Question 1

I am a technician, my channels are not reading anything, I get reading for channels that are not in our area, please explain how to change this?

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I'm not sure exactly how far along you are with your meter, but I will try to help. I must say my Digiair Pro ATSC has really worked well for me, allowing me to very easily not only set my antenna, but also to diagnose signal loss in my system cables and components.I apologize if you have already done some of the steps I suggest.I recommend that you start by going to the manufacture's website (http://www.emitor.se) and downloading the manual and the latest firmware from their support section.You will download a zip file containing the needed firmware files and instructions for install.Update the firmware on the unit using your downloaded version.After the update, power up the unit and from the menu go to the setup section.Refer to your downloaded manual for the following: Set up the (Channel rules), (Set Channel List), and (Channel groups).Pay particular attention to setting up the Channel Groups and make sure you load the 'Real' channel numbers for the stations you want to measure and not their 'Virtual' channel numbers.These 'Real' channel numbers are what determine the correct frequencies for your channels to measure.If you don't know your station's 'Real' channel numbers you can look them up on the internet.I like the following website for station details: http://www.tvfool.comI hope this helps,John

Question 2

Can I use this to adjust or point an outdoor antenna for a specific atsc channel, and read the digital (atsc) signal and quality?

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Yes, That is what I use it for. Can set up to display analog signal strength for 6 channels. I set up the 6 weakest to help aim the antenna for those 6 initially. You can also look at the digital Signal to noise strength and Bit error but for only one channel at a time.  This allows you to fine tune the antenna direction for the challenging channels. It also will power a pre-amp so you can connect direct to it at the antenna to aim with the pre-amp included. My only complaint is the battery life is not as advertised particularly when powering the pre-amp.

Question 3

Can you send the cables to update it? It keeps freezing up. Returned 1st one with same problem.

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I found that the update procedure to version 2.1.7 works best if (a) you use a computer that has a real serial port, and not just a USB to serial port adapter, and (b) you construct a good quality SHORT cable from pins 2,3,5 (TX,RX,SG) on the 9 pin serial port to the mini phone plug.  I had a LOT of trouble which were caused by a flaky USB to serial adapter and a flaky cable.  Once you have the right equipment, the update proceeds without issue and completes relatively quickly.  Keep in mind that the procedure erases your flash memory before it updates the firmware, so if the wipe completes successfully but not the re-flash, there is a good chance you will be left with a non-functional unit.  Don't despair though, I found that you can retry the procedure with the right equipment mentioned above and the non-functional unit will accept the update.

Question 4

Will this work with a directv system that uses a swim?

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Hello Zach, I do not know what Direct TV Swim is.  What I can tell you is that this device accepts an standard television signal input via standard RF 'F' coax antenna connector.  The unit will receive local terrestrial broadcast television signals (over-the-air) for all NTSC High Definition Television (HDTV) channels in North America .  VHF (low band) Cha 2-6.  VHF (high band) Cha 7-13.  UHF Cha 14-51.  Legacy UHF channels 52-69 are no longer available for television (FCC has reallocated its use).  I don't think this unit will work reliably on conventional cable systems because cable uses a different baseband to convey the many channels of content.  However, there may be some cable channels that utilize the same NTSC channel frequencies.  If you want to measure signal strength in your cable system, you'd be better off getting a signal analyzer specifically tailored for cable TV use.  Regards, cliff

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