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- Page 1 USER MANUAL SCOUT USER MANUAL Analogue and Digital Satellite Analyzer 930 - 2150 MHz QPSK ROVER LABORATORIES S.p.A. Via Parini 2 – 25019 Sirmione (BS) – ITALY www.roverinstruments.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
USER MANUAL INDEX OVERVIEW........................... 5 FRONT PANEL AND KEYBOARD ..................5 SIDE PANELS........................6 USER MANUAL........................7 TURN THE METER ON ......................7 TURN THE METER OFF ......................7 CHECK THE BATTERY CHARGE STATUS................7 METER SETUP: MPEG PROG SERVICE................8 MAIN SETUP........................8 AUTO METER OFF (TIMER OFF) ................8 FIELD LEVEL MEASUREMENT UNIT (UNIT)............8 LANGUAGE.......................9 KEYS BEEP ......................9... - Page 4 USER MANUAL MANUALLY TUNING THE TRANSPONDER (BY KNOWING ALL THE DISTINCTIVE PARAMETERS) ......................18 NAVIGATE THE SOLE TRASPONDERS INCLUDED IN A USER DEFINED MEMORY PLAN ..........................20 SELECT THE DESIRED TRANSPONDER...............20 MANUALLY MODIFY THE FREQUENCY VALUE............21 MODIFY THE TRANSPONDER MEMORY PLAN TO BE NAVIGATED....21 PERFORMING MEASURES: MEAS ..................22 10.1 ANALOGUE TRANSPONDER ..................22...
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Page 5: Overview
USER MANUAL OVERVIEW FRONT PANEL AND KEYBOARD Main Function Secondary Function (press and hold for 2”) Meter ON/OFF Lev. And CH. Power Meas. (press 2”) RESET (press and hold 10”) MPEG SERVICE LIST Enable configuration menu LCD (Dot matrix) Display PLAN AUTOSCAN SAT FINDER... -
Page 6: Side Panels
USER MANUAL SIDE PANELS [S] External Power Source ~ 12 Vac [T] USB socket [U] RF inlet (75 Ω, type “F” connector) -
Page 7: User Manual
USER MANUAL USER MANUAL TURN THE METER ON Press and release the [A] key. TURN THE METER OFF Press and hold for 2” the [A] key. CHECK THE BATTERY CHARGE STATUS When the meter is on, at the bottom left corner of the LCD display [B] an icon will show the current power source of the meter: built-in battery or mains external feed. -
Page 8: Meter Setup: Mpeg Prog Service
USER MANUAL METER SETUP: MPEG PROG SERVICE Press and hold for 2” the MPEG PROG SERVICE [B] key. MAIN SETUP Press repeatedly the SELECT [M] key to highlight the label METER SETUP. Press the UP[H] key to access the main set up menu AUTO METER OFF (TIMER OFF) If no key is pressed, the meter will automatically turn off after a certain time-delay. -
Page 9: Language
USER MANUAL LANGUAGE Press repeatedly the SELECT [M] key to highlight the label LANGUAGE Press repeatedly the UP [H] or DOWN [L] keys to set the desired langauge. In some release only the english language is available. KEYS BEEP Press repeatedly the SELECT [M] key to highlight the label KEYS BEEP Press repeatedly the UP [H] o DOWN [L] key to set the desired volume: OFF , LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH. -
Page 10: Set The Available Number Of Polarizations For The Lnb 2
USER MANUAL SET THE AVAILABLE NUMBER OF POLARIZATIONS FOR THE LNB 2 Press repeatedly the SELECT [M] key to highlight the label LNB2 DiSEqC. Press repeadetly the UP [H] or DOWN [L] key to set the required number of polarizations for LNB1 (A = 4 polarizations, B = 8 polarizations, C = 12 polarizations, D = 16 polarizations). -
Page 11: Dc At Rf In
