Amiko TSC-1100 User manual

User`s Manual
AMIKO TSC-1100
User's Manual
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1. MAIN FEATURES.....................................................................................................................................3
2. BUTTONS AND INDICATORS..................................................................................................................4
3. HOW TO MEASURE ................................................................................................................................ 5
4. HOME MENU ..........................................................................................................................................6
5. SATELLITE TV .......................................................................................................................................... 6
5.1 MEASUREMENT.................................................................................................................................... 7
5.1.1 ZOOM ............................................................................................................................................8
5.1.2AUTO DISEQC..................................................................................................................................8
5.1.3 LNB SETTING ................................................................................................................................. 8
5.2 SAT LIST .............................................................................................................................................. 9
5.4. SPECTRUM........................................................................................................................................11
5.5 ANGLE CALCULATION ..........................................................................................................................11
5.6 SAT IDENTIFACTION.............................................................................................................................14
6.TERRESTRIAL TV ....................................................................................................................................15
6. 1MEASUREMENT .................................................................................................................................15
6.2 AUTO SCAN .......................................................................................................................................16
6.3 CHANNEL LIST ....................................................................................................................................16
6. 4SPECTRUM CHART..............................................................................................................................16
6.5 MULTI CHANNEL.................................................................................................................................16
6.6 ANT POWER......................................................................................................................................17
7. CABLE TV ..............................................................................................................................................17
7.1 MEASUREMENT..................................................................................................................................17
7.2 AUTO SCAN .......................................................................................................................................18
7.3 CHANNEL LIST ....................................................................................................................................18
7.4 SPECTRUM CHART ..............................................................................................................................18
7.5 MULTI CHANNEL ................................................................................................................................18
7.6 TILT ..................................................................................................................................................18
8. ANALOGUE TV ......................................................................................................................................18
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8.1 MEASUREMENT..................................................................................................................................19
8.2 SPECTRUM.........................................................................................................................................19
8.3 TILT .................................................................................................................................................19
9. SYSTEM SETTING ..................................................................................................................................20
11. ACCESSORIES ......................................................................................................................................20
12. TROUBLE SHOOTING..........................................................................................................................20
13. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ...............................................................................................................21
Please refer to the following notes before use.
• Please read this user manual carefully to be able to safely use and maintain your meter.
•The technical specifications and operation guides in this manual are subject to changes
without notice.
• Before using the first time, please charge the battery for 3 hours.
•Please use the special adapter for charging attached with the meter, do not use it for
other product
• In case of any technical questions, please contact your local dealer.
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1. MAIN FEATURES
Support DVBS/DVBS2/DVBT/DVBT2/DVBC/DVBC2/MCNS/ OPTICAL
LNB short-circuit protection and indicator.
Extremely fast and accurate with high sensitivity.
400*360 color LCD display.
Database editable by user easily.
Signal lock audible notification.
Optical power level measurement.
Firmware can be upgraded by USB port.
Power-supply100-240V/50/60Hz 12V@1A.
Ultra-long standby, low power consumption.
Fast charging Li-ion battery can last around 3 hours
DVB-S/S2
Real time Spectrum-Analyzer and transponder message detected
Angle calculation of azimuth and elevation.
Azimuth and elevation measurement.
Satellite alignment system.
Power, CNR, CBER, VBER(DVBS), LBER(DVBS2) Modulation mode display.
DiSEqC1.0, DiSEqC1.2, USALS,SCD and SCD2 supported.
Auto DiSEqC identification for DiSEqC1.0
DVB-T/T2
Power, VBER(DVBT), LBER(DVBT2) SNR and CBER display.
Spectrum analyzer
SCOPE Display
Channel Auto Scan
DVB-C/C2/MCNS
Power, BER, PER(DVBC/MCNS), LBER(DVBC2), SNR and Symbol Rate display
Spectrum analyzer
Channel Auto Scan
Trunk voltage measurement (AC&DC)
Tilt Display
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2. BUTTONS AND INDICATORS
1. LNB Input: Signal input port for satellite. Connects directly to LNB using coaxial cable.
2. Antenna Input:Signal input port for terrestrial and cable. Connect directly to Antenna using
coaxial cable.
3. Charge Light:
Red: the battery is being charged.
Blue: the battery is full.
4. Warn Light: Flash if LNB is short connected
5. Working Light: Green: the meter is in working status
6. Function Keys: Function keys.
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7. Navigation Keys:
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:Move focus or change value.
/:Move focus or change value
8. MENU: Go into main menu or exit from the current menu
9. OK: Confirm
10 . : Turn the meter on/off, press and hold for 2 seconds to power on/off
the meter.
11. Charging: Connect with the charger cord for charging the equipment.
12. Reset: Reset the meter
13. Screen Display: Show menus and parameters.
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3. HOW TO MEASURE
Power on the meter, select the system to measure or select system setting to set parameters for the
device in the HOME menu.
In all menus, press [/] button to navigate, press [/] button to change the value of focused
item, press [OK] button to confirm your select, edit value or enter a list to select a wanted item, press
[MENU] button to enter or exit menus.
How to measure satellite signal:
1. Connect the signal cable to F-Type, Female jack.
2. Enter Satellite submenu.
3. Calculate the elevation and azimuth according to your local position in Calculate Angels
menu. Set or adjust your dish to the right position.
4. Set the LNB parameters according to your field environment in LNB Setting menu. Make
sure all the things are correct.
5. Enter to Satellite Measure menu, select the correct satellite and a normal transponder to
check the signal is locked or not.
According to all the output values, such as strength, quality, CNR and power level, you can accurate
your dish to get the best quality signal. And also you can analyzer the signal in Spectrum Chart menu
to help you to learn the locked signal well. User can edit the satellite position and transponder in
Satellite Edit menu.
