Rover Instruments MASTER STC User manual

MASTER STC
ULTRA-PORTABLE ALL-IN-ONE ANALYZER
USER MANUAL
FM Radio
Analogue and digital terrestrial TV/CATV
4 – 1.010 MHz COFDM & QAM with demodulator
Analogue and Digital SAT
930 - 2250 MHz QPSK & 8PSK with demodulator
ROVER LABORATORIES S.p.A.
Via Parini 2 – 25019 Sirmione (BS) – ITALY
www.roverinstruments.com

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MANUAL CODE UG-MASTERSTC-1.06-BS1.0-EN-1.00
RELEASE DATE 21/05/2008
Changes possible.
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approved and everyday used by the major Service Providers, Broadcasters
and by really many users all over in the world.
Like to them all, this measurement instrument will provide you with easiness of use and a full range
of measurement capabilities.
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We are positive your expectations and your needs will be fully satisfied.
We are positive you will be happy with us.
Thank-you again.
Edoardo Romano
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INDEX
OVERVIEW..................................................................................................... 8
1FRONT PANEL & KEYBOARD DESCRIPTION.................................................................................. 8
2SIDE BODYPANELS............................................................................................................................ 9
2.1 RIGHTSIDE BODYPANEL......................................................................................................... 9
2.2 LEFTSIDE BODYPANEL............................................................................................................ 9
SPEEDY MEASUREMENTS ?..................................................................... 10
3ONE TOUCH AND GO....................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 ANALOGUE TV, DIGITAL (COFDM) TV AND QAM (CATV) SIGNALS.................................. 10
3.2 ANALOGUE SATELLITE SIGNALS, DIGITAL QPSK & 8PSK SATELLITE SIGNALS ........... 10
3.3 FM / FM RADIO SIGNALS [87,5 – 108 MHz]........................................................................... 11
3.4 SPECTRUM ANALYZER FEATURE (ANY FREQUENCY)..................................................... 11
USER MANUAL ........................................................................................... 12
4TURN THE METER ON ..................................................................................................................... 12
5TURN THE METER OFF.................................................................................................................... 12
6CHECK THE BATTERY CHARGE STATUS ..................................................................................... 12
7THE ENCODER – STANDARD NAVIGATION MODE ...................................................................... 13
8METER CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................ 14
8.1 METER LOUDSPEAKER VOLUME SETUP............................................................................ 14
8.2 METER SETUP ........................................................................................................................ 14
BATTERY SAVING – SELF POWER OFF (TIMER OFF)....................................................... 14
FIELD AND CHANNEL POWER MEASUREMENT UNIT........................................................ 15
LANGUAGE.............................................................................................................................. 15
KEYS BEEP.............................................................................................................................. 15
DISPLAY BACKLIGHT ............................................................................................................. 15
8.3 MAIN RECEPTION PARAMETER SETUP .............................................................................. 15
COUNTRY CHANNEL PLAN ................................................................................................... 15
LOCAL OSCILLATOR (FREQUENCY)................................................................................... 15
RF INPUT SIGNAL TYPE (CABLE OR OFF AIR).................................................................... 16
8.4 SATELLITE RECEPTION SETUP............................................................................................ 16
LOCAL OSCILLATOR SETUP................................................................................................. 16
LNB 1 ALLOWED POLARIZATION SETUP............................................................................ 16
LNB 2 ALLOWED POLARIZATIONS SETUP.......................................................................... 16
SINGLE-CABLE SCR COMPLIANT LNB OR MULTISWITCH SETUP : SAT SCR MENU..... 16
 SatSCR USER:.....................................................................................................................................17
 SatSCR FREQ:.....................................................................................................................................17
 SatSCR CABLE....................................................................................................................................17
