Triax MCT 080 User manual

User Manual
TRIAX measuring instruments
MCT 08x series
Article Article no.
MCT 080
MCT 081
MCT 082
MCT 085
TRIAX Measuring instruments MCT 08x series
812980
812981
812982
812985
Version A Date 09/2018 EN

– MCT08x –
GUARANTEE
Your instrument is guaranteed for two years for labour and parts against any manufacturing defect and/or functioning hazard.
This guarantee extends from the delivery date and ends 730 calendar days later.
n case of guarantee contract, this will cancel or replace these guarantee conditions hereabove.
The guarantee conditions by TR AX are available on the website www.triax.com. The general guarantee conditions should
prevail on the following conditions that they sum up.
This guarantee does not cover the result of any abnormal use, handling mistake or mistake in the storage conditions outside the
defined range.
n case of application of the guarantee, the user shall return, at its own expenses, the relevant appliance to our office in the
country you’ve purchased this meter:
And add a description of the observed breakdown to the appliance.
The standard supplies provided with the appliance (cables, outlets…), the consumables (batteries …) and the optional supplies
(suitcases…) are guaranteed for 3 months against any manufacturing defect.
Such items as a suitcase, a LCD screen or a touchpad are guaranteed only for a normal use.
The guarantee does not cover wearing, accidental breaks or consecutive to a shock or any abnormal use.
The factory options integrated to the appliance are guaranteed for the same duration as the appliance itself.
n case of replacement or repair of the product, the remaining guarantee duration shall be:
- The remaining duration of the guarantee if the appliance is still under guarantee
- f the guarantee duration is less than 90 days, the replaced part is guaranteed for 90 days
Any replacement part becomes the property of the user and the exchanged parts become the property of TR AX.
n case of intervention by an insurance company, the product becomes the property of the insurance company upon its
exclusive request. Else, it shall remain property of the user.
The guarantee covers exclusively the materials manufactured and provided by TR AX.
Any intervention by the user or any third party without prior authorization by the company voids the guarantee.
The user shall be responsible for the return of its appliance to our site. Hence, it shall provide for a conditioning that shall
correctly protect the appliance while shipping. t shall subscribe, at its own expenses, any insurance required for the transport.
The TR AX company reserves the right to refuse any product wrongly conditioned and not to take in charge any break
consecutive to the transport.
Particular case of the battery: There is a Li-ion battery as a standard equipment of this appliance. t shall not be transported
outside the appliance. n no case shall the user replace it. ts replacement in the factory is necessary to check the charge system
and the protective securities.
What to do in case of malfunction?
n case of malfunction or for any advice for use, please contact the technical support by TR AX.
A technician shall answer you and give you any information required to solve your problem.
What to do in case of failure?
n case of failure of your appliance, please contact the after-sales support.
Please contact our Technical Support: http://www.triax.com/support
We thank you for your trust.

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METROLOGY
The meteorological conditions of your measurement instrument are defined in the specifications of this notice. Climate and
environmental conditions restrict the specifications of your Field Strength Measurer (MDC). TR AX checks the characteristics
of each appliance one by one on an automatic bench during its manufacture. The adjustment and control are guaranteed under
conditions of the SO9001 certification by facilities in connection with the COFRAC (or equivalent in the context of LAC
reciprocity).
The specified characteristics are considered stable for a period of 12 months from the first use under normal conditions of use.
We recommend a check after 12 months and max. 24 months of use, then every 12 months after 24 months.
For any check of the characteristics, the following average climate conditions shall be maintained (23°C+3°C – 50(+20)%RH).
The MDC should have been working for 0,5 hour before check.
We recommend that you have this control made by our after-sales service (Service Après-Vente) for the best service and
preservation of the measuring quality of your instrument.
When a MDC returns to TR AX, maximum service is provided with internal updating according to the required adjustments
and software updates. n case of shift in the characteristics, your instrument shall be adjusted to recover its original
characteristics.
PAC AGING
The packaging of this product is fully recyclable. ts design allows the transport of your instrument under the best
possible conditions. Please note that the original packaging should be additionally wrapped in case of transport by air,
road or postal

