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  • Page 1 RANGER Lite RANGER TV AND SATELLITE ANALYZER -0 MI2128 -...
  • Page 2 Click on the arrow at the top right page to return to the table of contents. Click on video boxes to access video-tutorial on PROMAX youtube channel. At Index click on page number to access the subject. USER’S MANUAL VERSION...
  • Page 3 •Update: In webControl, the TV Parameters screen allows listening to FM or DAB audio (“TV Parameters” on page 160). •New option: It allows rebooting the meter from webControl (“Measurements and Spectrum” on page 158). •New preference: Using a hard drive for webcontrol monitoring (“?Tools Options”...
  • Page 4 •Update: The Task Planner can run and stop alarm monitoring (“Task Planner” on page 124). •Update: The IP by default for the meter to connect via Ethernet using webControl or Netupdate is 10.8.8.188 (for previous firmware versions it was 10.0.6.198) (“Settings and Remote Access”...
  • 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 AL-103 external DC charger is a Class I equipment, for safety reasons plug it to a supply line with the corresponding ground terminal.
  • Page 6 SAFETY SYMBOLS DESCRIPTIVE EXAMPLES OF OVER-VOLTAGE CATEGORIES * Cat I: Low voltage installations isolated from the mains. * Cat II: Portable domestic installations. * Cat III: Fixed domestic installations. * Cat IV: Industrial installations. CAUTION: The battery used can present danger of fire or chemical burn if it is severely mistreat.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ..................1 1.1. Description .................... 1 2. SETTING UP ....................3 2.1. Package Content ..................3 2.2. Power ....................3 2.3. Equipment Details .................. 7 2.5. Reset....................13 2.4. Switching On/Off ...................13 2.6. Screen Icons and Dialog Boxes..............14 2.7.
  • Page 8 10.3. Ethernet Port ..................176 10.4. HDMI Port ..................179 10.5. Input Jack Connector ................. 180 10.6. RF Connector ..................181 11. SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / + ..........186 11.1. General .................... 186 11.2. Measurement Mode................190 11.3. Spectrum Analyzer Mode ..............193 11.5.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    1 INTRODUCTION Description The new RANGER is the seventh generation of field meters that PROMAX launches. As each new generation, it represents an evolution from the previous, since it integrates the latest technological innovations and develops applications for the new demands and needs that have emerged in recent years.
  • Page 10 The RANGER has an application to manage data generated at each installation. This feature helps the user to manage information generated so he can access it at any time or download it to a PC for further analysis. The RANGER + has some extra tools such as Spectrogram, web remote control, spectrogram, MER by carrier, merogram and others than differ from the Lite.

  • Page 11: Setting Up

    2 SETTING UP Package Content Check that your package contains the following elements: Analyzer. RANGER External DC charger. Mains cord for external DC charger. Car lighter charger. Dual WiFi Antenna. USB WiFi Adapter. Aero SMA-H/BNC-M adapter. “F” adapters: •“F”/f - BNC/f adapter. •“F”/f - DIN/f adapter.
  • Page 12 This equipment can operate on battery or connected to the mains using a DC adapter. An adapter is also supplied to use with the power connector car (cigarette lighter). 2.2.1 First Charge The equipment comes with the battery half charged. Depending on the time elapsed from first charge and environmental conditions may have lost some of the charge.
  • Page 13 When switching on the equipment, the battery voltage is checked. If the tension is too weak to start, the LED EXT and DRAIN flashes and the equipment does not start up. In this case please charge the battery immediately. 2.2.3 Charge / Discharge Times Average charging time with the equipment off (fast charge): 3 hours to achieve an 80% charge.
  • Page 14 Usage Tips The battery is losing storage capacity as you go through its life. Contact your PROMAX distributor when necessary to replace the battery. To extend battery life the user should follow these tips: In case of providing a long inactivity period of the equipment it is advisable to make every 3 months a charge / discharge cycle and a subsequent partial charge (40% aprox.).

  • Page 15: Equipment Details

    Equipment Details 2.3.1 RANGER Lite Figure 4. Front View. Chapter 2: SETTING UP October 2019...
  • Page 16 Figure 5. Side View. October 2019 Chapter 2: SETTING UP...
  • Page 17 Figure 6. Top View. Chapter 2: SETTING UP October 2019...
  • Page 18 2.3.2 RANGER Figure 7. Front View. October 2019 Chapter 2: SETTING UP...
  • Page 19 Figure 8. Side View. Chapter 2: SETTING UP October 2019...
  • Page 20 Figure 9. Top View (for Optical Option refer to annex). October 2019 Chapter 2: SETTING UP...

  • Page 21: Reset

    Switching On/Off Switching On: ► Press for a while (approximately one second) the ON/OFF button placed on the side of the equipment. When all indicators light up at once release the button. The boot screen appears and also a progress bar that indicates the system is loading.

  • Page 22: Screen Icons And Dialog Boxes

    When it does not switch on. If it does not start after trying turning on by the normal procedure (by pressing the ON/OFF button with the meter connected to the mains) then RESET. When it does not finish the boot process. Hold down the ON/OFF button for 10 seconds and if the meter does not turn off then RESET.

  • Page 23: Menu Tree

    Menu Tree RF Menu ► Figure 11. RF Tuning Chapter 2: SETTING UP October 2019...
  • Page 24 Figure 12. Tools Menu Figure 13. Advanced Menu RANGER *. some tools are only available for October 2019 Chapter 2: SETTING UP...
  • Page 25 WiFi Menu ► Figure 14. Chapter 2: SETTING UP October 2019...
  • Page 26 Installation Management Menu ► Figure 15. Preferences Menu ► Figure 16. October 2019 Chapter 2: SETTING UP...
  • Page 27 Settings Menu ► Figure 17. Figure 18. Chapter 2: SETTING UP October 2019...

  • Page 28: Controls

    Controls The equipment has been designed to be an easy tool to use. For this reason the number of keys has been reduced and they are grouped by function. The equipment can be fully operated using both the touch panel (even using wearing gloves) and the conventional keyboard.
  • Page 29 Menu Selection ► User can operate on the menus on screen: drop-down a menu, select an option, accept or exit a message, and so on, just touching on the option. Figure 19. Figure 20. Chapter 2: SETTING UP October 2019...
  • Page 30 Figure 21. Frequency or Channel Selection ► At the Spectrum Analyzer mode, user can select a channel or frequency by tapping on the frequency or channel. Figure 22. First screen (channel locked). October 2019 Chapter 2: SETTING UP...
  • Page 31 Figure 23. Tap on the new frequency. Figure 24. The cursor moves to the frequency. Chapter 2: SETTING UP October 2019...
  • Page 32 Frequency or Channel Scroll ► At the Spectrum Analyzer mode, user can scroll through frequency or channels by dragging and dropping his finger on the screen. Figure 25. Figure 26. October 2019 Chapter 2: SETTING UP...
  • Page 33 Virtual keyboard/keypad writing ► User can type directly on the on-screen keyboard or keypad. Figure 27. Figure 28. Chapter 2: SETTING UP October 2019...
  • Page 34 Toolbar Access ► User can access the most important functions through the toolbar by pressing on the right top corner of the screen. It displays a box with several icons to access several functions. Figure 29. Figure 30. •Toolbar October 2019 Chapter 2: SETTING UP...
  • Page 35 Mode Screens ► User can switch the view of the current mode by pressing on the top center of the screen. Figure 31. Installations Management ► User can access data from the current installation by pressing on the left top corner.
  • Page 36 One Touch Zoom-in ► In a view with different windows (Measurement, Spectrum and / or TV), if the user clicks on one of the windows, he will directly access the corresponding enlarged view. Figure 33. October 2019 Chapter 2: SETTING UP...
  • Page 37 2.8.2 Joystick Joystick can make five movements: Figure 34. In some modes or tools, the joystick is multifunctional, that is, each time you press on it (validate), its function changes: Figure 35. Functions of Joystick in SPECTRUM ANALYZER mode. The user can see the active function according to the icon that is displayed at the upper right corner of the equipment (see next figure).
  • Page 38 Figure 36. SPAN mode selected Also, depending on the screen, the joystick has some specific functions. They are: In MEASUREMENT mode, the joystick has these functions: ► Left - Right •Channel change or frequency change (according to tune selected: tune by channel or tune by frequency).
  • Page 39 Figure 37. In WIFI mode, the joystick has these functions: ► Left - Right •AP or CH:Change of Access Point (AP) or Channel (CH) (according to tune selected: tune by Access Point or tune by Channel). •SP:Change of Span. Up - Down •Reference level change.
  • Page 40 Move the joystick up/down to select one option. To move between figures press right/left and to change it press up/down. After finish press joystick to confirm or any function key to exit. 2.8.4 Shortcut Keys Management Keys ► There are two Management keys. Depending on how long you press these keys, it has two different functions: Installations / Preferences key •Short Press (<1s): It shows the list of installations and the menus to...
  • Page 41 Mode keys ► On the left side there are three keys to access the most important modes of the meter. Measurement key. Spectrum Analyzer key. TV Mode key. The active function on screen is indicated by the LED next to the function key. Pressing on one of these keys repeatedly provides access to a different view within the same function.
  • Page 42 2.8.6 Virtual Keyboard When a user needs to enter or edit a text (from an image, Channel Plan, etc.), a screen with a virtual keyboard appears (see figure). Figure 39. To edit a word user should follow these steps: Place the cursor over the text box where the name appears. Move the cursor to place it next to the letter that user wants to edit.

