FSM-530 / FSM-630

FIELD STRENGTH METER

USER’S MANUAL

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1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ...............................................................................................6

1.1

Precautions ....................................................................................................................................................6

1.2

Safety instructions ..........................................................................................................................................6

1.3

Symbols and definitions .................................................................................................................................6

1.4

Conformity and appliance limits .....................................................................................................................6

2 Quick start guide..................................................................................................................7

3 Presentation .......................................................................................................................13

3.1

General.........................................................................................................................................................13

3.2

Description ...................................................................................................................................................14

3.2.1

Front panel ............................................................................................................................................14

3.2.2

Function keys ........................................................................................................................................15

3.2.3

Connectors (upper panel) .....................................................................................................................16

3.2.4

Measurements input..............................................................................................................................16

3.2.5

Use of the straps ...................................................................................................................................16

3.2.6

Man-machine Interfacing ......................................................................................................................17

3.2.7

Structure of Places, Setups and Frequency band ................................................................................19

3.2.8

Number of places and Setups...............................................................................................................20

4 Operating the appliance ....................................................................................................21

4.1

Battery ..........................................................................................................................................................21

4.2

Charging the battery.....................................................................................................................................21

4.3

External power supply ..................................................................................................................................22

4.4

Powering up the appliance...........................................................................................................................22

4.5

Connecting the appliance to a PC................................................................................................................22

4.5.1

Necessary configuration .......................................................................................................................22

4.5.2

USB interface, Installing the drivers......................................................................................................23

4.5.3

ETHERNET interface ............................................................................................................................25

4.5.4

Remote connection ...............................................................................................................................25

4.6

Updating the software ..................................................................................................................................26

5 AUTOSET Mode..................................................................................................................28

5.1

Terrestrial Mode ...........................................................................................................................................28

5.2

Cable Mode ..................................................................................................................................................29

5.3

Satellite Mode...............................................................................................................................................29

5.4

« Scan » menu key.......................................................................................................................................29

6 Configuration of Places.....................................................................................................30

6.1

Parameters...................................................................................................................................................30

6.2

Setup list.......................................................................................................................................................31

6.3

Thresholds....................................................................................................................................................33

6.4

Import « *.ini » file.........................................................................................................................................34

7 Spectrum Analyser ............................................................................................................36

7.1

Menu keys parameters.................................................................................................................................36

7.2

Satellite identification....................................................................................................................................36

8 Check satellite for Single and Double LNB......................................................................38

8.1

ALCADSat software .....................................................................................................................................38

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8.1.1

Installation .............................................................................................................................................38

8.1.2

How to use ALCADSat..........................................................................................................................39

8.2

CheckSat mode interface.............................................................................................................................40

8.3

CheckSat single LNB ...................................................................................................................................41

8.3.1

CheckSat information............................................................................................................................41

8.3.2

Checking the satellite...........................................................................................................................42

8.3.3

Alignment of the dish.............................................................................................................................43

8.4

CheckSat double LNB ..................................................................................................................................45

8.5

Modification of a transponder’s parameters.................................................................................................45

9 Image and Sound ...............................................................................................................47

9.1

Analogue TV.................................................................................................................................................47

9.1.1

Volume and screen settings..................................................................................................................48

9.1.2

Full Screen Mode ..................................................................................................................................48

9.1.3

Top Sync signal.....................................................................................................................................49

9.2

DIGITAL TV..................................................................................................................................................49

9.2.1

Services list ...........................................................................................................................................50

9.2.2

Access rights / access card ..................................................................................................................50

9.2.3

Sound....................................................................................................................................................51

10 Level / power measurement ...........................................................................................52

10.1

Parameters ...............................................................................................................................................53

10.1.1

Terrestrial band .....................................................................................................................................53

10.1.2

Satellite band ........................................................................................................................................53

10.1.3

Wi-Fi band.............................................................................................................................................54

10.2

Measurements according to Standard......................................................................................................54

10.2.1

Terrestrial Band.....................................................................................................................................55

10.2.2

Satellite Band ........................................................................................................................................55

10.2.3

Wi-Fi Band ............................................................................................................................................55

11 Error rate measurement .................................................................................................56

11.1

Parameters ...............................................................................................................................................56

11.2

DVB-S, DSS .............................................................................................................................................57

11.3

DVB-S2.....................................................................................................................................................57

11.4

DVB-T/H ...................................................................................................................................................58

11.5

DVB-T2 .....................................................................................................................................................59

11.6

DVB-C, MCNS ..........................................................................................................................................60

12 Impulse response (echoes)............................................................................................62

13 Constellation ...................................................................................................................64

14 Confidence-MER / carrier ...............................................................................................65

15 LNB - DiSEqC ..................................................................................................................66

15.1

Satellite band ...........................................................................................................................................66

15.1.1

Switches................................................................................................................................................66

15.1.2

SatCR....................................................................................................................................................68

15.2

Terrestrial band.........................................................................................................................................69

16 Configuration...................................................................................................................70

16.1

Language, date, time ................................................................................................................................70

16.2

Measurement unit .....................................................................................................................................70

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16.3

Correction coefficients ..............................................................................................................................70

16.4

Memories ..................................................................................................................................................71

16.4.1

Folders ..................................................................................................................................................71

16.5

File list.......................................................................................................................................................72

16.6

Initialisations .............................................................................................................................................73

16.7

Adjustments ..............................................................................................................................................74

17 Save / Recall ....................................................................................................................75

17.1

Save..........................................................................................................................................................75

17.2

Recall........................................................................................................................................................75

17.3

Save / Recall Measurement Map .............................................................................................................76

18 Measurement map...........................................................................................................77

18.1

Entering / changing a setup number.........................................................................................................78

18.2

Automatic sorting ......................................................................................................................................78

18.3

Graphic display .........................................................................................................................................79

18.4

Out of tolerance values.............................................................................................................................79

18.5

Recording on USB drive ...........................................................................................................................81

19 Messages.........................................................................................................................83

19.1

Warning messages ...................................................................................................................................83

19.2

Error messages ........................................................................................................................................84

19.3

Failure messages .....................................................................................................................................85

20 Maintenance ....................................................................................................................86

21 Specifications..................................................................................................................88

21.1

Common technical features FSM-530 and FSM-630 ...............................................................................88

21.2

DVB-C.......................................................................................................................................................89

21.3

MCNS .......................................................................................................................................................89

21.4

DVB-S, DSS .............................................................................................................................................90

21.5

DVB-S2.....................................................................................................................................................90

21.6

DVB-S2+ 45 MSymbols............................................................................................................................90

21.7

DVB-T/H ...................................................................................................................................................91

21.8

DVB-T2 .....................................................................................................................................................91

21.9

Image and sound demodulation ...............................................................................................................92

21.10

Remote supply..........................................................................................................................................92

21.11

Power supply – battery .............................................................................................................................92

21.12

Environment..............................................................................................................................................93

21.13

Accessories ..............................................................................................................................................93

21.14

V, dBµV, dBmV and dBm conversion.......................................................................................................93

21.15

Values to be measured.............................................................................................................................94

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Caution :

To identify a satellite correctly, the appliance must be synchronised on the 4 transponders. (Quality >0)

However certain tra nsponders are m odified regularly. Please see th e satellite’s frequency map when it seems that a transponder is not working.