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Important information 7
1.1 Particular precautions .............................................................................................................................. 7
1.2 Security instructions ................................................................................................................................. 7
1.3 Conformity and restrictions of t e appliance ............................................................................................. 7
2 Quick start-up 8
2.1 Presentation of t e appliance ................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Signal spotting ....................................................................................................................................... 10
2.2.1 C ecking a terrestrial antenna .......................................................................................................... 10
2.2.2 Installation of a terrestrial antenna .................................................................................................... 11
2.2.2.1 Using Spectrum function .......................................................................................................... 11
2.2.2.1 Using Pointing function............................................................................................................. 13
2.2.3 Installation of a satellite dis ............................................................................................................. 14
2.2.3.1 Using Spectrum function .......................................................................................................... 14
2.2.3.2 Using Pointing function............................................................................................................. 16
3 Presentation 19
3.1 General.................................................................................................................................................. 19
3.2 Description of t e appliance ................................................................................................................... 20
4 Power-up 22
4.1 Battery ................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.2 C arging battery .................................................................................................................................... 22
4.3 External power supply ............................................................................................................................ 23
4.4 Turning t e appliance on and off ............................................................................................................ 23
5 Man-machine interface 24
5.1 Content of t e screen ............................................................................................................................. 24
5.2 C anging a name or a value .................................................................................................................. 26
5.2.1 C ange inside a table ...................................................................................................................... 26
5.2.2 C ange wit selection ...................................................................................................................... 27
5.2.3 C ange wit virtual keyboard ........................................................................................................... 27
5.3 Lists of measurements and setup library ................................................................................................ 28
6 Measurement lists 31
6.1 T e List page ......................................................................................................................................... 31
6.2 Modification of a list ............................................................................................................................... 32
7 Setup library 34
7.1 T e Library page .................................................................................................................................... 34
7.2 Creation or modification of setups in t e library ...................................................................................... 34
8 AUTOSET mode 37
8.1 Terrestrial mode ..................................................................................................................................... 38
8.2 Satellite mode ........................................................................................................................................ 38
8.3 Cable mode ........................................................................................................................................... 39
8.4 «START » .............................................................................................................................................. 39

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9 Pointing antennas 41
9.1 Terrestrial antenna pointing .................................................................................................................... 42
9.1.1 Updating c annels ........................................................................................................................... 43
9.2 Satellite dis pointing ............................................................................................................................. 45
9.2.1 Updating satellites ............................................................................................................................ 47
9.2.2 Double C eck Sat ............................................................................................................................ 48
9.2.3 Alignment of t e satellite dis ........................................................................................................... 48
9.2.4 Azimut-Elevation-Polarization ........................................................................................................... 49
10 The Measures-TV-Spectrum page 50
10.1 Modification of parameters.................................................................................................................. 51
10.2 « AutoLock » function ......................................................................................................................... 51
10.3 Level measurements .......................................................................................................................... 52
10.3.1 Satellite band ................................................................................................................................... 52
10.3.2 Terrestrial band ................................................................................................................................ 53
10.4 C/N .................................................................................................................................................... 54
10.5 T res olds ......................................................................................................................................... 55
10.6 Digital measurements ......................................................................................................................... 55
10.7 DVB-T/H............................................................................................................................................. 57
10.8 DVB-T2 / T2 Lite ................................................................................................................................. 58
10.9 DVB-C ................................................................................................................................................ 59
10.10 J83B (MCNS) ..................................................................................................................................... 60
10.11 DVB-C2 .............................................................................................................................................. 61
10.12 DVB-S and DSS ................................................................................................................................. 62
10.13 DVB-S2 .............................................................................................................................................. 63
10.13.1 Multistream ...................................................................................................................................... 63
10.14 FM-RDS ............................................................................................................................................. 65
10.15 DAB/DAB+ ......................................................................................................................................... 66
11 Spectrum analyser 67
11.1 Display modes .................................................................................................................................... 68
11.2 NIT/TV ............................................................................................................................................... 70
12 Image and Sound 72
12.1 Digital TV ........................................................................................................................................... 72
12.2 Audio.................................................................................................................................................. 73
12.3 Table of services ................................................................................................................................ 73
12.4 PID function........................................................................................................................................ 73
12.5 NIT function ........................................................................................................................................ 74
12.6 Record function PVR .......................................................................................................................... 74
12.7 ETR290 Alarms function ..................................................................................................................... 75
12.8 ETR290 Bitrates function .................................................................................................................... 76
12.9 CAM installation / Access card............................................................................................................ 77
13 Monitoring 78
14 Remote power supply / LNB – DiSEqC 79
14.1 Terrestrial band .................................................................................................................................. 79
14.2 Satellite band ..................................................................................................................................... 80

