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Operation Manual C1200+ DVB-C Meter Ver:1.0...
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Deviser Instruments Inc shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damage in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. ...
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Deviser Instruments Inc’ safety standards of design, manufacturing, and intended use of the measurement device. Deviser Instruments Inc assumes no liability for the operator’s failure to comply with these precautions. Product Damage Danger! Do not use this product if it shows visible...
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Deviser Instruments equipment: Do not remove the system covers, and do not perform electrical tests if there are signs of shipping damage to the outer enclosure. When connecting test cables to a line, do not touch the cable’s metal contact points, or allow the cable leads to...
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This Deviser Instruments Inc product is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a period of 12 months from date of shipment. During the warranty period, Deviser Instruments Inc will, at its option, either repair or replace products which prove to...
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Deviser Instruments Inc. The buyer shall prepay shipping charges to Deviser Instruments Inc or to the service center and Deviser Instruments Inc or the service center shall pay the shipping charges to return the product to .
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Buyer, Buyer-supplied software or interfacing, unauthorized modification or misuse, operation outside of the environmental specifications for the product. NO OTHER WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. DEVISER INSTRUMENTS INC SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Catalog Maintenance and Safety Considerations ..... 1 Calibrating the Meter ......1 About Battery, Adapter and Firmware upgrade 3 General Introduction ........... 6 Panel Introduction ..........7 Appearance ..........7 Keypad ........... 9 Display Description ......10 Power Supply ............. 11 Battery ..........
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5.4.1 Trunk Voltage ......20 Setup ............ 21 5.5.1 System Information..... 21 5.5.2 General ........22 5.5.3 Channel Plan Setup ..... 25 5.5.4 LIMIT Setup ......... 29 5.5.5 Battery State ....... 30 5.5.6 Power Saving....... 31 USB Port ............. 32 User Channel Plan ..........
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 1 Maintenance and Safety Considerations Calibrating the Meter All the instruments have analog circuitry: preamplifiers, filter, etc.-whose performance can change over time. A regular schedule of calibrations will keep your instrument in optimal condition to support you design, troubleshooting, and manufacturing work.
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual please contact factory or authorized distributor. Environmental condition: Calibration or verification test should be performed under laboratory condition whereby the ambient temperature or relative humidity can be controlled. Warm up: Allow up to at least 5 minutes warm-up before performing calibration to the meter.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual About Battery, Adapter and Firmware upgrade Please charge-discharge the battery in every 3 months to extend battery life! Warning : Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same type battery recommended.
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual power output connector for IT equipment, when charging the battery on your automotive. CAUTION: Temperature extremes will affect the ability of the battery to charge. Allow the battery to cool down or warm up as necessary before use or charging. Storing a battery in extreme hot or cold temperatures will reduce the capacity and lifetime of a battery.
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 3 The charge indicator lights, indicating that the battery is charging. When the battery is fully charged, the green charging indicator turns off. The charging time for a fully depleted battery, is approximately four hours. If the meter is power on, the charging time is longer.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 2 General Introduction C1200+ DVB-C Meter is specially designed for installation and field technicians seeking to quickly ensure the quality of digital and analog cable services. With Streamlined appearance design and simple user interface, C1200+ offers the most cost effective choice for a variety of applications.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Keypad Figure 3-3 Keyboard :Increase and decrease. :Left and right circularly selection. :Power on/off (hold it over 3 seconds to power off) or Confirmation. :Main Menu. :Return to previous menu or cancel. :Charger Indicator...
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Display Description Mode Lock Battery Frequency Channel Name Power Level Figure 3-4 ➢ Mode ➢ Lock ➢ Channel Name: The Frequency, Power Level, MER and BER are displayed on the same screen. ➢ Battery:Capacity of battery.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 4 Power Supply Battery With a built-in 7.4V /1.6AH Lithium battery, the meter can continuously work for above 4 hours. When the battery voltage drops below 6.0V, C1200+ Plus will automatically power off and then users must charge it with the attached charger for about 3 hours.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Charging Charge the meter before the first time use. Please charge the meter as follows: 1. Insert the charger output plug into C1200+ DC charge socket. 2. Connect the charger to AC 100V-240V Power and the charger indicator of meter is with red light.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 5 Using the Instrument Power on C1200 +, as Figure 5-1. Figure 5-1 Figure 5-2 These icons are listed in C1200+ Main Interface: LEVEL, TILT, SCAN, C/N, TRUNK, and SETUP option. Press “Left and Right” to select the functions, press “ENTER” to enter the function...
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Level Test C1200+ can measure both analog and digital signal, as Figure 5-3 Analog Signal Measurement Interface and Figure 5-4 Digital Signal Measurement Interface. Frequency Channel Name Video Level Audio Level Video/Audio Figure 5-3 Analog Signal Measurement Frequency Channel Name Power Level...
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual parameter value. Press to confirm the operation. If you complete all parameters edit, you must choose the last item “SAVE AND EXIT”, otherwise the meter can’t save any changed content. Figure 5-5 Figure 5-6 Figure 5-7...
