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Company Report Company Report
Golden Media Global Invacom
Rose Chakir leads a Ivan Horrocks charges
new European distributor with into the future with the
receivers produced in North Africa latest Fibre Optic products

Company Report
AB IPBOX
Juraj Masaryk targets
retailers and providers with
European made boxes

Company Report
Boxsam
Jeffrey Zhao reveals DXer Report
ambitious plans to expand globally The Czech
Satellite Hunter
Who Doesn’t
Watch TV

Ultra HD
Satellite and IPTV in One Small Box 08-09/2010

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tv trade magazine in the
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CONTENT

AZBOX ULTRA HD
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HORIZON
HD-TM USB PLUS
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Meter .................. 24

OPENSAT 9900 HDPVR
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Satellite PVR Receiver ............... 30

TECHNOMATE TM-1M & TM-3D
MONOBLOCK LNB
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WIFI-OPTION FÜR
SPAROS 609
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NETGEAR MCAB1001
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Feature: Company Report:
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AWARD Winning: Company Report:
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�� .............................90 DTT of the World ........................ 116
Company Report:
�� Company Overview: News:
�� ..................64 �� HDTV Programmes ........................ 118
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Company Report: World Satellites .......................... 122
�� DXer Report:
�� ...............................72 �� ............... 102 Satellite Information:
New Satellites ............................... 124
Product News: Station Report:
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ADVERTISERS
8DTEK ........................................43 DOEBIS .................................... 8-9 SCAT INDIA 2010 ..................... 121
ABC-BIZNIS ...............................47 EEBC 2010 ................................ 125 SEATEL .......................................93
AB IPBOX .............................. 14-15 FULAN ELECTRONICS .................. 5 SKYWORTH ................................. 7
ALUOSAT ....................................45 HORIZON ...................................69 SMARTWI ...................................75
AZBOX ...................................... 131 INFOSAT................................... 101 SOWELL...................................... 41
AZURE SHINE ........................... 103 GLOBAL INVACOM ......................21 SPAUN ........................................29
BOXSAM .....................................35 IBC-2010 ....................................85 SVEC ..........................................19
BYA ELECTRONIC...................... 120 JIUZHOU .................................. 132 TECHNOMATE .............................. 4
CABSAT 2011 ............................ 119 MFC ............................................77 TEHNICB .................................. 103
CCBN 2011 ............................... 111 MOTECK......................................77 TELEMANN .................................51
CEBIT EURASIA 2010 .................71 NETUP ........................................95 TELETEK .....................................95
CES 2011 .................................. 107 PENTHOUSE ...............................13 TOPREAL ....................................67
CHANGHONG ............................... 2 SATBEAMS ................................ 115 TOOWAY ................................... 113
CNBROADCASTING................... 115 SATCATCHER ..............................33 TRIMAX ......................................71
CONVERGENCE INDIA 2011...... 127 SATELLITE GUYS ...................... 113 WEISS ........................................83
DISHPOINTER ............................83 SATELLITE SUPERSTORE ............49 YINHE ........................................27

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FEATURE DVB at its best

Ultimate
in the park. Yet, they succeeded! In the
worst case, DVB-C2 offers a 30% gain
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The old DVB-C standard has been in use since 1994. The ��
time for a second generation standard came in 2006 outer code and a Low Density Parity
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when European cable operators expressed their big ��
concerns about the limited bandwidth they have for the be produced by the LDPC decoder in the
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distribution of their services. The major goal was the more
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The DVB-C2 standard was developed by experts from ��

20 different companies and scientists from various ��
universities. Kabel Deutschland, one of Europe’s major ��
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cable operators, provided the chairmanship for this effort.
riers QAM has been adopted for DVB-C2.
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DVB-S2 and DVB-T2 standards developed earlier. ��
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cable bandwidth is understandable. While channels has forced cable operators to ��
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as many bits per second in a given band- transparent data link for all kinds of dig- four years for DVB-S2 to become com-
width as is physically possible. Further ital information ��
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practically impossible. So, if we ever hope �� for the cable standard.
to see DVB-C3, the potential improve- because when combined with DOCSIS
�� it enables the broadcaster to smoothly The future of DVB-C2 will look much
rather to something else. switch to more interactive services brighter when it is adopted as a physical
(unicasting, on-demand content, etc.). layer by the forthcoming new DOCSIS 4
It must be already obvious to our read- DVB-C2 was late compared with DVB-S2 standard; this is very likely to happen.
ers that today’s DVB-C receiver will not and DVB-T2. Implementation of “older However, even now, many of the lead-
be able to receive the future DVB-C2 brothers” was often combined with the ing cable network operators in Europe
signal. DVB-C2 is not backward com- introduction of HD and MPEG4. In such have declared their intention to imme-
patible with DVB-C. Of course a DVB-C2 cases it was easier to make a deci- diately introduce DVB-C2. Among them
receiver will be able to receive the new sion about the extra cost necessary for are; YouSee (Denmark), Numericable
and the old standard, similar to DVB-S/ the upgrade. Since HD and MPEG 4 are (France), Kabel Baden Württemberg, Uni-
S2 equipment. already present in many cable headends tymedia, Kabel Deutschland (Germany),
and end-user boxes, the operators might Ziggo (The Netherlands), ZON (Portugal),
A very interesting feature of DVB-C2 �� ONO (Spain) and Com Hem (Sweden).
(identical to that of DVB-S2 and DVB-T2) �� They supply more than 35 million homes
is its ability to carry not only DVB trans- which in turn translates to 35 million
port streams with MPEG2/4 video but also Fortunately, DVB-C2 is similar to DVB-T2 DVB-C2 set-top-boxes. DVB-C2 is almost
the so-called generic stream which was so the chipset prices should be compa- certainly on the roadmaps of many IC and
�� rable to existing solutions. Most likely T2 equipment manufacturers worldwide.
net IP data. IP data can be sent either on chips will simply be re-engineered for C2
its own or in combination with an MPEG compliance. Hopefully, at some point in For more information on DVB-C2 you
stream. The concept called Physical Layer the near future, the same tuner would be can check out the DVB organization at:
Pipe (PLP) was developed for this purpose able to receive both DVB-C2 and DVB-T2, www.dvb.org, www.dvb-h.org, www.
and because of this, DVB-C2 becomes a but we are still waiting to see that. It took mhp.org and www.dvbworld.org.

� Table 2. After upgrading from DVB-C 256-QAM to DVB-C2 1024-QAM it becomes possible to send roughly 20 Mbps more data in the same channel
while keeping the same C/N (no need to boost signal power). If we decide to switch to DVB-C2 4096-QAM and increase the C/N by 5 dB, we could then
send 30 Mbps more!


TEST REPORT HDTV Satellite and IPTV Receiver

AZBox Ultra HD
We here in the test center
like this arrangement for two
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A Small Elegant
sive heat buildup will take
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HDTV Receiver
second, if the power supply
were to ever fail, it would
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continues to be a frontrunner
when it comes to features like
this.
The series of HDTV boxes from AZBox has a new addition
to the family: the small AZBox Ultra HD that just like its big ��
completely black and comes
brother, the AZBox Premium HD Plus (see our test report in ��
TELE-satellite issue 04-05/2010), is also shipped from the ��
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factory in an elegant package. Upon opening the package, to control the receiver in the
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trol. There are also two status
boxes contains the receiver while the other box has the ��

external power supply and the remote control. CI slots are not to be found

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versions. Dutch Nederlands www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/ned/azbox.pdf
Polish �� www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/pol/azbox.pdf
�� Portuguese Português www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/por/azbox.pdf
Romanian �� www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/rom/azbox.pdf
The receiver is nicely �� Russian �� www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/rus/azbox.pdf
Swedish �� www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/sve/azbox.pdf
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DVB-S2 tuner input as well buttons are sitting so close to Available online starting from ��
as a looped through output, ��
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an HDMI interface, three RCA ��
Elite HD, then for the Ultra tings. It starts with select-
jacks for YUV, a 0/12V jack, ��
HD it’ll be just as detailed and ing the desired language
an RJ45 and USB 2.0 inter- ��
valuable. and setting the clock to the
face, three additional RCA is quite good as we have to
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jacks for CVBS and analog ��
As soon as the box is turned ��
audio, an optical digital audio
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switch. These interfaces can ��
Since this receiver can receive Russian, Spanish, Polish,
all be found on the rear panel. ��
not only DVB-S2 signals but Serbian, Hungarian, Greek,
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can also be used as an IPTV Bulgarian, Slovakian and
Its technical data such as a production begins. And if the
box to access the Internet, Turkish. The desired audio
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selected directly in the set-
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As you would expect with
any decent digital receiver,
08-09/2010 ��
AZBox Ultra HD ��
Fully Equipped Satellite
and Internet HDTV Receiver via satellite. Thanks to the
network connection and the
resulting link to the Internet,
the receiver can also get the
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satellite receiver.

And while we’re on the sub-
ject of the Internet, in order
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patible with a network, there
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settings that need to be
taken care of even if this only
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address through DHCP.

If the network doesn’t have
an integrated DHCP server,
then the IP address, subnet
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The OSD shows that a power supply, the manufac-
network connection can turer also opted for an exter-
be achieved not only with nal hard drive. In so doing,
the RJ45 jack but also with AZBox has remained true to
WLAN. Unfortunately we the concept of simplicity and
couldn’t activate the WLAN above all leaving the hard
option during our tests and drive choice up to the end
Main Menu �� user.
also did not suggest that the
necessary hardware was even To make sure that the cus-
available. ��
open up the receiver in order
Since the reception of IPTV to install or swap out a hard
requires a fast Internet con- drive, the manufacturer fash-
nection, the manufacturer ioned a cover on the top side
included a Speedtest in the of the box that is held in place
AZBox so that you can check with just a few screws thus
for yourself to see if your providing easy access to the
Internet connection is good hard drive. This makes it easy
enough for IPTV and other for anyone to add or exchange
Blind Scan media content. a hard drive. Through a cor-
responding entry in the setup
The AZBox uses every menu, the hard drive can be
aspect of a network connec- formatted and made available
tion so that, for example, an for use in the AZBox.
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server and a Telnet server Thanks to the integrated
are available; they can be DVB-S2 tuner, the AZBox is
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needed in the Setup menu. resolution content. Naturally,
the matching HDMI video
The manufacturer even output must also be there
thought of the use of a and can be set for 576i, 576p,
Channel List
dynamic DNS service so that 720p, 1080i and 1080p.
the receiver can be accessed
anywhere in the world not If your TV doesn’t have an
only through an IP address HDMI input, the video signal
but also through an easy to can also be supplied via YUV,
remember domain that you S-Video and CVBS. Along with
can set up for free at www. that, there are a variety of
dyndns.org. More on this sub- modes available to display a
ject can be found for exam- 4:3 signal on a 16:9 TV.
ple in TELE-satellite issue
06-07/2010. The AZBox has a multitude
of audio settings options let-
Just like with the external ting you match this receiver
Info Bar