8.5 ADVANCED SETTINGS........................................................................................................... 17
MANUAL SIGNAL STANDARD SELECTION .......................................................................... 18
9DC AT RF IN....................................................................................................................................... 19
TV SIGNALS – AUDIO FM – FM RADIO SIGNALS ANALYZER ............... 20
10 SIGNAL TUNING: PLAN.................................................................................................................... 20
10.1 NAVIGATE INTO THE SELECTED COUNTRY CHANNEL PLAN.......................................... 20
10.2 NAVIGATE INTO THE CHANNEL PLAN (USER DEFINED CHANNEL PLAN)...................... 20
 FINE-TUNING THE FREQUENCY VALUE..........................................................................................21

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 DIRECT FREQUENCY INPUT.............................................................................................................21
 WHO IS THERE?AUTODISCOVERY ®...............................................................................................22
FM /FM RADIO SIGNALS TUNING [87,5 – 108 MHz]............................................................. 23
10.3 EXPLORE USER DEFINED CHANNEL................................................................................... 24
11 PERFORMING MEASURES: MEAS.................................................................................................. 25
11.1 THE SELECTED CHANNEL CARRIERS ON AN ANALOGUE TV SIGNAL........................... 25
VIDEO SIGNAL PEAK LEVEL MEASUREMENT .................................................................... 25
VIDEO Vs. AUDIO PEAK LEVEL RATIO AND SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO............................ 26
SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF THE TUNED CHANNEL............................................................. 26
11.2 THE SELECTED CHANNEL CARRIERS ON A DTT (COFDM) SIGNAL................................ 27
THE CHANNEL IS SUCCESSFULLY LOCKED (THE LOCK ON THE LCD BOTTOM-RIGHT
CORNER IS CLOSED).......................................................................................................... 27
 NOISE MARGIN, QUALITY TEST, MER AND ERROR COUNT MEASUREMENTS ..........................27
 BER MEASUREMENTS BEFORE AND AFTER ERROR CORRECTION VITERBI............................27
 CONSTELLATION CHART AND OFDM PARAMETER.......................................................................28
 IMPULSE RESPONSE OF THE SELECTED CHANNEL.....................................................................29
 BOUQUET DATA ID.............................................................................................................................29
 CHANNEL POWER MEASUREMENT.................................................................................................30
 DISPLAYING THE SERVICE LIST OF THE CURRENT BOUQUET ...................................................31
 BUZZER FUNCTION (ASSISTED ANTENNA ALIGNMENT)...............................................................31
 SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE..........................................................................................................32
THE CHANNEL IS NOT SUCCESSFULLY LOCKED (THE LOCK ON THE LCD BOTTOM-
RIGHT CORNER IS OPEN).................................................................................................. 32
11.3 THE SELECTED CHANNEL CARRIES ON A QAM (CATV) SIGNAL..................................... 33
THE CHANNEL IS SUCCESSFULLY LOCKED (THE LOCK ON THE LCD BOTTOM-RIGHT
CORNER IS CLOSED).......................................................................................................... 33
 NOISE MARGIN, QUALITY TEST, MER AND ERROR COUNT MEASUREMENTS ..........................33
 BER MEASUREMENTS BEFORE AND AFTER VITERBI ERROR CORRECTION............................33
 CONSTELLATION CHART AND QAM PARAMETER .........................................................................34
 BOUQUET DATA ID.............................................................................................................................35
 CHANNEL POWER MEASUREMENT.................................................................................................35
 DISPLAYING THE SERVICE LIST OF THE CURRENT BOUQUET ...................................................37
 SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE..........................................................................................................37
THE CHANNEL IS NOT SUCCESSFULLY LOCKED (THE LOCK ON THE LCD BOTTOM-
RIGHT CORNER IS OPEN).................................................................................................. 37
12 SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE........................................................................................................ 38
12.1 SURFING THE CHANNELS..................................................................................................... 38