USER MANUAL DC AT RF IN To turn the DC at RF in function on, press and hold for 2” the DATA LOGGER [Q] key. When the function is on, the yellow led DC at RF in [I] will turn on too. WARNING: BEFORE TURNING THE DC AT RF IN FUNCTION ON, PLEASE CAREFULLY CHECK WHETER THE SYSTEM WHICH THE METER IS CONNECTED TO, IS SUITABLE FOR THE DC AT RF IN. -
Page 12: Satellite Dish Alignment
USER MANUAL SATELLITE DISH ALIGNMENT DISH ALIGNMENT TO A SPECIFIC SATELLITE WITH AUTOMATIC SATELLITE IDENTIFICATION (SAT FINDER) The meter can assist you in aligning the satellite dish to a specific satellite. Just mount and briefly align the dish to the desired satellite. The meter can detect if you are really pointing to the desired satellite by looking for (maximum) three user-defined reference transponders within any received satellite signal, then it can support you in fine-aligning the dish. -
Page 13: Dual Feed" Dish Alignment
USER MANUAL When the satellite is correctly found, the meter will start the buzzer (check item 8.4 ANTENNA POINTING AID TONE: BUZZER at page 16). The Noise Margin value (also displayed on a level bar with peak level) and the Quality Test results will be displayed on the screen: With the help of the buzzer sound and maximizing the lenght of the bar, proceed to fine align the dish. -
Page 14: Lnb1 Satellite Setup
USER MANUAL LNB1 SATELLITE SETUP The display will already highlight either the satellite (the name of the satellite will be shown) or the Transponder Memory Plan (the word PLAN… will be shown) to align the LNB1. Press either the UP [H] or the DOWN [L] key to select the desired satellite or Transponder Memory Plan. -
Page 15: Move
USER MANUAL transponder (please refer to chapter 9 SIGNAL TUNING: PLAN and 9.2 MANUALLY TUNING THE TRANSPONDER (BY KNOWING ALL THE DISTINCTIVE PARAMETERS) at oage 18) for the satellite to align the dish to. • Press and hold for 2” the MPEG PROG SERVICE [B] key. -
Page 16: Goto
USER MANUAL GOTO This command selects one of the 99 pre-stored antenna positions. Press the SELECT [M] key to highlight the item POS.: and select the required pre- stored position by pressing the UP [H] or DOWN [L] keys. Then, press the SELECT [M] key to highlight the item APPLY? and finally press the UP [H] key to send the command to the dish. -
Page 17: Signal Tuning: Plan
USER MANUAL SIGNAL TUNING: PLAN Connect the signal cable to the F connector [U] of the meter. Press and release the PLAN [D] key. EXPLORING ALL THE SATELLITE TRANSPONDERS Press repeatedly the SELECT [M] key to highlight the label SATELLITE. The name of required satellite should be highlighted. -
Page 18: Change The Transponder
USER MANUAL CHANGE THE TRANSPONDER Press repeatedly the SELECT [M] key to highlight the transponder number. To select the required transponder, press repeatedly either the UP [H] or the DOWN [L] key to navigate to the next or previous transponder. To quickly shift transponder, just keep pressed either the UP[H] or DOWN [L] key up to reach the desired transponder. - Page 19 USER MANUAL TO COMPLETE THIS OPERATION, IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO GO BACK TO THE LEVEL/POWER MEASURE SCREEN, BY PRESSING REPEATEDLY THE MEAS [G] KEY. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MODIFY THE SIGNAL TYPE FROM OTHER SCREENS. Press repeatedly the SELECT [M] key to highlight LNB. To modifiy the polarization and the high/low band, press repeatedly the UP [H] and DOWN [L] keys up to reach the desired values.
