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Table of Contents 1 FIRST STEPS............................3 1.1 Installation considerations....................3 1.2 Which instruments are covered by this manual?............3 1.3 What is in the box?........................4 1.4 Environmental aspects......................4 1.5 Safety remarks........................5 1.6 Important operation remarks....................6 2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW..........................7 3 GETTING STARTED..........................8 3.1 Start-up procedure.......................8 4 RIGHT-HAND SIDE CONNECTORS AND FEATURES..............8 5 LEFT-HAND SIDE CONNECTORS AND FEATURES................9 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS......................10...
It is therefore not recommended to drop or throw the 4T2. It should also be avoided to expose the instrument to high humidity, or water in it's liquid form. Shall you plan to store the 4T2 in that kind of conditions, ABC recommends to do so in the supplied carrying-case.
1.3 What is in the box? Carrying-case • ABC 4T2-Broadcast Multi Probe test instrument • 230V to 12V Power-Supply • GPS USB Receiver and 12V to 12V Power Supply for coverage analysis • 4T2-Broadcast Multi Probe Manual • 4T2 SW Manual Content-Analyser •...
It is recommended to install and operate the 4T2-Broadcast Multi Probe by qualified personnel only. Maintenance of the 4T2-Broadcast Multi Probe instrument shall be performed by qualified ABC personnel only. The measurement instrument shall be used only for the range of operations mentioned in this manual.
Installation of not approved third party hardware may damage the 4T2 and is not being covered under the 4T2 warranty. We recommend to consult ABC, if in doubt of compatibilities of hardware. Opening of the 4T2 voids the warranty. There are no user serviceable parts inside the 4T2.
2 Product overview The 4T2-Broadcast Multi Probe is a highly portable, mains independent measurement instrument. The measurements are conducted and visualised through a state-of-the-art tablet computer running Microsoft Windows Depending on configuration, the instrument performs DVB-T/T2, DVB-S/S2, and ASI or UDP measurements as specified in the relevant standards (see technical specifications).
Although described in this manual, your instrument may not be equipped with all these features as some (like the satellite receiver input) are optional. 3 Getting started 3.1 Start-up procedure After unpacking your 4T2-bmp, please attach the power cord to the input on the right hand side of the instrument.
5 Left-hand side connectors and features On the left hand side, you will find connectors essential for measurements: 3.5mm Jack headphone output of tablet computer Volume up/down rocker switch CI: Dual Common Interface slot ASI: Asynchronous Serial Interface MPEG Transport Stream input CPL: Coupler output from tracking generator TG: Tracking Generator main output RF: Radio Frequency main input...
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COFDM Modulation Analysis Constellation Diagram L1 post, Equalizer out, and Data-PLP MER and EVM versus Carrier Measurement Results Resolution Accuracy Modulation Error Ratio 0.1 dB ± 1.5 dB @ 38 to 42 dB ± 1.0 dB @ 20 to 38 dB ±...
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MPEG TS Analysis Please refer to the: and 3 priority ERR according TR.101.290 4T2 Content-Analyser Logging of Errors to file, DVB-T2 MI, Packet Filter, Services Counter, Pie Charts of data rates Stream Hierarchy tree view, triggered capture TS, PID sorted views, PCR jitter display, ... Measurement Results Resolution Accuracy...
7 Miscellaneous 7.1 Declaration of Conformity DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to EN 45014 Manufacturer : Advanced Broadcast Components Frankfurterstrasse 21, 64720 Michelstadt, Germany We declare under our responsibility that the product: Product Name : 4T2 Broadcast Multi Probe Model Number : 10. 110. 300 Trademark : is in conformity with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.
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