12.2 MOVING THE MARKER (FREQUENCY VALUE).................................................................... 38
12.3 EDITING THE SIGNAL LEVEL END OF SCALE..................................................................... 39
12.4 EDITING THE SPAN VALUE ................................................................................................... 39
12.5 ACTIVATE THE MAX HOLD FUNCTION................................................................................. 39
12.6 FULL BAND MAPPING............................................................................................................. 39
FULL BAND MAPPING DISPLAY CONFIGURATION............................................................. 39
 SIGNAL LEVEL / CHANNEL POWER DETECTED INTO EACH CHANNEL (BARSCAN) ..................39
 AUDIO AND VIDEO PEAK LEVEL DETECTED INTO EACH CHANNEL............................................39
 SIGNAL LEVEL COMPARISON (TILT) BETWEEN TWO USERS-DEFINED CHANNEL....................39
ACTIVATE THE FULL BAND MAPPING.................................................................................. 40
 FULL BAND SIGNAL LEVEL ANALYSIS IN EACH CHANNEL (LEVEL).............................................40
 FULL BAND AUDIO AND VIDEO PEAK LEVEL ANALYSYS INTO EACH CHANNEL (AUD/VID)......40
 FULL BAND SIGNAL LEVEL COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO USER-DEFINED CHANNELS (TILT)41
QAM CATV SIGNAL ANALYZER................................................................ 42
13 TUNING QAM CATV SIGNALS .........................................................................................................42

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14 CABLE SYSTEM MEASUREMENTS................................................................................................. 42
14.1 INGRESS MODE (MEASUREMENTS ON THE FREQUENCY RANGE 4 ÷ 66 MHz)............ 42
MOVING THE MARKER (FREQUENCY VALUE).................................................................... 42
EDITING THE SWEEP TIME ................................................................................................... 43
EDITING THE END-OF-SCALE VALUE .................................................................................. 43
SETTING THE START FREQUENCY AND THE STOP FREQUENCY IN INGRESS MODE 43
 SETTING THE START FREQUENCY..................................................................................................43
 SETTING THE STOP FREQUENCY....................................................................................................43
 INGRESS MODE MAX HOLD ON/OFF................................................................................................43
14.2 CABLE LEAKAGE MEASUREMENTS..................................................................................... 43
LEAKAGE SETUP.................................................................................................................... 43
 AREA AND MEASUREMENT UNIT STANDARD SETUP....................................................................44
 ANTENNA TYPE SETUP (USA ONLY)................................................................................................44
 ANTENNA FACTOR SETUP................................................................................................................44
 DISTANCE SETUP ..............................................................................................................................44
 THRESHOLD SETUP...........................................................................................................................44
PERFORMING CABLE LEAKAGE MEASUREMENTS........................................................... 44
MEMORY FEATURES FOR TV (ANALOGUE, COFDM, ............................ 46
QAM) AND FM RADIO SIGNALS................................................................ 46
15 CREATE MEMORY PLANS............................................................................................................... 46
15.1 CREATING A MEMORY PLAN BY AUTO SEEK & STORE OF ANY RECEIVABLE
CHANNEL: AUTOSCAN........................................................................................................... 46
SELECT A TARGET AUTOMEMORY CHANNEL PLAN......................................................... 46
ANALOGUE SIGNALS: VIDEO SIGNAL LEVEL THRESHOLD SETUP................................. 46
 DIGITAL SIGNALS: CHANNEL POWER LEVEL THRESHOLD SETUP..............................................46
SEEK&STORE (SCAN) START............................................................................................... 46
15.2 MANUALLY CREATING A MEMORY PLAN: MANUMEMORY............................................... 47
CREATE A BRAND NEW MEMORY PLAN............................................................................. 47
ADDING A FURTHER CHANNEL TO AN EXISTING MEMORY PLAN .................................. 47
ADDING A FURTHER CHANNEL TO A MEMORY PLAN CURRENTLY IN USE................... 48
15.3 DELETING A MEMORY PLAN................................................................................................. 48
DELETING AN AUTOMEMORY CHANNEL PLAN.................................................................. 48
DELETING A MANUAL MEMORY CHANNEL PLAN .............................................................. 49
