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VER 1.7 (FW V3.31)
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  • Page 1 User manual Spectrum Compact VER 1.7 (FW V3.31)
  • Page 2 Spectrum Compact does not contain serviceable parts. Warranty will not be applicable in the event Spectrum Compact has been opened. The information presented in this guide is the property of SAF Tehnika, JSC. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted without proper permission from SAF Tehnika, JSC.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.2 Technical specifications ................5 1.3 Unpacking ....................6 1.4 Initial power-up ..................7 1.5 Connecting to antenna ................7 2 USING SPECTRUM COMPACT ..............8 2.1 Main display ..................... 8 2.2 SWEEP CONT button ................9 2.3 SAVE button ..................... 9 2.4 FREQUENCY menu ...................

  • Page 4: Overview

    USB connector Charge indicator Spectrum Compact is an ultra-light and easy to use measurement solution. It operates in a frequency range of 2 - 40 GHz. Designed specifically for comfortable outdoor use, this battery-powered device is a must-have tool for any microwave radio engineer performing actual installation of the link or gathering data for site planning purposes.

  • Page 5: Technical Specifications

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) OVERVIEW 1.2 Technical specifications J0SSAP10 J0SSAP11 J0SSAP12 J0SSAP13 2.4/2.5/3.6/4.9/ 6/7/8/10/11 10/11/13/15/17 17/18/23/24 Frequency bands 5/6/7/8 GHz 2.000-8.000 5.925-12.000 10.000-18.000 17.000-24.300 Frequency range Input power range -105 dBm to -40 dBm Max input power 0 dBm RBW (Resolution...

  • Page 6: Unpacking

    2 – Leather bag for Spectrum Compact (P/N J0APAC11); 3 – Attenuators 20/40dB or 60dB kit; 4 – Watertight, crush and dust proof case for Spectrum Compact (P/N J0SPAC03); 5 – Rugged RF cable, SMA-SMA/2.92mm-2.92mm, 0.3 m (J0ACRF02); 6 – Waveguide adapter UBR to SMA: - P/N J0S07WA004: UBR84 to SMA, 5.9–10.0 GHz, WR112;...

  • Page 7: Initial Power-Up

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) OVERVIEW 1.4 Initial power-up Slide power switch towards the red dot (●) to power on your Spectrum Compact. If the battery meter is indicating BATTERY, connect USB charger via USB connector and charge the Spectrum Compact. Full charging cycle (with 1A power source) is approximately 5 hours for P/N J0SSAP11/J0SSAP12/J0SSAP13 and 8-10 hours for P/N J0SSAP14.

  • Page 8: Using Spectrum Compact

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT USING SPECTRUM COMPACT 2.1 Main display The display is mapped on a grid, where the horizontal axis has 10 divisions and the vertical – 4 ½ divisions. The horizontal axis represents a linear frequency scale that increases from left to right.

  • Page 9: Sweep Cont Button

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT 2.2 SWEEP CONT button SWEEP CONT state determines whether Spectrum Compact measures continuously (SWEEP CONT button is displayed in green) or once (SWEEP CONT button is displayed in dark yellow). Tapping the SWEEP CONT button will switch between continuous and single sweep modes.
  • Page 10 (START/CENTRE/STOP). If it is not possible to preserve the frequency SPAN due to the limits of the supported frequency range (depending on Spectrum Compact model – 2000…8000, 5925...12000, 10000…18000, 17000...24300 or 24000...40000 MHz), frequency SPAN is changed in accordance with the modified frequencies.
  • Page 11 SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT Entering invalid START frequency Entering correct START frequency Entering START frequency which will change STOP frequency In FREQUENCY or HOME screens you can tap left or right on the spectrum graph to move the frequency left or right.

  • Page 12: Span Menu

    FULL SPAN would change the CENTRE frequency, it will be displayed in purple, otherwise – in grey. Maximum frequency SPAN (FULL SPAN) depends on Spectrum Compact model – 6000, 6075, 8000, 7300 or 16000 MHz. Minimum frequency SPAN (MIN SPAN) is 100 MHz for all models.

  • Page 13: Marker Menu

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT Entering SPAN with CENTRE Entering invalid SPAN value frequency change In the SPAN screen you can tap left or right on the spectrum graph to increase or decrease the frequency span. 2.6 MARKER menu...
  • Page 14 SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT Entering MARKER outside currently Entering MARKER menu visisible spectrum Tap on the Marker indication in the top left corner of the screen to display bigger digits. While in the MARKER screen, tap left or right on the spectrum grid to move the...

  • Page 15: High Contrast Button

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT 2.7 HIGH CONTRAST button HIGH CONTR button switches the high contrast mode on and off. High contrast mode is off by default. High contrast mode changes the colour of the spectrum graph and the controls to black and white for maximum visibility in direct sunlight.

  • Page 16: Trace Mode Menu

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT 2.8 TRACE MODE menu TRACE menu allows setting the following trace modes:  NORMAL Normal trace mode (default mode)  MAXHOLD blue trace shows the highest level detected since sweeping commenced. During each sweep, only the frequency points with higher power levels are updated.