  • Page 43: Settings And Preferences

    3 SETTINGS AND PREFERENCES Settings Menu Press the Settings key to access the settings menu. Depending on the signal source, the menu may be different. Figure 40. Settings for RF (Terrestrial and Satellite band) Figure 41. Settings for WiFi / Video & Audio Chapter 3: SETTINGS AND PREFERENCES October 2019...
  • Page 44 In the External supply voltage option the power supplier to the external units is the power supplier of the antenna preamplifiers (terrestrial television) or the satellite TV receiver (collective or domestic). *. It works with the CV-150 adapter. Contact PROMAX for more info. October 2019 Chapter 3: SETTINGS AND PREFERENCES...
  • Page 45 LNB Drain (available for terrestrial and satellite band) ► The LNB drain option shows the voltage and current flowing to the external unit. The DRAIN LNB light indicator is lit if current is flowing to the external unit. If there is any problems (e.g. short circuit), an error message appears on the screen ('SHORTCIRCUIT'), a warning beep sounds.

  • Page 46: Video & Audio Settings

    Sat Band (only available for satellite band) ► It allows the user to select the High or Low band frequency for satellite channel tuning. In channel tuning mode the Band Sat can not be changed. In tuning by channel mode this option can not be changed because is defined by the channel. LNB Low Osc.

  • Page 47: Preferences Menu

    Colour System ► The coding system used in analogue transmissions. Available options are: PAL 50 Hz, PAL 60 Hz, PAL-M, NTSC, SECAM. Preferences Menu Preferences menu is available by pressing the Installations Management for one second. The options are grouped in tabs as follows: Equipment: Equipment information.
  • Page 48 Figure 43. To navigate between tabs move the joystick left or right. To navigate between options inside the tab move the joystick up or down. Press Exit to exit Preferences. Press Save to save changes. A brief explanation of the options available in each tab: Equipment Information ►...
  • Page 49 Appearance Options ► Language: Language used on menus, messages and screens. Available languages are: English, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, German, French, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Slovak and Swedish. Once the new language is selected, the equipment shows a warning message and re-starts in order to load the new language.
  • Page 50 Measurement Options ► Terrestrial Units: It allows the user to select the terrestrial measurement units for the signal level. Available options are: dBm dBmV and dB µ Satellite Units: It allows the user to select the satellite measurement units for the signal level. Available options are: dBm, dBmV and dB µ...
  • Page 51 PIN code, then enter the new PIN. In case the user forgets the PIN, after the third attempt, a 12-digit code will appear on screen. Sending this 12 digit code to the PROMAX customer service, the user will recover the PIN.
  • Page 52 Network Options ► Network parameters that user has to fill out in order to identify the equipment into a data network. This is necessary to connect to a PC via ethernet. Network parameters are: MAC: Physical address of the equipment. It is unique and cannot be edited.
  • Page 53 SNMP Options ► SNMP is a communication protocol to monitor devices in a network. User has to fill out these parameters to communicate with the meter and to supervise it. SNMP parameters are: SNMP Configuration: •Get Community (by default “public”): Community identification name for request messages.

  • Page 54: Rf Signal Tuning

    4 RF SIGNAL TUNING Introduction On the panel left side, the equipment has three functions keys, which give direct access to three ways to display RF signal. MEASUREMENT : This mode shows main measures of RF signal and allows you to identify if any measure is above or below usual values. SPECTRUM ANALYZER : This mode shows spectrum and allows you to visually identify any anomalies over the RF signal.

  • Page 55: General Menu Options

    Once you are placed on the channel or frequency, the StealthID function tries to identify and lock the signal and its characteristic parameters and will show results on screen. General Menu Options At the bottom of the screen four menus are accessible via the softkeys or function keys.
  • Page 56 Channel Plan ► This option allows the user to select a channel plan from the ones available for the current installation. Tune by ► It allows the user to select between tuning by channel (selecting a channel or channel by channel with the joystick) and tuning by frequency (selecting a frequency or step by step with the joystick).
  • Page 57 After finished press the joystick to save the selected value or any function key to exit without saving. •The frequency can be changed directly with the joystick in FR mode in 50 kHz steps. Center Frequency ► This option is available only for the Spectrum Analyzer mode. It allows to edit the center frequency.
  • Page 58 Downlink ► This option shows up if “Terrestrial Downlink” option in Preferences is enabled and if it is selected tune by frequency. It displays downlink (DL) frequency calculated from local oscillator value. To set a local oscillator value press Settings from terrestrial band.
  • Page 59 4.3.2 F2: Signal Parameters Access by the , function key. It allows selecting the standard transmission and displays the parameters for signal transmission. Signal Type ► It displays the selected standard. It allows selecting another standard in the same band (terrestrial or satellite): Operation: Place over the Signal Type option and press the joystick.
  • Page 60 If it is a multistream signal (MIS), it will appear an option that enables filtering by the input stream identifier (ISI) and to select the stream to demodulate (by default it will randomly select one stream from the signal). Stealth-ID ►...
  • Page 61 When the equipment identifies the signal it displays on screen its standard and type. Press Signal Parameters to see all signal parameters. Once the signal has been identified, to disable auto-identification press and on StealthID option select OFF. In this way, if the signal unlocks, the system will try to look the previous signal, without restarting the auto- identification.
  • Page 62 Signal Monitoring : This tool allows the user to monitor a signal by measuring its power, MER and C/N. All this data, can be downloaded to a PC and exported to a file for later analysis. In this file are saved all characteristics measurements for each type of signal.

  • Page 63: Advanced Options

    Field Strength: This function allows the equipment to measure as a field strength meter. Task Planner: This function allows the user to schedule specific tasks. Shoulder Attenuation : This function measures the shoulder-shaped interferences in the adjacent channels. Service Recording: This function records in real-time the digital service shown on display from the tuned transport stream.
  • Page 64 icon MK appears). When the Marker is ON at the top right corner a window pops up with the following data: •Freq: Frequency where is placed the marker. •Level: Power level at the frequency where is placed the marker. •ΔF: Difference of frequency between the marker and the main cursor. •ΔL: Difference of power level between the marker and the main cursor.