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14.2.1 Launc ing ........................................................................................................................................ 80
14.2.2 Switc es .......................................................................................................................................... 81
14.2.3 Positioner......................................................................................................................................... 82
14.2.4 DCSS .............................................................................................................................................. 83
14.2.4.1 Influence of t e DCSS on t e spectrum analyzer ...................................................................... 85
15 Measurement map 86
15.1 Measurements filtering ....................................................................................................................... 86
15.2 Periodic scan ...................................................................................................................................... 86
15.3 USB recording .................................................................................................................................... 87
15.4 Values beyond tolerance .................................................................................................................... 88
15.5 Grap ics............................................................................................................................................. 88
16 Constellation 90
17 Echo / Guard interval 91
18 MER/Carrier 94
19 Shoulder Attenuation 95
20 SFN Delay 96
21 ASI function 97
22 A/V function (external video) 98
23 GPS 99
23.1 VIEW function .................................................................................................................................... 99
23.2 LOG function .................................................................................................................................... 100
23.3 MAPPING function ........................................................................................................................... 100
23.3.1 Recording a file .............................................................................................................................. 102
23.3.2 Export and cartograp y .................................................................................................................. 103
24 Optical Fiber function 105
24.1 W at you s ould know...................................................................................................................... 105
24.1.1 Optical fiber ................................................................................................................................... 105
24.1.2 Connectors .................................................................................................................................... 106
24.2 Satellite reception ............................................................................................................................. 107
24.3 Wavelengt s .................................................................................................................................... 108
24.4 Optical Power measurement ............................................................................................................. 109
25 5GHz input 110
26 WIFI 112
27 IPTV function 113
27.1 Mesures IPTV .................................................................................................................................. 113
27.2 Inter-Arrival-Time IPTV ..................................................................................................................... 117
27.3 TV IPTV ........................................................................................................................................... 118
28 Save 119
29 Configuration 120
29.1 Language ......................................................................................................................................... 120
29.2 Frequency map ................................................................................................................................ 120

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29.3 Memories ......................................................................................................................................... 120
29.3.1 View .............................................................................................................................................. 121
29.3.2 Save .............................................................................................................................................. 121
29.3.3 Save all .......................................................................................................................................... 122
29.4 Adjustment ....................................................................................................................................... 123
29.4.1 Measurement unit .......................................................................................................................... 123
29.4.2 Impedance ..................................................................................................................................... 123
29.4.3 Bip ................................................................................................................................................. 123
29.4.4 LCD ............................................................................................................................................... 123
29.4.5 IP address ..................................................................................................................................... 123
29.4.6 Password ....................................................................................................................................... 124
29.4.7 Background ................................................................................................................................... 124
29.5 Configuration .................................................................................................................................... 125
29.6 Update ............................................................................................................................................. 126
29.7 Factory recovery ............................................................................................................................... 126
30 Software update 127
31 Connection of the appliance to a PC 128
31.1 Required configuration...................................................................................................................... 128
31.2 ETHERNET interface ....................................................................................................................... 128
31.3 Network connexion ........................................................................................................................... 129
32 HDMI Connection 130
33 Displayed messages 131
33.1 Alert messages................................................................................................................................. 131
33.2 Error messages ................................................................................................................................ 132
34 Maintenance 133
35 Technical specifications 135
35.1 Selection Guide ................................................................................................................................ 135
35.2 Common tec nical specifications ...................................................................................................... 136
35.3 Digital measurements ....................................................................................................................... 137
35.4 Divers ............................................................................................................................................... 139
35.5 General specifications ...................................................................................................................... 140
35.6 Accessories ...................................................................................................................................... 140
35.7 V, dBµV, dBmV et dBm conversion................................................................................................... 141
35.8 Typical values for measurements...................................................................................................... 141

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1 Important information
Please read carefully the following instructions before using your appliance
1 1 Particular precautions
 Do not use t e product for any ot er use t an specified.
 Use t e provided c arger unit to prevent any deterioration of t e appliance and guarantee its measurement
c aracteristics.
 Do not use in a wet environment.
 Do not use in an explosive environment.
 In case of failure or for t e maintenance of t e appliance, only a qualified personal s all be entitled to work on
it. In suc a case, it is required to use TRIAX spare parts.
 Do not open t e appliance: risk of electric s ock.
 You s ould use t e F/F adaptor provided wit your measuring instrument. Any ot er adaptor could damage
your appliance and jeopardizes t e guarantee.
 Do not use gloves, stylus or any ot er object on to t e touc screen. Handle t e screen carefully.
1 2 Security instructions
For a correct use of t e appliance, it is necessary t at users abide by t e security and use instructions
described in t is manual.
Symbols on t e appliance:
Attention: Refer to t e manual. S ows a risk of damage for t e material connected to t e
instrument or to t e instrument itself.
Ground: Grounded accessible parts.
Product for recycling.
1 3 Conformity and restrictions of the appliance
See c apter EC Declaration of conformity.