Expanded Info Bar Network Settings


with any digitally compatible as 1.2 and 1.3 (USALS) for
stereo system. For example, motorized antennas are also
a Dolby Digital or DTS signal available.
can be presented in PCM or
RAW. ��
nel memory, the AZBox offers
In our tests we were quite not only an automatic chan-
pleased with the AZBox’s nel scan for one or more sat-
picture quality as well as its ellites, there’s also a manual
audio quality. HD content was transponder scan and if
especially impressive and desired there’s even manual
thanks to the 1080p output, PID entry for the DXer.
this receiver is also ready for
the next leap in HD technol- Last but not least, there’s
ogy. The heart of it all can be also a Blind Scan feature that
seen in the Setup submenu lets you enter a start and
“TV Channel” in which numer- end frequency as well as the
ous settings for both DVB-S2 desired frequency steps and
Channel List with both DVB-S2 and IPTV Channels and IPTV can be handled. polarization. Naturally, satel-
lite and transponder entries
The preprogrammed satel- can be edited, deleted or
lite list includes 173 satellites added. Also practical, consid-
from Europe, Asia and the ering the lack of a CI slot, is
Americas and include rela- the ability to limit a channel
tively up to date transpon- scan to TV, radio, encrypted
der data. For each individual or free.
entry a variety of parameters
such as LOF and 22 KHz can An automatic channel scan
be set up. of HOTBIRD demonstrated
that the AZBox didn’t miss
The LOF setting itself a beat here; it found 1314
IPTV Channel Info Bar offers numerous choices so TV channels and 416 radio
that even LNBs with unusual channels in just a little over
oscillator frequencies can six minutes. A Blind Scan of
be used. Thanks to the inte- the same satellite needed a
grated 0/12V jack, something little more time to complete
not often found on modern ��
receivers, this box can also channels and 431 radio chan-
be used with older C/Ku-band nels in just about 13 min-
systems. utes and stored them in the
receiver’s internal memory.
The DiSEqC protocols 1.0
for up to four satellites, 1.1 SCPC reception was just as
for up to 16 satellites as well impressive; the AZBox was
Internet Browser

YouTube Player SCPC Reception of “Videolina” with an SR of 1.824 Ms/s


able to handle a 1.824 Ms/s channel list; it can also be guide. This can show either sible TV programs that are
signal on EUTELSAT W7 at 36 used to download new soft- information on up to seven available.
east without any problems. ware directly to the receiver. channels or more detailed
Additional tests with weaker And this not only guarantees information on a single chan- For the YouTube feature, the
signals further proved the that the receiver itself can be nel. Since we are dealing manufacturer included a fully
capabilities of the receiver’s kept up to date with the latest with a PVR receiver, timer functional player for the pop-
tuner. software, but it also reduces entries can of course be set ular video portal with numer-
the chances of the user incor- up directly from the EPG; ous settings capabilities. This
Besides TV and radio rectly installing new software even the desired recording involves not only activating
reception via satellite, the and thereby rendering the medium (internal hard drive ��
AZBox can also handle IPTV receiver useless. or external USB device) can tent, but you can also select
reception. We connected be chosen here. categories, feeds and enter
the receiver to our internal Once all the settings have in date limitations. And let’s
eight-channel network and been taken care of, you can A push of the OK button not forget that there’s also a
after entering the necessary leave the Setup menu. The opens up the channel list that search function.
parameters (IP address and AZBox then switches over to can display up to 16 channels
ports), we were able to store the all-encompassing Main at the same time on one page. The AZBox has its own
all of the available chan- menu. Its eleven submenus This actually makes it fun to plug-in interface that
nels individually in the chan- include TV, YouTube, Plug- comb through an extensive allows resourceful develop-
nel list. The time needed to ins, Movies, Music, Photos, channel list. The list can be ers from around the world
switch between channels was Data Manager, FTP, RSS sorted alphabetically, by to expand the capabilities
good to say nothing about the News, Browser and Settings. frequency, by satellite, by of the receiver. Especially
exceptional picture quality! genre, by provider, by coun- interesting is the ability to
If you select TV, the AZBox try or by CAS/FTA. Channels directly download plug-ins
For IP channels, the user switches to DVB-S2 mode you like to watch more often via the Internet through this
can enter the IP address as and activates the built-in than others can be moved interface. The end user no
well as the port and stream tuner. An Info Bar provides into one of the Favorites lists. longer needs to sift through
type of the desired IPTV detailed information on the Other actions such as the the Internet for match-
channel into the AZBox. You current and upcoming pro- deleting or renaming of chan- ing enhancements; he can
can also choose whether the grams as well as displays nels can also be taken care of choose corresponding plug-
receiver should automatically �� in this menu. ins directly with the remote
go into DVB-S2 mode or not such as encryption, teletext, control and load them into
when it’s turned on. subtitles, HD, etc. Since the AZBox can imme- the receiver’s memory with
diately display the EPG data the push of one button.
To round things off, the Just like with most other of a stored channel (if avail-
Setup menu also comes with digital receivers, a double �� Thanks to ever-increasing
an access control feature that push of the Info button pro- movie to watch in the evening Internet data transfer rates,
�� vides expanded program- from the hundreds of pos- it has become standard prac-
menu sections or channels. ming information on the
current channel, while a push
Of course the Internet of the EPG button activates
connection isn’t just for the the electronic programming


