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- Page 1 TVHUNTER+ Test Equipment Depot - 800.517.8431 - 99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 - TestEquipmentDepot.com TV HUNTER (ISDB-T/T - 0 MI1961 -...
- Page 3 SAFETY NOTES Read the user’s manual before using the equipment, mainly "SAFETY RULES" paragraph. The symbol on the equipment means "SEE USER’S MANUAL". In this manual may also appear as a Caution or Warning symbol. WARNING AND CAUTION statements may appear in this manual to avoid injury hazard or damage to this product or other property.
- Page 5 SAFETY RULES ∗ The safety could not be assured if the instructions for use are not closely followed. ∗ Use this equipment connected only to systems with their negative of measurement connected to ground potential. ∗ The mains adaptor is a Class I equipment. For safety reasons it must be plugged to supply power lines with their ground.
- Page 6 CAUTION The battery used can present danger of fire or chemical burn if it is severely mistreat. Do not disassembly, cremate or heat the battery above 100 °C under no circumstances. ∗ Symbols related with safety: Descriptive Examples of Over-Voltage Categories Cat I Low voltage installations isolated from the mains.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 GENERAL ....................1-1 1.1 Introduction ..................1-1 2 INSTALATION .................... 2-2 2.1 Power Supply ..................2-2 2.1.1 Operation using the Mains Adapter ..........2-2 2.1.2 Operation Using Batteries ............. 2-3 2.1.3 Battery Charging ................. 2-3 2.2 Starting-Up and Main Screen ..............2-4 2.3 Main Screen Description............... -
Page 9: General
DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION HUNTER (ISDB-T/T TVHUNTER+ 1 GENERAL Introduction The implementation and consolidation of the digital TV has been a great improvement in television reception worldwide. In addition to increasing the quality of picture and sound, the digital standard has added a range of useful services to the user such as digital teletext, electronic program guide, subtitles, multiple audio languages, access to radio channels, etc. -
Page 10: Instalation
2 INSTALATION Power Supply The TVHUNTER+ is a portable instrument powered by a Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery. The instrument is supplied with a mains adapter in order to connect it to the mains for its operation and battery charging. Operation using the Mains Adapter 2.1.1 Turn the TVHUNTER+ off and connect the mains adapter to the external power connector... -
Page 11: Operation Using Batteries
Operation Using Batteries 2.1.2 The instrument is powered by a 7.4 V and 2.2 Ah Li-Ion battery. In order to the instrument works using the battery, you should press any of these keys ( [1], [2], [3]), for more than 2 s. With the battery fully charged, the TVHUNTER+ has an autonomy approx. -
Page 12: Starting-Up And Main Screen
When charging is completed, the instrument emits a long acoustic indication, showing message “FULL BATTERY” automatically disconnected from the mains. The charging time depends on the state of the battery. If the battery is completely flat, the charging process will take around 90 minutes. The charging process must be carry out in a range of temperatures between 5 °C and 40 °C. - Page 13 Figure 2. Instrument Starting Screen. Next, a screen will display the instrument’s name, company and user names (editable by software) and the current version of firmware (Figure 3.). Figure 3. Name of the instrument (TVHUNTER+), user’s name, company, firmware’s version (v1.04.02), year and serial number.
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Page 14: Main Screen Description
Main Screen Description The top line of this screen is the same one for all functions of the equipment. Next it will be explained the icons and messages that can appear depending on the situation. At the top left corner it is shown the active function. There are three different states or functions: 1) DETECT, 2) IDENTIFY and 3) ADJUST. - Page 15 At right top corner, next to the messages, the following icons may appear: ISDB-T/T signal locked. Power supply connected. Battery power level. Manual switch off. ISDB-T/T signal Connected to PC through a USB port locked. External voltage supplied through the RF connector (5V/12V/15V/24V/OFF) May 2013...