16 TV AND COFDM AUTO MEAS&STORE (DATA LOGGER) ............................................................. 50
16.1 AUTO MEAS&STORE.............................................................................................................. 50
PERFORMING AUTO MEAS&STORE .................................................................................... 50
RECALL A PREVIOUSLY STORED LOGGER MEMORY PLAN............................................ 51
SATELLITE SIGNAL ANALYZER ............................................................... 52
17 SATELLITE DISH ALIGNMENT......................................................................................................... 52
17.1 DISH ALIGNMENT TO A SPECIFIC SATELLITE WITH AUTOMATIC SATELLITE
IDENTIFICATION: (SAT FINDER) ........................................................................................... 52
17.2 “DUAL FEED” DISH ALIGNMENT............................................................................................ 53
DiSEqC SWITCH...................................................................................................................... 53
SATELLITE DISH POINTING AND FINE ALIGNMENT........................................................... 53
 LNB 1:...................................................................................................................................................53
 SATELLITE SETUP..............................................................................................................................53
 LNB 2: SATELLITE SETUP..................................................................................................................54
 DISH ALIGNMENT & FINE DISH ALIGNMENT...................................................................................54

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17.3 POINTING AND MOVING A MOTORIZED DISH (DiSEqC MOTOR)...................................... 54
SPECTRUM VIEW?..................................................................................................................55
MOVE ....................................................................................................................................... 55
GOTO ....................................................................................................................................... 55
STORE...................................................................................................................................... 55
RESET...................................................................................................................................... 55
17.4 ANTENNA POINTING AID: BUZZER....................................................................................... 55
18 METER CONFIGURATION : PLAN ................................................................................................... 56
18.1 EXPLORING ALL THE TRANSPONDERS OF A SATELLITE................................................. 56
CHANGING THE SATELLITE.................................................................................................. 56
CHANGE THE TRANSPONDER............................................................................................. 57
MANUALLY CHANGE THE FREQUENCY VALUE................................................................. 57
18.2 MANUALLY TUNING THE TRANSPONDER........................................................................... 57
18.3 NAVIGATE THE SOLE TRANSPONDERS INCLUDED IN A USER DEFINED
TRANSPONDER MEMORY PLAN........................................................................................... 58
SELECT THE REQUIRED TRANSPONDER........................................................................... 59
MANUALLY MODIFY THE FREQUENCY VALUE................................................................... 59
MODIFY THE TRANSPONDERS GROUP TO BE EXPLORED.............................................. 59
19 PERFORMING MEASURES: MEAS.................................................................................................. 60
19.1 ANALOGUE TRANSPONDERS............................................................................................... 60
VIDEO SIGNAL PEAK LEVEL MEASUREMENT .................................................................... 60
SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF THE TUNED CHANNEL............................................................. 60
19.2 DIGITAL TRANSPONDER ....................................................................................................... 61
CHANNEL POWER MEASUREMENT..................................................................................... 61
NOISE MARGIN, QUALITY TEST, MER AND ERROR COUNT MEASUREMENTS............. 62
BER MEASUREMENTS BEFORE AND AFTER VITERBI ERROR CORRECTION............... 63
FEC AND BOUQUET MAIN DATA........................................................................................... 63
DISPLAYING THE SERVICE LIST OF THE CURRENT BOUQUET....................................... 64
SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE.............................................................................................. 64
