The VSB-STAR™ fulfills the needs of today's engineer in testing off-air and cable transmission formats. Capable of measuring 8VSB, 64 QAM, 256 QAM digital signals and NTSC analog signals, this powerful handheld analyzer provides spectral displays, scanning capabilities and a full feature of other testing functionality.
Features
- Worldwide digital and analog signal measurement
- Constellation diagram with zoom
- Spectrum analysis (channel/frequency/tilt)
- Pre and post BER measurements
- EVM measurements
- SNR(MER) measurements
- Scan
- C/N, CTB/CSO measurements
- Reverse noise spectrum
- Channel plans and memories
- File measurements save, review and printing
- RS-232 interface for PC download
SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice
Input Connector: F Type (Male)
Input Impendence: 75 ohms
Measurement Units: dBuV, dBmV, dBm
8VSB (ATSC) and QAM (Annex-B)
Frequency Range: 54 to 863 MHz
Frequency Resolution: 62.5 kHz
Power Measurement Resolution: 0.1 dB
Power Measurement Accuracy: + 1.5 dB
Lock Range: -15 dBmV to +60 dBmV
SNR(MER) Range
8VSB: 15 to 37 dB + 2 dB
64 QAM: 22 to 37 dB + 2 dB
256 QAM: 28 to 37 dB + 2 dB
Measurement Setting: 10 to 40 dB
Symbol Rate
8VSB: 5.381
64 QAM: 5.057
256 QAM: 5.361
BER Range: 10E-2 to 10E-8
EVM Range: 1.5 to 8%
Pilot Range (8VSB): ñ 20 MHz
Constellation Diagram: Full and 1/4 zoom
Spectrum Inversion: Normal/Reverse
Analog
Frequency Range: 5 to 1000 MHz
Frequency Resolution: 10 kHz
Dynamic Range: -45 to +60 dBmV
Power Measurement Resolution: 0.1 dB
Power Measurement Accuracy: ñ 1.5 dB
Spectrum Analysis (Analog/Digital)
Frequency Range: 5 to 1000 MHz
Tilt Slope and Video level
Max. Number of Channels: 15
Channel Spectrum
Max. Number of Channels: 110
Measurement Range: -45 to +60 dBmV
Frequency Spectrum
Span: 2/6/11/22/56/110/220/560 MHz
Resolution: 20/50/100/200/500/1000/2000/5000 kHz
Detection Method: Peak/Average
Bandwidth: 280/150 kHz
Memory Measurements: 30 max.
Channel Plans: 8 max.
Communications: RS-232
Power
Battery Ni-MH: 9.6 V / 2100 mAH
Battery Charge: Analog five hours/ Digital three hours
Power Adapter: 15 V 500 mA
Environmental
Operating Temperature: 0 to 50° C
Humidity: 80%
Mechanical
Dimensions: 218x105x58 mm (HxWxD)
Weight: 920 g
LCD: 128x64 dot matrix