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2 Quick start-up
2 1 Presentation of the appliance
Important keys:
MCT08x is an appliance wit a capacitive touc screen. T is requires a soft andling. No glove and no stylus
s ould be used, so t at t e triggering s ould be taken into account.
You will recognize t e « keys » by t eir dark grey color.
Example t e HOME key :
Some parameters can move ‘step by step’ : use arrows on eac side of t e value.
Frequency example :
You may also access tables by pressing lines (on w ite or yellow)
Attention: To exit a window like in t is example below, press t e key:
Press button ON/OFF
RF connector for use with an
F/F adaptor provided with the
appliance

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Welcoming page:
Home page :
T e functions of t e device are grouped by type: c oose t e category in t is page by selecting a tab; t e
possible functions will t en be accessible.
HOME
Access to t e main menu Home
SAVE
current page Save
Measures-TV-Spectrum
Access measurements

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2 2 Signal spotting
T e MCT08x allows spotting signals in terrestrial or satellite very quickly.
In t e following c apter, we will see ow to spot a signal on t ree types of installation:
 c ecking of a terrestrial antenna (t e installation as already been made)
 installation of a terrestrial antenna
 installation of a satellite dis
2 2 1 Checking a terrestrial antenna
In t is case, t e “Autoset” function allows a “scan” of t e c annels t at t e antenna detects.
Plug t e cable of your antenna to t e MCT08x (take care to use an adequate adaptor)
Turn your appliance on.
Press t e “Home” key , t en c oose t e tab “RF”
T e Home page appears on screen. Press “Autoset”
On t is page, press “Mode”, “Terrestrial”, t en select DVB-T and 8MHz (as ere below)
T e scan s ould range from t e E2 to t e E69 c annels, frequency range Europe (you may reduce t e
number of c annels to scan if you know t e range of t e emitter w ere t e antenna points at: t e scan will
be faster)
Press “START”, t e appliance starts a searc .
At t e end of t e scan, it turns directly to t e “Measurement Plan” mode. If c annels were found, t e
appliance makes measurements continuously (level, C/Nl, BER/MER) on t e detected c annels.

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Eventually, press t e “Measures/TV/Spectrum” key; on t is new page, select t e c annel t at you want to
display.
T e instrument display on a single page of parameters of t e signal, TV picture and Spectrum scan : a great
time gain for your installs.
2 2 2 Installation of a terrestrial antenna
To install a terrestrial antenna, two ways are possible :
 Spectrum function use
 Pointing function use
2.2.2.1 Using Spectrum function
Plug t e cable of your antenna to t e MCT08x (take care to use an adequate adaptor)
Turn your appliance on. Press t e “Measures-TV-Spectrum” key
Press t e “Spectrum” area
Access to full SPAN mode

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Adjust t e antenna to get t e most powerful signal possible
Press directly t e signal you want in t e spectrum (t e cursor moves to w ere you press)
Press t e NIT/TV key , t e device find automatically all t e parameters of t e signal.
Once t e searc ended, t e device display TV picture, TV name, “Network Name” and “Network ID”.
Press t e “Measures-TV-Spectrum” key. You can now display t e level, t e BER/MER, t e TV picture (wit
information about t e current service) and t e spectrum of t e signal selected on t e same page…

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2.2.2.1 Using Pointing function
T e device as a terrestrial pointing function to quickly and easily adjust your terrestrial antenna.
Access t e terrestrial pointing menu from t e "HOME" page by pressing t e key« Pointing »
, puis « Terrestrial »
T e following page appears :
C oose t e transmitter to point in t e list
If your transmitter is not in t e list, if you want to enter a new transmitter, please refer to c apter 9.1
Once you ave completed t e four c annels, turn t e antenna slowly until you ear t e melody and get t e
maximum quality
No c annels found → Red Smiley
Average reception quality → Orange smiley
Good reception quality → Green Smiley

