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- Page 1 BT QAM PRO BT QAM PRO B T Q A M P R O B T Q A M P R O INSTRUCTION MANUAL CATV Analyzer www.blondertongue.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Index ______________________________________________________________________________ – FRONT PANEL & KEYS – NAVIGATION – CONFIGURATIONS – “PLAN” SCREEN AND NAVIGATION – QUALITY MEASUREMENT SCREEN – ANALOG TV MEASUREMENT SCREEN – DIGITAL CATV MEASUREMENT SCREEN – INGRESS & LEAKAGE MEASUREMENT SCREENS – SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREENS –... -
Page 3: Front Panel & Keys
Front Panel & Keys _____________________________________________________ N. Name Function 1 HOME Key Press to turn on. Keep pressed to turn off. 2 MAINS LED on when the meter is connected to the USB power supply 3 SPECT Key Press to display spectrum 4 DC@RF LED DC@RF indicator 5 BAT. -
Page 4: Navigation
Navigation ____________________________________________________________________________ • POWER To turn on To turn off, press and press the hold the ‘HOME’ key. ‘HOME’ key. • ARROW KEYS • ENTER Press the arrow Press to keys to select the select a menu menu required or or to confirm. - Page 5 CONFIGURATION OF THE INSTRUMENT’S PARAMETERS: COUNTRY CONFIGURATION & DISCOVERY MODE: Discovery variables are QAMB Only, QAMA Only (N/A for USA), VSB (8VSB for Broadcast/ OTA) and All Mod.. All Mod. includes all prior digital modulation schemes. All schemes include Analog. Using All Mod. will make the discovery time take longer as the meter searches through more modulation possibilities to find a match.
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Page 6: Plan" Screen And Navigation
“PLAN” Screen and Navigation ___________________________________________ Press the “HOME” key, use the arrow keys to select “PLAN”, then press “ENTER”. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select the TV MASTER (Tv MASTER PLAN) memory plans you wish to use, manual (MANUAL MEMORY) or automatic (AUTOtv MEMORY). MASTER TV PLAN SELECTION: MANUAL MEMORY SELECTION: Use the TvMaster Plan when the formats of channels to be measured are not known. -
Page 7: Quality Measurement Screen
QUALITY measurement screen ____________________________________________ Measure the quality and power of up to 140 channels in blocks of 8 channels. Select the manual Select the automatic memory plan required memory plan required (MANU XX). (AUTO XX). DIGITAL CHANNEL: ANALOG CHANNEL: POWER QUALITY LEVEL Press the arrow keys... -
Page 8: Analog Tv Measurement Screen
TV SIGNAL ANALYSIS __________________________________________________________________________________ Press the “HOME” key, use the arrow keys to select “MEAS”, then press “ENTER”. Or press the “QUALITY” key for 2 seconds and release. Analog TV Measurement screen _______________________________ Use the “LEFT” and “RIGHT” keys to select the field required. Use the “UP”... - Page 9 INGRESS MEASUREMENT SCREEN ___________________________ Press the “HOME” key, use the arrow keys to select “INGRESS”, then press “ENTER”. LEAKAGE MEASUREMENT SCREEN ___________________________ Press the “HOME” key, use the arrow keys to select “LEAK”, then press “ENTER”.