Some switches or LNB work only with DiSEqC. In this case, position the band (LO) and the DiSEqC polarisat ion on the LNB-DiSEqC configuration page.

(Caution: By using DiSEqC, CheckSat is slowed down).

You can then perform an « AUTOSET » the same way as in terrestrial band.

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3 Presentation

3.1 General

Field strength meters

FSM-530 and FSM-630 are hand-held instruments dedicated to the installation and the maintenance of all broadcast and reception system s of analogue, digital terrestrial and digital satellite televisions.

The entire bandwidth covers from

45 MHz to 2150 MHz (without gap). Field strength meters FSM-530 and

FSM-630 permit to perform precise measurements on all analogue television standards, FM carriers and different digital standards DVB-T/H, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-S, DSS and DVB-S2.

They perform

Level measurement (peak, average and power) according to the chosen standard, on the video carrier and audio carriers (if they exist).

In the Measurement map function, they scan up to 100 setups simultaneously and compare them to threshold levels (min/max).

With an efficient Error Rate measurement (BER, MER), they permit to validate entirely DVB-T/H, DVB-C,

DVB-S, DSS and DVB-S2 digital transmissions.

The Impulse response in DVB-T/H permits to complete this analysis.

The

fast and precise Spectrum analysis displays subversive elements…

Displaying terrestrial and satellite TV image is also possible. Sound (FM, TV) is audible through an integrated loudspeaker.

High capacity memory (312 Kbytes) permits to store a large number of configurations, measures and spectrum curves.

Each instrument can be entirely remote controlled through USB and ETHETNET interfaces via a computer.

Designed for field measurement, all instruments are compact (2.1 kg with the battery), autonomous (pack with battery and fast charger) and are equipped with a bright colour LCD graphic display with backlight for better readability.

Model FSM-530 :



Terrestrial and satellite compatible



Analogue and digital measurements

 DVB-T/H, DVB-T2, DVB-S, DVB-S2 and DSS



Echoes measurement for DVB-T/H and DVB-T2



Analogue TV picture



Digital picture (free to air channels)

Model FSM-630 :

 terrestrial and satellite compatible

 Analogue and digital measurements



DVB-T/H, DVB-T2, D VB-S, DSS, DVB-S2, DVB-C and MCNS



Echoes measurement for DVB-T/H and DVB-T2



Constellation diagram for digital satellite standards

 Analogue TV picture

Digital picture (free to air channels and pay TV if user has a valid access card and if the encryption is supported by the instrument )

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Thus, position the satellite dish with the hands, and at the same time, you can see the effects on the equipment.

3.2.6 Man-machine Interfacing

When a line is highlighted (reverse video), the appropriate menu is displayed.

To move from one line to another line, use the UP and DOWN keys on the front panel.

Title of the current page, Current place,

Battery level menu

Some menus use 2 keys:

:

: validation (enter) cancellation and menu exit.

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Alphanumerical data input:

For some parameters you can enter alphanumerical data from the keyboard and the menu keys +, -, #, /, _.

This action begins by pressing a key from this keyboard for numerical values (program number, frequency…) and also by pressing a menu key for texts (name of the place, name of the program…).

The data-entering field appears in colour, you can confirm your action only by pressing the the alphanumerical keyboard. key on

Any other

action

cancels the data input in progress.

3.2.7 Structure of Places, Setups and Frequency band

In order to simplify the access to the memorised in formation on the field, the internal software uses and

Setups.

Places

Places can also be created with the SWR-002 transfer software and downloaded in the appliance.

A

Place is structured as follow:



a name (with 10 characters)

 a frequency band (Terrestrial or Satellite)



a list of Setups



a Measurement map (data logger)



a list of thresholds (min/max for each standards)



6 messages of 24 characters printed on the header

SWR-002 software)

A

Setup is structured as follows:

 a name : 8 characters of the measurement ticket (printable with the

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

a frequency



a standard

 a bit rate or a bandwidth and a constellation mode for digital standards and for a Satellite



bandwidth setup



status of the LNB (polarisation-band)



an audio mode and frequency

Selecting a

Place on the Parameters screen restores automatically all the information concerning this place.

Selecting a setup on one of the measurement sc reen restores automatically all the information concerning this setup.

The choice of the

Frequency band automatically selects the standards available



Terrestrial band 45 / 865 MHz: analogue TV standards, FM, DVB-C, DVB-T/H and DVB-T2

 Satellite band 900 / 2150 MHz: DVB-S, DSS and DVB-S2



Wi-Fi 2.45GHz band : measure Wi-Fi signals with optional accessory

Caution: Changing a Band on a Place erases all data linked to this place (a pop up window will ask for confirmation).

All this information can be entered on the

Parameters screen, or transferred from a computer using the

SWR-002 Windows ™ software.

3.2.8 Number of places and Setups

The number of

Places and the number of (factory) Setups can be chosen between:



10 places / 100 setups

 20 places / 50 setups



50 places / 20 setups



100 places / 10 setups

This choice is available on the

CONFIGURATION screen, menu “Initialisations “,

Caution: Changing the number of Places and Setups will erase all information linked to all

Places and Setups.

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4 Operating the appliance

All our appliances are controlled before shipment and are delivered in an appropriate package. There are no particular instructions for unpacking.

The instrument is equipped with Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery. The battery is charged before shipment.

However if the instrument is stored more than one month without being used, the battery might be discharged. Please recharge it if necessary.

4.1 Battery

Caution: For any action on the battery it is required to take the appliance to pieces and this must be done by a ALCAD technician.

Only batteries provided by ALCAD must be used.

Safety instructions:

-Do not throw to fire or warm up the battery pack.

-Do not short the battery cells: risk of explosion!

-Do not pierce

-Do not disassemble the battery pack

-Do not reverse the battery polarities

-This battery pack includes a protection component that must not be deteriorated or taken out

-Please store the pack in a cool place

-Do not deteriorate the pack’s protection shaft

-Do not store the appliance in a vehicle overheated by sunbeams.