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Page 16: Operating Instructions
3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Description of Controls and Elements Front panel Figure 5. Front panel. DETECT/CONFIGURATION key This key activates the function for Detecting the TDT signal. Press and hold this key to turn on the instrument. At the DETECT screen, press and hold this key to access the Setup menu. - Page 17 ADJUST key This key activates the fine-tune Adjustment function in order to adjust accurately the antenna for optimum signal reception. This function measures POWER, MER, CBER and VBER/LBER. Press and hold this key to switch ON or OFF the instrument. At the ADJUST screen, pressing this key it goes to the next test point or to the next layer of the same test point.
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Page 18: Navigation Keys
Navigation keys 3.1.1 The same key has different functions depending on the time user is pressing the key and the screen: KEYSTROKE TIME Short < 0,5 s Long 0,5 < > 1 s Hold > 1 s With the equipment OFF ►... - Page 19 From the DETECT screen ► Figure 7. DETECT screen. It switches external power supply It accesses the CONFIGURATION menu It goes to the IDENTIFICATION screen It turns off the equipment It goes to the ADJUST screen It turns off the equipment May 2013 3-11...
- Page 20 From the IDENTIFICATION screen ► Figure 8. IDENTIFICATION screen. It goes to the DETECT screen It goes to the first test point It goes to the next layer (A,B,C) of the test point o to the next test point It goes to the previous test point It turns off the equipment It goes to the ADJUST screen It turns off the equipment...
- Page 21 From the ADJUST screen ► Figure 9. ADJUST screen. It goes to the DETECT screen It goes to the first test point It goes to the IDENTIFICATION screen It turns off the equipment It goes to the next layer (A,B,C) of the test point o to the next test point It goes to the previous test point It turns off the equipment...
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Page 22: Setup Menu
Setup menu To access the setup menu, from the DETECT screen, press and hold the key [1] for 2 s approximately until appears the setup screen (Fig. 10). Figure 10. Setup Menu. Once inside, to move along the setup menu, press: To exit the setup menu. -
Page 23: Auto-Scan
BACKLIGHT MODE ► Actives (ON) or disables (OFF) the back-light of the screen. The AUTO option actives the back-light when the user is pressing keys. After one minute without using the instrument, the back-light turns off. CONTRAST LCD ► Allow to chose between four contrast levels. CONFIRM &... - Page 24 On screen, the progress bar placed at the middle of the screen shows the progress of the current scan. On the line above there is some information about the scan: on the left there is the number of scan (next to it a symbol, if the background is black, indicates this scan is active) and on the right the frequency being scanned at the time (next to it a "play"...
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Page 25: Antenna Orientation For Optimum Reception
If you save the channels after scanning, they will be used as a test points. It also assigns the name of the channel as an identification name for the test point. Figure 12. Scan finished. After saving the channels found during scanning, the instrument goes to the function “Adjust”... -
Page 26: Transmitter Focus Detection And Location (1> Detect)
Figure 13. Valid sequences diagram. 3.3.1 Transmitter Focus Detection and Location (1> DETECT) When starting up, the instrument firstly access this function (Figure 14.). If it is not the active function then press the key [1] to select it. The purpose of this function is to find the best orientation for the antenna. For that, you should place the antenna where you receive the most powerful signal from the transmitter source. -
Page 27: Identifying Multiplex Channels (2 > Identify)
Figure 14. DETECT function. Active function indicator. Real time power bar. Percentage of the real time power. Battery status. External power supplied. Maximum measured power bar. Percentage of maximum measured power. 3.3.2 Identifying multiplex channels (2 > IDENTIFY) Once the transmitting source has been detected (by localising a power maximum), you should check if the received signal corresponds to anyone of the test points memorised. - Page 28 Figure 15. Rotation of active test points. When you select a specific test point, the name and frequency assigned to that point is displayed on the screen. On the top line of the screen it appears the number of the detection point you are identifying, from TP01 to TP50 maximum.
- Page 29 Figure 16. IDENTIFY function. USB conect. Manual Power off. Function 2: Identification. Test Point Name. Channel Services. Remaining battery power. External power supplied. Locked signal (black background). Frequency. Number service/Total services. Frequency Network. Maybe it could not get any ISDB-T/T signal, or with a valid Transport Stream, or even not a RF signal.