  • Page 65: Screen Description

    Vertical Range: It allows setting the vertical scale on screen. Available values are 1, 2, 5 and 10 dB per division. Dashed BW: When it is ON the channel bandwidth area is hatched by lines. Reference: (Set / Clear). It memorizes the current trace on screen, which can be used as a reference for further comparison.
  • Page 66 4.5.1 Measurement Mode Screens FULL MEASUREMENT (MEASUREMENT 1/3) ► Figure 44. Selected installation, date and time. Main measurement and its numeric value. To select another main measurement move joystick up / down. The main measurement selection does not change even if you change screen or switch off the meter. Number of view/total views.
  • Page 67 MEASUREMENT + TV + SPECTRUM (MEASUREMENT 2/3) ► Figure 45. Selected installation, date and time. Image of locked signal. Number of view/total views. Selected band, battery level. Spectrum of locked signal. Measurement values for the type of locked signal. Signal status (searching/locked/multiplex name). Softkeys menus.
  • Page 68 MEASUREMENT + PARAMETERS (MEASUREMENT 3/3) ► Figure 46. Selected installation, date and time. Number of view/total views. Selected band, battery level. Demodulation parameters for the locked signal. Measurement values for the type of locked signal. Signal status (searching/locked/multiplex name). Softkeys menus. Joystick functions: •Joystick left/right: It changes channel/frequency.
  • Page 69 4.5.2 Spectrum Analyzer Mode Screens SPECTRUM + MEASUREMENT (SPECTRUM 1/3) ► Figure 47. Selected installation, date and time. Number of view/total views. Joystick active mode, selected band, battery level. Measured values of the signal at the frequency/channel where is pointing the cursor.
  • Page 70 SPECTRUM + MEASUREMENT + TV (SPECTRUM 2/3) ► Figure 48. Selected installation; date and time. Number of view/total views. Joystick active mode; selected band; battery level. Measured values of the signal at the frequency/channel where is pointing the cursor. Image of the tuned signal. Spectrum in the band with the selected span.
  • Page 71 FULL SPECTRUM (SPECTRUM 3/3) ► Figure 49. Selected installation, date and time. Number of view/total views. Joystick active mode; selected band; battery level. Spectrum in the band with the selected span. Centre frequency and cursor. It also shows the bandwidth of a digital signal locked.
  • Page 72 FULL SPECTRUM (SPECTRUM 3/3) WITH MARKER ► Figure 50. Horizontal reference line: It shows level of signal. Vertical axis: It indicates the signal level. Vertical reference line: It indicates the frequency. SPAN: It is the frequency range displayed on the horizontal axis. Span values available changes according to Resolution Bandwidth selected.
  • Page 73 use the joystick (left, right) in FR mode (tuning by frequency) or CH mode (tuning by channel). Marker: It is a special cursor that can be placed on a given frequency to check the power in this point. This option can be enabled using the "Marker" option from the Advanced menu ( key).
  • Page 74 4.5.3 TV Mode Screens FULL TV (TV 1/3) ► Figure 51. Selected installation; date and time. Number of view/total views. Selected band, battery level. Tuned service image. Signal status (searching/locked/multiplex name) and name of the selected service. Softkeys menus. Joystick functions: •Joystick up/down: It changes service.
  • Page 75 TV + SPECTRUM + MEASUREMENT (TV 2/3) ► Figure 52. Selected installation; date and time. Number of view/total views. Selected band, battery level. Tuned service image. Spectrum. Measured values of the signal in the frequency/channel the cursor is pointing. Signal status (searching/locked/multiplex name) and name of the selected service.
  • Page 76 TV + SERVICE DATA (TV 3/3) ► Figure 53. Selected installation; date and time. Tuned service image. Tuned service information. TYPE: Encoding type and video transmission rate. FORMAT: Resolution (horizontal x vertical), aspect ratio and frequency. PROFILE: Profile level. PID: Video program identifier. Number of view/total views.
  • Page 77 App. Type: Type of detected interactive service such as HbbTV, MHP and MHEG-5. It also shows the URL related to the interactive service in F4: Advanced - Discovered URLs. LCN: Logic Channel Number. It is the first logic number assigned to the first channel in the receiver.
  • Page 78 AUDIO RADIO (RADIO 1/3) ► Figure 54. AUDIO RADIO + SPECTRUM + MEASUREMENT (RADIO 2/3) ► Figure 55. October 2019 Chapter 4: RF SIGNAL TUNING...
  • Page 79 AUDIO RADIO + RDS DATA (RADIO 3/3) ► Figure 56. RDS Data: PS: Programme service. PI: Programme Identification. PTY: Program type. UTC Time: Universal time. Local: Local time. ECC: Extended country code. LIC: Language Identification Code. TP: Traffic program. TA: Traffic announcement. MS: Music switcher.

  • Page 80: Additional Functions

    Additional Functions In this chapter there is explained some additional functions for the meter. There are: Generic Signal Locking a Signal Satellite Identification IRG Descriptor 4K Decoding LTE Signals 4.6.1 Generic Signal This is a special digital signal that the equipment does not demodulate. It can be used for special signals as DAB/DAB + or COFDM modulation with narrow BW.
  • Page 81 If you know the channel number change the tuning by frequency to tuning by channel. The channel mode allows you to navigate from channel to channel, using the selected channel plan. When the channel is locked information appears at the bottom left of the screen.
  • Page 82 Figure 58. More info about satellite signals in the application note “How to point a dish antenna” available on the PROMAX website. 4.6.4 IRG Descriptor The analyzer is compatible with IRG recommendations and it can extract the Carrier ID information and display it conveniently showing all the details.
  • Page 83 Figure 59. 4.6.5 4K Decoding The equipment can identify the HEVC (H.265) signalling and display its transmission data such as the video type, profile format, aspect ratio, bit rate and image. El RANGER Lite y RANGER + have the “4K Frame Grabber” function.
  • Page 84 If using tuning by channel just select a channel. Figura 60. Set the SPAN to better signal view. Measure on downlink and uplink frequencies. *. Contact PROMAX for specific LTE channel plans. October 2019 Chapter 4: RF SIGNAL TUNING...

  • Page 85: Tools

    5 TOOLS Introduction Tools are specific functions that complement the standard functions of the meter. These tools can help solve specific situations where the usual measurement is not enough. In this chapter, each of these tools is described in detail. It is advisable to know them to make the most of the meter potential. Tools are accessible by pressing the key .

  • Page 86: Constellation

    Constellation 5.2.1 Description The constellation diagram is a graphic representation of the digital symbols received over a period of time. There are different types of constellation diagrams according to the modulation type. In the case of an ideal transmission channel without noise or interference, all symbols are recognized by the demodulator without errors.
  • Page 87 Screen Description ► Figure 61. Selected installation; date and time. Constellation window. The colour scale placed at the left side indicates the signal quality in a qualitative way by a gradation of colours proportional to the density of symbols concentrated in a given area. The colour scale ranges from black (no symbols) to red (highest density).
  • Page 88 Joystick functions: •Joystick left/right: Frequency/Channel change (depending on the tuning mode). 5.2.3 Menu Options On the bottom of the screen there are four menus accessible via the function keys. It displays the channel / frequency where is pointing the cursor, accesses the tuning menu and allows selecting the channel plan.

  • Page 89: Lte Ingress Test

    TV antenna or a passive shield in the way between the two antennas (TV and LTE). For more information, refer to application note “LTE Digital Dividend” available on the PROMAX website. 5.3.2 Operation The LTE Ingress Test is available to all Digital Terrestrial signals.
  • Page 90 Operation ► Connect the external LTE filter between the signal and the RF input. Tune the channel that is possibly affected by a LTE interference. Press the key : Tools. Select the LTE Ingress Test mode. Screen shows a confirmation message. Press on "Yes"...
  • Page 91 Screen Description ► Figure 62. Selected installation; date and time. Elapsed time with filter enabled (ON). Measurement with LTE filter enabled: MER: Maximum and minimum MER for the TV channel tuned (the one probably affected by the LTE interference signal). LTE Power:Maximum and minimum power for the complete band, between minimum and maximum filter frequencies.

  • Page 92: Echoes

    Softkeys menus. 5.3.3 Menu Options On the bottom of the screen there are four menus accessible via the function keys. It displays channel/frequency and access the tuning menu. It allows selecting the channel plan and the channel where apply the LTE ingress test.
  • Page 93 5.4.2 Operation Echoes function is available for DVB-T, DVB-T2 and DVB-C2 signals. Connect the RF input signal to the equipment. Tune a DVB-T, DVB-T2 or DVB-C2 digital signal at the terrestrial band. Press the Tools key. Select the Echoes option. The Echoes function of the tuned signal appears on screen.

  • Page 94: Mer By Carrier

    Softkeys menus. Joystick functions: •Joystick left/right (Channel/Frequency mode): It changes the channel/ frequency (according to the tuning type selected). •Joystick left/right (Echoes mode): It changes echo. •Joystick up/down (Echoes mode): It changes zoom. Remember to press the joystick to switch between the Echoes (EC) mode and the Channel/Frequency (CH/FR) mode.
  • Page 95 5.5.2 Operation The MER by carrier tool is available for signals with carriers: DVB-T, DVB-T2 and DVB-C2. Connect the RF input signal to the equipment. Select terrestrial band and tune a DVB-T, DVB-T2 or DVB-C2 digital signal. Press the Tools key Select MER by carrier option.

  • Page 96: Merogram

    Joystick functions: •Joystick left/right: Channel/frequency change (according to the tuning mode). Axis description: •Axis X: Number of Carriers. •Axis Y: MER. 5.5.3 Menu Options At the bottom of the screen there are three menus available via the function keys. It displays the channel/frequency where is pointing the cursor, it allows selecting channel plan and channel and access the tuning menu.
  • Page 97 Press the Tools key. Select the MEROGRAM function. It shows the MEROGRAM function of the signal. To exit press any key of mode (TV mode, Spectrum mode or Measurement mode). All data registered is cleaned after leaving. Screen Description ► Figure 64.