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Page 20: Navigate The Sole Trasponders Included In A User Defined Memory Plan
USER MANUAL NAVIGATE THE SOLE TRASPONDERS INCLUDED IN A USER DEFINED MEMORY PLAN To create a Transponder Memory Plan, please refer to chapter 13 CREATING A USER DEFINED TRANSPONDER MEMORY PLAN at page 31. A Transponder Memory Plan may contain transponders related to different satellites. Press repeatedly the SELECT [M] key to highlight the label MANUAL MEMORY. -
Page 21: Manually Modify The Frequency Value
USER MANUAL MANUALLY MODIFY THE FREQUENCY VALUE If necessary, it is possible to manually modifiy the tuned frequency by pressing repeatedly the SELECT [M] key to highlight the actual frequency. Then, press repeatedly either the UP [H] or the DOWN [L] key to modify the frequency in 0,1 MHz step. -
Page 22: Performing Measures: Meas
USER MANUAL 10 PERFORMING MEASURES: MEAS Press the MEAS [G] key to tune the required transponder (please refer to chapter 9 SIGNAL TUNING: PLAN at page 17). 10.1 ANALOGUE TRANSPONDER On the display second row SAT ANALOG will appear. On the subsequent rows, the following informations will appear: •... -
Page 23: Digital Transponder
USER MANUAL 10.2 DIGITAL TRANSPONDER THE TRANSPONDER TUNED IS INCLUDED IN A PRE-MEMORIZED SATELLITE OR THE TRANSPONDER WAS MANUALLY TUNED The following screen will be displayed: On the display second row, either SAT QPSK DVB-S or SAT QPSK DSS will appear. In the bottom row, the relevant information of the network will appear, in order: •... -
Page 24: The Transponder Is Included In A User-Defined Transponder Memory Plan
USER MANUAL THE TRANSPONDER IS INCLUDED IN A USER-DEFINED TRANSPONDER MEMORY PLAN The following screen will be shown: In the display second row, either SAT QPSK DVB-S or SAT QPSK DSS will be shown. In the subsequent rows, the following informations will be shown: •... -
Page 25: Ber Measurements Before And After Viterbi Correction
USER MANUAL The Noise Margin and MER measurements will be shown also on a level bar, with peak value memory. Also, in the bottom row, the relevant network information will be presented: • bouquet name: will appear after a few seconds and only if the quality of the signal is sufficient;... -
Page 26: Service List Of The Current Bouquet
USER MANUAL • the network name (NETW. NAME) • the bouquet name (BOUQ. NAME) • the date, as memorized in the bouquet If any of these informations are missing, the correspondant fields will be blank. The channel is correctly locked only if the lock in the bottom left of the screen is closed. -
Page 27: Spectrum Analyzer Mode
USER MANUAL 11 SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE Press the SPECT [F] key. The display will show the spectrum of the signal tuned. The bottom row of the display, next to the MRK indication, will show the field/power value corresponding to the marker position. 11.1 CHANGE THE TRANSPONDER Press the SELECT [M] key to highlight the selected transponder. -
Page 28: Editing The Signal Level End Of Scale
USER MANUAL 11.3 EDITING THE SIGNAL LEVEL END OF SCALE Press the SELECT [M] key to highlight the high end value on the y-axis. The value can be changed by pressing either the UP [H] or the DOWN [L] key. 11.4 CHANGE SPAN Press the SELECT [M] key to highlight the actual span value (SP…). -
Page 29: Automatic Storage Of Transponders Measures (Data Logger)
(LOGGER files). Any LOGGER file can be downloaded to a PC in MS Excel ® format using the connection software ROVER SMART ®. The meter is capable to store up to 99 different LOGGER files, thus allowing the user to perform a complete auto Meas&Store at almost every end-user socket in a building,... -
Page 30: Delete A Memory Plan
USER MANUAL In case the current target Logger file is blank, the screen bottom row will display SAVE? In case the current target Logger file already contains data from a previous auto Meas&Store, the screen bottom row will display OVERWRITE? In this case, should you proceed to a new Meas&Store, the former data will be deleted without further notice. -
Page 31: Creating A User Defined Transponder Memory Plan
USER MANUAL 13 CREATING A USER DEFINED TRANSPONDER MEMORY PLAN 13.1 MANUALLY CREATE A USER DEFINED MEMORY PLAN: MEMORY Press and release the MEMORY [N] key. CREATE A BRAND NEW MEMORY PLAN Press repeatedly the SELECT [M] key to highlight the top left field on the display (MANU 1, MANU 2, …). -
Page 32: Add A New Transponder To An Existing Memory Plan
USER MANUAL To add more transponder to the current Memory plan, just press the SELECT [M] key to highlight, the signal type to store (in the display second row) and then just repeat the sequence of the operations above mentioned. To quit this function, press and release the MEAS [G] key. -
Page 33: Delete A User Defined Memory Plan
USER MANUAL • Press and hold for 2” the MEMORY [N] key. • The selected transponder will be automatically stored in the first blank position of the current Memory Plan and the following screen will appear: Press the MEAS [G] key to quit this function. 13.3 DELETE A USER DEFINED MEMORY PLAN THE MEMORY PLAN CURRENTLY IN USE CANNOT BE DELETED. - Page 34 USER MANUAL Transponder Memory Plan (please refer to chapter 12 AUTOMATIC STORAGE OF TRANSPONDERS MEASURES (DATA LOGGER) at page 29) Press the SELECT [M] key to highlight SELECT TYPE. Press either the UP [H] or the DOWN [L] key to select LOGGER. Press the SELECT [M] key to highlight SELECT FILE.