20 SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE........................................................................................................ 65
20.1 MODIFY/CHANGE THE TRANSPONDER............................................................................... 66
20.2 MOVING THE MARKER (FREQUENCY VALUE).................................................................... 66
20.3 EDITING THE LEVEL END OF SCALE ................................................................................... 66
20.4 EDITING THE SPAN VALUE ................................................................................................... 66
20.5 ACTIVATE THE MAX HOLD FUNCTION................................................................................. 66
21 SATELLITE AUTO MEAS&STORE (DATA LOGGER)...................................................................... 67
21.1 AUTO MEAS&STORE.............................................................................................................. 67
21.2 RECALL A PREVIOUSLY STORED LOGGER MEMORY PLAN............................................ 67
21.3 DELETING A MEMORY PLAN................................................................................................. 67
MEMORY FEATURES FOR SATELLITE SIGNALS ................................... 68
22 CREATING A TRANSPONDER MEMORY PLAN ............................................................................. 68
22.1 MANUALLY CREATING A TRANSPONDER MEMORY PLAN: MANUMEMORY.................. 68
CREATE A BRAND NEW MEMORY PLAN............................................................................. 68
ADDING A FURTHER TRANSPONDER TO AN EXISTING MEMORY PLAN........................ 68
22.2 ADDING A FURTHER TRANSPONDER TO A MEMORY PLAN CURRENTLY IN USE........ 69
22.3 DELETING A MEMORY PLAN................................................................................................. 69
DELETING A USER DEFINED TRANSPONDER MEMORY PLAN........................................ 70

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DELETING A LOGGER FILE (LOGGER MEMORY PLAN)..................................................... 70
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................. 72
SERVICE NOTES AND GUARANTEE REGULATIONS (CEE AND EXTRA
CEE) ............................................................................................................. 74
FAULT IDENTIFICATION FORM................................................................. 76
MANTAINING THE METER ......................................................................... 77
DISPOSAL OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT .............................................. 78

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OVERVIEW
1 FRONT PANEL & KEYBOARD DESCRIPTION
MAIN FUNCTION SECONDARY FUNCTION
(press and hold for 2s) Bloc Num
A Main switch (ON/OFF) Level/Ch. Power meas. (press once)
RESET (press and hold for 10”)
B MPEG SERVICE LIST Setup menu configuration key .
C Graphic Display LCD
D Select (rotate) and confirm (press) Direct Frequency Input
E RF feed LED indicator
F External Power supplier/adaptor LED indicator
G Built-in battery CHARGE IN PROGRESS
1 PLAN (channel plan, memory plan) 1
2 INGRESS MODE LEAKAGE 2
3 SAT FINDER DUAL LNB 3
4 SPECT SAT POINT 4
5 MEAS (activates the measurements options) ESCAPE 5
6 DATA LOGGER S.C.R. LNB 6
7 HELP (authomatic identification of the satellite/signal) BUZZER (antenna pointing aid) 7
8 AUTOMEMORY (automatic search and storage) DiSEqC MOTOR 8
9 MANUMEMORY (manual storage) STORE 9
0 BARSCAN Enable/Disable the RF power feed 0
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2 SIDE BODYPANELS
2.1 RIGHTSIDE BODYPANEL
2.2 LEFTSIDE BODYPANEL
S External power supply
T USB socket
U RF connector, type “F”, 75 ohm

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SPEEDY MEASUREMENTS ?
The MASTER STC is a really complete instrument: you will be able to perform a wide variety of
measurements on an extensive range of frequencies and of signal kinds.
This user manual will guide you throughout all the functionalities of your meter.
Should you need a brief shortcut to manage a specific kind of signal, please refer to the content of
this paragraph.
3 ONE TOUCH AND GO
3.1 ANALOGUE TV, DIGITAL (COFDM) TV AND QAM (CATV)
SIGNALS
1 Connect the signal cable to the F-type connector [U] on the meter.
2 Press once and release the PLAN [1] key. Highlight the item TELEVISION and
select the proper Country Channel Plan.
3 Press once and release the MEAS [5] key.
4 Rotate the encoder [D] to navigate the selected Country Channel Plan. The ROVER
AUTODISCOVERY ® feature will automatically detect the signal type (analogue, digital,
QAM, …) as well as the related parameters (bandwidth, symbol rate, …) and will
properly tune it.
5 Press and release the MEAS [5] key to display the various measurements
screens. Each pulse on the MEAS [5] key will display a further measurement screen, on
a round-robin basis.
3.2 ANALOGUE SATELLITE SIGNALS, DIGITAL QPSK & 8PSK
SATELLITE SIGNALS
1 Connect the signal cable to the F-type connector [U] on the meter.
2 Press once and release the PLAN [1] key. Highlight the item SATELLITE and
select the required Satellite.