tice to not only download display pictures in JPEG,
pictures and music from the BMP and GIF formats. It also
ENERGY
DIAGRAM
Internet, but videos as well. ��
Not bad at all, but who wants and has the capability to
to always watch content on a receive RSS News.
PC? This is where the AZBox
Mode Apparent Active Factor
comes into play; thanks to The path from RSS News ��
Apparent Power
Reception 35 W 16 W 0.45
the USB 2.0 interface, an feeds to a web browser isn’t
external hard drive or USB far at all; the manufacturer
stick can be used to store must have thought this too
Active Power
video content. and included a fully func-
tional Internet browser in the
The receiver is actually AZBox Ultra HD. Obviously it
very accommodating and can’t take the place of a typi-
can accept almost all of the cal PC browser because of the
popular video formats such lack of a mouse, but if there’s First 15 minutes: Standby
Second 15 Minutes: receiver boot process followed by active operation
as XVID in SD and HD, DIVX, a commercial break and you,
with channel switching, recording, playback, etc.
MPEG1 and MPEG2, MPEG4.2, for example, quickly want to
WMV9 and H.264 in various check the weather forecast Expert Opinion
versions. for the next couple of days, it +
�� Complete Internet integration including IPTV.
The AZBox can also take Powerful Blind Scan function.
the place of your CD collec- The AZBox is a small Flexible hard drive interface.
tion; it can play back music receiver with many sides to it Limited internal heat buildup thanks to an exter-
in a variety of formats includ- that would be quite at home in nal power supply.
Thomas Haring
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ing MP1, 2 and 3, as well as the living room. It is perfect ��
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AAC, M4A, WAV, WMA, FLACC for those who can do with-
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and OGG. The receiver can out features like a twin tuner Operating the Internet browser somewhat cumbersome.
also handle a number of MP3 but like the idea of Internet
related features such as title ��
display. To be honest, we into the world of IPTV. The TECHNICAL
DATA
didn’t expect anything differ- ��
Manufacturer� ��
ent from AZBox. no problems during our tests; � ��
we did not experience any Fax� ��
To top it all off, this multi- software crashes or other E-Mail� ��
media powerhouse can also problems at all.
Model� ��

Function� ��
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Channel Memory� ��

Symbolrate� ��

SCPC Compatible yes

DiSEqC� ��

USALS yes

HDMI Output yes

Scart Connector� ��

Audio/Video Outputs� ��

Component Video Output yes

S-Video Output yes

UHF Modulator� ��

0/12 Volt Connector yes

Digital Audio Output yes

EPG yes

C/Ku-Band compatible yes

PVR-Function yes

USB 2.0 Connector yes

Ethernet yes

E-SATA� ��


TEST REPORT Terrestrial Signal Meter

United Colors of Horizon:
HD-TM USB PLUS Is Red
After testing a yellow meter (TELE-satellite 10-11/2009), a blue 08-09/2010
meter (TELE-satellite 06-07/2010) and a gray meter (TELE- HOR IZON HD-TM USB
Small, economic and
PLUS
fast
satellite 12-01/2010), why not to take a look at a red one? Red terrestrial signal meter