  • Page 98: Spectrogram

    Joystick functions: •No function in this tool. Axis Description: •Axis X: Number of Carriers. •Axis Y: Power. 5.6.3 Menu Options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys. It displays the channel/frequency where is pointing the cursor, it allows selecting channel plan and channel and access the tuning menu.
  • Page 99 registered. This tool is especially useful to analyse the behaviour of a spectrum over time, because sporadic and indeterminate anomalies can be detected. 5.7.2 Operation The Spectrogram tool is available for all signals. Connect the RF input signal to the equipment. Select a channel or frequency.
  • Page 100 Softkeys menus. Selected band, battery level. Maximum and minimum values of signal power and band power over time. Maximum and minimum value of the measure selected by the user in the option "User measure" (see next section). Elapsed time. Signal status (searching / locked / multiplex name / selected span). Joystick functions: •No function for this tool.

  • Page 101: Attenuation Test

    Then it is necessary to Set References. This requires a signal generator. We recommend to use of one of the PROMAX signal generators: RP-050, RP- 080, RP-110 or RP-250 (depending on the frequency band). Connect the generator and the meter where the origin of the signal distribution is in the installation (antenna, headend, etc.) or connect the...
  • Page 102 the user must perform a datalogger from the test point where he is performing the attenuation test. Another quick option it is to select the "Test & Go" function in the "Datalogger" menu. This option creates automatically one channel plan (TER ICT or SAT ICT according to the current band) and starts to save measurements.
  • Page 103 Softkeys. Joystick functions: •No function for this tool. Axis description: •Axis X: Pilot signals. •Axis Y: Power. 5.8.3 Menu Options In the bottom of the screen are four menu accessible via the softkeys. Exits the tool. Pressing this option the current power values are captured and they are assigned as reference values.

  • Page 104: Signal Monitoring

    Signal Monitoring RANGER only available for 5.9.1 Description The Signal Monitoring tool allows monitoring one locked signal or a channel plan (several channels) by measuring its power and other parameters over time. All this data can be downloaded to a PC and exported to a file for later analysis. 5.9.2 Operation The Signal Monitoring tool is available for all RF signals.
  • Page 105 After stopped, it gives the option to access the Signal Monitoring Viewer that allows the user to watch the final results (for more details refer to “Data Viewer” on page 101). You can also access data by pressing the Installation Management key to check that the monitoring data file has been saved.
  • Page 106 Figure 68. Channel Plan Monitoring Selected installation; date and time. Spectrum. Power measurement over time (window size is span time set in configuration). MER and C/N measurement over time (window size is span time set in configuration). Indicator of signal monitoring started. LNB, Selected band;...
  • Page 107 Joystick functions: •No function for this tool. Axis Description (Single channel monitoring screen): •Axis X: Window 1: Frequency; Window 2 and 3: Time. •Axis Y: Window 1 and 2: Power; Window 3: MER and C/N. 5.9.3 Menu Options At the bottom of the screen there are four menus available via the function keys. It displays the channel/frequency where is pointing the cursor and access the tuning menu.
  • Page 108 5.9.4 Settings User can adjust some parameters on the Signal Monitoring: Figure 69. Settings for Single Channel Monitoring File Name: User can give a name to the file where data is saved. All measurement will be stored on the data file. Be sure to change the file name when starting a new signal monitoring.
  • Page 109 5.9.5 Data Viewer The data viewer allows the user to watch the monitoring final results. It accesses directly when signal monitoring ends or also by opening the data file in the installation management screen. Screen Description ► Figure 70. Selected installation; date and time. Power measurement over time.
  • Page 110 Joystick functions: •Joystick up/down: It increases / decreases zoom. •Joystick left/right: In PA mode it moves time span along the total time. In MA mode it moves the cursor along the samples of the time span. •Joystick Press: It switches between panoramic (PA) and movement (MA) mode.
  • Page 111 Figure 71. When Excel tries to open the file it will ask you the import method to open the XML data file by this way: Figure 72. You must choose the option in which a stylesheet is asked. It will appear as an option the “COVERAGE.xsl”...

  • Page 112: Datalogger

    Now save the data as a true excel file. No specific name or path is required, but you must remember the path. 5.10 Datalogger 5.10.1 Description The Datalogger function stores automatically measurements in a file set by the user (name, channel plan). User can store for each datalogger measurements taken at different test points of the selected installation.
  • Page 113 If "New ..." is selected, a installation wizard shows how to create a new datalogger. Follow its instructions: • Next: to move to the next screen. • Previous: to move to the previous screen. • Cancel: to cancel. When creating a new datalogger through the wizard, the user can give a name to the datalogger.
  • Page 114 Figure 74. Figure 75. In the next window, the user can select an option to capture de service list when performing the datalogger (this option slows down the process but provides more information). Another option allows the user to enable a pause between channel plans (the process stops until the user wants to carry on).
  • Page 115 Figure 76. At the last step, user can select to open the just created new datalogger (by default, this option is selected). Once a new datalogger is created or selected an already existing one, it shows the datalogger viewer screen and measurements of test points can start.
  • Page 116 TER ICT and SAT ICT respectively. It is also possible to download Datalogger files to a PC by the NetUpdate software (free download on the PROMAX website). Once downloaded, the program can generate reports with these files. This is not possible with the datalogger files exported directly to a USB (without using NetUpdate).
  • Page 117 Screen Description (Datalogger) ► Figure 78. Selected installation; date and time. Current datalogger name. Selected band; battery level. Exploring the spectrum in real time. Level/Power, C/N ratio, MER, time remaining to identify a channel, elapsed time since the start of the channel identification. Softkey menus.
  • Page 118 Screen Description (Data Viewer) ► Figure 79. Channel Plan Data Viewer. Figure 80. Attenuation Test Data Viewer. Selected installation; date and time. Tab identifying the displayed test point. Current datalogger name. Selected band; battery level. Tab identifying each test point. October 2019 Chapter 5: TOOLS...
  • Page 119 Date and time when the datalogger was created. Number of channels locked (PASS) or not locked (FAIL). Data table with measurement data for each channel. In order from left to right: Colour identifying if the channel has been locked (WHITE) or not locked (RED) channel;...

  • Page 120: Screen And Data Capture (Export Key)

    It pauses datalogger until the user resumes by pressing again. 5.10.4 Test & Go "Test & Go" function inside the "Datalogger" tool allows the user to create a quick datalogger by creating automatically a new datalogger, a new test point and then starting it.
  • Page 121 5.11.2 Operation Settings ► Press the "Management Installation" key for one second to enter “Preferences" menu. Go to the label " Tools" and select your option in "Export button". There are three options available: Screen Only, Data Only or Screen+Data. "Screen Only"...

  • Page 122: Explore Channel Plan

    To see the capture in full screen just press the F4: Options key and then on the menu press "View in Full Screen". To exit the full screen view press any softkey. To delete or copy the capture to a USB stick, select the capture by pressing the joystick, and then select the appropriate option from the menu : File.
  • Page 123 Figure 81. After the exploration the following screen appears: Screen Description ► Figure 82. Spectrum and Measurement: It shows the cursor scrolling through each of the channels of the channel plan. On the bottom of the screen the channel and frequency appears next to the Power/Level and the C/N ratio. Chapter 5: TOOLS October 2019...
  • Page 124 Progress Bar: It shows the signal type detected and the scan progress in real time. At the end a box shows a message informing the exploration process has finished. Channel plan: At the end of the process it shows the channels that have been detected during the channel plan exploration.

  • Page 125: Discover Fm Stations

    5.13 Discover FM Stations 5.13.1 Description The Discover FM Stations tool scans the FM band and creates a FM channel plan from scratch. Scanned frequency range is from 87 to 108 MHz. 5.13.2 Operation To scan the FM band: Connect the RF input signal to the equipment. Press the Tools key Select the Discover FM Stations option.
  • Page 126 Screen Description ► Figure 84. Spectrum and Measurement: It shows the cursor scrolling through each of the channels of the FM band. On the bottom of the screen the channel and frequency appears next to the Power/Level and the C/N ratio. In the spectrum area there is the Minimum FM Level.

  • Page 127: Field Strength

    Save (at the end of the process): It appears at the end of the exploration process. It saves the results obtained during the exploration. It is assigned a name by default to the channel plan but the user can modify the name using the virtual keyboard that appears prior to saving. The new channel plan is now available in the list of channel plans in the installation and can be used as any other channel plan.
  • Page 128 Select again the Field Strength option, now select the new option that appears, called Configuration. In the configuration window enter the antenna calibration parameters, by hand or selecting one of the available antenna types (data of different antenna types should be imported by the user. Refer to the following section).
  • Page 129 5.14.4 Creating and Importing Calibration Tables The user can import the antenna calibration data obtained from the manufacturer. There is a template (available on the download area at PROMAX Chapter 5: TOOLS October 2019...
  • Page 130 Next are the steps to fill in the template data and import them to the equipment: Antenna Generator ► Download the "Antenna XML Generator" template from the PROMAX website. In the "Model" box enter the name by which the antenna will be identified (maximum 8 characters).
  • Page 131 In the drop down menu "Save as type" select the "XML Data" option. Then click "Save”. If a warning message shows up, click "Continue". Now the file is already generated with the selected name and the extension "xml". Now just import it to your equipment and load the calibration table of the antenna in the installation.