3 Press once and release the MEAS [5] key.
4 Rotate the encoder [D] to surf the various transponders of the selected satellite. The
ROVER AUTODISCOVERY ® feature will automatically detect the signal type
(analogue, digital, …) as well as the related parameters (bandwidth, symbol rate, …) and
will properly tune it.
5 Press and release the MEAS [5] key to display the various measurements
screens. Each pulse on the MEAS [5] key will display a further measurement screen, on
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3.3 FM / FM RADIO SIGNALS [87,5 – 108 MHz]
1 Connect the signal cable to the F-type connector [U] on the meter.
2 Press once and release the PLAN [1] key. Highlight the item MANUAL MEMORY
and select one of the MANU Memory Plans.
3 Press once and release the MEAS [5] key.
4 Rotate the encoder [D] and select a channel where no signal or an Analogue TV signal
is received.
5 Press and release repeatedly the MEAS [5] key up to display the main Audio
peak level measurement screen.
6 Using the Standard navigation Mode, highlight the tuned signal type (TV ANALOG / TV
COFDM DVB-T/H) and select select the item FM RADIO.
7 Rotate the encoder [D] and select the desired frequency. The signal level is displayed
and the received audio signal can be listened through the meter built-in loudspeaker
3.4 SPECTRUM ANALYZER FEATURE (ANY FREQUENCY)
1 Connect the signal cable to the F-type connector [U] on the meter.
2 Tune the desired frequency (no matter if TV or Satellite).
3 Press once and release the SPECT [4] key to display the spectrum of the current
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4 TURN THE METER ON
Press and release the HOME [A] key.
5 TURN THE METER OFF
Press and hold for 2’’ the HOME [A] key.
6 CHECK THE BATTERY CHARGE STATUS
When the meter is on, at the bottom left corner of the LCD display [C] an icon will show the
current power source of the meter: built-in battery or mains external feed.
Build-in battery feed Mains external feed
Connect the supplied AC adaptor or the supplied cigarette lighter adaptor to the [S7] inlet
(located on the left side of the meter) to recharge the built-in battery. When the meter is
connected to an external power supply, the LED indicator [F] (located on the meter front
panel) turns on. When the external power connection is suitable to re-charge the build-in
battery, the LED indicator “CHARGE” [G] (located on the meter front panel) also turns on.
When the meter is off, but it is still connected to an external power supply, the built-in battery
fast charge mode is activated, and the LED indicators [F] and “CHARGE”[G] turn on brighter.
Don’t leave the instrument in LOW BATTERY conditions (1/4 charge or less) for more
than 2 months to preserve the capabilities of the built-in battery. Should the
instruments be stored for longer periods, it is required to periodically charge its
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7 THE ENCODER – STANDARD NAVIGATION MODE
Navigate into the various functions and menus of the MASTER STC is quick and easy. A
multi-function continuous encoder [D] allows the user to surf all the meter
functions, easily selecting the required function and quickly setting the desired values, by
simply rotating and pressing the encoder itself. Thanks to the ergonomic design of the
encoder knob just one hand is required.
When an item in the LCD [C] is black-highlighted, rotating the encoder [D] one step
clockwise will highlight the next item; rotating the encoder [D] one step counter-clockwise will
highlight the previous item.
Once black-highlighted the desired item, press and release the encoder knob, and the black
highlight will start blinking. When the black highlight is blinking, rotating the encoder [D] one
step clockwise will raise the value of the selected (highlighted) item; rotating the encoder [D]
one step counter-clockwise will decrease the value of the selected (highlighted) item. Once
set the appropriate value, just press and release the encoder knob, and the black highlight
will stop blinking, allowing you to move to a different item by simply rotating the encoder
knob.
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8 METER CONFIGURATION
Press and hold for 2s the MPEG SERVICE LIST [B] key.