is the color used by Horizon for its terrestrial instruments. The
HD-TM USB PLUS is an improved version of their HDTM model. The HD-TM USB PLUS
�� comes with a very practi-
channel plan but it also lets you download any measured results cal nylon carrying case, an
AC charging cable, a DC car
to a PC for future reference. The PLUS means that analog TV charger, a USB cable, a rain
signals can also be detected and that more signal parameters cover for the front panel, an
“F“ male-to-male adapter,
can be measured (like MER). The frequency range is extended
an “F” to UHF adapter and
and even a simple spectrum analyzer is now available. two 10 dB attenuators. The
battery pack (NiMH 3300
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Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/bid/horizon.pdf
Bulgarian �� www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/bul/horizon.pdf satellite and cable counter- the unit for up to 7 hours. It
Czech �� www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/ces/horizon.pdf
German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/deu/horizon.pdf parts in the Horizon product can be accessed by opening
English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/eng/horizon.pdf
family. Except for the model ��
Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/esp/horizon.pdf
Farsi � �� www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/far/horizon.pdf designation printed on the the case. So, if needed, you
French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/fra/horizon.pdf
Hebrew �� www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/heb/horizon.pdf front panel, the only way to can replace the battery pack
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play, the keyboard and the tical.
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LCD is located more or less in
the center of the front panel.
The “F” jack to install the
“F“ male-to-male adapter or
the F-UHF adapter is on the
left and the keyboard is on
the right side of the display.
The term “keyboard” might
be overstating it a little bit;
there are only four push but-
tons.

The meter can be charged
by simply connecting one
side of the AC charging cable
to the back of the meter
and the other end to a wall
outlet. The AC voltage range
that can be used with the
meter is wide enough so that
you can use it almost any-
where in the world. There
is no external power supply
unit. Everything is hidden
in the meter case. When
you are on the go, you can
recharge the battery using
the 12 VDC socket in you car
and the car charger cable
that comes with the HD-TM
USB PLUS.

The carrying case has a
strap you can use to hang
the meter around your neck.
The nylon case has openings
for cables so you don’t have
to take the meter out of it plays the Setup menu which
when charging the internal consists of 8 items: Bright-
battery. Additionally, the ness, Contrast, RF units
case has a pocket on its (dBm, dBmV, dBµV), Squelch
side in which you can keep, (level under which signals
for example, adapters and are ignored = level of noise),
The down arrow turns ��
attenuators. The attenua- Sleep (time after which the
the meter on for normal an analog carrier or a set
tors are needed only when meter turns itself off), Lan-
operation. After the wel- of COFDM signal carriers it
a very strong signal is mea- guage (English, French,
come screen, the Main Menu ��
sured – greater than -20 dBm German, Italian, Spanish,
(>87 dBµV). This could be appears which consists of screen of signal measure-
Dutch, Polish, Swedish,
the case if the meter is con- nine items: Choose trans- ment results. The down arrow
Danish, Norwegian, Croa-
nected close to an antenna mitter, Full scan, Short scan, cycles through the result
tian, Finnish), Version (of
�� Slope test, Manual scan, Log screens. Although not every
��
Horizon‘s other models, a (returning to factory set- channel, Log transmitter, parameter can be measured
quick start guide is visible on tings). The up/down arrows Log all, Antenna amp. We (for example: the meter does
the nylon case cover when are used to select the item will focus on three of them: not calculate noise margin for
you open it to use the meter. while the left/right buttons Full scan, Short scan and DVB-T and it does not show
This meter has quite a few will change the current set- Log all. constellation diagrams), the
of these small but nice sur- ting. If you press and hold most important parameters
prises. the up arrow for a second or A Full scan does exactly are measured or calculated.
so the unit will go off. That’s what you’d expect it to do. So, we have power levels and
Usage why this button is also It starts at the lowest fre- signal quality parameters
The up arrow button dis- marked OFF. quency and goes up from (C/N for analog and MER for


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