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Page 2 - Preface

Preface Dear customer, KATHREIN-Werke KG has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this manual. However, no liability can be accepted for potential errors in this manual or for any resultant loss. This manual may be neither copied nor duplicated in a different form without the...

Page 3 - Contents

Contents Preface 2 Contents 3 General information 4 Product package 5 Safety instructions – important notes 6 Charging the battery 8 Charging using the AC battery charger leads 8 Charging in a vehicle (DC vehicle battery charger leads) 8 Getting started 9 Switching on the meter 9 Selecting a region ...

Page 4 - General information

The MFK 16 DVB-T signal meter meets the highest quality standards based on its design and highly reliable workmanship. DVB-T signals can easily be measured, as the spectrum is not relevant and there is no need to see a picture on the screen. Also, the signal levels of adjacent analogue channels can ...

Page 5 - Product package

Product package MFK 16 signal meter with integral battery, protective bag and carrying strap The MFK 16 product package includes: - MFK 16 signal meter, - operating manual, - leather protective bag, - one BNC/IEC adapter, - one BNC/F adapter, - two 10 dB attenuators, - IEC/IEC measuring cable, - veh...

Page 6 - Safety instructions – important notes

6 Safety instructions – important notes This page contains important information on operating and connecting up the unit. Read these instructions carefully before setting up the unit. Mains power cable Make sure that the mains power cable (power supply cable) is not damaged. Units with damaged power...

Page 8 - Charging the battery; Charging from the built-in power supply unit

Charging the battery When shipped, the battery is not charged. We recommend you leave the battery on charge for 24 hours before using it for the first time, so that it is fully charged and the state of charge of the cells is equalised. This recommendation also applies if the unit has not been used f...

Page 9 - Getting started; Switching on the meter

Getting started Connect the MFK 16 input on the front of the unit by a BNC cable to the antenna. Alternatively, you can use the BNC/IEC, the BNC/F adapter and the standard antenna cable (IEC). Switching on the meter Press and hold for 5 seconds The display first shows the version number and the batt...

Page 10 - Selecting different measuring methods; Selecting the individual channels

Selecting different measuring methods The meter is able to measure the RF signal level (analogue and digital channels), “BER” (Bit Error Rate) as a bar indicator for “Pre BER” and as a numeric value for “Post VITERBI BER”. The “BER” can only be measured on digital channels. Press the “ON” button to ...

Page 11 - Aligning an antenna / BER mode

Getting started Aligning an antenna / BER mode If neither a bar nor DVB-T appears on the display, the signal is too low or the transmission is analogue. Note: Carrier-to-noise (C/N) ratio in dB Real-time Pre BER bar indicator Select a channel and BER mode. For the best result, check each channel in ...

Page 14 - Technical data

14 Technical data • Display of signal levels of terrestrial signals • Display of carrier-to-noise (C/N) ratio• BER measurement pre and post Viterbi• Memory for 32 different frequency lists• 10 frequency lists (City lists) for the individual regions and two master lists (VHF 5-12; UHF 21-69) pre-prog...