The battery has 200 charge / discharge cycles’ life span (or 2 years).

Tips to make your battery last longer:

-Do not discharge deeply

-Do not store batteries for too long without using them

-Store your battery when around 40% of it is charged

-Do not completely charge or completely discharge the battery before storing it.

When your battery is almost completely discharged, the appliance will indicate « battery discharged », and it will automatically power off after a few minutes.

4.2 Charging the battery

Caution: When the charger is connected to the appliance, the metallic chassis is connected to the ground of the wiring.

To charge the battery in the appliance:



Plug the external power supply provided on the Jack plug of the appliance (see on the top).

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 Plug the power supply into the main supply.

The internal charger starts charging the battery, the « BATT » orange indicator light comes on.

You can charge your appliance this way either when

it is on or when it is off. Charging takes longer when the appliance is on. So to charge quickly, you need to turn your appliance off. When the battery is charged, the « BATT » LED will automatically power off.

The battery charges to 80% in one hour with quick charge (2H30 standby time). The total charge (2 hours) gives a 3-hour standby time (with 100% brightness, when power supply is on, digital picture); the « BATT » orange indicator powers off when the charge is completed.

4.3 External power supply

The appliance can be powered by an external continuous voltage power supply. The appliance works with a 15V voltage (5 amperes). The charger block provided when purchasing the appliance also serves as an external power supply.

4.4 Powering up the appliance

Press the central key on the front panel:

The presentation screen appears on the display and the « ON » orange indicator light comes on.

The message «

Autotest: in progress » appears for a short instant and then disappears.

A long key press (more than 6 seconds) to force the shutdown of the device in case of locking

4.5 Connecting the appliance to a PC

The appliance has a USB interface and an ETHERNET interface that allows connecting it directly to a PC.

4.5.1 Necessary configuration

These drivers are compatible with the following operating systems:

Windows Vista

Windows Server 2003

TM

, Windows 2000

TM

and Windows 7

TM

.

TM

, Windows XP

TM

,

For any other operating system please contact ALCAD technical support. Your PC must also have a free

USB port.

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4.5.2 USB interface, Installing the drivers

Download the required driver (RNDIS.ZIP) (depending on your operating system) on our website .

After unzipping the drivers, connect the appliance to the PC by using a type A to mini B USB cable

Switch on your appliance ; the following screen is displayed :

If Windows Update is searching the driver, click on « Not this time » and on « Next ».

1) Select « Install from a list or specific location » and click on « Next ».

2) The following screen appears :

3) Tick « Search for the best driver in these locations » and « Include this location in the search ».

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4) With the « Browse » button, select the directory to which you extracted the drivers.

5) Click on « Next »

6) Click « Continue » if the alert message is displayed. Note that the language of the message may depend of your system language and setup :

7) Click « Finish » to end the install process

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4.5.3 ETHERNET interface

No driver is required to run the Ethernet interface.

Connect the TV Meter to a computer with an ETHERNET cable.

4.5.4 Remote connection

Example: using the setup and report software SWR-002 on a computer

Caution :

To communicate, the computer must kn ow the IP address of the TV Meter.

Enter the IP address of the TV Meter in your PC software (SWR-002).

See chapter Configuration, line Adjustments

1 st

possibility: Connect your instrument to the computer using the USB interface

SWR-002

FSM-X30

USB

2 nd

possibility: Connect your instrument to the computer using the Ethernet interface

SWR-002

FSM-X30

Ethernet

CAUTION: if your computer already used its Ethernet interface (network , modem…), you must restart your computer before connecting your TV Meter .

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3 rd

possibility: Connect your instrument to a network using the Ethernet interface

SWR-002

FSM-X30

Ethernet network

1) Contact your network administrator to get a free IP address and a valid subnet mask

2) Enter the device IP address and subnet mask

3) In the software (SWR-002)

Enter the same IP address and the same subnet mask

Connecting your TV Meter to a network may cause problem if the DHCP server function is validated on the

TV Meter.

4.6 Updating the software

The embedded software can be updated to get new features developed by ALCAD.



download from our web site ( www.alcad.net

) , the update software FSM-X30_vX.X.ZIP



Connect a USB memory stick to your computer.



Extract the file in the USB memory stick

Verify the contents of your USB memory stick:

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 Remove the USB memory stick

 Power on the instrument and check that the battery has a minimum 30% charge (if not please charge the battery before upgrading)

 Connect the USB memory stick to the TV Meter : few seconds later, the updating process need to be validate

 Move the highlighted line (reverse video) with up/down keys of the sensitive wheel, and then press the central key : the updating process is running

Caution: do not power-off the instrument during firmware update

 When updating is completed, disconnect the USB memory stick and restart your TV Meter.

The software is loaded in your appliance.

Errors messages may appear do not take account of this.

At the end of the update, turn off and then turn on the appliance.

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

Bandwidths



Remote supply

5.2 Cable Mode

This mode permits automatic search on the cable frequency bandwidth.

The table permits to choose:



Standards



Constellations



Symbol rates

5.3 Satellite Mode

This mode permits automatic search on the

satellite frequency bandwidth.

The table permits to choose:



Standards



LNB bands

 LNB polarisations



Symbol rates

5.4 « Scan » menu key

When you have correctly informed the table, click on the « scan » key to launch search.

A warning message indicates that the current place will be erased. If you want to keep the current place, modify the place number in the Parameters

page.

Pressing

YES deletes the current place. It will be filled with the new values of the found programs. The screen below shows the progressing search:

When search is in progress, pressing « Stop » interrupts the search.

The appliance goes automatically to the

Measurement Map mode when search is completed or when the user stops search.

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Menu keys:



Modif :

data input in a Setup



Delete. :

to delete information for a Setup



Reset :

to erase all Setups



S ^ : to move the selected setup to the line above



S v : to move the selected setup to the line below



Init : initialisation of all Setups

from the Frequency Map on Terrestrial band (one Channel per setup)

with 14,5MHz step from 10714 MHz on Satellite Band

Pressing

'Modif' key in the setup list will display all the information concerning the setup for modification.

Press the direction keys to access the parameters of the

Setup.

Each line corresponds to an initialisation menu of the parameter concerned in the

Setup.

Each

Setup is described according to its structure (see chapter 2) that depends on the Frequency

band chosen for the Place.

Press any function key to complete modification.

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Elevation

It is the inclination with which the beam arrives from the satellite signal up to your antenna. Measured in degrees and using what is marked on the support of the dish.

Polarization

This is the rotation that must be the LNB from the vertical soil. It is measured in degrees.

