Berkeley Varitronics Systems wolfhound pro User manual

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User’smanualversion1.6
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TableofContents
Contents.........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................4
ItemsSupplied.........................................................................................................................................5
Wolfhound-PROUNITDESCRIPTION..............................................................................................7
OrganicLightEmittingDiode(OLED).......................................................................................................9
Higher-LevelMenuScreens...................................................................................................................10
MAINMENUScreen(highest-levelmenu).........................................................................................10
MEASUREMENTSScreen...................................................................................................................11
PhoneDetectionMode......................................................................................................................11
DirectionFindingMode.....................................................................................................................14
FrequencyDiscriminatorMode.........................................................................................................15
DirectionFindingScale......................................................................................................................16
ThresholdMarkerSetting..................................................................................................................16
ResetMaxBars..................................................................................................................................17
DECT6.0DetectionMode..................................................................................................................17
SETUP...........................................................................................................................................18
AntennaConnection..............................................................................................................................19
AttachmentofOmnidirectionalAntenna..........................................................................................19
AttachmentofDirectionFinding(DF)Antenna.................................................................................19
ActivatingAccessories(Sound/Vibrater/Laser)....................................................................................20
AdjustingVolume..............................................................................................................................21
SelectingFrequencyBand..................................................................................................................22
AddingAttenuation(ifnecessary).....................................................................................................23

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InformationScreen................................................................................................................................23
LoadingDefaultParameters..................................................................................................................24
OPERATION&USE........................................................................................................................25
ResettingtheMaximum-HoldMarker...................................................................................................25
Antennas................................................................................................................................................25
GeneralGuidelinesforGoodSignalReception......................................................................................26
MonitoringCellPhoneUseinReal-Time...........................................................................................26
MonitoringCoarseScaleMaximumHold..........................................................................................26
UsingWolfhound-PROUnitwiththeOmnidirectionalAntenna...........................................................26
UsingtheWolfhound-PROUnitwiththeDirectionFinding(DF)Antenna…………………………………….……26
Method1:MaximizingSignalAlongtheSameLOP..........................................................................28
Method2:“Triangulate”withTwo(ormore)LOPs...........................................................................29
MAINTENANCEandTROUBLESHOOTING.....................................................................................30
ChargingBatteries.....................................................................................................................................30
Appendix1:SynopsisfortheoptionalWolfhound-PROPCSoftware………………………………………..……………31
Wolfhound-PROWindowsSoftware…………………………………………………………………………………………………….32
Introduction…………………………………….…………………………………….………………………….…………………………………32
InstallationofSoftware………….…………………………………….…………………………………….………………………………32
GettingStarted…………………………………………………….…………………………………….…………………………………….…32
Realtime………….…………………………………….…………………………………….…………………………………….…………………34
Statistics……………………………………………….…………………………………….…………………………………….…………………35
Settings……………..…………………………………….…………………………………….…………………………………….………………36
Help………………….…………………………………….…………………………………….…………………………………….………………39
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INTRODUCTION
The Wolfhound-PRO cell detector uses a narrow-band/high-selectivity receiver controlled by an on-board
processor. The Wolfhound-PRO receiver has a resolution bandwidth of 4 MHz and uses a square-law
detector. The receiver can be set to scan multiple up-link frequency bands assigned to North America, the
European Union, Asia and Australia, as listed in Table 1:
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LTE Uplink
698 – 716 MHz
777 – 787 MHz
788 – 798 MHz
GSM-850, GSM-900, CDMA, Cellular
824 – 849 MHz
896 – 901 MHz
AWS Uplink
1710 – 1755 MHz
PCS
1850 - 1910 MHz
DECT 6.0
1920 – 1930 MHz
GPS Tracking Devices (GSM)
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Europe/Asia/Korea/Australia/Brazil/New
Zealand/Israel/Canada/Japan
EGSM-900
Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand
880 – 915 MHz
GSM 1800 (DCS-1800)
Europe, Asia, Japan
1710.2 - 1784.8 MHz
WCDMA/UMTS
Europe, Asia, Korea, Japan, Australia,
Brazil, New Zealand
1920 – 1980 MHz
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The receiver detector output is used to drive one or more of the following indicators:
1. height of coarse and fine bar charts in the OLED display
2. pulsing rate of Laser (optional accessory mounted on DF antenna assembly)
3. pulsing rate of Sound Alert (speaker or ear bud)
4. turning on Vibrator Alert (fixed rate)
The Wolfhound-PRO unit is normally used in the hand-held mode either with an Omnidirectional
antenna for cell phone detection only (see left side of Figure 1 below), or with a Direction Finding (DF)
antenna for identifying the relative orientation (i.e. Line Of Position) of a radiating cell phone. Either
antenna is connected to the Wolfhound-PRO unit RF coaxial port located at the OLED end of the unit as it
can be observed from the two photos in Figure 1.
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Figure1.Wolfhound-PROUnitmaybeusedwiththeOmnidirectionalorDirectionFinding(DF)Antenna
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ItemsSupplied
The standard package (as shipped) includes the Wolfhound-PRO unit and accessories, including a
carryingcaseasseeninFigure2:
Wolfhound-PROCellDetectorunit
Operatorsmanual
VELCROhandstrap
Earbud
ExternalACPowerCharger
Omnidirectionalmonopoleantenna
DirectionFinding(DF)Antennaassembly
MiniUSBcable
Pelican®briefcase(blackwithsecurelockandkeys)
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Figure2.Wolfhound-PROunitandaccessories
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Optionally,thefollowingitemsarealsoavailable:
GreenLasermodule(mountedonDFantennaassembly)
PCSoftwarepackage(forreal-timemonitoring,dataloggingandreportgeneration)1
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Wolfhound-PROUNITDESCRIPTION
Wolfhound-PRO(trackball model) unitappearin Figure 3. The unit has an OLED, navigation trackball,
fiveelectricalinterfacesandanLEDaslistedbelow(seealsoarrows1,2,3,6,7and8inFigure3):
1. Antennaport
2. Audio(earbud)jack
3. DCPowerjack
4. LiquidCrystalDisplay(OLED)
5. Trackball(rollfor2Dcursornavigation/pressdownforselecting)
6. Laserjack
7. MiniUSBjack
8. BatterystatusLED(Red)
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Figure3a.TheWolfhound-PROUnit,Controls,IndicatorsandInterfaces