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Page 30: Antenna Adjustment For Optimum Signal Quality (3> Adjust)
The instrument can store up to fifty points of detection. Each test point is defined with a name up to 8 letters, which appears on the display when is selected. The number of active test points can be also selected. 3.3.3 Antenna Adjustment for Optimum Signal Quality (3>... - Page 31 Figure 17. ADJUST function. Sequential number of the test point and layer. Active function (3.- Adjust). Test point Name (terrestrial multiplex name stored). Transmitter power measurement. CBER measurement. Remaining battery power. External power supplied. Signal locked. Frequency. MER measurement and Link Margin. VBER/LBER measurement.
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Page 32: Equipment Configuration
To turn off the instrument, simply press the key ( [1], [3]) for more than two seconds. As time goes by, the demodulator circuit tends to measure better, due to it includes an input signal tracking and an adaptation algorithm. Therefore, to ensure a good quality at reading signal, you should wait for some additional measurements. - Page 33 All the necessary information for the computer's configuration and the use of the “TVHUNTER+ ” software can be found in the next section. CONTROL PROGRAM (PC) NOTE: To update the software version and the user's manual access the download area at the PROMAX web page: May 2013 3-25...
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Page 34: Software Application
4 SOFTWARE APPLICATION General 4.1.1 Description The TVHUNTER+ software configuration is the complementary software application for the measuring equipment TVHUNTER+ . The TVHUNTER+ esign is based on a microprocessor, which allows data to be exchanged between the instrument and a remote controller (usually a personal computer) via an USB 2.0 cable. -
Page 35: Hardware And Software Requirements
The installation program creates, by default, a directory in the path C:\Program Files\PROMAX\TVHUNTER+, where the application files are copied. To run the program, go to: Start \Programs\PROMAX\TVHUNTER+ or click on the desktop shortcut. In the section “Software Description” it is explained in detail how works the program. -
Page 36: Legal Conditions
► program referred to in this Contract is the exclusive property of PROMAX ELECTRONICA, S.L. The end user may only acquire the personal and non-transferrable right to use the software that is the subject matter of this Contract for the purposes herein expressed. -
Page 37: Software Description
Software Description 4.2.1 Main Window Description When running the TVHUNTER+ software, it appears the main window (see next figure). From top to bottom, this window is divided in: Title Bar: It shows the program name and the usual options to maximize, minimize and close. -
Page 38: File Menu
File Menu 4.2.2 It is the first menu in the menu bar. Files generated and read by the program are identified with the “PRO” extension. The program is not able to keep more than one configuration file in its memory. The File menu includes following submenus in order to manage files: It creates a new configuration file. -
Page 39: Test Points Configuration
Test Points Configuration 4.2.4 The test points are the points of measurement that the TVHUNTER+ uses for analysis and measurement of digital terrestrial channels. The table with the points of test must have been previously created, configured and loaded on the instrument. - Page 40 In this window there are next fields: Select index to edit a test point: This field identifies every detection point with a number. There is a total of 50 detection points, numbered from 1 to 50. To edit a specific detection point, you should enter the corresponding number using the arrows to increase or decrease the counter.
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Page 41: General Configuration Of The Instrument
General Configuration of the Instrument 4.2.5 In order to modify the general configuration of the instrument, you should select the “Config” option from the “Edit” menu or click on the icon Figure 20. General Configuration of the instrument. At the General Configuration window (see figure above) there are displayed next fields: Initial detection point index: It allows you to define the margin of detection points that will be sent to... - Page 42 Last detection point index: It allows you to define the margin of detection points that will be sent to the T VHUNT ER + . This field indicates what point will be the last one to be sent of those selected. To increase or decrease the index number, you should click on arrows, which are next to the box.
- Page 43 Initial Index: First number of the sequence to be assigned to the ► first channel during scanning. See a practical example of how to configure the auto-scan in the section "How to change the Auto-Scan parameters". Units Selection: It allows you to choose what kind of units you want to use in the TVHUNTER+ : dBµV, dBmV or dBm.