To calculate the parameters of a simple head dish, enter the same satellite to point to the settings '

Satellite

1' and 'Satellite 2'.

Note:

The list of satellites available for this calculation is the same list used in Check Sat.

Use the software ALCADSat to change it (addition / removal of satellites).

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8.4 CheckSat double LNB

This mode permits to direct a double LNB by checking 4 transponders on your 2 chosen satellites.

It works the same way as the normal CheckSat Mode.

Satellite A Satellite B

Satellite A is on the left side of the screen and Satellite B is on the right side.

Menu keys:





: Modification of parameters for Satellite A’s transponder 1, 2, 3 or 4.

: Modification of parameters for Satellite B’s transponder 1, 2, 3 or 4.

The left/right direction keys permit to switch from Satellite A to Satellite B and vice versa.

The sensitive wheel permits to modify the current satellite (change of satellite according to the list sent by

ALCADSat software).

To exit from this mode, press any function key.

8.5 Modification of a transponder’s parameters

Pressing one of the Tx keys permits to modify the transponder associated with the number x:

T1Modification of transponder 1 associated with satellite A.

T2 Modification of transponder 2 associated with satellite A.

T3 Modification of transponder 3 associated with satellite A.

T4 Modification of transponder 4 associated with satellite A.

T5 Modification of transponder 1 associated with satellite B.

T6 Modification of transponder 2 associated with satellite B.

T7 Modification of transponder 3 associated with satellite B.

T8 Modification of transponder 4 associated with satellite B.

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For every line

Click on the key there is a different menu: to go back to normal or double CheckSat.

Activating or deactivating a transponder permits to accelerate the search for active transponders.

Please, choose transponders with high rate in order to get a fast alignment of satellite dish.

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9.1.1 Volume and screen settings

Pressing one of the volume or screen setting keys makes a bargraphe appear.

The sensitive wheel permits to increase or decrea se the volume depending on the direction of rotation.

9.1.2 Full Screen Mode

The different full screen modes are described below:

Menu keys:

: full screen mode

: display the TV picture as big as possible

: picture source (internal or external);

If external, displays the signal of input video connector

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9.1.3 Top Sync signal

The Top Sync signal (vertical) is inlaid in the picture below.

9.2 DIGITAL TV

 MPEG DVB-T/H, DVB-T2, DVB-S, DSS, DVB-S2, DVB-C.

 Choice of the MPEG service.

Menu keys:

: Setting of the volume with the sensitive wheel.

: Setting of the brightness with the sensitive wheel.

: Setting of the contrast with the sensitive wheel.

: Setting of the colour saturation with the sensitive wheel.

:Modification of the number of the currently displayed program.

: Full screen mode, or external video.

: Services display.

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9.2.1 Services list

Get and display the Services included in the MPEG multiplex.

Choice of the service with the sensitive wheel or with the up/down direction keys.

Setting the service with the key .

Cancelling with the key

9.2.2 Access rights / access card

Please find the access card at the back of the appliance (option according to appliance type).

When displaying an encrypted channel, the processor checks if there is a user card and if the encryption mode is compatible.

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9.2.3 Sound

The instrument is able to demodulate sound of analogue TV for the systems:

BG, DK, I, L, MN and also FM audio

The instrument is able to decode digital sound for the following coding systems:

MPEG-1 L1/L2

For the HD version

AAC Advanced Audio Coding

HE-AAC High Efficiency AAC

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10.1 Parameters

Every menu depends on the parameter in reverse video.

The different parameters are:

10.1.1 Terrestrial band

- Setup #: Selected setup.

Allows user to select

Programs in the selected Place.

This choice can be made by using the sensitive wheel, the keyboard or the list of Setups.

- Frequency: Selected frequency.

You can change the selected frequency by using the sensitive wheel, the keyboard or the frequencies

Map.



Map: choice of a frequency in the frequencies Map

- Channel : Selected channel (in terrestrial band only)

This choice can be made by using the sensitive wheel, the keyboard or the frequencies Map.



5 MHz, 6 MHz, 7 MHz, 8 MHz: choice of the DVB-T/H, DVB-T2 bandwidth.



Map: of

- Standard: Selected standard.

This choice is made by using the menu keys (they show all the available standards).

 All available standards on the Terrestrial Band.

- Audio: Selected audio Mode.

This choice is made by using the menu keys (they show all the available Modes).

10.1.2

In Terrestrial Band:



Mono, Stereo and NICAM

Satellite band

- Setup #: Selected setup.

Select in the

Programs list of the Place.

This choice can be made by using the sensitive wheel, the keyboard or the list of Setups.

- Frequency: Selected frequency.

You can change the selected frequency by using the sensitive wheel or the keyboard.

- Band / Polar. : Choice of Bandwidth and LNB polarisation (Local Oscillator)

Bandwidth:

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

Low :



High : set the LNB on LO1 set the LNB on LO2

This choice is made accordingly to the type of LNB that you have selected in PARAMETERS page

(Function key LNB-DiSEqC).

Caution: All information concerning LNB and positioner is transferred through the remote supply; 22 kHz modulation or DiSEqC is combined with the DC supply generated by the appliance.

Polarisation:



Vert.: LNB Polarisation is switched to Vertical mode.



Hor.:

LNB Polarisation is switched to Horizontal mode.



Right:



Left:

LNB Polarisation is switched to Right mode.

LNB Polarisation is switched to Left mode.

This choice is made accordingly to the type of LNB that you have selected in PARAMETERS page, line

LNB-DiSEqC.

- Standard: Selected standard.

This choice is made by using the menu keys (they show all the available standards).

 All available standards on the Satellite Band.

10.1.3

- Symbol rate: symbol rate of the selected program.

Values can be changed with keyboard or encoder.

Wi-Fi band

- SSID Service Set Identifier : network name

- Channel : Wi-Fi channel

- Frequency : channel frequency

- Symbol rate : possible symbol rate of the network

Please remove the Wi-Fi adapter when you do not need it

It decreases the battery life and slows down the operations

10.2 Measurements according to Standard

The appliance performs various measurements depending on the selected standard.

The possible measurements are as follows: Average measure, Peak measure and Power measure.

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10.2.1 Terrestrial Band

The appliance automatically performs level measurements on Video Carrier and on 1 or 2 Audio Carriers

(depending of the selected audio mode).

The table below shows the different types of measures and the audio carrier’s frequencies for each Standard.

standard video carrier measure audio carriers

5,5 MHz 5,74 MHz 5,85 MHz

6,5 MHz 6,258 MHz 5,85 MHz peak DQPSK

6,0 MHz 6.552 MHz

6,5 MHz

DQPSK

5.85 MHz

FM

4,72 MHz 4,5 MHz

DVB-C digital power

MCNS digital power

DVB-T/H, T2 digital power

FM FM average

The appliance shows the

video carrier level, the video-audio ratio(s) and the C/N ratio.

