Telestar SatPlus 1 User Manual

INDEX

Overview of Telestar Satplus1 Satellite Meter
Charging the Telestar Satplus1 Satellite Meter
How align a Satellite Dish
Satellite Identification
How to Identify the Correct Satellite
Package control
DiSEqC Search and Motor Search
Watch TV
Spectrum Analysis
Meter settings
PC Update
Adding Saorsat to the Satellites list

OVERVIEW of Telestar Satplus1 Satellite Meter

The Telestar Satplus1 meter is the ideal for either a professional satellite dish installer or committed DIYer

Note: The meter comes with an On/Off switch on the bottom of the unit

The main features of the satellite meter are:

It comes preprogrammed with over 70 satellites
Its 10cm LCD screen allows video from the satellite to be watched on the meter
It has a spectrum analyser
It has a range of DiSEqC features

Charging the Telestar Satplus1 Satellite Meter

Before using the meter for the first time in operation, the battery must be fully charged
Turn the meter off, if it is not already turned off
Plug in the charger
Put the plug of the external power supply into the power socket on the underside of the instrument
Charging time
- When charging for the first time, charge the battery for up to 5 hours
- The maximum charging time is 12 hours

Battery Safety

Never connect the two poles (+ and -) with each other
Do not store or operate the battery above 40°C
Do not burn or otherwise damage the battery
Do not bring into contact with water
Store the Battery between 0°C and 40°C
For longer storage, charge the battery every one to two weeks to avoid deep discharge

How to Align a Satellite Dish

Connect a cable terminated with F-connectors from the Satplus meter to a satellite dish
On the Satplus meter;
Select the TP Search option
- Press the MENU Button.
- Use the buttons ◄ / ► and ▲ / ▼ select the menu item TP SEARCH
- and confirm your selection with the OK Button.
Select the Satellite you wish to find
- In the menu TP SEARCH menu use the use the ▲ and ▼ to select the required satellite e.g. 'Astra 2 (28.2E)'
- Press 'OK'
On the Transponder Search menu You will see 3 bars displaying
- Signal Strength
- Signal Quality
- BER Value
Align the Dish by:
- Rotate the satellite dish until the Q value appears on the screen
- As the signal qualilty increases the bar will will become large and change from Red to Green
- Also the volume and rate of the beeping will increase
- When you have achived a reading of e.g. 90% you have a very good alignment
Verify your alignment by
- Pressing 'F2' to choose the 'Watch TV' option
- This allows you to view the satellite channel
- Scroll between channels for this transponder
- Press 'Exit' to return to the 'Transponder Search' Menu
Check other transponders (normally not necessary)
- Use the buttons ◄ / ► to select another transponder
- Repeat steps 6-7
Bolt the dish into position - ALIGNMENT IS COMPLETE !

Satellite Identification

There is a feature to allow you to figure out which satellite an existing dish is pointing at called 'SATELLITE IDE'.

Connect a cable terminated with F-connectors from the Satplus meter to a Satellite dish
On the Satplus meter;
Select the Satellite Identification option
- Press the MENU Button
- Use the buttons ◄ / ► and ▲ / ▼ select the menu item SATELLITE IDENTIFICATION
  and confirm your selection with the OK Button
On the 'SATELLITE IDENTIFY' menu;
- The meter automatically works every possible satellite and then
- Identifies which satellite it has found e.g. 'Astra 2'
- Returns 'SATELLITE NOT FOUND'

How to Identify the Correct Satellite

Purpose
- The purpose of this video is to show how to know if you are on the correct satellite
- When a meter is looking for a satellite, it's actually a transponer it's looking for
Problem
- Many transponders match on different satellites which will give you a false reading
- ie. 10744 Horizontal 22000 is on both Astra 1 and 2
Solution: Unique Transponders
- Find a transponder that will be unique to the satellite that you are looking for
- ie. 10714 Horizontal 22000 will only give a reading on Astra 2
- ie. 10847 Vertical 22000 will only give a reading on Astra 1
Packets
- When you are on the correct satellite, you will get 5 bars on both signal and quality
- When you are not on the correct satellite, you won't get the full 5 bars on both sides