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Page 44: Messages Configuration
Messages Configuration 4.2.6 Figure 21. Text messages editor window. The TVHUNTER+ uses 57 text messages. There are two messages that user can edit. The message number one (user) and the message number two (Company). The rest of messages are blocked and protected by password. They are accessible only by qualified staff. -
Page 45: Tools Menu
If your PC does not detect the TVHUNTER+ , install the USB driver available on the PROMAX website or contact the technical service. Send This option allows you to transmit the configuration loaded into ►... -
Page 46: Remote Control Of The Instrument
Editor This is an option only for using by qualified staff. It opens a ► text editor that enables you to edit, create, save and print ASCII files. This application has the same basic functions than other text editors: Find, Copy, Cut, Paste, etc… Usually, there need this option,... - Page 47 If "Terminal" choose a wrong port, you must select the appropriate port manually, using the following keystrokes. For COM1: Alt + 1 For COM2: Alt + 2 For COM3: Alt + 3 For COM4: Alt + 4 In normal circumstance, TVHUNTER+ transmits a XON code (code 11h) every two seconds.
- Page 48 A typical communication chronogram would be as follows: PC (Controller) TVHUNTER+ ------> (at 2 seconds intervals) ------> <------ '*?VER + CR' XOFF ------> ACK (validation) ------> (execution) (optional response ‘*<respuesta>CR + LF’ ) ------> ------> From the point of view of the programmer, the control sequence follows the next steps: Wait to receive a XON.
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Page 49: Menu Help
Some keys have special meaning inside “Terminal”: Alt + T: “Terminal” enters in Test mode, so nothing is written or ► read on the serial port. This is useful to check the syntax of PRO files. Alt + X : In 'Hex' mode, you can view the characters sent by the ►... -
Page 50: Practical Examples
Practical examples 4.3.1 How to create a file with new detection points In order to create a file with detection points, follow these steps: Double click on the icon TVHUNTER+ which is on the desktop, to open the program. Click on the icon “Create file”. -
Page 51: How Upload The Tvhunter+ With A File Of Detection Points
How upload the TVHUNTER+ with a file of detection points 4.3.2 In order to upload the TVHUNTER+ with a file of detection points you already have, follow these steps: Double click on the icon TVHUNTER+ , which is on the desktop, to open the program. -
Page 52: How To Change The Auto-Scan Parameters
How to change the Auto-Scan parameters 4.3.3 Turn on the TVHUNTER+ in Manual Power Off mode to avoid shutdown when editing parameters. To enable the Manual Power Off, when turning on, hold the key for eight seconds. You should see the MANUAL POWER OFF icon screen. - Page 53 During the auto-scan, the channels are given a name consisting of the letter defined in "Initial Char" and a sequence number. Click on the "Send data to the equipment" icon to send the file to your equipment. The equipment shuts down and restarts again. Now the TVHUNTER+ has loaded the new data for the auto-scan.
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Page 54: Specifications
5 SPECIFICATIONS TUNING Frequency range 170 MHz to 858 MHz (UHF). Measurement points 50 maximum. RF INPUT Impedance 75 Ω Connector Universal, including BNC, DIN and F interchangeable adapter. Level range 40 dBμV to 100 dBμV. Maximum signal level DC to 100 Hz 30 Vrms 170 MHz to 858 MHz 120 dBμV MEASUREMENTS ISDB-T/T... - Page 55 POWER SUPPLY Battery 7,4 V 2,2 Ah Li-Ion Battery. Low battery indication Acoustic indication and message on the display. Charger Built-in. It disconnects power supply when charging process ends. Autonomy 5 hours typically, without powering any amplifier through the external power supply.
- Page 56 OPCIONAL ACCESSORIES DC-269 T V H U N T E R + carrying bag. RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE PACKING It is recommended to keep all the packing material in order to return the equipment, if necessary, to the Technical Service. 5-48 May 2013...
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Page 57: Maintenance
6 MAINTENANCE Cleaning Recommendations CAUTION To clean the cover, take care the instrument is disconnected. CAUTION Do not use scented hydrocarbons or chlorized solvents. Such products may attack the plastics used in the construction of the cover. The cover should be cleaned by means of a light solution of detergent and water applied with a soft cloth.
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