The display is made of 1 to 4 measures and bargraph.

The

audio carriers are always measured in Average measure.

10.2.2 Satellite Band standard video carrier measure

PAL FM peak

SECAM FM

NTSC FM peak peak

DVB-S Digital power

DSS Digital power

10.2.3

DVB-S2 Digital

Wi-Fi Band

power

Measure the level in dBm received with the Wi-Fi adapter

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The other parameters depend on the type of digital standard

DVB-S, DVB-S2, DSS, DVB-T/H or DVB-C.

"Sync?" shows that the signal is missing or non-locked, check that the signal and the remote supply are not missing, the modulation parameters and the LNB and

DiSEqC parameters in satellite band.

The

"<" sign precedes an error rate value when there is no error (for example when the error rate is lower than 1

E-8

).

11.2 DVB-S, DSS

TUNER

DEMODULATOR

VITERBI

CBER

REED

SOLOMON

VBER UNC

MPEG

DECODING

Display of the following measures:

- CBER : error rate before Viterbi (estimated)

- VBER : error rate after Viterbi

- UNC : error rate after Reed Solomon (lost packets)

- MER : modulation error rate

XBER: 'bit' error rate

Number of wrong bits / number of transmitted bits ratio during measuring time.

UNC: 'packet' error rate

Number of wrong packets / number of transmitted packets ratio during measuring time.

Note: A QPSK (DVB-S) packet is made of 204 bytes; a packet is 'wrong' if it has more than 8 wrong bytes

(correction with Reed Solomon coding). In DSS, a packet is made of 146 bytes.

11.3 DVB-S2

TUNER DEMODULATOR

LDPC

Display of the following measures:

- LDPC : error rate before LDPC

- BCH : error rate after LDPC

- PER : error rate after BCH (lost packets)

LDPC

BCH

BCH

PER

MPEG

DECODING

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- MER : modulation error rate

Note:

LDPC: low-density parity check

BCH: Bose Chauhuri Houquenohem

The Viterbi + Reed Solomon concatenation of the correction of the DVB-S is replaced in DVB-S2 by the

LDPC and BCH concatenation.

11.4 DVB-T/H

TUNER DEMODULATOR

VITERBI

REED

SOLOMON

MPEG

DECODING

CBER VBER UNC

Display of the following measures:

- CBER : error rate before Viterbi

- VBER : error rate after Viterbi

- UNC : error rate after Reed Solomon (lost packets)

- MER : modulation error rate

XBER: 'bit' error rate

Number of wrong bits / number of transmitted bits ratio during measuring time.

UNC: 'packet' error rate

Number of wrong packets / number of transmitted packets ratio during measuring time.

Note: a DVB-T/H packet is made of 204 bytes; a packet is 'wrong' if it has more than 8 wrong bytes (correction with Reed Solomon coding).

Parameters:

- Modulation : Type of detected Modulation

Automatically displays:

 The number of carriers (2K / 8 K)

 The constellation (QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM)

 The guard interval (1/32, 1/16, 1/8, ¼ auto or not)

 The Viterbi rate (1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8)

 The spectral inversion of the signal

In case of hierarchical modulation use the HP and LP keys to select the stream to be measured.

In case of bad reception or co-frequency analogue channel the guard interval can be set to manual

- Preamplifier: switch ON the internal preamplifier.

Use the preamplifier only if signal level is

< 40 dBµV.

If signal level is

> 60 dBµV, errors due to saturation, interferences may occur.

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The Info+ menu key (parameter modulation) gives access to the following additional information:

- the frequency offset

- the HP stream’s Viterbi rate

- the LP stream’s Viterbi rate

- the hierarchical mode level

- the spectral inversion of the signal

- the presence and relative level of a co-frequent analogue channel

- the presence and relative levels of echoes out of the guard rate

- the cell identifier

FSM-530 FSM-630

11.5 DVB-T2

TUNER DEMODULATOR

LDPC

LDPC BCH

Display of the following measures:

- LDPC : error rate before LDPC

- BCH : error rate after LDPC

- FER : frame error rate, error rate after BCH (lost packets)

- MER : modulation error rate

Note:

LDPC: low-density parity check

BCH

FER

MPEG

DECODING

BCH: Bose Chauhuri Houquenohem

The Viterbi + Reed Solomon concatenation of the corre ction of the DVB-S is replaced in DVB-S2 by the

LDPC and BCH concatenation.

Parameters:

- Modulation : Type of detected Modulation

Automatically displays:



The number of carriers (1 k, 2k, 4k, 8k, 16k, 32k)



The extended bandwidth or not

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 The constellation QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM)

 The guard interval (1/128,1/32, 1/16, 19/128, 1/8, 19/256, 1/4)

 The Viterbi rate (1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6)

The spectral inversion of the signal

In case of multi-PLP modulation use PLP - PLP + keys to select the stream to be measured.

- Preamplifier: switch ON the internal preamplifier.

Use the preamplifier only if signal level is

< 40 dBµV.

If signal level is

> 60 dBµV, errors due to saturation, interferences may occur.

The Info+ menu key (parameter modulation) gives access to the following additional information:

 the structure of the layer 1

 the structure of the frames

 the different identifiers

 the number of PLP and the number of the selected PLP

 the structure of the PLP

 the structure of the Time Interleaving

11.6 DVB-C, MCNS

TUNER DEMODULATOR

BER

REED

SOLOMON

UNC

MPEG

DECODING

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Display of the following measures:

 BER :

 UNC :

 MER : error rate before Reed Solomon error rate after Reed Solomon (lost packets) modulation error rate

BER: 'bit' error rate

Number of wrong bits / number of transmitted bits ratio during measuring time.

UNC: 'packet' error rate

Number of wrong packets / number of transmitted packets ratio during measuring time.

Note: A QAM (DVB-C) packet is made of 204 bytes; a packet is 'wrong' if it has more than 8 wrong bytes

(correction with Reed Solomon coding).

The error rate measurement function is long if rate is low.

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14 Confidence-MER / carrier

The appliance displays

Confidence MER/ carrier for the signal in progress.

Confidence or MER/carrier represents the confidence rate for each carrier by the modulator.

DVB-T/H DVB-T2 de-

A carrier with a low MER will be rejected; the transferred data is already included on other carriers (redundancy).