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Page 35: Technical Specifications
USER MANUAL 14 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Analogue and Digital SAT signal analyzer Useful Frequency Range: SAT: 930 ÷ 2.150 MHz Digital Modulation Type: QPSK Measurement Capabilities: Analogue Satellite Field level Digital Satellite Channel Power Pre-Viterbi and after-Viterbi BER Constellation Complementary / Common measures Noise margin Signal automatic quality test Spectrum analysis... - Page 36 12 V lighter adaptor & battery charger USB 2.0 cable ROVER’s everyday efforts constantly aim at developing better and better instruments, more reliable and easier to use. Thus, we know you will be on our side when we update the core software powering our instruments before being able to update our user manuals too.
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Page 37: Service Notes And Guarantee Regulations (Ue And Extra Ue)
5. The equipment can not be replaced and the guarantee extended after the repair of a fault. SERVICE NOTES AND PROCEDURES 6. The equipment can only be repaired by the manufacturer or by an authorized Rover Laboratories service center: a. Before returning the meter for repair, always contact the distributor where you purchased the unit or an authorized service center if present in your area to obtain the return procedure for your analyzer. - Page 38 Rover Laboratories reserves the right to charge the customer for the estimate analysis costs. 7. Risks and costs for transport to Rover Laboratories S.p.A. must be sustained by the buyer. After repair, if the equipment is under guarantee, Rover Laboratories S.p.A.
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Page 39: Fault Identification Form
USER MANUAL FAULT IDENTIFICATION FORM CUSTOMER INFORMATION CUSTOMER: TEL. / MOBILE.: REFERENCE: FAX: METER INFORMATION METER MODEL: HARDWARE (HW on startup display) SERIAL NUMBER: FIRMWARE (FW on startup display) FAULT INFORMATION – check the appropriate box with an X- AFFECTED ITEM POWER SOURCE the meter, if connected to external power supply, does not turn on the meter, powered by internal batteries, does not turn on... -
Page 40: Mantaining The Meter
Do not use any kind of strong adhesive tape (electrical tape, duct tape or even scotch tape) which may leave glue stains on the display. In case of doubt, please contact Rover Laboratories S.p.A. Technical Assistance. -
Page 41: Disposal Of Electronic Equipment
USER MANUAL DISPOSAL OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Disposal of electric / electronic equipment (applicable in all CEE countries and whereever separate waste collection system is applied). This symbol on the packaging indicates that the product should not be considered as domestic waste. The product, at the moment of disposal, should be brought to a waste collection point with the proper facilities to manage electrical/electronic appliances. - Page 42 USER MANUAL NOTE...
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- Page 44 Caring about you ROVER LABORATORIES S.p.A. Via Parini 2 – 25019 Sirmione (BS) – ITALY Tel: ++39.030.91981 – Fax: ++39.030.9906894 wecare@roverinstruments.com www.roverinstruments.com...
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