Galaxy Innovations ComboF User manual

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Galaxy Innovations ComboF
User's manual
Portable dvb meter DVB-S/S2 and T/T2/C signal

DVB COMBO METER User`s Manual
1. Main Features........................................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Buttons and Indicators.............................................................................................................................................2
3. How to measure....................................................................................................................................................... 3
4. Home menu............................................................................................................................................................. 4
5. Satellite.................................................................................................................................................................... 4
5.1 Satellite Measure..........................................................................................................................................4
5.2 LNB Setting.................................................................................................................................................. 5
5.3 Edit Satellite..................................................................................................................................................7
5.4. Spectrum Chart........................................................................................................................................... 8
5.5. Constellation............................................................................................................................................... 8
5.6 Angle Calculation......................................................................................................................................... 9
5.7 TP Control................................................................................................................................................... 11
6. Terrestrial............................................................................................................................................................... 12
6. 1 Terrestrial Measure....................................................................................................................................12
6.2 Auto Scan....................................................................................................................................................13
6. 3 Spectrum Chart..........................................................................................................................................13
6.4 Scope.......................................................................................................................................................... 13
6.5 RF Channel List........................................................................................................................................... 13
6.6 Setting........................................................................................................................................................ 13
7. Cable TV..................................................................................................................................................................14
7.1 Cable measure............................................................................................................................................ 14
7.2 Tilt............................................................................................................................................................... 14
7.3 Spectrum Chart...........................................................................................................................................15
8. System Setting....................................................................................................................................................... 15
9. Accessories.............................................................................................................................................................15
10. Trouble shooting.................................................................................................................................................. 16
11. Technical Specification.........................................................................................................................................17
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 DVB-S/DVB-S2/DVB-T/DVB-T2/DVB-C
LNB short-circuit protection and indicator.
Extremely fast and accurate with high sensitivity.
320*240 color LCD display with controllable back light.
Database editable by user easily.
Signal lock audible notification: on/off.
Firmware can be upgraded by USB port.
Database can be edited on PC and downloaded by USB port.
Power-supply100-240V/50/60Hz 12V, 1000Am.
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
Constellation diagram with 8PSK, QPSK, 16APSK, 32APSK.
Angle calculation of azimuth and elevation.
Azimuth and elevation measurement.
Satellite alignment system.
Power, C/N, BER, Modulation mode display.
DisEqC1.0, DisEqC1.2 and USALS supported.
Auto DisEqC identification for DisEqC1.0
SCR/SCD2 supported.
Cable identification for Quattro LNB easily
DVB-T/T2
Power, VBER, SNR and CBER display.
Spectrum analyzer
SCOPE Display
Channel Auto Scan
DVB-C
DVB-C(QAM) : Power, CBER, PBER, SNR and Symbol Rate display
Spectrum analyzer
Tilt Display

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2. BUTTONS AND INDICATORS
1. LNB INPUT:
3.LCD Screen:
Signal input port, connects directly to antenna using coaxial cable.
4.Charge Light:
Red: the battery is being charged.
Blue: the battery is full.
5.
Warn Light: Flash if LNB is short connected
6.
Working Light:
Green: the meter is in working status
7.
Function Keys:
F1:Turn on/off the screen display
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Show menus and parameters.
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2. RF IN: Digital terrestrial TV DVB-T / T2 or DVB-C cable connection

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F2:Enable/disable deep when pressing keys
F3:Enter to TP control menu in Satellite Measure menu
F4:Enter to Auto DiSEqC function in Satellite Measure menu
8.
Navigation Keys:

/

:Move focus or change value.

/

:Move focus or change value
9.
MENU: Go into main menu or exit from the current menu
10.
OK: Confirm
11 .
:Turn the meter on/off, press and hold for 2 seconds to power on
the meter.
12.
Charging: Connect with the charger cord for charging the equipment.
13.
Reset: Reset the meter
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
and Constellation 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 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.
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: Submenu for DVB-S/S2 system.
Terrestrial: Submenu for DVB-T/T2 system.
Cable TV: Submenu for DVB-C system.
System Setting: Submenu for system parameters setting. Such as language, auto
power off and so on.
5. SATELLITE
The submenu for DVB-S/S2 functions. User can read the parameters of the live signal, analyze the
spectrum chart, get the constellation chart, calculate the angles for a special satellite or edit the
parameters of satellites.
5.1 SATELLITE MEASURE
The device will show the strength and quality of the
live signal. And also BER, CNR, modulator type, FEC
and power level
S2-Q-4/5: The modulator type, FEC and DVB system of the signal.
036.0°E Eutelsat 36: 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

