ComSonics QAM Sniffer III User manual

QAM Sniffer III
High Frequency Antennas
Extend for Band-3 use only
Trigger Switch
Use to cycle volume
and function settings
Band-2 use: Extend black
housings only
Keypad and Display
See reverse for details
Band-1 Use: Fully Extend Housings
and Metal inserts
Dual Frequency Antenna Housings
Highlighted Features

Display
(A) QAM Marker ID
• F1, F2, or F3. Must coincide with QM
setting in head-end. If--- displayed
device in M3 mode.
(B) Frequency
• Current frequency in use.
(C) Distance
• Adjusts measurement displayed to
compensate for distance to leak.
(D) Battery
• Current battery level
(E) Leakage/Noise
• “Leakage”=Valid leak being detected
• “Noise”=RF present and detected, but is
not a valid signal from QAM Marker (or
M3 if in M3 mode)
(F) Leak Level
• Current RF level being detected
• CLP indicates clipping
(G) Bar Graph
Keypad
Charge/Power
• Press to turn on/o
• LED orange during charging
• LED green when charging complete
• Red LED indicates charge Fault
Squelch (SQ)
• Minimum leakage level for warble output
• Press buon to acvate; cycle trigger switch to change
Distance (DIST)
• Compensate measurement to provide FCC mandated 10’ distance
• Press buon to acvate; cycle trigger to change
• LED On indicates good GPS x
Scale
• Adjust bar graph/warble volume scaling
• Press buon to acvate; cycle trigger to change
• LED On indicates reduced gain (Device input overloaded)
BlueTooth (BT)
• Press once to store a single measurement to MPL.
• Hold for 1 second to start sending connuous real-me data
• LED On when connected to MPL
»Slow ash indicates sending real-me data to MPL
»Quick ash indicates send aempt but connecon lost
Mode
• Press to cycle between QAM Marker and M3
• LED on indicates M3 Mode
Band
• Press to cycle between bands 1, 2 & 3
• Frequency indicaon changes with buon press
• Hold for 1 second to enter All Band Monitor mode
»Automacally returns to normal mode aer 5 minutes
• LED On indicates All Band monitor mode
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