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Note:SomeWolfhound-Promodelsutilizeasingletrackballformenunavigationandcontrolwhileother
Wolfhound-Promodelsusea5-buttonlayoutfornavigation.Bothunitsareidenticalinperformanceandfeatures
leavingtheappearanceandphysicalnavigationastheonlydifferencebetweenthetwomodels.
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1. Navigate/adjustupmenu
2. Navigate/adjusttotheright
3. Navigate/adjustdownmenu
4. Navigate/adjusttotheleft
5.Selectordeselecthighlightedicon/PowerONunit
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Figure4b.TheWolfhound-PROKeypadPushbuttonNavigationControls
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OrganicLightEmittingDiode(OLED)
TheWolfhound-PROunitcanbe turnedonby holdingdownthe trackballorblackcenterpushbutton
(seearrow5inFigure3)atleastforaboutasecond.Whentheunitispowered,theambermonochrome
OLEDwilldisplayoneof thethreemeasurementscreens(Phone Detection,DirectionFindingorDECT
6.0 Detection) from which the unit was turned off. Thus, if the unit was being used in the Direction
Findingmodejustbeforepoweringoff,nexttimeitispoweredontheOLEDwilldisplaytheDirection
FindingscreeninFigure4:
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Figure4.OLEDdisplayingtheDirectionFindingScreen
Theunitcanbepoweredoffonlyfromoneofthethreemeasurementscreens,bychoosingthepower
icon in Figure 4 (the power icon is nearest to the lower right-hand-corner of all three measurement
screens).
Higher-LevelMenuScreens
MAINMENUScreen(highest-levelmenu)
TheWolfhound-PROunitMAINMENUscreen(seeFigure5)isaccessedbyselectingtheinformationicon
“i”fromanyoneofthethreemeasurementscreens(seeFigure4).
 Figure5.MAINMENUScreen
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Clicking“Back”inFigure5orinanyotherscreenwhere“Back”appearswilltaketheusertothenext
higher level menu or screen. The first four items  in the MAIN MENU (i.e., Measurements, Effect
Options,SettingsandInformation)arediscussednext:
MEASUREMENTSScreen
Clickingon“Measurements”fromtheMAINMENU(Figure5)willyieldtheMEASUREMENTSMenu:
Figure6.MEASUREMENTSMenuScreen
Thismenuallowstheusertoenteroneofthethreemodesofreal-timemonitoringoftheWolfhound-
PROunit:
PhoneDetectionMode
Inthismode (seeFigure7),theWolfhound-PROwilldetecttheuseof oneormorecellphoneswhile
monitoring the relative strength of the source signal(s) and frequencies using the Omnidirectional
antenna. The frequency band needs to be selectedvia the BAND SELECTION screen. The frequency
indicationcorrespondstothestrongestsignaldetectedintheselectedfrequencyband,usingacoarse
bar-chartvaryinginheightonarelativescaleof0to10.Eachdivisiononthecoarsescalecorrespondsto
approximately6.4dBchangeinsignallevel.Inthismodecellphoneusecanbedetectedbutdirectionof
maximumsignalstrengthcannotbedetermined.
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Figure7.PhoneDetectionMode