  • Page 132: Task Planner

    5.15 Task Planner 5.15.1 Description The Task Planner function allows the user to set-up a task list, selecting when to start, a repetition rate and other parameters. The equipment can be switched off after setting all parameters and it will wake-up, at the required time, to perform the scheduled tasks.
  • Page 133 Figure 89. The "Capture" option performs the capture task. The user can select the screen and type of capture. The screen options include any view in the three modes: Measurement, Spectrum or TV. The options for type of capture are: screen only, data only or screen+data (for more details refer to “Screen and Data Capture (Export key)”...
  • Page 134 The "Monitoring" option performs a monitoring task. The user must first select the monitoring from those available for the current installation and its duration (days, hours and minutes). If there is not any monitoring task available the user must create one using the webControl program (for more details refer to “Monitoring”...
  • Page 135 or to indicate if something prevented its execution. To access this function, from Task Manager, press : Task and then "View Log...". NOTE: The equipment can be turned off after task planning as it will automatically turn on when the time to task execution comes. Two tasks cannot be executed simultaneously.

  • Page 136: Shoulders Attenuation

    Stop •Manual: The user finishes the task. •On date: The user selects the stop date for the task (day / month / year) and (hour: minute). •Repeat a number of times: The task execution ends after the number of times set. Turn off after execution: By checking this option, the equipment turns off after the execution of the task..

  • Page 137: Service Recording

    Select the Shoulders Attenuation option and the Shoulders Attenuation screen shows up. Screen Description ► Figure 93. Frequency / tuned channel; Power; C/N; MER; CBER; VBER of pilot signal. Channel spectrum showing shoulder attenuation delimited by two vertical red markers. These markers delimit the area of calculation for Upper shoulder attenuation and Lower shoulder attenuation.
  • Page 138 Tune the channel and select the service to record. Connect the adapter cable to the mini-USB port on the equipment and then connect a USB memory. Press the key : Tools and select the PVR option. The screen to record the service appears. Start the recording by pressing the RECORD key End the recording by pressing the STOP key The recording file is saved in the PVR folder created by the equipment in the...

  • Page 139: Tilt

    Window with some information about recorded files such as name, size and created date. It only shows files inside the memory device selected (internal memory or USB). Size of recording file and time duration. Window with information about the service being recorded: recording length, maximum bit rate, channel service recorded and free available memory.
  • Page 140 Typically, CATV networks transmit two pilot signals at the beginning and at the end of the band. These signals are the ones that can be tuned simultaneously on the screen. By this way you can evaluate the losses slope and therefore readjust equalizers of the amplifiers in order to compensate these losses and ensure a flat response along the band.

  • Page 141: Scan

    Pilot frequencies 1 to 4 and power level of each one. These frequencies can be selected by the user. TILT value in dB/MHz and difference between pilot frequency 1 and pilot frequency 4 in dB. Graphic bar for each frequency pilot power and resulting TILT. Softkeys.

  • Page 142: Streaming V/A

    Screen Description ► Figure 96. Selected installation; date and time. Icon area. Frequency and measurement for the selected channel. Graphic bar of power for each channel in the selected channel plan. The shadow area with a red arrowhead shows the selected channel. Softkeys.
  • Page 143 Settings ► Press "Installation management" key for one second to access the “Preferences” settings. Go to "Streaming V/A" tab and set streaming parameters: IP Address: It is the IP address of the computer where we are going to broadcast in streaming from the meter. Port: Computer broadcasting IP port.

  • Page 144: Wifi Monitoring

    6 WIFI MONITORING Introduction WiFi allows connectivity and communication among devices in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency band. These bands are used by several technologies simultaneously, such as Bluetooth, Wireless USB, Zigbee (used in Domotics), cordless phones, security cameras, microwave ovens, etc. which may interfere on WiFi devices.

  • Page 145: Wifi Access Point Connect

    To display Access Points information, press Measurement key . Press "Advanced" key (F4) for more details about access points (for more details refer to next section). To display the WiFi spectrum screen again press Spectrum key To start monitoring, select tuning mode wether to tune by access point (AP) or channel (CH) using the F1 "Tuning"...
  • Page 146 With this function you can determine the occupation of each channel, how many APs share the same spectrum and activity at any point on the spectrum. All this information help user to determine the best place to place the AP or to analyze interferences on the spectrum.
  • Page 147 MaxPower: Maximum power detected (dBm) within the bandwidth occupied by the AP or channel selected. N.AP: Number of access points using the same channel. This number determines if the channel is very saturated. If it is used by more than one AP there may be times with a high percentage of use.
  • Page 148 6.4.3 Menu Options ► Tuning Menu (F1) Press F1 to access this menu. It has some options to tune a channel or an access point. Tuning menu has these options: Channel: It allows you to select the channel to tune. After pressing it shows available channels to select.

  • Page 149: Site Survey

    Vertical Range: It allows you to adjust vertical range on screen. Available values are 1, 2, 5 and 10 dB per division. Site Survey 6.5.1 Description This function shows a chart listing all Access Points detected and its main parameters. To display the Site Survey screen from the WiFi tuning mode, press the Measurement key To display a detailed report about a selected Access Point, select one and press...
  • Page 150 SSID (Service Set ID): Access Point Name. BSS (Basic Service Set ID): MAC of Access Point. CH: Central Channel of Access Point. RSSI: Power (in dBm) of AP received. This power is measured by the USB WiFi adapter. Security: Type of security to access the Access Point. Device: Name of device’s manufacturer that provides infrastructure.
  • Page 151 ► From Access Point Report screen: Exit (F1): Returns to the previous screen. Options (F2). •Copy to USB: If you insert a USB memory into a USB port you can copy the Access point report. Page Up / Page Down (F3/F4): It scrolls through the report. Chapter 6: WIFI MONITORING October 2019...

  • Page 152: Ott

    7 OTT Introduction OTT or Over The Top refers to video, audio and other media services delivered directly to the user over the Internet, for Video on Demand or Live broadcasting. There are different standards being used to deliver OTT services. MPEG-DASH and HLS are the most popular.

  • Page 153: Screen Description

    selected stream. OTT 2/2 shows the sequence of segment requests and result (OK, failed). To view the OTT segment download bitrate in a graph press Screen Description 7.3.1 OTT Mode Figure 100. URL selected. Representation selected (resolution and profile). System messages log. Standard status.
  • Page 154 Figure 101. Log for Segment request and status 7.3.2 OTT Segment Bitrate Figure 102. URL selected. Representation selected (resolution and profile). October 2019 Chapter 7: OTT...
  • Page 155 Bitrate of segments download. Graph scrolls to right while segments downloading. Standard status. Softkeys menus (for more details refer to next section). Joystick functions: •Joystick up/down: Decreases/Increases time span. Axis description: •Axis X: Time Span (s). •Axis Y: Download size (bytes). This axis re-scales according to biggest value.

  • Page 156: Installations Management

    8 INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT Introduction The Installations Management is a program embedded in the equipment that allows the user to easily create a file (installation) to individually store and manage data for each installation. Measurements, channel plans, screenshots and any other data associated with the installation will be stored in the folder corresponding to that installation.

  • Page 157: Installation Management

    There are the following options: Load : It loads the selected installation. To select a installation from the list, place the cursor on the installation and press the joystick, then press “Load” to load it. Once loaded, the name of the installation appears on the upper left corner of the screen, accompanied by the symbol , that means that is the current installation.
  • Page 158 Figure 104. The window is divided into three areas: Display Area: It is the area where data file description is displayed. The file data is displayed only if the cursor is placed for a moment on the file name. For a screenshot, it displays a thumbnail of the full screen, as captured. In the remaining cases, it only shows some data description of the file type.
  • Page 159 USB" option (see "Tools" section). The Datalogger files copied to the USB cannot be used to generate reports by the NetUpdate program. To do this the datalogger files must be exported directly through the NetUpdate program (for more details refer to NetUpdate manual on PROMAX website). Installation •Add Channel Plan: It opens a window to add a channel plan, terrestrial or...