Packet Control

This feature allows you to look at the Signal Quality and Strength of each individual transponder that is found on a satellite
Connect a cable terminated with F-connectors from the Satplus meter to a satellite dish
On the Satplus meter;
Select the Packet Control option
- Press the MENU Button
- Using the buttons ◄ / ► and ▲ / ▼ select the menu item Package Control and confirm your selection with the OK
- Press the OK button to display a list of satellites
Select a satellite with ▲ ▼
Press the button F3 the L-DiSEqC port
Press the button F4 the LNB-type
Now you can read the Signal strength (S) and Signal quality (Q) of the Transponder
Once you are in the list press the button ► or ◄ to scroll page by page back or forward

DiSEqC Features

I have grouped these features together as they both relate to as situation where you are picking up a signals from multiple satellites by either;
- Having a large satellite dish with multiple offset LNBs
- Mulitple dishes feeding into a Diseqc switch
- A motorised dish system

DiSEqC Search

Press the MENU Button
Using the buttons ◄ / ► and ▲ / ▼ select the menu item DiSEqC Search and confirm your selection with the OK Button
Press the button F1 DiSEqC port
Press the button F4 the LNB type
The DiSEqC search begins automatically
At the appropriate ports is displayed, which satellite each received
With the key F1 You can select individual ports
Press the button OK directly to the menu Transponder Search

DiSEqC Motor Search

Press the MENU Button
Useing the buttons ◄ / ► and ▲ / ▼ select the menu item DiSEqC Search engine and confirm your selection with the OK Button
Setting fields
Using the buttons ▲ and ▼ move to one of the four Setting fields
Selecting and using the buttons ◄ and ► You can Select Settings: Satellite, Transponder, LNB Type and DiSEqC Port
Signal display
Here the values Signal strength (S), signal Quality (Q) and BER(BER) are displayed
Rotate dish
With the keys F1 or F2 you can use the satellite to the West and turn east
Watch for turning the green display. This shows you whether you the corresponding satellites

Watch TV

Connect a cable terminated with F-connectors from the Satplus meter to a satellite dish
On the Satplus meter
Select the 'WATCH TV' option

Meter Settings

Press the MENU Button.
Using the buttons ◄ / ► and ▲ / ▼ select the menu item SETTINGS
Confirm your selection with the OK Button
The 'SETTINGS' menu allows the
- OSD Transparency (1-10) - how bright the screen is
- Signal Audio Tone (On/Off) - to control beeping
- Volume (0-100%)
- Language (choice of 12 languages)
- Factory Reset - return meter to default settings

Spectrum Analysis

Another feature of the Satplus satellite meter is that it allows you to do a detailed analysis of signal coming from a satellite
Press the MENU Button
Use the buttons ◄ / ► and ▲ / ▼ select the menu item Spectrum
Confirm your selection with the OK Button
In this menu you can check the entire spectrum of the different Transponders
- Press the button F1 the LNB to be checked out
- Turn the key F2 22KHz On or Off
- Press the button F3 from the polarization
- Press the button F4 on verification of satellite

PC Update

If you need to do a firmware update on the Satplus meter, the procedure below is how
Press the MENU Button
Use the buttons ◄ / ► and ▲ / ▼ select the menu item PC UPDATE
Confirm your selection with the OK Button
Press the Menu PC Update button F2 to OPEN the USB Menu
In the USB Menu, all files will be shown that are stored on the attached USB KEY
To Update the Software version that the S10 satellite meter is using
- Using the buttons ◄ ► to scroll to the Software tab
- Use the buttons ▲ and ▼ to highlight the file *.bin
- Open these with the OK Button
- Would you like to upgrade the Database
- Click on 'Yes'
- This takes about 3-40 seconds
- Should then prompt 'Successful'
When asked Reboot ?
- Click on 'Yes'
- The meter takes 15 seconds to shut down and reboot with the new software

How to add Saorsat to the Satellite List

The video above shows how to add the correct satellite and TP info for Saorsat to the Satplus meter. The same procedure can also be used to add any other satellite and TP