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Figure8.TypicalScreenIcons
ThescreenandiconsshownisthetypicalDirectionFindingscreenbutsharesmanyfunctionsandicons
ofmostothermeasurementscreensintheWolfhound-PRO.
1CoarseBarChart:Indicatesinstantaneoussignalstrengthonascaleof0to10.Maximumhold
indicationprovidedbythetwodashesateachsideofbar-chart.
2ThresholdSettingmarker:Thresholdsettingisadjustedbypressingtheballdownonthe“T”
iconontheright(seeFigure13),thenrollingtheball(upordown)tothedesiredlevelwith
respecttothebarchartscaletotheleft,thenclickingtheballdown tolockmarkersetting.
ThissettingcontrolsboththeFrequencyFieldandCellPhoneiconindicators(arrows4and5).
3Direction Finding Features Toggle: This icon will only displaywhen in the Direction Finding
selection in the Measurements menu. Selecting this icon and toggle through the following
modes:Threshold(T),ResetMaximumHold(arrowpointingdown),FrequencyDiscriminator
Mode(singlecellphone),ScanAllMode(3cellphones),DirectionFindingMode(scale).Once
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you see the function you like, selectthat icon and push in the black center pushbutton or
trackball(modeldependent)toselectthatfunction.
4Direction Finding Scale: This vertical scale only appears when Wolfhound-PRO is in the
DirectionFindingmode.Thisscalemeasuressignalstrengthlikethescaletotheleftofitbutat
afinerresolutionmakingitusefulforsensitivedirectionfinding.
5CellPhoneicon:Thisfixediconturnsonwhenanysignallevelinthefrequencybandexceeds
thethresholdmarkersetting.
6GeographicRegion:Thisfieldindicatesoneofmultiplepossiblefrequencybandsettings.
7InformationIcon:SelectingthisiconbringsbacktheMAINMENUscreen
8Direction Finding Mode: Selecting this icon puts the Wolfhound-PRO into Direction Finding
Mode.ThemoregranularRSSIscaleontherightwillappearinthismode.
9Power Off Icon: The unit is turned off by selecting and pressing the ball down on this icon
fromanyoneofthethreemeasurementscreens(i.e.,PhoneDetection,DirectionFindingor
DECT6.0Detection).
10 BatteryStatusIcon:ThisiconindicatesthechargestatusoftheinternalLithiumIonPolymer
battery.Startingwithanalmostemptybattery,astheunitischargedbytheACcharger,this
iconwillchangefromanemptyrectangletoa solidamberrectangle.Ifusedover5.5hours
without charging, the unit will eventually turn itself off to avoid permanent damage to the
battery.Aslongasthebatteryischarging,thebatterystatusLED(red,seearrow10inFigure
above)willbeON.
11 LaserPulse Indicator: This icon shows that the pulsing laser is active and should be visible
whileacellphoneisdetected.Note:itmaybedifficulttoseethegreenlaserpulseinbright
conditions.Trypointingdeviceataclosewallorcornertoseelaser.NEVERlookdirectlyinto
laserforanyreason.
12 VibratorIcon:Thisiconshowsthatthevibratingalertmodeisactivesoyoushouldfeelthe
Wolfhound-PROunitvibratingduringcellphonedetection.
13 Audible Alert Icon:This icon shows that the audible alertis active so you should hear the
Wolfhound-PROunitbeepingduringcellphonedetection.
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DirectionFindingIcons
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Theseareiconsappearinthedirectionfindingmodeandtheirfunctionsareallusefulwhenperforming
