ANTIFERENCE iQ APA01 User manual

User Guide
APA01
Programmable Amplier with 32 Filters

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Important Safety Notice
Thank you for purchasing this Antiference product. Please read the following
instructions carefully, retain for future reference and read the following safety
considerations:
1. Do not place any items on the device
2. Ensure no liquids are on or near the device as splashes may damage the unit
3. For cleaning, use a damp cloth only without solvents
4. Do not attempt to open the case as there is a danger of electric shock
5. Repairs should be carried out by a qualied technician
6. Place the unit in a well ventilated area to prevent overheating
7. Carry out the installation before connecting the device to a source of power
8. Use only the supplied power supply as 3rd party products may damage the
product
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Features
3. Operation Controls & Functions
3.1 Front Panel Description
4. Setup
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Main Menu
4.3 FILTERS Menu
4.4 Automatic Multiplex Search
4.5 Manual Addition of Filters
4.6 Editing a Filter
4.7 Deleting a Filter
4.8 Power Menu
4.9 Misc menu
4.10 Installer Pin Code Menu
5. Technical Specications
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The APA01 is a programmable digital amplier that contains 32 ultra-selective digital
lters allowing the selection, ltering and amplication of each digital multiplex of a
collective or individual installation.
It also incorporates an automatic search function to allow a very fast conguration of
the DTT multiplexes present at the input.
It’s very hight selective lters guarantee a difference of less than 3dB between channels
in the same band.
2. Features
• 4 inputs (3 UHF/VHF inputs, 1 FM input)
• 2 outputs (1 terrestrial output, 1 test output / -30 dB)
• 32 ultra-selective digital lters
• LTE(4G)/LTE2(5G) ltering that can be activated or not
• Gain > 55dB
• Output level : 120dBuV(45004B) / 131dBuV(IMD3-36dB)
• Processing functionality for channel conversion
• Automatic multiplexes search
• Digital multiplexes input level measurement
• Real-time AGC
• Buttons and LCD display for a quick and friendly conguration via menu navigation
1. Introduction

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3. Operation Controls and Functions
3.1. Front Panel Description
1 UHF/VHF inputs A 1 x 16 chars. LCD display
2 FM input B ENTER button
3 Earth connection C PREVIOUS button
4 USB connector for future updates D NEXT button
5 Test output (-30dB)
6 TV output
7 230V-ca input

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4.1. Introduction
4. Setup
The setting of the various parameters is done using the LCD display and 3 navigation
buttons.
tu buttons allow you to navigate between menus and sub-menus when they are used
with the button not held down.
tubuttons allow you to choose an option or change a parameter value when they
are used while the button is held down.
On the display, each menu, option or value can be preceded by the and/or symbols
indicating that tand/or ucan be used to navigate to the previous and/or next menu,
option, value.
4.2. Main Menu
After the APA01 starts up and after each wake up from sleep mode, the main menu is
active. Navigating into the menu is done using tand u buttons. The selection of a sub-
menu is explained below.
Keep held down to
display the version number of the rmware
Keep held down and release on [YES] to
go to lters adjustment
Keep held down and release on [YES] to
change input voltages and output level
Keep  held down and release on [NO] to
go to miscellaneous parameters
Remark: Whenever  is held down, the rst choice [NO] is proposed to allow cancellation of an inadvertently initiated action.
To validate an action, go to the choice [YES] using u keeping  held down. You can now release  to enter into the selected
sub-menu. This technique has to be used whenever you want to select a menu or modify a value or an option.

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4.3. FILTERS Menu
4. Setup (cont)
The FILTERS menu, accessed from the main menu, allows you to enable/disable the LTE
ltering, to add (manually or after an automatic search) up to 32 lters and to edit or
delete them. Access to various function is done as below :
Keep held down and release on [OFF][LTE][LTE2] to
enable/disable LTE(4G)/LTE2(5G) lters
Keep held down and release on [YES] to
start the automatic multiplexes search
Keep held down and release on [YES] to
manually add lters
Keep  held down and release on [EXIT]
[1...] [32] to edit the selected lter
Keep  held down and release on [EXIT]
[1...] [32] to delete the selected lter
Keep held down and release on [YES] to
delete all active lters
Press and release to go to main menu

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4. Setup (cont)
4.4.Automatic Multiplex Search
The FILTER AUTO ADD sub-menu, accessed from the FILTERS menu, allows the user to
automatically congure the lters according to multiplexes present at the inputs. Inputs
and frequency range on which the search will be done are fully congurable. The search is
done in that way :
Keep held down and release on [1]…[1&2&3]
to select the input(s) on which to search
Keep held down and release on [5]…[69] to
select the start channel of the frequency range
Keep held down and release on [5]…[69] to
select the stop channel of the frequency range
Keep held down and release on
[ ][ERASE & SEARCH][SEARCH ONLY]
[EXIT]to:
Respectively : a) do nothing, b) delete the existing lters on
the setup inputs and start the search, c) start the search
keeping previously dened lters d) go back to the FILTERS
menu without search.