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Tilt Tilt/Level list test is the effective solution to check the flatness and splitter’s gain of cable system, C1200+ can get levels of 8 channels and observe the measurement result and graph easily. User must choose at least two channel to do tilt measurement.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Channel Scanning Figure 5-11 Channel Scanning C1200+ support channel scanning function in order to test the flatness and amplitude of cable TV system quickly.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual C/N Measurement Press “Up and Down” to select CH, press “Left and Right” to edit the Channel parameters. Figure 5-12 C/N Parameter BW is Noise measurement bandwidth. For different TV standard, use different noise bandwidth. the meter use offset (Vison-sound carrier spacing) to modify noise bandwidth.
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Standard B,G D,K M, N Video bandwidth 5.75 6.75 4.95 Vison-sound carrier spacing (Offset) Noise bandwidth 4.75 5.75 4.00 Figure 5-13 After setup parameters, must choose “SAVE AND EXIT” option to save your modify.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 5.4.1 Trunk Voltage As Figure 5-14 and Figure 5-15, you can get the Trunk Voltage in this interface. The meter automatic judge the trunk voltage is AC or DC. Figure 5-14 Figure 5-15...
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Setup Press to select “SETUP” in the main menu. Press to setup interface as Figure 5-16, choose “INFORMATION”. Figure 5-16 5.5.1 System Information The information of the instrument, Refer to Figure 5-17 and Figure 5-18. It includes serial number, software version, hardware version, calibration date and so on.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Figure 5-18 5.5.2 General Press to select “Configure” in Figure 5-16, then select “CONFIGURATION” icon, as Figure 5-19. Figure 5-19 1. Backlight Set the backlight ON and OFF by pressing , refer to Figure 5-20. Figure 5-20 2.
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Figure 5-21 3. Level Units Set level unit dBuV, dBmV or dBm by pressing buttons. Refer to Figure 5-22. Figure 5-22 4. LCD Contrast As Figure 5-24. Press to adjust the contrast. Figure 5-23...
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Figure 5-24...
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 5.5.3 Channel Plan Setup In setup interface, select “CH SETTING” icon. Figure 5-25 The ANA is analog TV channel, the DIG is digital channel. A default Channel Plan is programmed in C1200+ when delivery. You can modify the Channel Plan parameters in this interface.
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual STANDARD、 FREQ、 SR、 BW、 TYPE, press to enter into parameters edition and press input parameters. As Figure 5-27, Figure 5-28, Figure 5-29: Figure 5-27 Figure 5-28 Figure 5-29 After you complete modify parameters, you must move...
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual the cursor on the “SAVE AND EXIT” item and confirm. If you not save modify, any change can’t be saved. to STATUS 、 TYPE、 FREQ、 In ANA channel press OFFSET, press to enter into parameters edition and press to input parameters.
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual upload the meter used channel plan on your PC and edit this channel plan. If use the tool box download the channel plan on the meter, the meter used channel plan will be overwritten.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 5.5.4 LIMIT Setup Move the cursor on the LIMIT icon, press enter the LIMIT setup interface. to VIDEO 、VA、 As Figure 5-32, you can press POWER、MER, press to enter into parameters edition and press to input parameters. Figure 5-32 Figure 5-33...
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 5.5.5 Battery State Move the cursor on the BATTERY icon, press enter the battery remaining capacity interface. Figure 5-34 The battery remaining capacity is shown as a column graph as Figure 5-35. When the voltage is lower than 0%, the instrument will automatically power off.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 5.5.6 Power Saving Move the cursor on the POWER SAVING icon, press enter the power saving interface, as Figure 5-36 and Figure 5-37 shows. Figure 5-36 Figure 5-37 If user off the power saving item, the meter will always work till the battery remaining capacity is 0% and automatic power off the meter.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 6 USB Port The instrument can communicate with a PC through the Mini USB communication port. Refer to Figure 6-1. Figure 6-1USB port type Management PC software-Toolbox is provided as standard. You can remotely control the instrument to upload or download the channel plan.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 7 User Channel Plan Upload and Download Channel Plan The instrument can be connected with PC by USB cable to upload and download channel plan.
C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 8 Specification Analog CATV Frequency Range 5~1010MHz Level 30~120dBuV Accuracy ±2.0dB 300K >50dB C/N Accuracy ±3.0dB Others Channel Scan, Tilt, Trunk Voltage DVB-C Frequency Range 46~1010MHz Power Level 40~110dBuV Power Level ±2.0dB Accuracy >40 MER Accuracy ±2.0dB 1E-3~1E-9 16/32/64/128/256QAM(J.83A/C)
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual 4~7Msps Interface RF Input 75 Ω Type-F(f) AC Adapter 12V/1.2A Mini-USB Battery Capacity 7.4V/1.6AH Working Time >4 hours Charging Time 3 hours Other Specification Dimension 153 × 93 × 42mm Weight 358g...
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C1200+ DVB-C Meter Operation Manual Accessories Charger(PW09021915W) USB data cord (P.900000421) CD(Manual and Toolbox software) Soft Case(PK1S3000000) F Connector(P.121068J8J) Manual Toner Cable Equipment Inc. 969 Horsham Rd. Horsham, PA 19044 T . 215 675 2053 | 800 523 5947 info@tonercable.com | www.tonercable.com...
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