Specifications
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Chapter 2 - Operation Guide
Start-up
When the POWER Key is pressed, a short beep can be heard and the unit is
enabled. The device will display information including the manufacturer, the
meter type and the serial number.
Menu
When Menu Key is pressed, menu mode is entered and you can choose the
measurement mode which is most suitable for your needs (Fig. 2), including
digital/analog signal level measurement mode, automatic mode, spectrum
mode, scan mode, tilt mode, voltage mode, C/N mode, file mode and setup
mode.
Settings
Before signal measurement begins, some device setting changes may be
necessary, depending on the current TV broadcast mode. All the settings are
saved in the storage of the device and nothing will be changed until reset.
When in the menu mode, press the arrow keys to choose a particular icon,
then press Enter Key (CH/ENTER) to select that icon. You can browse all the
settings by pressing the Arrow Keys. (Fig. 3), including:
Shutdown Time
Date and Time
Volume
Level Units
Select User Plan
Edit User Plan
Learn User Plan
Probe Compensation
Value Amendment
(Calibration) Limit Set-up
Restore
System Information
Learn user plan
In order to improve the efficiency, it is suggested to create a user plan before
proceeding with signal measurement. Press the “learn user plan”, then choose
the name of the plan to create. After pressing the Enter Key, the status will be
displayed on the LCD (Fig. 4).
The steps to create a user plan:
1. Connect to CATV signal source.
2. Press F1/F2 to choose the channel plan as model.
3. Press F3 to start. The progress bar at the bottom of the screen shows
the status. You can choose to save or not after finishing the procedure.
The channel plan created will be saved in the device.
Attention:
A CATV signal must be connected to the device when creating a user plan. The device will recognize every channel with a
level greater than -20dBmV. They are displayed in the user plan while distinguishing between digital or analog signals. How-
ever, the channels may need editing by the user due to the complexity of signals. The user can edit the user plan in the “edit
user plan” option.
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