You can change the number of carriers used for display by using the menu keys:

: one in one : all carriers are used

: one in two

: one in four

: one in eight

: one in sixteen

: maximum speed measured on 240 carriers only

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Menu keys:

-

Modif : list of coefficients for modification

- Yes/No : activates / deactivates correction

Modification of coefficients:

User can move the cursor with the arrows.

Changing a

Coefficient is possible with the rotary sensitive wheel.

Pressing «

Init » forces all coefficients at: frequency 5MHz, 0 dB correction

Coefficients act in

LEVEL MEASUREMENT and in MEASUREMENT MAP.

16.4 Memories

16.4.1 Folders

Files are divided into different folders so they are easier to manage.

The number of files in every folder and the percentage they occupy appear on the right.

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The

' TOTAL ' folder shows the whole internal memory occupied.

Menu keys:

- Reset : erases the folder

16.5 File list

Use the up/down arrow to change of directories:

The displayed information is as follows:

- File number

- File name and extension (type)

- Frequency bandwidth where the file has been saved

- Date and time of backup

Sensitive buttons:

- View :

- Delete : displays the file selected deletes the file selected

Pressing the

right arrow will display the list of files:

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Sensitive buttons:

- View. :

- Delete :

-  USB

16.6 Initialisations

view the selected file delete the selected file copy file to an USB me mory stick (creates BMP file)

Initialisations:

- Places nb. : selection of the number of Places in the appliance

- Reset actual place : erases all information about the current Place

- Copy setupsmeasurement map : copies all

Setups in the Measurement map

- Reset every place : erases all information about all Places reset all parameters with factory default (Places,

- Factory recovery :

- Import/Export all configuration  USB :

Programs, Channels…)

Can send or read « *.CNG » file (equipment configuration) on a

USB stick. These files can be modified with the software

SWR-002. The created files are calle d « config » + serial number of the equipment.

This functionality allows you to backup all places of your equipment in a USB stick.

Import « *.CNG » file allows you to restore configuration of another equipment. Then, select the file to be copied and press the « Copy » key:

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Caution

All these possibilities will erase the data you have entered in your TV Meter: Places, Programs, Channels …

For a better security, all these operations must be

double confirmed.

16.7 Adjustments

Setup:

- Beep:

- LCD: activate an audible signal when pressing a push button adjust the backlight intensity of the LCD

- Wheel threshold: adjust the sensitivity of sensitive encoder

-Menu key threshold : adjust the sensitivity of push button (Menu bar of the LCD)

- Graphic background: background colour of graphs (spectrum, recordings, constellations...)

- Beep Signal Level:

audible indication, the frequency of beeps varies with the level measured

- MPEG rate: Normal or Fast

- IP Mask Ethernet:

- IP USB Address:

Ethernet, mask address

USB, address network TCP/IP

- USB Mask IP: USB, mask address

Changes can be entered with numerical keyboard or menu bar.

Remark: by reducing the screen brightness, you can gain autonomy.

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 Files saved on the same Frequency bandwidth (in order not to recall the files saved on another fre-

quency bandwidth)

Select the file in the displayed list, and then recall it by pressing the validation menu key.

The file is recalled and the"

Recall memory mode" message is displayed on the menu keys.

Press a function key to quit '

Memory mode' and to restart measurements.

17.3 Save / Recall Measurement Map

Saving the

Measurement Map is made up of:

- the list of

Setups found in the Map

- associated with the measures (V, C/N, BER, and MER).

-

Only the numbers of Setups in the Place are saved: Frequency information, Channel and Standard are displayed in the list of Setups and the Frequency map of the current Place.

Caution

If you recall a Measurement Map saved under another Place or if you modify the list of Setups in the Place, the Setup - Frequency - Standard – measures correspondence will be lost!

Besides, if the Measurement map for the Place has been modified, the displayed channels will not correspond to the measurements.

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Important

User can view the progress of the measurement map scanning with the bargraph located under the table.

The colour of the bargraph indicates if a first scan is completed :

- red : the measurement map has not been scanned

- green : the whole measurement map has been scanned

The Level and C/N informations are updated during the first scan.

Error rates are updated during 2 nd

and further scans.

18.1 Entering / changing a setup number

You can select the

Setups to be scanned by entering the Setup numbers in the Measurement map .

The selected line is displayed on the reverse video and is highlighted in the box" n° of the

Measurement

map.

The name and number of Setup are displayed on the first line of the page.

Enter the Setups to scan in the list of setups or use directly the numerical keyboard.

You can move on the

Measurement map by using the sensitive wheel or the direction keys.

Menu keys:

-

Delete : deletes the Setup of the box selected

-

List : selection of a Setup from the list of Setups

-

Sort : sorts the Setups of the Measurement map (see below)

-

Reset : erases the whole map

- Init. : copies the setups into the map

18.2 Automatic sorting

To sort the setups of the Measurement map, press the menu key

" Sort ". They can be sorted out:

- In

ascending Setup number order

- In

ascending frequency order

Alternately every time you press the key.

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18.3 Graphic display

By pressing twice the

MEASUREMENT MAP function key, you can display the Measurement map in a graph.

It is displayed in one screen; the histogram widths are automatically fitted according to the number of

Set-

ups included in the Measurement map.

The blue cursor shows a

Setup and displays its number and its name on the first line of the page.

This

Setup’s video carrier level is displayed at the bottom on the left.

You can move the cursor by using the sensitive wheel.

A "tilt

" measure (attenuation in the bandwidth) can be performed by moving 2 cursors with the menu keys:

  Ref. : moves the tilt reference to the left

 Ref. : moves the tilt reference to the right

  Curs. : moves the tilt cursor to the left



Curs. : moves the tilt cursor to the right

The "tilt" measure is displayed at the bottom and on the right of the page.

18.4 Out of tolerance values

Digital display:

Numerical values are displayed in colour according to the

Thresholds programmed in PARAMETERS, line

Thresholds:

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 Red for values under the minimum Threshold

 Orange for values over the maximum Threshold

Graphical display:

The histograms are displayed in colour depending on the thresholds programmed in the

PARAMETERS page, line

Thresholds:

 Red for values lower than the minimum Threshold

 Green for values between these two Thresholds.

 Orange higher than the maximum Threshold.

The

audio carriers’ levels are added on the associated video carrier histogram, according to the colours in the legend at the top and on the right of the page.

If one of the Audio carriers is higher than the programmed minimum or maximum Threshold, the whole histogram is displayed in red or orange.

