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1 A STEP AHEAD IN DIGITAL TELEVISION MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS A STEP AHEAD IN THE DIGITAL WORLD The Quick Reference Guide Keyboard Navigation Measurements Run a Logger Dish Alignment Spectrum Analysis Firmware up-grade

NAVIGATION HOME ON/OFF key: Press to switch the meter on/off.

Keyboard: Rotate the encoder to select any field.

Rotate the encoder to change the selected field or numerical value

2 NAVIGATION HOME ON/OFF key: Press to switch the meter on/off. Press and hold for seconds to turn off. Press and hold for 0 seconds to reset. Press to go directly to Power/Level measurements. when in measurement mode. Rotary Encoder Numerical Keyboard Rotary Encoder & Numerical Keyboard: Rotate the encoder to select any field. Press the encoder to confirm your selection (the cursor will blink). Rotate the encoder to change the selected field or numerical value (ch, freq., etc...). To activate the numerical keyboard, press and hold the encoder for seconds, then you can directly key in any value. One touch and go!: Direct access to all special features on each key, choose & press.

DISH ALIGNMENT Press the PLAN key and select a satellite. If you do not need to change satellite you can skip this step Press the SAT Finder Key and START?

3 DISH ALIGNMENT Press the PLAN key and select a satellite. If you do not need to change satellite you can skip this step Press the SAT Finder Key and START? the dish alignment When the meter finds the satellite it will beep and show the measurement display. Maximize the Noise Margin measurement Bar & Value for perfect alignment JOB DONE

4 MEASUREMENTS Press the PLAN key and select the memory plan you wish to work on. If you do not need to change it, you can skip this step Press the MEAS key and start measuring. It s that simple! Keep pressing this key to browse all the measurement displays: only one key to get them all JOB DONE 4

SPECTRUM Press the PLAN key and select the

5 SPECTRUM Press the PLAN key and select the memory plan you wish to work on. If you do not need to change it, you can skip this step Press the SPECT key to start the spectrum display. Navigate on the variable fields to adjust your spectrum vision. If you are cheking a SAT signal you may also navigate by TRANSPONDER NUMBER. It s that simple! Press this key again to start the MAX HOLD feature. Only one key to master the spectrum JOB DONE 5

LOGGER Press the PLAN key and select the memory plan you wish to work

the automatic measurements in a logger data file. It s that simple!

6 LOGGER Press the PLAN key and select the memory plan you wish to work on (Satellite, Television, Manu or Auto Memory). If you do not need to change it, you can skip this step Press the LOGGER key and ask your meter to SAVE? the automatic measurements in a logger data file. It s that simple! Want to check the results? Press the LOGGER key again to RECALL? the logger data file. Only one key to master the logging feature JOB DONE 6

EXAMINER DIGILINE When the TFT screen is available.

7 EXAMINER DIGILINE When the TFT screen is available. 6:9 HIGH RESOLUTION DISPLAY Press the meas key to start measuring. Press the zoom key to get all measurements on the 6:9 High Resolution Color Display. Press the zoom key again to zoom the measurements displayed on the graphics screen. ZOOM ZOOM JOB DONE 7

PICTURES: Standard and High Definition (only for HD models) When the TFT screen is available. Press the PLAN key and select the memory plan you wish to work on.

8 PICTURES: Standard and High Definition (only for HD models) When the TFT screen is available. Press the PLAN key and select the memory plan you wish to work on. If you do not need to change it, you can skip this step Press the MEAS key and start measuring. Press the MPEG PICT key to get the list of broadcasted programs. If you have a meter with a TFT display, select the program you wish to view on the screen (SD or HD). JOB DONE 8

SMART SOFTWARE: FIRMWARE UPGRADE INSTALL SMART:

SMART file to your PC (www.roverinstruments.com).

version from ROVER s web site, - connect your

turn it on, - click the icon on your PC desktop

Press the button on the SMART menu bar and

9 SMART SOFTWARE: FIRMWARE UPGRADE INSTALL SMART: download from ROVER s web site the compressed SMART file to your PC ( Uncompress and run the setup.exe file to complete your installation. FIRMWARE UPGRADE: - download the latest firmware version from ROVER s web site, - connect your meter to a PC using the supplied USB cable and turn it on, - click the icon on your PC desktop to start the SMART. Press the button on the SMART menu bar and select the new firmware to up-grade your meter (A-B-C-D): U SB cable A B C This is a free service Your Meter JOB DONE 9

10 GLOSSARY OF TERMS MER N. MAR QUALITY aber bber PER CONSTELLATION Modulation Error Rate. Measures all signal impairments. Noise MARgin. This is the value by which a signal exceeds the MINIMUM accepted threshold for a good installation. Digital quality measurement: PASS - MARGINAL - FAIL. Bit Error Rate after error correction (Viterbi). Bit Error Rate before error correction (Viterbi). Packet Error Rate. Bad Bit packet measurement (only for DVB-S). Graphic representation of a digital modulation. ECHO NET ID Digital Echo measurement (only COFDM). NETwork IDentification data. 0

11 DVB-S DVB-S Suggested Measurement values: SAT & TV To help the installer, a list of suggested measurements has been defined for digital signals. Measurement Minimum m value Typical Value Average power 40 dbµv 50 dbµv Noise Margin db 6 db BER after Viterbi x0-6 x0-8 MER (QPSK / FEC) 9 db db MER (QPSK /4 FEC) 0 db db MER (QPSK 5/6 FEC) db 4 db Measurement Minimum m value Typical Value Average power 40 dbµv 50 dbµv Noise Margin db 6 db PER (8PSK) <x0-7 <x0-8 MER (8PSK / FEC) db 4 db MER (8PSK /4 FEC) db 5 db MER (8PSK 5/6 FEC) db 6 db DVB-T-H DVB-C Measurement Minimum m value Typical Value Average power 40 dbµv 50 dbµv Noise Margin 6 db 9 db BER after Viterbi x0-6 x0-8 MER (64 QAM / FEC) 5 db 8 db MER (6 QAM / FEC) 0 db db MER (QPSK / FEC) 4 db 7 db Measurement Minimum m value Typical Value Average power 45 dbµv 55 dbµv Noise Margin 6 db 9 db BER pre Viterbi < x0-6 < x0-8 BER after Viterbi < x0-8 < x0-8 MER (64 QAM) 0 db > 4 db MER (65 QAM) 4 db > 8 db

12 A STEP AHEAD IN DIGITAL TELEVISION RO.VE.R. Laboratories S.p.A. Via Parini, 509 Sirmione (BS) Italy Tel. (+9) Fax (+9)

HD TAB 4 EASY USER S GUIDE. HD Field Meter, TV & SAT, Spectrum analyzer, MPEG HD pictures, SCR & SAT constellation.

HD TAB 4 EASY USER S GUIDE. HD Field Meter, TV & SAT, Spectrum analyzer, MPEG HD pictures, SCR & SAT constellation. HD TAB 4 EASY USER S GUIDE HD Field Meter, TV & SAT, Spectrum analyzer, MPEG HD pictures, SCR & SAT constellation. TFT 16:10 www.roverinstruments.com Index 4 FRONT PANEL & KEYS 5 HOME SCREEN 5 NAVIGATION