Specifications

Owners Manual
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PICO MACOM
PICO-PRO/Q
Measurement
Signal Measurement of Digital or Analog Channel
Select the “Level” icon and press the Enter Key. The level measurement screen appears.
Digital Channel
If the channel in the selected plan is the digital type, the device will display digital channel signal level measurement.
(Fig. 13) The “CHD” in front of the channel number shows that the unit is in a digital mode and the level displayed on the
screen indicates average power level.
The Function Key Icons’ Definition:
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: Spectrum Mode
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: NC
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: QAM (It appears in 1128D and 1129D)
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: Page Down
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: Page Up
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: Save File
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: Setting
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: Return
Press F1 to enter the spectrum mode. (The operation in the spectrum mode
is shown on page 19, (Fig.17) Press F2 to change to frequency mode. In
frequency mode, pressing F3 can turn the volume up and down. And press F2
again to return to channel mode. Press F3 to start QAM measurement (Fig. 14).
Using this function you can measure the indicators just like MER, BER,
constellation and so on.
You can save MER, BER and constellation by pressing F1. Press F2 to open the
saved files, F3 to refresh and F4 to return. Press F4 to display the next page of
the function Keys. Then press F1 to save the level of the digital signal channel
and F2 to set this channel.
Changing the Channel
Press the Left and Right Key under the channel mode to change the channel.
Under the channel mode, input the channel number by pressing the Number
Keys directly and then press the CH Key to change the channel.
Attention: Every channel number entered must be in the selected channel plan
or it is invalid.
Change the Measuring Frequency
Press the Number Keys, enter the desired frequency and then the MHz key to
be in the frequency measurement mode.
Analog Channel
If the channel in the selected plan is analog type, the device displays the analog
channel signal level measurement. (Fig. 15) The “CHV” in front of the channel
number shows the Pico-Pro/Q is in the analog mode. The letter “V” in front of
the “CH” is video carrier frequency.
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Fig. 13
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Fig. 14
Fig. 15
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