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18.5 Recording on USB drive

You can store these measurements on an external USB drive

Pressing the key  USB opens a CSV file

The file name is built according to the date and time of launch

The recording takes place when all setups were scanned

The date and time are stored at this time

Pressing the Stop key ends the acquisition

The duration of the recording depends on the size of the USB drive (one channel measurement takes 72 bytes and lasts about 5 seconds for a digital channel)

Do not use the USB drive that was used previously to make a software update without erasing or renaming the folder Autorun

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19 Messages

The appliance displays messages while it is working.

19.1 Warning messages

The battery is discharged; the appliance will automatically switch off in a few minutes.

Confirmation request for important action.

Remote supply fault: a voltage is already on the cable or current is already exceeding the maximum value.

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19.2 Error messages

Pressing a function key that is not available in the appliance

The appliance tries to perform a level measurement out of these possibilities (for example an Audio measurement with an 865 MHz video carrier).

Impossible to

Save/Recall here.

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2 nd

press on the level key: The appliance tries to perform an error rate measurement with a Standard diferent DVB-C,

DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2, DSS or DVB-T/H.

19.3 Failure messages

If the internal temperature in the appliance is over 60°C: change to protection mode.

A message in red appears on the menu keys,

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20 Maintenance

In order to comply with the use requirements ad in order to preserve the whole characteristics, this equipment needs a minimum of maintenance.

B A T T E R Y

Protection bag

B a c k il g h t s c r e e n

Metrological fitting/checking

C O N N E C T I Q U E

R e d u c

C o n it o n a u s e q u e n c e t o n o m y d u r a it o n

Bad protection and equipment breaking

R e d u c it o n o f v i s u a l l e v e l

W r o n g o r e r r o n e o u s m e a s u r e s

R e c o m m e n d e d c h e riodicity c k i n g p e -

-For each use.

-check of the strap’s posture.

O n c e a y e a r

Recommended limit of use

2 0 0 c y c l e s or 2 years charge/discharge

2 y e a r s

1 8 m o n t h s

W r o n g o r e r r o n e o u s m e a s u r e s A t e v e r y m e a s u r e

The manufacturer’s recommendations do not commit ALCAD’s responsibility.

They allow ensuring the best use possible of the characteristics and its preservation.

Routine maintenance:

The maintenance limits itself to the external cleaning of the equipment. The other operations require a qualified staff.

Disconnect the equipment before any intervention.

Do not let water enter in the equipment in order to avoid electric discharge risks.

Regularly clean the equipment following the instructions here under:

- use soapy water to clean it.

- Do not use any product out of petrol, benzene, alcohol (if you do so, silk-screen printings will be damaged).

- Wipe with a soft and non-pilled rag.

- use a non-static product, and a product without solvent to clean the screen.

For the bag:

- Clean it with a clean rag, and do not use water.

- Using solvents is totally forbidden.

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INFORMATION ABOUT LCD WITH ACTIV SCREEN MATRIX

Your ALCAD's Field Strength Meter is equipped with a LCD active screen matrix.

This screen is supplied by several known for manufacturers. In actual technical conditions of fabrication, manufacturers are not able to insure 100% of well functioning of the pixels in display area.

They specified defective number of pixels on screen surface.

ALCAD's quality service conditioned assembly of the screen of your instrument to the respect of acceptation conditions of these manufacturers.

ZONE B

(diagonal 12.5 cm)

ZONE A

(diagonal 7.5 cm)

Accep table criteria:

Zone A (central area): less than 5 defective pixels and less than 3 pixels contiguous.

Zone B (total surface of the screen): less than 9 defective pixels on all display surface when zone A condition is respected.

We mean by defective pixel a screen point which stay switched off or which light on a different colour than the expected one.

The contractual warranty is not applicable on your field strength meter if the above-defined criteria are not achieved.

As many as delivery as warranty duration.

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21 Specifications

21.1 Common technical features FSM-530 and FSM-630

Frequency:

Ranges: 45 MHz to 865 MHz, terrestrial band

900 MHz to 2150 MHz, satellite band

2412 MHz to 2484 MHz, WI-FI band 802.11 B/G/draft N (option)

Only the Wi-Fi keys provided by ALCAD are recognized

Resolution: measurement: 50 kHz in terrestrial band, 1 MHz in satellite band

display: 1 kHz

Level measurement:

Frequencies 45-865 MHz 900-2150 MHz

Dynamic range

Accuracy

20-120 dBµV 30-110 dBµV

+/- 1 dB typi cal +/- 1 dB typical

+/- 2 dB max +/- 2 dB max at 23°C +/-5°C

Accuracy

From -5°C to +45°C

+/- 4 dB max +/- 4 dB max

Resolution: 0.1 dB

Measurement filters: 100 kHz, 300 kHz in terrestrial band; 1MHz in satellite band.

Input: 75-ohm BNC/F

Max input level: -0,3V to 60 VDC

Standards: terrestrials B, G, D, K, I, L, M, N, FM, DVB-T/H, DVB-T2, DVB-C, MCNS

Satellites PAL, SECAM, NTSC, DVB-S2 , DVB-S, DSS

Measurements: peak, average or power

Spectrum analysis:

Filters: terrestrial 100 kHz, 300 kHz and 1 MHz satellite 1 MHz, 3 MHz and 10MHz

Input attenuator:

Number of points:

Scanning speed:

0 to 50 dB (step of 10 dB)

Dynamic range (display): 60 dB

Span: 0, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 MHz and full band

350 points

Span 5 10 20 50 100 200 500 860 1000 1250 MHz

Terrestrial 130 130 130 130 140 150 200 340 - - ms

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Satellite - 360 360 360 370 370 370 - 380 380 ms

Measurement map (data logger):

Capacity: scanning 100 setups max

Display: digital, graphic

Measurement: detection of thresholds, tilt

Storage:

Backup:

Data: internal backup on flash memory places, setups, frequency m aps, measures, spectra, measurement maps, graphic displays

Capacity: 312 Kbytes, 1000 files max per type of data

Auxiliary inputs and outputs:

USB interface: mini B USB

Ethernet interface: RJ 45

Audio and video input/output: RCA connectors

Power supply input: 5.5 mm jack, 15V max, 5 A

21.2 DVB-C

According to UIT-J.83 APPENDIX A.

Models FSM-630 only.

Frequencies: 46 MHz to 865 MHz

Error rate:

Modulation error rate: before Reed Solomon (BER)

after Reed Solomon (UNC) (lost packets)

20 to 40 dB (MER)

Rate:

Constellation:

1 to 7.224 Ms/s

16, 32, 64, 128, 256

Scan function: in frequency, in rate

Constellation graphic display.

21.3 MCNS

According to UIT-J.83 APPENDIX B.

Models FSM-630 only.

Same features DVB-C but:

Constellation: 64, 256

Rate: 1 to 5.563 Ms/s

Constellation graphic display.

