1/3: SPECTRUM + MEASUREMENT Figure 27. Selected installation, date an

4-36 March 2015 3333333333344444444 SPECTRUM 2/3: SPECTRUM + MEASUREMENT + TV ∗ Figure 28. Selected installation, date and time. Number

March 2015 4-37 4444444444444444444 SPECTRUM 3/3: FULL SPECTRUM Figure 29. Selected installation, date and time. Number of view/total

4-38 March 2015 4444444444444444444 4.3 Description in detail of the Full Spectrum screen Figure 30. Horizontal reference line It indicates

March 2015 4-39 4444444444444444444 Cursor Red vertical line that indicates position during the channel or frequency tuning. When a digital s

4-40 March 2015 4444444444444444444 The active mode of the joystick appears as an icon at the top right of the screen. Available modes are: ► Fr

March 2015 4-41 4444444444455555555 4.5 Specific Options in the Spectrum Analyser Mode Access by the function key. It allows selecting among

4-42 March 2015 5555555555555555555 ► Min. Hold: (Off/Permanent/Curtain). It allows the user to display the current signal with the minimum valu

March 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION... 1-1 1.1 De

March 2015 4-43 5555555555555555555 When the channel is locked information appears at the bottom left of the screen. A triple cursor shows the

5-44 March 2015 5555555555555555555 5 TV MODE 5.1 Introduction On the left side of the front panel there are three functions, which give dire

March 2015 5-45 5555555555555555555 5.2.1 TV MODE: TV views Views for TV mode are: TV 1/3: FULL TV Figure 35. Selected installation;

5-46 March 2015 5555555555566666666 TV 2/3: TV + SPECTRUM + MEASUREMENT Figure 36. Selected installation; date and time. Number of vie

March 2015 5-47 6666666666666666666 TV 3/3: SCREEN TV + SERVICE DATA Figure 37. Selected installation; date and time. Tuned service

5-48 March 2015 6666666666666666666 Tuned audio information. ► TYPE: Type of audio encoding and transmission speed ► FORMAT: Service audio fo

March 2015 5-49 6666666666666666666 5.2.2 TV MODE: Radio views Radio views are: RADIO 1/2: AUDIO RADIO Figure 38. RADIO 2/2: AUDIO RA

5-50 March 2015 6666666666666666666 5.3 Specific Options for TV Mode ► Analogue Signal This option is available only if the detected or selec

March 2015 5-51 6666666666677777777 IRG descriptor function is available only for signals containing the carrier identifier. To access this feat

6-52 March 2015 7777777777777777777 6 GENERAL MENU OPTIONS At the bottom of the screen four menus are accessible via the softkeys or programmable

March 2015 6 GENERAL MENU OPTIONS ...6-52 6.1 F1: Tuning...

March 2015 6-53 7777777777777777777 In case of tuning by channel, it allows selecting a channel from the active channel plan: Place over th

6-54 March 2015 7777777777777777777 ► Reference level: This option is available only for the Spectrum Analyser mode. It displays the reference l

March 2015 6-55 7777777777777777777 ► View all services: This option only appears if the Database services option is enabled in the Preference

6-56 March 2015 7777777777888888888 6.2 F2: Signal Parameters Access by the function key. It allows selecting the standard transmission and d

March 2015 6-57 8888888888888888888 6.3 F3: Tools Access by the key. It shows the Tools menu. This menu can change depending on the type of

7-58 March 2015 8888888888888888888 7 TOOLS 7.1 Constellation 7.1.1 Description The constellation diagram is a graphic representation of the

March 2015 7-59 8888888888888888888 Constellation screen description: Figure 41. Selected installation; date and time. Constellation wind

7-60 March 2015 7.1.3 Menu Options On the bottom of the screen there are four menus accessible via the function keys. It displays the channel

March 2015 7-61 8888888888888888888 7.2 Echoes 7.2.1 Description The Echoes function shows the response in time of a digital terrestrial cha

7-62 March 2015 8888888889999999999 The following describes the ECHOES screen: Figure 42. Selected installation; date and time. Selected b

March 2015 11 MAINTENANCE...11-96 11.1 Considerations about

March 2015 7-63 9999999999999999999 7.2.3 Menu Options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys. It

7-64 March 2015 9999999999999999999 7.3.2 Operation Attenuation test function is available for all signals. In Settings select the terrestri

March 2015 7-65 9999999999999999999 The following describes the Attenuation Test screen: Figure 48. Installation selected, date and time.

