MKTech CB200 HD
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TEST REPORT Dual Tuner Meter MKTech CB200 HD • extremely small and handy device • easy adjustment of LOF and DiSEqC settings • perfect for installers: enlarged presentation of signal bar, acoustic signals • automatic DiSEqC detection: excellent for use with multifocus antennas • transponders can be 8 monitored simultaneously thanks to packet control 32 TELE-audiovision International — The World‘s Leading Digital TV Industry Publication — 03-04/2015 — www.TELE-audiovision.com www.TELE-audiovision.com — 03-04/2015 — TELE-audiovision International

TEST REPORT Dual Tuner Meter Small in Size – Big in Features The new dual tuner meter CB200 HD from MKTech is available for the South America market. Shipped inside a neutral, white cardboard box it will take most buyers by surprise thanks to its small size: Measuring only 105 x 170 x 45 mm this must be one of the smallest and most lightweight meters we have ever received for testing. Why do we always rave so much about small and lightweight measuring devices? Well, just pretend to be a professional installer for argument’s sake. You’ll have to carry along your meter all day long even to...

a short period of familiarisation users should be able to operate the CB200 HD without even having to look at it. On the bottom side of the meter MKTech has positioned a USB port, a socket for connecting the external charging unit, as well as a mechanical power switch. We would have appreciated a way to feed A/V signals from the meter to an external device and to display external signals on the meter’s screen. Neither option, however, is available. The main menu of the CB200 HD sports a decidedly minimalistic look and feel. This is not a bad thing at all, since it allows operating the meter...

display it on the screen complete with all its parameters (frequency, satellite, polarisation, PIDs, etc.). Although we know that no meter can ever permanently replace a standard receiver (not least if it does not come with an A/V output), we still can confirm that the CB200 HD offers all basic functions and features for watching TV on its screen. This includes an easy-to-navigate channel list that can be restricted to individual satellites and/or reception types and that can be edited totally hassle-free. Even 720p and 1080i channels will be shown flawlessly on the CB200 HD’s small...

the antenna we finally catch a signal, but is it really beamed from the satellite we’re aiming at? The CB200 HD has a solution for that scenario – it’s called Automatic Satellite Detection and works like a charm. Thanks to the meter’s pre-stored satellite and transponder database the device is capable of identifying the source satellite of an incoming signal almost instantly. Of course we tried out that feature several times and can confirm that it worked surprisingly reliably, even though you should always bear in mind that the CB200 HD can only detect those satellites that are included in...

Similar to DVB-S2 reception, it is possible to perform an automatic signal scan across the entire frequency band. The Transponder Identification feature clearly indicates MER, BER, signal strength and signal quality in an easyto-read way, which means aligning a terrestrial antenna for perfect reception becomes child’s play. Packet Control is available in ISDB-T mode as well, just as for DVB-S2, and here, too, it allows simultaneous monitoring of up to eight frequencies on the built-in screen. What about spectrum mode for terrestrial signals? We can tick that box! Speaking of spectrum...