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21.4 DVB-S, DSS

According to ETS 300-421

Frequencies:

Error rate:

900 MHz to 2150 MHz before Viterbi (CBER)

Modulation error rate: after Reed Solomon (UNC) (lost packets)

0 to 20 dB (MER)

1 Ms/s

Scan function: in frequency, in rate

21.5 DVB-S2

According to ETS 302-307

Frequencies:

Error

900 MHz to 2150 MHz

after (PER)

Modulation error rate: 0 to 20 dB (MER)

Rate: QPSK 1 to 45 Ms/s, 8PSK 1 to 35 Ms/s

Punctuation: QPSK: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 (automatic)

Scan function: in frequency, in rate

21.6 DVB-S2+ 45 MSymbols

According to ETS 302-307

Frequencies:

Error

900 MHz to 2150 MHz

after (lost

Modulation error rate:

Rate:

0 to 20 dB (MER)

QPSK 1 to 45 Ms/s, 8PSK 1 to 45 Ms/s

Punctuation: QPSK: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 (automatic)

Scan function:

Constellation graphic display. in frequency, in rate

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21.7 DVB-T/H

According to ETS 301-701

Frequencies:

AFC:

Error rate:

45 MHz to 865 MHz

+/- 167 kHz, +/- 333 kHz, +/- 500 kHz before Viterbi (CBER)

Modulation error rate:

Bandwidth:

Carriers:

Constellation: after Reed Solomon (UNC) (lost packets)

0 to 35 dB (MER)

5, 6, 7 or 8 MHz, 6, 7 or 8 MHz

2k / 8k (automatic, manual automatic )

16QAM, 64QAM, QPSK (automatic)

Scan function:

1/4, in frequency (per channels)

Graphic display of the Channel Pulse Response. (echoes)

21.8 DVB-T2

According to ETS 302-755

Frequencies:

AFC:

Error

45 MHz to 865 MHz

+/- 167 kHz, +/- 333 kHz, +/- 500 kHz

after (lost

Modulation error rate:

Bandwidth:

0 to 35 dB (MER)

5, 6, 7 or 8 MHz

Constellation: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM (automatic)

Guard rate:

Scan function:

Constellation graphic display.

¼, 19/256, 1/8, 19/128, 1/16, 1/32, 1/128 in frequency (per channels)

Graphic display MER by carrier .

Graphic display Channel Pulse Response (echoes).

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21.9 Image and sound demodulation

Audio: analogue sound TV AM and FM, FM radio, mono

Video:

HD version digital sound TV, MPEG2, MPEG4 (H264), MPEG-1 L1/L2

Via Licensing AAC and HE-AAC, Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus analogue terrestrial TV for PAL, SECAM, and NTSC (on LCD screen)

HD version digital TV MPEG2, digital TV MPEG4 (H264) including HD TV,

Video output:

Audio output:

Video input:

Audio input:

Peak to peak level: 1 V; output impedance 75 ohms about 0 dBm level; minimal charge 1 kOhm.

CVBS, peak to peak level 1 V max level 0 dBm max

21.10 Remote supply

Voltage:

Current:

5V, 13 V, 18V and 24V

500 mA max, (300 mA max @ 24V) overload protected

Mini DiSEqC: 22 kHz +/- 2 kHz, 0.6 V peak to peak +/- 0.1 V

DiSEqC generator: standard 1.2, dish rotor control, Committed and Uncommitted

switches

DiSEqC protocol extension, maximum 8 Slots control SatCR:

21.11 Power supply – battery

External power supply: main adapter 100/240 VAC, cable depends on the country,

5.5 mm jack, 2.1 mm hole

Non-removable battery:

Autonomy:

Lithium-ion 10.8 V, 6.5 Ah. (9 V when charge is completed)

3-hours typical after complete charge (2 hours, appliance off)

2h30 after fast charge of 1 hour (appliance off)

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21.12 Environment

LCD display:

Operating temperature:

Storage temperature:

EMC and safety:

TFT, colour, 7.0 inches (16/9°), with backlight from -5°C to +45°C from -10°C to +60°C

CE marked and compliant

NF-EN 61326 July 1997 + A1 October 98 + A2 Edit September 2001

EN 55022 A2 edit 2003 class B autonomous device

Immunity according to EN 61326-1 2006

61010-1 2001

Dimensions and weight: about 210 x 297 x 90 mm

2.1 kg (with battery)

21.13 Accessories

The appliance is delivered with: a bag, a battery, a main adapter, and a user manual.

21.14 V, dBµV, dBmV and dBm conversion

dBµV (dBmV) is a logarithmic ratio between a measured voltage U d and a reference voltage U r

.

The reference voltage is Ur = 1 µV (1 mV)

N = 20 log (U d

/U r

)

dBm is a logarithmic ratio between a measured power P d

and a reference power P r

.

The reference power is Pr = 1 mW into 75 ohms.

N = 10 log (P d

/P r

) with Pd = Ud

2

/ 75

U d

= 1 µV

U d

= 1 mV

N = 0 dBµV

N = 60 dBµV

N = - 60 dBmV N = -108.75 dBm

N = 0 dBmV N = -48.75 dBm

U

d

= 1 V N = 120 dBµV N = 60 dBmV N = 11.25 dBm

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WARRANTY

Your instrument is guaranteed for two years in parts and work time against any default of manufacture and/or con-tingencies in the functioning. This guarantee starts at the date of delivery and ends 730 calendar days later.

If the appliance is subject to a guarantee contract, this contract cancels and replaces the above mentioned condi-tions of guaranty.

This guarantee does not include any fault of use and/or error of handling.

In case of use of the guarantee, the user must send back, with its expenses, the concerned appliance to our factory:

ALCAD S.L.

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The accessory items furnished as standard with the appliance (cables, plugs…), consumable items (battery…) and the optional accessory items (bag, case…) are guaranteed for 3 months against any default of manufacture.

The warranty does not apply to LCD, pouch, keypad, etc. Please check our warranty conditions with our sales department. The warranty does not apply when the instrument is shocked.

The factory options in the appliance are guaranteed for the same time as the appliance.

Customer is responsible of shipping back the instrument to the factory. Special care must be taken in the packaging of the instrument to be sure that it will not be damaged during transportation. All necessary insurance must be taken by the customer.

ALCAD can reject any instrument damaged.

What to do in case of malfunction?

In case of malfunction or for any problem of use, please join the technical assistance by ALCAD

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A technician will take your call in charge and will give you any necessary information to solve your problem.

What to do in case of crash?

In case of crash of the appliance, please join our after-sales service.

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