8.1 METER LOUDSPEAKER VOLUME SETUP
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the item VOLUME and adjust the volume
level of the built-in loudspeaker: you can highlight one level among: 0% (loudspeaker off),
20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100% (max. volume).
8.2 METER SETUP
Rotate the encoder [D] to highlight the item METER SETUP.
Press the encoder [D] to enter the meter setup menu.
 BATTERY SAVING – SELF POWER OFF (TIMER OFF)
If no key of the meter is pressed within the self power off time herein sat, the meter
automatically turns itself off in order to save battery life. To set up the auto power off
time, rotate the encoder [D] to highlight the item TIMER OFF, then press it. The black
icon which highlights the item POWER OFF starts blinking. Rotate the encoder [D] and
select: OFF (meter always on), 5 min (meter turns off in 5 minutes), 10 min (meter turns
off in 10 minutes). OFF (meter always on). Press the encoder [D] to enter your selection.

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 FIELD AND CHANNEL POWER MEASUREMENT UNIT
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the item UNIT and select the requested
measurement unit: dBm, dBmV (dBmillivolt) dBuV (dBmicrovolt)
 LANGUAGE
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the item LANGUAGE and select the
required language. In some releases of the meter English language only might be
available.
 KEYS BEEP
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the item KEYS BEEP and select the
desired keys beep volume: OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH (max.).
 DISPLAY BACKLIGHT
If no key of the meter is pressed within the backlight power off time herein sat, the
display backlight automatically turns itself off in order to save battery life.
To set up the auto backlight power off time, highlight the item DISP.LIGHT using the
Standard Navigation Mode, then select FullON (backlight always on) or 30 sec
(backlight turns off within 30 sec).
8.3 MAIN RECEPTION PARAMETER SETUP
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the item TV CONFIG.& COUNTRY.
Press the encoder [D] to enter the reception parameters setup menu.
 COUNTRY CHANNEL PLAN
Rotate the encoder [D] to highlight the item COUNTRY.
Press the encoder [D] once. Then, using the Standard Navigation Mode, select the
relevant Country Channel Plan (for example: ITALY)
 LOCAL OSCILLATOR (FREQUENCY)
Set up the appropriate local oscillator frequency value in case a frequency conversion of
the received signals is required, .
Highlight the item LNB L.O. using the Standard Navigation Mode, then set the required
frequency (rate) of the local oscillator. The default value is 0MHz (no frequency
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 RF INPUT SIGNAL TYPE (CABLE OR OFF AIR)
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the AUTOMEMORY item select the RF
band, terrestrial analogue and digital, (TV ONLY) or cable (CATV).
8.4 SATELLITE RECEPTION SETUP
Rotate the encoder [D] to highlight the item SAT CONFIG, then press it to enter
the selection menu.
 LOCAL OSCILLATOR SETUP
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the item LOC.OSC. and select
STANDARD (signal coming directly from the antenna, down-conversion required) or
0MHz(IF) (intermediate frequency signal, e.g. from a LNB).
 LNB 1 ALLOWED POLARIZATION SETUP
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the item LNB1 DiSEqC and select the
required polarization for the LNB1 (A=4 polarizations, B=8 polarizations, C=12
polarizations, D=16 polarizations).
 LNB 2 ALLOWED POLARIZATIONS SETUP
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the item LNB1 DiSEqC and select the
required polarization for the LNB2 (A=4 polarizations, B=8 polarizations, C=12
polarizations, D=16 polarizations).
 SINGLE-CABLE SCR COMPLIANT LNB OR MULTISWITCH SETUP : SAT SCR
MENU
This function allows the user to check and manage single cable multi-users satellite
installations.
Press and hold for 2s the DATA LOGGER [6] key. The LCD [C] will display the
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 SatSCR USER:
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the item SatSCR USER. and select the
appropriate user. Up to 8 different users can be set up together with their relevant
SCR frequency value.
To manually enter each frequency value, proceed as described at paragraph SatSCR
FREQ at page 17. If the SatSCR USER item is set to NONE, it won’t be possible to set
up any frequency value.