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Page 10: Spectrum Analyzer Screens
SPECT Spectrum analyzer ___________________________________________________________________________ Press the “SPECT” key to go to Spectrum mode Or press the “HOME” key, use the arrow keys to select “SPECT”, then press “ENTER”. SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREENS ______________________________ Use the arrow keys to select and adjust the spectrum’s numerical values: SPAN (SP) - CHANNEL - FREQUENCY (F) - REFERENCE LEVEL DIGITAL TV SIGNALS... -
Page 11: Tv: Barscan Level/Power Of All Channels
TV: BARSCAN level/power of all channels _______________ In the TV standard channelization the meter displays the level/power of all TV channels. In MANUAL MEMORY or AUTOMATIC TV MEMORY (AUTOtv MEMORY) the meter displays the memorized channels and distinguishes analog and digital signals using two different bars. -
Page 12: Scan: Channel Plans And Log Files
SCAN: channel plans and log files ____________________________ TV: AUTOMEMORY TV _________________________________________________ To automatically store all the existing channels in a city or building. Press the “HOME” key, using the arrow keys select “SCAN”, then press ENTER. Use the arrow keys to select select and change the “AUTOMEMORY TV”... -
Page 13: Tv: Manual Memory
TV: MANUAL MEMORY ______________________________________________ User must select MANUAL MEMORY in the PLAN menu (page 6) before changes can be made here. “THIS PLAN IS NOT MODIFIABLE” message will be displayed if the PLAN is not Manual. How to create/edit a manual memory plan: Press the “HOME”... - Page 14 Use the “LEFT” and “RIGHT” keys Use the “LEFT” and “RIGHT” keys and select and select the item “FREQUENCY” the item “MODULATION” (in the example (in the example “F177.00”). “TV QAM-B”). Use the “UP” and “DOWN’” keys Use the “UP” and “DOWN’” keys and select the type of modulation required and select the frequancy required Use the “UP”...
- Page 15 LOGGER _________________________________________________________________________ Use the arrow keys to select and change the items/values in the various menus. LOGGER SAVE ______________________________________________________________ Press the “HOME” key, use the arrow keys to select “SCAN”, then press “ENTER”. Select LOGGER SAVE and press “ENTER”. Set the desired parameters and select “DATA LOGGER”...
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Page 16: Battery Test & Battery Regeneration
Battery Test & Battery Regeneration ______________________ THIS PROCEDURE EXPLAINS HOW TO REGENERATE/CHECK YOUR BATTERIES AND CALIBRATE THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR USEFUL ADVICE: • CHARGE THE BATTERIES EVERY NIGHT AFTER USE, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT COMPLETELY DISCHARGED; • ALWAYS USE THE “BATTERY SAVE” & “TIMER OFF” FUNCTIONS TO INCREASE YOUR METER’S AUTONOMY; • THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF THE BATTERIES AND BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR’S ACCURACY IMPROVES BY UP TO 20% IF YOU CARRY OUT MANY BATTERY TEST CYCLES;... -
Page 17: Li-Ion Polymer Batteries
LI-ION Polymer Batteries ____________________________________________ IMPORTANT: • ALWAYS TURN THE INSTRUMENT OFF BEFORE CONNECTING THE BATTERY CHARGER; • DO NOT LEAVE THE BATTERIES DISCHARGED FOR LONG PERIODS; • ALWAYS CHARGE THE BATTERIES AT NIGHT FOR AT LEAST 7 HOURS, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT COMPLETELY DISCHARGED. -
Page 18: Meter Maintenance
Power Supply (mains) and Battery Charge (chrg) LED status ____________________________________________________________________ CONNECTED INSTRUMENT TO THE MAINS NOTES LED MAINS LED BATT CHRG POWER SUPPLY Batteries in fast charge Battery charge completed Flashing Abnormal battery temperature. 0.5 SECONDS OFF The recharge cycle has been suspended 0.5 SECONDS ON automatically and will automatically reset. -
Page 19: Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty _________________________________________________________ Seller will at its sole option, either repair or replace (with a new or factory reconditioned product, as Seller may determine) any product manufactured or sold (or in the case of software, licensed) by Seller which is defective in materials or workmanship or fails to meet the applicable specifications that are in effect on the date of shipment or such other specifications as may have been expressly agreed upon in writing: (i) for a period of three (3) years from the date of original purchase for all stock hardware products (other than those specifically referenced herein below having a shorter warranty period);... - Page 20 www.blondertongue.com UG-BTQAMPRO-EN-V1 13-7-2017 Designed in Europe, Assembled in Europe Product specification are subject to change without notice . All trademarks used are properties of their respective owners.
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