  • Page 17: Cumulative

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT  CUMULATIVE Shows in green the power levels of each frequency for all previous sweeps since sweeping commenced. During each sweep, only the frequency points with previously unsaved levels are updated. CUMULATIVE trace mode CUMULATIVE trace mode allows seeing how the signal energy is divided within the spectrum.

  • Page 18: Average 2/4/8/16

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT  AVERAGE 2/4/8/16 AVERAGE 2/4/8/16 sets a sweep averaging mode whereby the trace shows the average values of the two, four, eight or sixteen most recent sweeps. Tapping the AVERAGE 2/4/8/16 button repeatedly restarts averaging.

  • Page 19: Fill

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT  FILL Tapping the FILL button will paint the area below the spectrum curve. This mode can be enabled only for the following trace modes: NORMAL, MAXHOLD, AVERAGE 2, AVERAGE 4, AVERAGE 8 and AVERAGE 16.

  • Page 20: Tools Menu

    TOOLS menu allows accessing SETTINGS, MASK MODE (reference mask), PROFILES (create and set profiles), LEVEL (Y axis adjustment), PRESET (reset to factory defaults), FILES (view saved spectrum curves), RECORD (create and view recordings) and ABOUT (information about Spectrum Compact) submenus. TOOLS menu 2.9.1 SETTINGS submenu ...
  • Page 21 Saving a note  AUTO ROTATE Automatically rotates the screen when Spectrum Compact is turned by 90 degrees. By default AUTO ROTATE is active. When disabled, Spectrum Compact fixes its current orientation and doesn’t change it when the device is turned. When active, the AUTO ROTATE button is green; when deactivated –...
  • Page 22 You can set the date (year, month, and day) and time (hours and minutes) by tapping on the appropriate parameter. Note that the time is set in a 24H format. When Spectrum Compact is connected to a PC and the Spectrum Manager software is running, it will offer to synchronize clocks in case of mutual mismatch.

  • Page 23: Mask Mode Submenu

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT  COLOR Allows setting the colour of the screen, grid and main curve. You can swap between these elements by tapping the SCREEN/GRID/DIAGR button in the bottom right corner. Colour is changed by modifying red (R), green (G) and blue (B) channels (see screenshot below).
  • Page 24 SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT (absolute) CENTRE frequency. Actual (absolute) position of a mask curve is displayed on the frequency span bar. When active, the MASK MODE submenu will be displayed in in the TOOLS menu. Repeatedly tapping the MASK MODE submenu button will deactivate the mask curve.

  • Page 25: Profiles Submenu

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT 2.9.3 PROFILES submenu PROFILES menu allows you to save and restore up to 7 sets of settings including frequency, span, colours etc. Tapping the SAVE button saves the current set of settings with a filename PROFILEX, where X corresponds to the lowest available number between 1...7.
  • Page 26 SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT Entering LEVEL menu Setting 20 dB OFFSET Setting MAX and MIN dBm...

  • Page 27: Preset Submenu

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT 2.9.5 PRESET submenu PRESET submenu allows resetting Spectrum Compact settings to factory defaults. TOOLS->PRESET->PRESET PRESET will not format the internal storage disk. 2.9.6 FILES submenu FILES submenu allows saving the current curve and viewing previously saved spectrum curves.

  • Page 28: Record Submenu

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT saved in MAXHOLD trace mode (filename Mxxxxx)), setting MARKER, setting spectrum curve as a MASK, zooming in or out using ZOOM+ or ZOOM- buttons, and shifting the spectrum using right/left arrow buttons or tapping and dragging the grid to the left or right.

  • Page 29: About Submenu

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT A new recording Paused recording 2.9.8 ABOUT submenu This submenu displays information about the Spectrum Compact: frequency range, serial number, firmware and hardware versions. ABOUT submenu...

  • Page 30: Power In Band Menu

    SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT 2.10 POWER IN BAND menu POWER IN BAND menu allows measuring input power for the desired bandwidth (BW). Prior to enabling POWER IN BAND it is required to specify bandwidth in MHz by entering a value via numpad.
  • Page 31 SPECTRUM COMPACT (FW 3.31) USING SPECTRUM COMPACT Both the current BW and CENTRE values are displayed in white (when selected). If the entered BW value is equal or smaller than the current frequency SPAN, and CENTRE frequency is inside of the current frequency SPAN, it will be displayed in bright green.

  • Page 32: Firmware Upgrade

    3 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 1) Open the local copy of the “Spectrum Manager” software. 2) Plug your Spectrum Compact unit into the PC via USB, and wait for the software to connect to your Spectrum Compact. 3) Click on the “Start Real Time” button.

  • Page 33: Contacts

    CONTACTS Global headquarters North America office SAF Tehnika JSC SAF North America LLC VAT No. LV40003474109 OFFICE, MANUFACTURING AND LEGAL ADRESS: OFFICE ADDRESS: 24a, Ganibu Dambis 3250 Quentin Street, Riga, LV-1005, Latvia Unit 128, Aurora CO 80011 E-MAIL: E-MAIL: info@saftehnika.com salesna@saftehnika.com...

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