directionfinding:
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SelectthisicontotogglethroughthefollowingfunctionsintheDirectionFindingMenu:
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SelectthisicontosetThreshold.The iconwillchangeto foradjustment.Lower
orraisetheThreshold.Pushthetrackballorblackcenterpushbuttontoselectnewlevel.
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Selectthisicontoresetmaximumsignaldetectedbar.
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Selectthisicontoremovethestrongestsignalfromthelistofdetectedphones.
Selectthisiconto“see”allcellphonesdetected.
SelectthisicontoentertheDirectionFindingmeasurementmode.
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DirectionFindingModes
ThismodeofmeasurementallowstheusertodeterminetheLineofPositionofaradiatingcellphone
(or,thedirectionfromwhichthecellphoneisradiating),aswellasdetectingthecellphonesignal(see
Figure9).Thefrequencybandneedstobeselected(US,EU,AU,....)viatheBANDSELECTIONscreen.
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Figure9.TheDirectionFindingModes
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WithintheDirectionFindingmodetherearetwodifferentfeaturesthatallowtheusertodetectcell
phoneswithgreateraccuracy.Thesefeaturescanbefoundbyhighlightingthespinningwheeliconand
selectingit.
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HerearethetwodifferentfeaturesintheDirectionFindingmodefollowedbyabriefdescriptionfor
eachone:
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FrequencyDiscriminatorMode:
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Figure9.FrequencyDiscriminatorMode
TheFrequencyDiscriminatormodeallowstheusertoremovethestrongestsignalofacellphonefroma
particularfrequencyband.Thisapplicationishelpfulwhenaknowncellphoneisdetectedandneedsto
befilteredoutbytheWolfhoundPROsotheusercanfindotherhiddencellphonesinthesame
frequencyband.Whenthismodeisactivatedthebandselectionwilldisplay“-“wherethefrequency
justappeared.
TodeactivatetheFrequencyDiscriminatormodehighlighttheiconshowninfigure11andselectit.The
iconshowninfigure12willappearandthebandselectionwillbedisplayed.
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FrequencyDiscriminatorMode:
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Figure11.FrequencyDiscriminatorMode
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DirectionFindingScale:
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Figure12.DirectionFindingScale
WhentheDirectionFindingmodeisactivated,agraphappearsallowingtheusertoseegreater
granularityofthedetectedcellphonesignal.ItisrecommendedtousethismodewiththeDirection
FindingantennaattachedtotheWolfhoundPROtouncoverhiddencellphones.Asthesignalincreases
ordecreasesinthegraphtotherighttheusercandeterminethedirectionofthecellphone.Formore
detailsonsettinguptheDirectionFindingAntennarefertoAttachmentofDirectionFindingAntenna.
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ThereisalsotheThresholdMarkerandtheResetMaxBarsiconsthatarefoundusingthespinning
wheelicon.
ThresholdMarkerSetting:
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Figure13.ThresholdMarker