7-66 March 2015 9999999999999999999 7.3.3 Menu Options In the bottom of the screen are four menu accessible via the softkeys. Exit: Exits the

March 2015 7-67 9999999991111111111 7.4 Datalogger 7.4.1 Description The Datalogger function stores automatically measurements in a file set

7-68 March 2015 1111111111111111111 Press on the "Datalogger" option. It displays a menu with the "New ..." option and a

March 2015 7-69 1111111111111111111 During datalogger, it catches the list of available services of all channels in the channel plan that are p

7-70 March 2015 1111111111111111111 Cancel It cancels the datalogger. Pause It pauses datalogger until the user resumes by pressing again. Cu

March 2015 7-71 1111111111111111111 Softkey menus. Acquisition It contains two options: Start: It starts the datalogger in the selected test

7-72 March 2015 1111111111111111111 7.5.2 Operation ► Settings Press the "Management Installation" key for one second to enter &q

March 2015 1-1 TV & SATELLITE ANALYSER HD RANGER Lite 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Description The new HD RANGER Lite is the sixth generation o

March 2015 7-73 1111111111111111111 To see the capture in full screen just press the : Options key and then on the menu press "View in F

7-74 March 2015 1111111111111111111 After the exploration the following screen appears: Figure 47. The window is divided into three areas:

March 2015 7-75 1111111111111111111 At the bottom are the function keys. They are detailed below. Cancel (during the process): This option a

8-76 March 2015 1111111111111111111 8 INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT 8.1 Description The Installations Management is a program embedded in the equipm

March 2015 8-77 1111111111111111111 There are the following options: Load : It loads the selected installation. To select a installation fr

8-78 March 2015 1111111111111111111 The window is divided into three fields: Installation data It displays information about the installation

March 2015 8-79 1111111111111111111 The installation manager menu has four options linked with the softkeys. They are described below: Filter

8-80 March 2015 1111111111111111111 Installation ► Add TER Channel Plan: It adds a terrestrial channel plan available in the equipment to the

March 2015 8-81 1111111111111111111 During the creation process the softkeys function are: Next (it goes to the next step), Previous (it goes

9-82 March 2015 1111111111111111111 9 CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL DEVICES The HD RANGER Lite can interact with external devices, sharing information t

1-2 March 2015 4 Besides the basic functions of TV meter and spectrum analyser for terrestrial and satellite band, it provides additional tools, s

March 2015 9-83 1111111111111111111 Press the key : Manage to access the data of the selected installation. Press : Filter by type to selec

9-84 March 2015 1111111111111111111 To import one installation: Connect the CC-045 cable (USB (A) Female - Mini USB (A) Male) to the mini-USB s

March 2015 9-85 1111111111111111111 9.2 RF Connector ► DiSEqC commands: The RF connector allows controlling an antenna using DiSEqC commands

9-86 March 2015 1111111111111111111 ► SatCR commands: By means of function SatCR it is possible to control the devices of a TV satellite install

March 2015 10-87 1111111111111111111 10 SPECIFICATIONS 10.1 General Specifications ► Inputs and Outputs Parameter Value Additional data

10-88 March 2015 1111111111111111111 ► Power Supply Parameter Value Additional data Internal battery 7.2 V; 6,6 Ah Li-Ion battery Battery Op

March 2015 10-89 1111111111111111111 10.2 Measurement Mode ► DVB-T Parameter Value Additional data Modulation COFDM Margin of power me

10-90 March 2015 1111111111111111111 ► DVB-C2 Parameter Value Additional data Modulation COFDM Margin of power measurement From 45 dBμV to

March 2015 10-91 1111111111111111111 ► DVB-S2 Parameter Value Additional data Modulation QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK, 32APSK Margin of power measu

10-92 March 2015 1111111111111111111 10.3 Spectrum Analyser Mode ► Digital Signal Parameter Value Additional data General Parameters Resolu