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The FILTER ADD sub-menu, accessed from the FILTERS menu, allows the user to
manually add a lter by setting its input port and channel and also the output channel the
user wants the multiplex to go to. The lter to be added can be congured as below :
Keep held down and release on [1]…[3] to
select the input port of the multiplex
Keep held down and release on [5]…[69] to
select the input channel of the multiplex
Keep held down and release on [5]…[69] to
select the output channel towards which the multiplex should
be directed
Keep  held down and release on [NO][YES]
[EXIT]to:
respectively : a) do nothing, b) record the lter conguration
and c) cancel the lter addition and go back
to the FILTER Menu.
4. Setup (cont)
4.5. Manual Addition of Filters

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The FILTER EDIT sub-menu is accessed from the FILTERS menu and allows the user to
change the conguration of a previously added (manually or automatically) lter.
In the case of a lter added by an automatic search, the output channel is, when available,
the same as the input channel.The FILTER EDIT function may be useful in that case if the
user wants the multiplex to be sent in another output channel.
If there is no lter dened in memory, the only available choice will be [EXIT], else, the
user will be able to select a lter between all the existing ones.
During the selection of the lter to be edited, the display shows the actual conguration
of the lter in the below form :
[X :II :OO] where X is the lter number, II the input channel and OO the output chan-
nel.
Once the lter as been chosen, the conguration can be changed in the same way as
when adding a new lter. Please refer to section 4.5.
4.6. Editing an Existing Filter
The FILTER DELETE sub-menu, accessed from the FILTERS menu, allows the user to
delete a previously added (manually or automatically) lter.
The selection of the lter to be deleted is done in the same way as when editing an exist-
ing lter. Please refer to section 4.6.
Once the lter selected and the  released, the lter is immediately removed from the
lters list.
4.7. Deleting a Filter
4. Setup (cont)

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The POWER sub-menu, accessed from the main menu, can be used to enable the power
supply at inputs, to set the FM gain as well as the output level and slope.To change those
various parameters, proceed as follows:
Keep held down and release on [OFF][ON] to
disable/Enable power supply on input 1
Keep held down and release on [OFF][ON] to
disable/Enable power supply on input 2
Keep held down and release on [OFF][ON] to
disable/Enable power supply on input 3
Keep  held down and release on [8 dB]  [28 dB] to
set the FM gain of FM input between 8 and 28 dB
Keep  held down and release on [95 dB]  [115 dB] to
set the output level between 95dB and a maximum value
automatically computed according to the number of active
channels
Keep  held down and release on [0 dB]  [10 dB] to
set the equalisation on the active channels pass band
Press and release to go to main menu
4. Setup (cont)
4.8. Power Menu

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4. Setup (cont)
4.9. Misc Menu
The MISC. sub-menu, accessed from the main menu, allows the setting of various param-
eters.
Keep held down and release on
[ENGLISH][FRANCAIS][ESPANOL]
[ITALIANO] to change the displayed language
Keep held down and release on
[CANCEL] [EUROPE] [...]  [MEXIQUE] to
reset the amplier to its factory setting according to the
selected zone.
Keep held down and release on [YES] to
change the installer code (0000 means no code required to
access the conguration. This is the default value)
Keep held down and release on [50 %] [200 %] to
change the bandwidth used in channel ltering
(default value is120%)
Press and release to go to main menu

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4. Setup (cont)
4.10. Installer Pin Code Setting Menu
The SET PIN sub-menu, accessed from MISC. menu, allows the installer to dene a 4 digit
pin code that will be required on start up and after each wake up from sleep mode to
congure the amplier. To delete it, just set this pin code to 0000. Proceed as follows to
set a new pin code and/or to enter it when required :
Keep held down and release on [0] [...] [9] to
set the pin code 1st digit
Keep held down and release on [0] [...] [9] to
set the pin code 2nd digit
Keep held down and release on [0] [...] [9] to
set the pin code 3rd digit
Keep held down and release on [0] [...] [9] to
set the pin code 4th digit
Keep held down and release on [YES] to
valid or record the pin code

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5. Technical Specification
FM BIII + UHF
Inputs 1 3
Max Gain 28dB > 70dB autoreg.
Number of filters - 32
Channels per filter - 1
Equaliser -0…6dB
Attenuation control 0 - 20dB 0 - 20dB + AGC
Max. input level - 100dBµV
Max. output level (DIN45004B)
Isolation > 20dB @ +-/ 20MHz > 35dB @+-/-1MHz
Pre-amplifier feed -12V - ON or OFF
Power Supply
Energy Consumption
Operational temperature
Display
Dimensions & weight
Connector type
RF output
< 20W
-10...45°C
2 lines- 16 characters
190 x 120 x 50mm - 1kg
F-type
TER / TEST - 30dB
Technical Specifications
BII: 170 - 230MHz
UHF: 470-694/790/862MHz
88-108MHz
Frequency range
120dBµV
100 - 254 VAC / 50 - 60Hz

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