  • Page 160: New Installation

    New Installation In the list of installations, when selecting the option Create New it runs the installation wizard that helps to create a new installation. During the process, the user has the option to edit the default name assigned or import data from another installation. The user can select the channel plans (terrestrial and satellite) that will be used in that installation.

  • Page 161: Importing Data From Usb

    re-zip it if necessary. To transfer an installation file from the equipment to a PC, it must have been previously zipped. Delete: It deletes the selected installations and all the files associated to them. The DEFAULT installation cannot be deleted. Rename: It edits the name of the installation selected in the list of installations.
  • Page 162 Figure 105. Import Files window If the file import is successful then a window shows a confirmation message. October 2019 Chapter 8: INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT...

  • Page 163: Webcontrol

    9 WEBCONTROL Introduction The webControl function allows you to connect remotely to the meter in order to visualize measurements and operate on it. The meter must be connected to an Ethernet network. To connect to meter from a remote access device use just a standard web browser.
  • Page 164 Select DHCP ON, if you connect the meter to a network with a router or server with DHCP protocol enabled. Then the network will set automatically the parameters in the meter. If not, follow the next steps to set the meter. On "IP Address"...
  • Page 165 NOTE: There are many ways to connect to the meter from an external network. If you have follow these instructions and you fail to connect the webControl, please contact PROMAX technical assistance and we will help you (promax@promax.es). Password Recovery ►...

  • Page 166: Measurements And Spectrum

    PROMAX technical assistance service (promax@promax.es) with the following information: Contact details: Full name, company name and address, phone number and e-mail. Internal number shown on the window. Recovery code shown on the window. Once this information is sent, it is checked and if everything is right, a temporary password is sent back.
  • Page 167 ► Screen Description Figure 107. Selected function (Measurements and Spectrum). Source of Signal. Connected meter data (model name, serial number, release version/ webControl version). User settings: Edit password; logout. Signal settings. Clicking on each button shows: •Terrestrial / Satellite settings. •Tuning type settings.

  • Page 168: Tv Parameters

    TV Parameters ► Description TV Parameters screen shows important metadata that identifies the network (NID), (ONID), TS, Service, LCN, etc. and also a slide show of one service that belongs to the selected multiplex. To communicate you need at least 200 kB/s of bandwidth.

  • Page 169: Remote Console

    If shows if signal is locked/unlocked/searching. If it is locked it shows its multiplex. Selection parameters: Tuning type, channel/frequency selection and channel plan. This area allows you to select between two tabs: TV Monitor: It shows a slideshow of the selected service from the channel locked.
  • Page 170 ► Screen Description Figure 109. Selected function (Console). Connected meter data (model name, serial number, release version/ webControl version). User settings: Edit password; logout. Start / Stop console emulation button. Joystick. Click left, right, up or down to simulate joystick movement. Click on centre to simulate enter.

  • Page 171: Monitoring

    Monitoring Description ► The Monitoring screen allows you to monitor selected channels of a channel plan by setting alarms on certain parameters. When the system is monitoring, you can access Historical Monitoring but not the rest of webControl services. To access this screen, click on the Monitoring icon Settings ►...
  • Page 172 Each channel can be configured with this parameters: Auto: system automatically tunes channel takes measurements and reports an alarm when the user-defined condition is met. Manual: The system tunes the channel and waits during a time defined by user (in seconds). Then it takes measurements and reports an alarm when the user-defined condition is met.
  • Page 173 Screen Description ► Figure 110. Monitoring Edition / Creation Selected function (Monitoring). Box to select one existing monitoring. Next to the box there is a button to delete the selected monitoring and a button to create a new monitoring. Below there is a text box to add a description to the monitoring. Alarms configuration.
  • Page 174 Figure 111. Monitoring started Parameter selected shown on graphic bar. Start / Stop monitoring. Graphic bar of selected parameter. At the bottom the channel being measured. When pressing on a graphic bar channel it pops up a window with measurements. If there are too many channels to show on screen drag and drop to see the rest of them.

  • Page 175: Historical Monitoring

    Historical Monitoring Description ► Historical Monitoring screen shows data obtained during monitoring. It stores all data about alarms, pre-alarms and system messages as memory problems, short-circuits, etc. Historical monitoring can be consulted even if monitoring is working. It saves data for about 15 days. After this time data is overwritten. To access this screen, click on the Historical Monitoring icon Operation ►...
  • Page 176 Screen Description ► Figure 112. Selected function (Historical Monitoring). Connected meter data (model name, serial number, release version/ webControl version). User settings: Change password; reboot equipment; logout. Start / Stop Monitoring button. Boxes to select parameters for historical data query: •Monitoring name.

  • Page 177: Installations Management

    Installations Management Description ► Installations Management allows you to access the File Manager and the Create Channel Plan tool. To access this screen press on 9.8.1 File Manager This function allows you to manage files inside an installation (channel plans, screenshots, dataloggers, etc.).
  • Page 178 Download: It downloads a folder or file to your PC. When it is a folder or multiple files, it downloads a zipped file in TGZ format. Delete: It deletes the folder or file selected. Options Menu (mouse right button): ► Open: It opens a folder or downloads the selected file.
  • Page 179 File and Installations Management Screen ► Figure 113. File Manager Selected function (Installations Management). Tabs to select the File Manager or the Channel Plan Creator. Toolbar. File navigation area. Connected meter data (model name, serial number, release version/ webControl version). User settings: Edit password; reboot equipment; logout.
  • Page 180 Press the “Add Channel” button and enter one by one each channel that made the channel plan. Enter channel name, frequency and signal type for each channel. Edit each parameter by clicking on it. Remove a channel clicking on the red cross.
  • Page 181 channel plan to edit and press the right button on the mouse to select the “Edit channel plan” option. The channel plan definition parameters and all the channels that form it will appear. From here you can edit any value by clicking on the box. Channels can be modified by clicking on each parameter or deleted by pressing the red cross.

  • Page 182: Connecting To External Devices

    10 CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL DEVICES 10.1 Introduction The meter can interact with external devices, sharing information through its interfaces. Connection types are: Input/output data via Ethernet port (IP CTRL). Input/output data via USB port. Video/Audio digital output via HDMI port. Video/Audio analogue input via V/A port.
  • Page 183 USB icon should appear on the top right corner of the equipment. This icon indicates that an USB stick has been detected at the port. Press the Installations key and check the installation to download some of its data. Press the key : Manage to access the data of the selected installation.

  • Page 184: Ethernet Port

    To import one installation ► Connect the USB stick to the USB equipment port. USB icon should appear on the top right corner of the equipment. This icon indicates that an USB stick has been detected at the port. Press the Installations key Press de key : Tools and select Import from USB.
  • Page 185 PROMAX (for more details about webControl refer “WEBCONTROL” on page 155). Meter Settings ► From the meter access Preferences by pressing "Installations" key for 1 second. Go to "Network" where the parameters to login into a network are. Select DHCP ON, if you connect the meter to a network with a router or server with DHCP protocol enabled.
  • Page 186 10.3.1 NetUpdate Connection Description ► The NetUpdate software is available for free on the download page at the PROMAX website. NetUpdate has the following functions: Update the firmware of the meter. Open/Receive/Save/Print data files captured with the Datalogger function. Transmit/Receive/Edit/Save channel plans.

  • Page 187: Hdmi Port

    NetUpdate program, download the manual from the PROMAX website). 10.3.2 Remote Control Command Connection Description ► The design of this meter is based on a microprocessor which allows data to be exchanged between the meter and a remote controller (usually a personal computer).

  • Page 188: Input Jack Connector

    This connection allows the equipment to interface with other High Definition equipment. It can also be very useful to check proper operation of the client’s TV while on a service call. Everything that can be seen on the meter’s screen is available through the HDMI.

  • Page 189: Rf Connector

    Select the command or program and press the joystick to send it to the antenna. These commands or programs allow the user to control an antenna (for more information about DiSEqC commands and programs download document from PROMAX website). 10.6.2 SCD / EN50494 (SatCR) Commands...
  • Page 190 (slots) by an only cable. By this way each user using a slot can tune and decode any signal present in the satellite. Connect the RF cable to the RF connector for the input signal of the equipment. Press the Spectrum key to access the Spectrum analyzer mode.
  • Page 191 independent frequencies to select. The user may have separate frequencies for 2, 4 or 8 slots units and these values are not lost when switching from one type to another. Once SCD/EN50494 is configured, the user can select the slot by the "Tuning"...
  • Page 192 Figura 116. Also from option SCD2/EN50607, select Socket to access the configuration of socket. The user can select the user bands that should be enabled for the socket and to send them to configure the socket. Figura 117. Once it is configured, the user, through the key "Tuning"...
  • Page 193 User frequency tuned is stored for each User band (UB) and it is restored each time the multiswitch is being configured. NOTE: When not detecting any SCD2 receiver, the function enters in a more basic mode, allowing sending configuration commands even with nothing connected.