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from edit menu. All the other parameters on the menu will be
refreshed according to the selected satellite.
12322/V/27500: 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.
9750-10600: The LNB type. Press [

/

] to switch between LNB types and
press [OK] to enter list to select type.
22K: The 22k parameter. Press [

/

] button to switch between
Auto, Off and On.
13V: The power parameter of the LNB. Press [

/

] button to
switch between Auto, Off, 13v and 18v.
Lock : The lock status.
CNR: The CNR value of signal.
PWR: The power level of signal.
BER: The BER value of signal.
Str: The strength of signal.
Qlt: The quality value of signal.
5.2 LNB SETTING
All the LNB parameters are set in this menu.
Such as LNB type, LNB power, 22k, Diseqc
type and motor type.
042.0°E Turksat3/4A: 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.
11096/H/30000: The current transponder. Press [

/

] to switch between
transponders and press [OK] to enter edit. Press [/]

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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 parameter. Press [

/

] button to switch between
Auto, Off and On.
Pwr: The power parameter of the LNB. Press [

/

] button to
switch between Auto, Off, 13v and 18v.
None: 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.
5.2.1 USALS Setting:
Press [OK] to enter USALS SETUP menu on Position
Type if the type sets to USALS parameters
042.0°E Turksat3/4A: 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.
My Longitude: The longitude of local. Press [OK] to enter edit mode, then
press [/] to change the value and [/] to move curse.
Press [OK] again to exit edit mode
My Latitude: The latitude of local. Press [OK] to enter edit mode, then
press [/] to change the value and [/] to move curse.
Press [OK] again to exit edit mode
Move to center: Press [OK] to move the dish to central position.
Move to position: Press [OK] to confirm to move to setting position
5.2.2 Diseqc 1.2 Setting:
Press [OK] to enter Diseqc 1.2 setting menu on
Position Type if the type sets to Diseqc 1.2

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Move single step: Move the motor by step. Press [

/

] to move to west or east
Move incessantly: Move the motor incessantly. Press [

/

] to move to west or
east
Move to centre: Press [OK] to move to centre point
Limit east: Set the move limit to east
Limit west: Set the move limit to west
Save and Commit: Press [OK] to save current position
Str.: The strength of signal
Qlt.: The quality of signal
5.3 EDIT SATELLITE
The parameters of satellite, such as Orbit Position and
Transponder can be edit in this menu. All the satellites will
be listed in this menu.
Press [

/

] buttons to move curse in list and press [OK]
button to edit.
Press [OK] button to edit the name or the orbit position of
current satellite in the dialog. And then press [

/

] to
move curse and [

/

] to change value of each focused
item in edit menu.
Press [

/

] button to switch between satellite and
transponder list.
Press [F3] to add new transponder. Press [F4] to enter delete
dialog, press [OK] to confirm to delete or press [MENU] to
cancel. And press [OK] button to edit selected transponder.
And then press [

/

] to move curse and [

/

] to change
value of each focused item in edit menu.

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5.4. SPECTRUM CHART
This menu will show the spectrum chart of setting
frequency range on current cable line. Press [

/

] to
switch curser focus between Start Frequency, LNB Type,
End Frequency, LNB Power/22K and Current Frequency
Mark.
--K: Show the 22k status. -–K: 22k off; 22k: 22k on
--V: Show the RF power output status. The values are: 13V, 18V and OFF(--V)
40~70~100: The range of power level. And the range is 0 ~ 100


:The current frequency curse, press [

/

] to set the current frequency.
03500: The start frequency of the spectrum chart. Press [OK] to edit it.
mark: The power level value of current frequency
04000: The end frequency of the spectrum chart. Press [OK] to edit it.
cur: The current frequency
05150: The current LNB type mode.
Press [

/

] to switch between LNB types.
Press [OK] button to check whether the current frequency
can be locked or not. A dialog will show the locked
transponder once it locks.
5.5. CONSTELLATION
Move the curse to Constellation icon and press OK to select
satellite and transponder for constellation analyzer. See the
figure below:
042.0°E Turksat3/4A: 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.
11096/H/30000: The current transponder, press [