 SatSCR FREQ:
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the SatSCR USER item and select the
User whose SCR frequency value has to be set up.
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the SatSCR FREQ item and set up the
required frequency value. If the SatSCR USER item is set to NONE, it won’t be
possible to set any frequency value.
 SatSCR CABLE
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the item SatSCR CABLE. Then press
the encoder [D] knob once and the LCD [C] will display:
The meter will perform the spectrum analysis for each user (from USER N.1 to USER
N.8).
The black-filled spectrum is referred to the currently selected user; the other users’
signals appears as a shape.
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, you can set up the signal level end-of-scale.
8.5 ADVANCED SETTINGS
The patented ROVER Autodiscovery feature is capable to automatically detect the standard
of the tuned signal (analogue TV, DVB-T, DVB-S, QAM, …), the relevant bandwidth as well
as the appropriate Symbol Rate (where applicable). This feature allows the user to navigate

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any frequency band by simply surfing the selected frequency band or by simply adjusting the
frequency value to be tuned; from time to time and with no action by the user required the
meter will detect the proper standard for the received signal, and will set the meter
accordingly to it, together with the appropriate measurements set.
Under rare and very critical conditions (like a co-channel interference caused on a DVB-T
signal by an analogue TV signal receivable on the same channel and with a comparable
signal strength), the Rover Autodiscovery system could set the meter to manage the
analogue signal (the interfering one) instead of the digital one.
In these conditions it is possibile to manually select the signal standard and the relevant
measurements set.
 MANUAL SIGNAL STANDARD SELECTION
Select a User Defined (MANU) Memory Plan, as described at Chapter 10.2 “NAVIGATE
INTO THE CHANNEL PLAN (USER DEFINED CHANNEL PLAN)” at page 20. Using the
Standard Navigation Mode tune the desired channel or the desired frequency value.
From the channel power (or signal level) measurement screen, using the Standard
Navigation Mode, highlight the signal standard (TV ANALOG / TV COFDM DVB-T/H /
…) and select the requested one. Then press the encoder [D] knob to enter your
selection.
Press once and release the MEAS [5] key to quit the menu.

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9 DC AT RF IN
Press and hold for 2’’ the [0] key to activate the DC AT RF IN function
When the DC power at RF in is on, the yellow led DC at RF IN [E] will be on.
WARNING: BEFORE ACTIVATING THE RF FEED, PLEASE CHECK WHETHER THE
RECEPTION SYSTEM (ANTENNA AND ACTIVE PARTS) CONNECTED TO THE METER
CAN BEAR AN RF POWER FEED.
Press and hold the BARSCAN [0] key for 2’’ to switch the DC at RF IN off. When the RF feed
is disabled, the yellow led DC at RF in [E] will be off.

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TV SIGNALS – AUDIO FM – FM RADIO SIGNALS
ANALYZER
10 SIGNAL TUNING: PLAN
Connect the signal cable to the F-type connector [U] on the meter.
Press once and release the PLAN [1] key.
10.1 NAVIGATE INTO THE SELECTED COUNTRY CHANNEL PLAN
Using the Standard Navigation Mode, highlight the item TELEVISION.
Check the highlighted Country Channel Plan is the required one. If not, proceed as
described in Chapter 8.3 MAIN RECEPTION PARAMETER SETUP at page 15.
Press once and release the MEAS [5] key.
The LCD [C] top row will display (from left to right): the selected Country Channel Plan, the
channel currently tuned and the related frequency value.
Press the encoder [D] to highlight the current channel ID and rotate the encoder [D] to surf
the channels. Each step of the encoder moves the channel ID one step forward or
backward. To speed up the channel ID selection, rotate the encoder [D] continuously.
10.2 NAVIGATE INTO THE CHANNEL PLAN (USER DEFINED
CHANNEL PLAN)
To create an User Defined Channel Plan, proceed as described at Chapter 15.2
“MANUALLY CREATING A MEMORY PLAN: MANUMEMORY” at page 47 .