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2 2 3 Installation of a satellite dish
To install a satellite antenna, two ways are possible :
 Spectrum function use
 Pointing function use
2.2.3.1 Using Spectrum function
Connect t e satellite dis to t e appliance.
Activate t e remote power supply
To access to t e Remote power supply page, press “Home” and t en “LNB-DISEQC”
Press key « Measures-TV-Spectrum »
Press t e “Spectrum” area (see below)
Access to full SPAN mode

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Adjust t e antenna to get t e most powerful signal possible
Press directly t e signal you want in t e spectrum (t e cursor moves to w ere you press)
Press t e NIT/TV key , t e device find automatically all t e parameters of t e signal.
Once t e searc ended, t e device display TV picture, Satellite name, and “Network ID”.
Press t e “Measures-TV-Spectrum” key. You can now display t e level, t e BER/MER, t e TV picture (wit
information about t e current service) and t e spectrum of t e signal selected on t e same page…

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2.2.3.2 Using Pointing function
T e device as a satellite pointing function to quickly and easily adjust your dis .
Access t e satellite pointing menu from t e "HOME" page by pressing t e key« Pointing »
, t en “Satellite”.
T e device proposes to activate t e remote power supply :
T e following page appears:
C eck t e indication of consumption on t e remote power supply; zero consumption
indicates a failed LNB, or a cut coaxial cable, for example.

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Select a satellite like in t e example below ( ere Astra1):
If your satellite is not in t e list, if you want to enter a new satellite, refer to c apter 9.2.
Slowly orientate t e satellite dis until earing t e locking melody and getting t e best quality
No found transponder → red smiley
Average reception quality → orange smiley
Good reception quality → green smiley
Reminder: transponder = satellite c annel

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To c eck if t e aimed satellite is t e rig t one: press t e “NIT key”
T e appliance searc es t e MPEG NIT table on one of t e 4 transponders and displays t e name of t e
satellite:
Attention:
To identify a satellite, you must be « ooked » on all 4 transponders. (Quality > 0)
However, some transponders are regularly modified. See t e frequency range of t e
satellite w en a transponder does not seem to work.
Some switc es or LNB work only wit DiSEqC commands. In t is case, position t e
band (OL) and t e polarization on DiSEqC at t e Configuration page LNB-DiSEqC.
(Attention: t e C eck Sat is slower w en using t e DISEqC command).
For any additional information, our tec nical support is at your disposal:
Attention: T e displayed name depends on t e content of t e MPEG NIT table.
Some distributors provide no (or poor) suc table.
T e displayed information may be wrong.

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3 Presentation
3 1 General
T e field strengt measurers MCT08x are andy appliances designed for t e installation and maintenance of
any broadcasting and reception installations of analogical and digital terrestrial television c annels, satellites
or cable networks.
T e band ranges between 5 MHz to 2200 MHz; t is allows accurate measurements on all analogical
television standards, FM carrier waves and t e various digital standards DVB-C/C2, DVB-T/T2/T2Lite,
DAB/DAB+, DVB-S/S2, DSS.
T ey do Level measurements in average, peak and power according to t e selected standard.
In Measurement Plan mode, t ey scan up to 50 setups at t e same time and compare t em to decision
levels (min / max).
Equipped wit an efficient Bit Error Rate measurement (various BER, MER), t ey allow t e full validation of
digital transmissions DVB-T/T2/T2Lite, DVB-C/C2, DAB/DAB+, DVB-S/S2 and DSS.
Providing a Constellation diagram for digital standards, t e detection and display of Echoes and pre-
echoes and t e display of MER per carrier in DVB-T/T2/T2Lite and DVB-C2 to ave a complete analysis of
t e digital signals.
T e Spectrum analysis, quick and accurate, allows t e display of t e disturbances and t e measurement of
C/N, power...
You can display t e digital TV terrestrial or satellite under SD or HD, on standards MPEG2, MPEG4, and
HEVC
T e visualization of t e terrestrial analog TV image is also possible, in RF signal or CVBS video input.
T e Measures-TV-Spectrum mode allows t e simultaneous display of level, spectrum and of video of t e
same signal.
A HDMI socket allows t e transmission of t e TV picture to an external monitor.
T e sound is audible t roug t e built-in speakers, as well as available on t e Jack eadp one socket.
Designed for use on field, t ey are compact (less t an 3 kg, battery included), autonomous (battery pack and
quick c arger), equipped wit a LCD 10’’ touc screen (capacitive).
T e ig memory content allows t e storage of many configurations, measurements and spectrum curves.
Eac appliance is fully remote-controlled t roug ETHERNET connection via a computer.