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TheThresholdMarkerSettingallowstheusertosetalineanywherealongthescaleontheleft.Should
theWolfhound-PROdetectasignalthatexceedsthatthreshold,theuserwillbealertedwithoneor
morealerts(seeActivatingAccessoriesforinformationonthis).Tochangethethresholdmarker,
highlighttheTiconandselectit.TheTiconlocatednearthescalecannowbemodifiedupordown
usingthetrackballorup/downbuttonsonthekeypad(modeldependent).Pressthetrackballorkeypad
centerpushbuttonagaintosetthedesiredlevel.
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ResetMaxBars:
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Figure14.ResetMaxBars
TheResetMaxBarsmodeisactivatedwhentheuserhighlightsthespinningwheeliconandselectsuntil
thedownarrowiconappearsasshowninFigure14.Onceacellphoneisdetectedandthebarappears,
themarkerswillmovetothemaximumleveldetectedandremainthere.Thismodeishelpfulwhenthe
userisbusywhilecellphoneactivityisoccurring.Tosetthemarkerstozero,selectthedownarrow
iconwhileitishighlighted.

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DECT6.0DetectionMode
DECT 6.0 cordless phone monitoring is initiated from the MEASUREMENTS screen, regardless of
frequencybandselection.ThevariousfieldsintheDECT6.0Detectionscreenareidenticaltothoseof
theDirectionFindingscreenwiththeexceptionoftheGeographicRegionfieldasfollows(Figure7):
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Figure15.DECT6.0DetectionMode
SETUP
Setupoftheunitbeforeuserequiresthecompletionofthefollowingsequenceofsteps:
1. attachingoneoftheprovidedantennastotheunitasappropriate(Omnidirectionalantennafor
detecting/monitoring,DFantennaforlocating)
2. poweringuptheunitbypushingintrackballorcenterkeypadpushbutton2
3. activatingaccessories(Sound,Vibrator,Laser)asneeded
4. adjustingVolume(ifSoundwasactivated)
5. selectingthefrequencyband(USorEU)
6. addingattenuationifnecessary(forstrongin-bandsignals)
Eachofthesestepsarediscussedingreaterdetailbelow:

2 Poweringtheunitbeforeconnectingtheantennashouldbeavoided.

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AntennaConnection
The antenna port (SMA-jack) is located just below the OLEDwhen the unit is held in the normal
orientation(arrow(1)inFigure3).Eitheroneofthetwoantennas(OmnidirectionalorDirectionFinding)
willinterfacewiththisconnector,asfollows:
AttachmentofOmnidirectionalAntenna
Simplyscrewtheantennaconnectoratthebaseoftheantennatotheantennajackontheunit(seeleft
sideofFigure1).
AttachmentofDirectionFinding(DF)Antenna
AttachingtheDFantennatotheunitisdoneinthreesteps,asfollows:
1) attachbrackettotheDFantennaflangeusingthetwothumbscrews
2) attach the DF antenna assembly RF and Laser connectors to the Antenna and Laser jacks
respectively (see (A) left and right sides in Figure 16). Use of wrench to tighten antenna
connectormaydamageunit.Finger-tightonly--DONOTuseawrench.
3) securetheWolfhound-PROunittotheDFantennaassemblybracketbytightening(finger-tight
only)thebracketthumbscrew(see(B)inFigure15).
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Figure16.AttachingDFAntennaAssemblyConnectorstoAntennaandLaserjacksonunit(A);SecuringDF
AntennaAssemblyBrackettoUnitwithThumb-Screw(B)

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CAUTION:
Theantennaconnectorshouldbehand-tightenedonlytotheunitSMAport.Useofawrenchforthis
purpose will result in damage to the unit housing and/or the connector, hence null the product
warranty. Application of stress to the DF Antenna should also be avoided to preclude permanent
damagetoUnitand/ortheDFAntennaassembly.
PoweringUpUnit
Theunitispoweredupbypushinginthetrackballorblackcenterpushbutton(modeldependent)forat
least 1 second. When powered, the amber monochrome OLEDwill display one of the three
measurementscreens(PhoneDetection,DirectionFindingorDECT6.0Detection)fromwhichtheunit
wasturnedoffthelasttimeitwasused.
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ActivatingAccessories(Sound/Vibrator/Laser)
FromtheMAINMENU(seeFigure5above)select“EffectOptions”toobtaintheEFFECTOPTIONSmenu
(Figure17):
Figure17.EFFECTOPTIONSmenu
Selecting“EffectsOn/Off”willcausetheOLEDtodisplaythe“EFFECTSON/OFF”screenseeninFigure