  • Page 194: Specifications Ranger Neo Lite

    10.0.6.198 for firmware versions prior to 26.8 *.These specifications are for models RANGER Lite and RANGER +. When a specification is for a specific model it is explained between brackets. October 2019 Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / +...
  • Page 195 > 5 hours in continuous mode No EXTERNAL supply active RANGER Recharging time 3 hours up to 80% With meter off External Voltage 12 V DC Only using PROMAX supplied accessories Consumption 40 W Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / + October 2019...
  • Page 196 Transport belt 1x DC-301 Carrying bag 1x DC-230 (for RANGER Transport suitcase 1x DG0249 (for RANGER Quick Reference Guide Lite) 1x DG0251 (for RANGER Quick Reference Guide 1x MN-001 Monopod October 2019 Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / +...
  • Page 197 NOTE: It is recommended to keep all the packing material in order to return the equipment, if necessary, to the Technical Service. Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / + October 2019...

  • Page 198: Measurement Mode

    PLP Constellation Rotation ON, OFF Auto PLP ID 0 - 256 Cell ID Detected from transmitter station Network ID Detected from transmitter station T2 System ID Detected from transmitter station October 2019 Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / +...
  • Page 199 ► Analogue TV Parameter Value Additional Data Colour System PAL, SECAM and NTSC Standard Supported M, N, B, G, I, D, K and L Sensibility 40 dBμV for a correct synchronism Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / + October 2019...
  • Page 200 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 Code rate (16APSK) 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 Code rate (32APSK) 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 Spectral Inversion ON, OFF Auto Pilots Indicator October 2019 Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / +...

  • Page 201: Spectrum Analyzer Mode

    Channel plan configurable; tune step 50 kHz Tuning Accuracy ± 1163 kHz Tuning Resolution 10 kHz Resolution Bandwidth (RBW) (for 100 kHz RANGER Lite) Resolution Bandwidth (RBW) (for 100, 200, 1000 kHz RANGER Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / + October 2019...
  • Page 202 24 dBμV (2300 – 2500 MHz) Analogue channels measurements Level, C/N Accuracy ±1,5 dB 20 dBμV - 130 dBμV @ 2490 MHz 10 μV - 3.16 V 23 °C ± 5 °C October 2019 Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / +...
  • Page 203 Parameter Value Additional Data Out of range indication <, > Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / + October 2019...

  • Page 204: Wifi Analyzer Mode 2.4 Ghz

    TSID, SID, LCN Audio Info Type, bitrate, format, frequency, mono/stereo, language, PID 11.5 WiFi Analyzer Mode 2.4 GHz Parameter Value Additional Data Band 2.40 GHz Resolution Filter 100 kHz Reference Level Available October 2019 Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / +...

  • Page 205: Tools

    Type of signal DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-C2 Displayed Data LTE band plus quality parameters for a selected TV channel ► Attenuación Test Parameter Value Additional Data Test Frequencies 3 selectable pilots Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / + October 2019...

  • Page 206: Options

    Sub-Band 2: 3400 MHz - 4400 MHz Sub-Band 3: 4400 MHz - 6000 MHz Dynamic Range 45 -105 dBμV ATT OFF 60 - 120 dBμV ATT ON RANGER only available for October 2019 Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / +...
  • Page 207 Combined Antenna Input for Band III DAB sensitivity up to -94 dBm Typical Value Decodes Audio Services up to 384 kbit/s ► Signal Coverage Parameter Value Additional Data Descriptive Code OP-001-GPS Chapter 11: SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / + October 2019...

  • Page 208: Maintenance

    12 MAINTENANCE 12.1 Instructions for Returning by Mail Instruments returned for repair or calibration, either within or out of the warranty period, should be sent with the following information: Name of the Company, name of the contact person, address, telephone number, receipt (in the case of coverage under warranty) and a description of the problem or the service required.
  • Page 209 Cleaning the Plastic Case ► The equipment has to be disconnected before cleaning the case. The case must be cleaned with a solution of neutral soap and water, using a soft cloth dampened with this solution. Before use, the equipment has to be completely dry. Never clean with abrasive soaps, chlorinated solvents or aromatic hydrocarbons.

  • Page 210: Optical Option

    i OPTICAL OPTION Description This annex contains operating instructions for the next option: OP-001-PS. This option expands the meter with these functions: Selective Optical Power Meter Selective Optical to RF Converter RF 6 GHz Input WiFi 5 GHz LTE 2,6 GHz The evolution of the telecommunications market, more and more demanding in quality standards, speed, services and so on and also economical and competitiveness factors has changed the trend in telecommunications...
  • Page 211 The 2.6 GHz LTE option expands the spectrum analyzer to the band 7 of LTE. Band 7 is defined by an uplink band between 2.5 and 2.57 GHz and a downlink band between 2.62 and 2.69 GHz. Band 7 of LTE is one of the most used globally since it allows to transmit with greater speed but at a shorter distance and is more exposed to suffer interference.
  • Page 212 Operation ► To access the Fibre Optical Test tool: Connect the optical input signal to the optical input of the equipment. Press the Tools key Select the Fibre Optic Test option. It appears the screen to perform the Fibre Optic Test on the signal. Figure 118.
  • Page 213 Screen Description ► Figure 119. Status message depending on the level of attenuation. Power level of signal. Wavelength of signal (nm). Power level of reference signal, which is used to calibrate and calculate the attenuation level (dBm). Power level of test signal at the user's access point (dBm). Attenuation level (dB);...
  • Page 214 Menu Options ► On the bottom of the screen there are three menus accessible via function keys. It exits the tool. When pressing this key it uses the current values of power as a reference values. It accesses the Advanced menu. In the Advanced menu there are two parameters to configure the fibre optical test.
  • Page 215 Connect the FC end of the pigtail to the optical input of the meter (see figure below). Turn on the PROLITE-105 and the meter. Press key to access the Tools menu. Select the Fibre Optic Test option and press the joystick. In the PROLITE-105, press once the SEQ key to select the SIMULTANEOUS...
  • Page 216 Keep the PROLITE-105 in simultaneous mode for generating signals, so it SIMULTANEOUSLY generates all three wavelengths (1310 nm, 1490 nm and 1550 nm). Connect the field strength meter to a receiving node of the optical network that is going to be measured, such as for example in a UAP (User Access Point).
  • Page 217 Selective Optical to RF Converter Description ► The selective optical to RF converter has a filter that separates each wavelength and directs it to an independent circuit with a photosensor, which obtains the RF signal that carries. The RF signal obtained for each wavelength passes to a band switch.
  • Page 218 Settings ► After the connection is made, the user can use the equipment for measurement of optical signals as if they were RF signals. Steps to measure a signal are as follows: Press the Settings , key and in “Signal source” select “Fiber optic”. From Settings, select the corresponding band, whether terrestrial (for optical link) or satellite (for optical LNB).
  • Page 219 6 GHz Auxiliary RF Input Description ► The 6 GHz auxiliary RF input option can be used among other applications to directly connect optical LNBs with 5.4 GHz output. The RF input works for three bands: Band I From 2150 MHz to 3000 MHz Band II From 3400 MHz to 4400 MHz Band III From 4400 MHz to 6000 MHz Connection...
  • Page 220 Figure 125. Auxiliary Input Signal Selection Figure 126. Band Selection October 2019 Annex i: OPTICAL OPTION...
  • Page 221 Configuration ► Figure 127. Signal Power for RF Auxiliary Input Signal Frequency for RF Auxiliary Input Signal Frequency Input Optical LNB Power Level Auxiliary RF Input Enabled Central Frequency WiFi 5 GHz Description ► The 5 GHz WiFi option extends the WiFi Analyzer to the second frequency range used for WiFi.
  • Page 222 the screen. Press F1 to exit because it is not necessary to log in a WiFi network to use this tool. Connect the RF omni-directional antenna (supplied) to the RF input. This antenna detects WiFi band spectrum. Press "Settings" key to access Settings menu. In "Signal Source" select "WiFi".