How to measure terrestrial signal:
1. Connect the signal cable to IEC-Type, Female jack first.
2. Make sure set Antenna Power to ON in System Setting menu if your antenna needs power
supply.
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3. Analyze the signal in Terrestrial Measure menu.
4. Analyze the scope in Scope menu and the spectrum in Spectrum Chart menu.
How to measure digital cable signal:
1. Connect the signal cable to IEC-Type, Female jack first.
2. Analyze the signal in cable Measure menu.
3. Analyze the TILT in TILT menu and the spectrum in Spectrum Chart menu.
How to measure analogue TV signal:
1. Connect the signal cable to IEC-Type, Female jack first.
2. Analyze the signal in Measure menu.
3. Analyze the TILT in TILT menu and the spectrum in Spectrum Chart menu.
Please refer below descriptions if you want to learn all functions.
4. HOME MENU
The meter will enter this menu first during power on. Press
[/] to switch items or [OK] to enter submenus.
Satellite TV: Submenu for DVB-S/S2 system.
Terrestrial TV: Submenu for DVB-T/T2/ISDBT
system.
Cable TV:Submenu for DVB-C/C2/MCNS system.
Analog TV: Submenu for analogue TV system.
System Setting: Submenu for system parameters setting. Such as language, auto
power off and so on.
5. SATELLITE TV
The submenu for Satellite TV functions. User can read the parameters of the live signal, analyze the
spectrum chart, calculate the angles for a special satellite and edit the parameters of satellites.
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5.1 MEASUREMENT
The device will show the strength and quality of the live signal. And also CBER,VBER,LBER,CNR,
modulator type, FEC and power level
5. 013.0°E HotBird 13E: The current
satellite. Press [/] to switch between
satellites and press [OK] to enter satellite list
to select satellite. Press [OK] button to select
the focused satellite and press [MENU] to
exit from edit menu. All the other parameters on the menu will be refreshed according to
the selected satellite.
11996-V-29900: The current transponder. Press [/] to switch between
transponders and press [OK] to enter edit. Press [/] to move curse and [/] to
change value of each focused item in edit menu.
Universal: The LNB type. Press [/] to switch between LNB types and press [OK] to
enter list to select type.
22K: The 22k output status
13V: The LNB power supply status
CNR: The CNR value of signal.
PWR: The power level of signal.
CBER: The BER before FEC value of signal.
VBER: The BER before viterbi value of signal.
Feed VOL: The LNB feed voltage.
Feed CUR: The LNB feed current.
PWR 30%: The strength of signal.
QTY 0%:The quality value of signal.
The red face icon will change to green once the LNB input signal is locking.
Press [OK] button to pop-up list window to select.
Please edit items or enter sub-functions according to the help information.
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5.1.1 ZOOM
This function to show signal strength and quality in big mode.
5.1.2AUTO DISEQC
Press F4 to enter into DiSEqC 1.0 detection menu as below.
5.1.3 LNB SETTING
Press [F1] to enter LNB setting window during the curser focus on LNB
type.
013.0° E HotBird 13E: The current satellite.
Universal(9750-10600): The LNB type. Press [/] to
switch between LNB types and press [OK] to enter list to select
type.
Auto: The 22k parameter. Press [/] button to switch between Auto, Off
and On.
Auto: The power parameter of the LNB. Press [/] button to switch
between Auto, Off, 13v and 18v.
DiSEqC 1.0: The DiSEqC port setting for DiSEqC 1.0 and 1.1. Press [/]
button to switch between ports or press [OK] button to select port in the list.
Fixed: Set the motor type. Press [/] to switch between Fixed, USALS and
DiSEqC 1.2.
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USALS Setting:
Press [OK] to enter USALS SETUP menu on Position Type if
the type sets to USALS parameters
HotBird 13E: The current satellite.
Irkutsk:Select longitude and latitude by
position name. Press [OK] to list all the positions.
Please select Customized if you want to set the longitude and the latitude manually.
52.5°N/ 104.3°E: Show the selected longitude and latitude. And you can edit the value if
Customized is selected.
Move to center: Press [OK] to move the dish to central position.
Move to position: Press [OK] to confirm to move to setting position
Diseqc 1.2 Setting:
Press [OK] to enter Diseqc 1.2 setting menu on Position
Type if the type sets to Diseqc 1.2
Move single step: Move the motor by step.
Press [/] to move to west or east
Move Continuous:Move the motor
incessantly. Press [/] to move to west or east
Move to center: Press [OK] to move to centre point
Limit east: Set the move limit to east
Limit west: Set the move limit to west
Remove Limit: Disable all limits.
Save and Commit:Press [OK] to save current position
PWR:The strength of signal
QTY.: The quality of signal
5.2 SAT LIST
This menu list all the satellites and the transponders of each
satellite.
Press [/] buttons to move curse in list. Press [/]
to switch satellite list and transponder list.
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Functions for satellite:
1. LNB setting
Press [F1] to edit LNB settings. Please refer to 5.1.3.
2. Add satellite
Press [F2] to add new satellites.
3. Delete satellite
Press [F3] to delete current satellite.
4. Move satellite
Press [F4] to start move satellite function, then press [/] to move the satellite in the list,
press [OK] to confirm.
5. Edit satellite
Press [OK] to enter edit satellite window as below. User can edit
name and orbit.
Functions for transponder:
1. Edit transponder
Press [OK] to edit transponder if the curser is focus on the transponder.
2. Delete transponder
Press [F3] to delete the current transponder.
3. Move transponder
Press [F4] to start move transponder in the list, then press [/] to move, press [OK] to
confirm the movement.
5.3.Multi TP
This menu show 4 transponder signal results on one screen.
Press [/] to switch focused transponder. Press [OK] to
select transponder in the transponder list window.
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