/

] to switch between
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Constellation: Press [OK] to start and show the constellation
Str: The strength of signal
Qlt: The quality of signal
Right is the constellation menu:
The CNR, Power level and constellation chart will be showed
on the menu. Press [OK] to refresh.
5.6 ANGLE CALCULATION
The elevation and azimuth of the antenna will be calculated
according to the customized longitude and latitude or the selected city. Press [OK] to enter edit
mode on My Longitude or My Latitude if Customized is selected. And press [/] to switch the
focused item and press [

/

] to change values for
each item under edit mode. Please see below figure:
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1
.The current elevation simulated by meter
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2
.The right elevation calculated by meter
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3
.The current azimuth simulated by meter
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4
.The right azimuth calculated by meter
User need to adjust the attitude of the meter according to the simulated results until the current
simulated values very close to the right ones. As close as possible. Then the BLUE lines will turn
GREEN. Belowing is the graph for meter during adjust.

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Select Align and press [OK] to goto alignation menu. User can simulate the antenna right position
more directly on this menu. And the menu as folowing screen shot.
User need to adjust the attitude of the meter according
BLUE arraw on the screen. The meter will deep and the
RED icon turns to GREEN if the RED icon closes to the
YELLOW one. It is better to make the two icon overlapping.
And also values of azimuth and elevation will refresh on
time according to the current position during the whole
process.
The real of meter must face to the satellite in the sky that user is plan to find.Belowing is the figure of
aligment on this menu.

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Select Compass and press [OK] to go to compass submenu. And the menu as bellowing
figure.
5.7 TP CONTROL
TP Control is short for transponder control. Press [F3] in
Satellite Measure menu to enter this menu. It is very easy
and useful to check the output status of each port of
Quattro LNB . Press [MENU] to exit to Finder menu. Please
see the figure on the right side:

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6. TERRESTRIAL
USER CAN MEASURE THE LIVE DVB-T/T2 SIGNAL,ANALYZE THE
SPECTRUM,THE SCOPE BETWEEN TRANSPONDERS ,AUTO SCAN
ALL THE SAVED FREQUENCIES AND LIST ALL THE LOCKED ONES.
THERE ARE SIX SUBMENUS: MEASURE, AUTO SCAN, SPECTRUM
CHART, SCOPE, RF CHANNEL LIST AND SETTING.
6. 1 TERRESTRIAL MEASURE
The device will show SNR, CBER, VBER, power value,
strength and quality of the connected live signal. Please
see below for detail.
:The lock status. The signal is locking if the icon is green or the color of
the icon is red.
0V: The antenna output voltage. The values are 0V, 13V and 18V.
DVB T2: The terrestrial system. The values are DVB T and DVB T2. Press [

/

]
to switch them.
FREQ: The current frequency. Press [

/

] to change the frequency or [OK]
to edit it.
BW: The bandwidth of the live signal. Press [

/

] to switch between 6M,
7M and 8M.
SNR: The signal noise rate value of the live signal.
CBER: The CBER(BER before FEC) value of the live signal.
LBER: The LBER(BER after LDPC) value of the live signal.
POWER: The power level value of the live signal.
Str: The strength of the live signal in percent.
Qlt: The quality of the live signal in percent.

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6.2 AUTO SCAN
The meter will scan all the saved frequencies and show the
lock status one by one and will then return to the main
menu once scanning is finished. Press [MENU] to abort a
scan in progress and return to the main menu.
6. 3 SPECTRUM CHART
This menu shows the spectrum chart of the setting
frequency range. Please see below screenshot.
Press [

/

] to switch between cur, S: and E:
30~60~90: The range of the level value.


:The curse of the current frequency. Press [

/

] to change the value.
cur: The current selected frequency.
mark: The power level of the current frequency in the spectrum chart.
S: The start frequency of the spectrum chart.
E: The end frequency of the spectrum chart.
6.4 SCOPE
This screen show 6 channels level (dBuV) in one page, use
[

/

] to move focus on channel number and press [OK]
change channel number.
6.5 RF CHANNEL LIST
This menu shows all the locked frequencies during Auto Scan.
6.6 SETTING
User can enable/disable the power supply for antenna. 5V and 12V output are supported. And also
user can set to scan DVB-T, DVB-T2 and both of them during Auto Scan.