  • Page 223: Wifi 5 Ghz+Lte 2.6 Ghz+Rf 6 Ghz Option

    ii WIFI 5 GHz+LTE 2.6 GHz+RF 6 GHz OPTION ii.1 Description This annex contains operating instructions for the next option: OP-001-WL. This option expands the meter with these functions: WiFi 5 GHz LTE 2,6 GHz RF 6 GHz Input The 5 GHz WiFi option extends the WiFi Analyzer to the second frequency range used for WiFi.
  • Page 224 Operation ► Connect the USB WiFi adapter (supplied) to one of the two USB ports on the device. The "Wi-Fi Configuration" window pops up and it performs a Wi-Fi scan showing all networks detected. The WiFi icon will appear at the top of the screen.
  • Page 225 This expansion module is available for any unit (both for new equipment or to upgrade equipment owned). ii.4 6 GHz Auxiliary RF Input Description ► The 6 GHz auxiliary RF input option can be used among other applications to directly connect optical LNBs with 5.4 GHz output. The RF input works for three bands: Band I From 2150 MHz to 3000 MHz Band II From 3400 MHz to 4400 MHz...
  • Page 226 Settings ► Follow these steps to set: Figure 129. Auxiliary Input Signal Selection Figure 130. Band Selection October 2019 Annex ii: WIFI 5 GHz+LTE 2.6 GHz+RF 6 GHz OPTION...
  • Page 227 Configuration ► Figure 131. Signal Power for RF Auxiliary Input Signal Frequency for RF Auxiliary Input Signal Frequency Input Optical LNB Power Level Auxiliary RF Input Enabled Central Frequency Annex ii: WIFI 5 GHz+LTE 2.6 GHz+RF 6 GHz OPTION October 2019...

  • Page 228: Signal Coverage Option

    iii SIGNAL COVERAGE OPTION iii.1 Description This annex contains operating instructions for the next option: OP-001-GPS. This option includes a GPS receiver to connect to the meter. iii.2 Signal Coverage iii.2.1 Introduction The Signal Coverage function allows the user to check signal for a tuned signal or a channel plan (several channels) by measuring power and other parameters over time.
  • Page 229 Press the Tools key Select the Signal Coverage option. Select between monitoring one single channel or one channel plan. The Signal Coverage function appears on screen. Before starting the signal coverage analysis, access the Configuration option in the Advanced menu for settings (for more details refer to next section).
  • Page 230 Screen Description ► Figure 132. Signal Coverage for Single Channel Figure 133. Signal Coverage for Channel Plan Selected installation; date and time. The “Current installation” in green indicates the system has locked the GPS signal. The “Current installation” in red indicates that the system has not locked the GPS signal. Spectrum.
  • Page 231 Indicator of Signal coverage started. LNB, Selected band; battery level. Signal information window 1: •Frequency: frequency at which signal is locked; Profile (only for DVB-T2 signals): Base or Lite; PLP identifier (only for DVB-T2 signals): identifier of the layer being measured, TS Hierarchy (table hierarchy at the transport stream) TS Priority (packet priority at the transport stream).
  • Page 232 It displays the Advanced menu. In the Advanced menu there are some options for the Signal Coverage. They are: Start: : It starts the signal coverage study. Stop: It stops the signal coverage study. Pause: It stops the signal monitoring for a while until resuming. Configuration: It shows the settings window with some parameters (for more details refer to next section).
  • Page 233 Figure 135. File name: User can give a name to the file where data is saved. All measurement will be stored on the data file. Be sure to change the file name when starting a new Signal coverage analysis. If not, a warning message appears before new data file will be saved on the last one.
  • Page 234 Screen Description ► Figure 136. Selected installation; date and time. Power measurement over time. MER and C/N measurement over time. Joystick mode selected: PA mode (panoramic) or MA mode (cursor movement). LNB, selected band; battery level. Signal information window 1: Measurement where the cursor is. Signal information window 2: Date, time and elapsed time.
  • Page 235 iii.3.5 Data File Processing Description ► This document is an explanation about the process that is needed to be done in order to obtain a more comfortable view of the XML data obtained with the meter, with GPS option, when doing a Signal Coverage analysis. Once you got the coverage data, copy the XML data file from the equipment to a USB memory using the Installation Manager.
  • Page 236 When Excel tries to open the file it will ask you the import method to open the XML data file by this way: Figure 138. You must choose the option in which a stylesheet is asked. It will appear as an option the “COVERAGE.xsl”...
  • Page 237 Access the KML Generator application by PROMAX (http://www.promax.es/ tools/kml-generator/). Click on the KML Generator screen and then a file explorer opens. Select your data file (COVERAGE.XML) exported from the meter. If the file is correct it opens a window with a series of options that allow you...

  • Page 238: Dab/Dab+ Option

    iv DAB/DAB+ OPTION iv.1 Description This annex contains operating instructions for the next option: OP-001-DAB+: Measurement of DAB y DAB+ digital radio. This function allows the user to detect, measure, analyze and visualise digital radio DAB and DAB+. The DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is a digital radio standard, designed for both home and portable receivers to broadcast terrestrial and satellite audio and also data.
  • Page 239 iv.2.1 Measurement Mode Figure 139. Measurement 1/3 Figure 140. Measurement 2/3 Annex iv: DAB/DAB+ OPTION October 2019...
  • Page 240 Figure 141. Measurement 3/3 iv.2.2 Spectrum Analyzer Mode Figure 142. DAB Spectrum 1/3 October 2019 Annex iv: DAB/DAB+ OPTION...
  • Page 241 Figure 143. DAB Spectrum 2/3 Figure 144. DAB Spectrum 3/3 Annex iv: DAB/DAB+ OPTION October 2019...
  • Page 242 iv.2.3 TV Mode Figure 145. DAB 1/3 Figure 146. DAB 2/3 October 2019 Annex iv: DAB/DAB+ OPTION...
  • Page 243 Figure 147. DAB 3/3 Annex iv: DAB/DAB+ OPTION October 2019...

  • Page 244: Rack Option

    v RACK OPTION Introduction This annex describes special features for the rack version of RANGER equipment. Each portable model has its counterpart in 4U rack format. Package Content Check that your package contains the following elements: RACK Analyzer. RANGER Mains cord. Dual WiFi Antenna.
  • Page 245 Power The RANGER RACK is powered to the mains via the mains cord. Ensure that your mains voltage is compatible. Switching On: ► Press the ON/OFF switch at the back of the equipment. The boot screen appears and also a progress bar that indicates the system is loading.
  • Page 246 Figure 149. Side View Figure 150. Back View October 2019 Annex v: RACK OPTION...
  • Page 247 Mains cord 1x DG0317 (RANGER Quick Reference Guide NOTE: All other specifications are equal to the portable model and can be consulted on the Specifications chapter (“SPECIFICATIONS RANGER Neo Lite / +” on page 186). Annex v: RACK OPTION October 2019...

  • Page 248: Additional Information

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION vi.1 Multimedia Content On the PROMAX channel on Youtube you can find video tutorials and other audiovisual documents related to the field strength meter. Name Link PROMAX channel on YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/PROMAXElectronics Playlist: Field Strength Meter Tutorials https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=48klYEAR_ZU&list=PL3hht4WG655S6PXlzd3G9lt...
  • Page 249 Name Link Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/1493234/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/promaxelectronics/ Annex vi: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION October 2019...

  • Page 250: Index

    vii INDEX Analogue Signal Antenna adding Antenna remove Aspect Ratio Audio Audio Signal Audio Tone Band selection Battery Time Beacon signal Brightness 38, CCTV Centre Frequency Channel Plan Adding Colour System Cursor Dashed BW Detector Type Discovered URLs DiSEqC Downlink e-mail, settings External Power Supply Generic Signal...
  • Page 251 Keyboard Shorcuts LNB Drain LNB High Oscillator LNB Low Oscillator Locking a Signal LTE, medición de señales Marker 55, Marker Trace Max. Hold Measurement Mode Screens MEROGRAM Min. Hold Minimal FM Level Minimal Satellital Power Minimal Terrestrial Level Minimal Terrestrial Power Netupdate connection Network, parameters NTSC...
  • Page 252 Signal Coverage Skin SMTP, settings Span 49, Spectrogram Streaming V/A Supply voltages Tilt Time & Date Tone Level Touchscreen Calibration TS Data Tuned Audio Information Tuned service information Tuning by Channel TV / Radio Mode Screens Vertical Range Video & Audio Settings Volume WebControl Historical Monitoring WebControl Measurements and Spectrum...
  • Page 253 Annex vii: 7 October 2019...
  • Page 254 PROMAX ELECTRONICA, S.L. Francesc Moragas, 71-75 08907 L’HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT (Barcelona) SPAIN Tel: 93 184 77 00 * Tel. Intl.: (+34) 93 184 77 02 Fax: 93 338 11 26 * Fax Intl.: (+34) 93 338 11 26 http://www.promaxelectronics.com e-mail: promax@promaxelectronics.com...

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