User's Manual Part 1
Table Of Contents
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Product Overview
- 2.1 Introduction to the workflow interface
- 2.2 Product overview
- 2.3 General product handling and operation
- 2.3.1 Protection from water and dust ingress
- 2.3.2 Important battery charging note
- 2.3.3 Powering on/off
- 2.3.4 Attaching the strap
- 2.3.5 About the touchscreen display
- 2.3.6 Selecting the active interface
- 2.3.7 Running a function or test
- 2.3.8 Repeating a function or test
- 2.3.9 Screen title bar buttons/icons
- 2.3.10 Capturing a screen image (screenshot)
- 2.3.11 Stopping a test
- 2.3.12 Saving results
- 2.3.13 Maximum test duration for continuous tests
- 2.3.14 Interpreting results
- 2.4 Handling the MoCA/RF module
- 2.5 Remote control of the unit
- 2.6 Licensed feature details
- 2.7 Maintenance
- 2.8 FTP information
- 2.9 Technical support
- 3: Wi-Fi Testing Menu
- 4: 10/100/1G Testing Menu
- 5: System Menu
- 5.1 Record Manager
- 5.2 Admin Port
- 5.3 Set Date and Time
- 5.4 Version Info
- 5.5 Battery Status
- 5.6 Video
- 5.7 Cal Touchscreen
- 5.8 Licensed Options
- 5.9 Update Firmware
- 5.10 System/Module Settings
- 5.10.1 System/Module Settings > Base Unit
- 5.10.2 System/Module Settings > RF Video Module
- 5.10.3 System/Module Settings > ADSL/VDSL2 Module
- 5.10.4 System/Module Settings > Combined Module Default
- 5.10.5 System/Module Settings > MoCA Module
- 5.10.6 System/Module Settings > DOCSIS Module
- 5.10.7 System/Module Settings > CSM Module
- 5.10.8 System/Module Settings > MoCA-RF Module
- 5.10.9 System/Module Settings > Wi-Fi
- 5.11 Signature Capture
- 5.12 Language Selection
- 5.13 Help and Support
- 5.14 System Information
- 5.15 Wizard GUI
Tech-X Flex User Guide - Firmware v06.50 Tech-X Flex
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Intro
Overview
Wi-Fi
Ethernet
System
IP/Video
MoCA
RF
Specs
MoCA data link layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-36
7.7.5 Common coaxial cable problems that affect MoCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-37
7.7.6 About multiple MoCA versions on a single network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-38
8: MoCA/RF - RF Testing
8.1 Important notes on handling the module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.2 Channel Sweep Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8.2.1 Channel Sweep Test setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2
8.2.2 Channel Sweep Test results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-3
8.3 Single Channel Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
8.3.1 Single Channel Test setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4
8.3.2 Single Channel Test results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4
8.4 Select Channel Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
8.5 View Channel Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
8.5.1 EIA CATV tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-7
8.5.2 Lineup tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8
8.6 Close-Out Test Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
8.6.1 General procedure for running the Close-Out Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10
8.6.2 Launching the Close-Out Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10
8.6.3 Close-Out Script results management and transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-12
8.7 Measurement descriptions and theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
8.7.1 Channel testing measurements/results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-12
PASS/FAIL status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-13
Bar graph and power measurement notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-13
Results screen icons and threshold violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-15
Digital channel test results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-15
8.7.2 About out-of-band (OOB) channel support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-18
8.7.3 About QAM and the constellation graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-18
8.8 System menu settings/controls (for RF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
8.8.1 Download RF Channel Guide(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-23
Channel guide file format and general handling notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-23
8.8.2 Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-23
View/Edit Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-24
Download Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-25
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