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7. CABLE TV
User can measure DVB-C live signal in this submenu. There
are total three submenus: Cable Measure, Tilt and
Spectrum chart.
7.1 CABLE MEASURE
User can read SNR, PBER, PER, power level, strength and
quality of the live signal.
:The lock status. The signal is locking if the icon is green otherwise the
color of the icon is red.
FREQ: The current frequency. Press [

/

] to change the value or press [OK] to
edit it.
SYM: The symbol rate of the current signal. The device will get it
automatically once the signal is locking.
SNR: The signal noise rate value of the live signal.
PBER: The pre-bit error rate of the live signal.
PER: The packet error rate of the live signal.
POWER: The power level value of the live signal.
Str: The strength value of the connected signal.
Qlt: The quality value of the connected signal.
7.2 TILT
This menu shows tilt of three channels` power level.
C16,C17, C18: The channel number. Press [

/

] to switch between them. Press
[/] to change the channel number and press [OK] to pop out
the channel list to select.

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FREQ: The frequency of each channel
LEVEL: The power level of the first channel
DELTA1: The delta of power level to the first channel
DELTA 2: The delta of power level to the first channel
7.3 SPECTRUM CHART
Please refer 5.3 Spectrum Chart.
8. SYSTEM SETTING
Beep: The beep status during pressing keys or when the signal is locking.
Press [◄/►] to turn on or turn off beep.
Auto Standby: Set the time for meter to enter standby mode automatically. Press
[◄/►] to switch between Off, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min and 60 min.
Language: The language of UI. Press [◄/►] to switch between available
languages
Factory Reset: Press [OK] to display a confirm dialog. Then select YES to do a
factory reset or select NO to cancel.
Hardware Ver: The version number of hardware.
Software Ver: The version number of software.
9. ACCESSORIES
Power adapter, 2 RF connector, 1 CD for user manual.

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10. TROUBLE SHOOTING
1. Unable to power on: Charge the meter about 3 hours until the charge light turn blue.
2. Warning LED flashing: Antenna overload, power off the meter and check the signal cable.
After that please power on again.
3. Hung up: Press the reset button to reset the meter.
4. Can’t lock signal: Please confirm the signal cable is connected correctly and make
sure the antenna power is been set to ON if the antenna needs
power supply.
5. Other questions: please contact your dealer

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11. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
DVBS/S2
Identification
DVB-S
DVB-S2
Demodution
QPSK
QPSK, 8QPSK,16APSK, 32APSK
Code Rate
1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8,
1/4, 1/3, 2/5, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10,
Symbol Rate
1~45MSPS
Input frequency
950-2150MHz
Input Impedance
75Ω
Min.level in
35dBuV（noise）
Max.level in
90dBuV
LNB Power and Pol
Vertical 13V, Horizontal 18V, 300mA
Bandwidth
C/Ku-band Selectable
Edit Satellite
Satellite Name
Maximum support 11 characters in length
LNB Power
18V, 13V, AUTO, OFF
LNB Type
Universal, OCS, SINGLE1, SINGLE2,
SINGLE3,SINGLE4,SINGLE5 , Customised
22KHz
AUTO, OFF, ON
Switch Type
DiSEQC1.0(LNB1~LNB4), DiSEQC1.1(LNB1~LNB16),
SCR and SCD2
Position Type
USALS, DiSEQC1.2
Satellite Finding
Display the signal strength of selected frequency
Edit TP
Frequency, Symbol Rate, Polarity(950~2150MHz)
Spectrum Analyzer
Display waveforms of selected frequencies
Constellation
Constellation with 8PSK, QPSK, 16APSK, 32APSK

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Angle Calculate
Azimuth, Elevation
DVB-T/T2
Identification
DVB-T
DVB-T2
Carriers
2k, 4k, 8k
1k, 2k, 4k, 8k, 8k+E, 16k, 16k+EXT,
32k,32k+EXT
Guard Interval
1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32
1/4, 19/256, 1/8, 19/128, 1/16, 1/32, 1/128
Code Rate
1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6
Modulation
QPSK,16-QAM,64-QAM
QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM
Bandwidth
6, 7 and 8 MHz
6,7 and 8 MHz
PLP Mode
-----
Single / Multiple
PLP ID
-----
0-255
Spectrum Analyzer
Display waveforms of selected frequencies
DVBC
Identification
DVB-C
Frequency range
44MHz ~ 870MHz
Symbol rate
1MS/S ~ 7.9MS/S
QAM mode
16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 QAM
Input RF level range
30dBµV ~ 100dB µV
SNR
20dB ~ 40dB, + 2dB
BER
1.0E-3 ~ 1.0E-9