SIRETTA SNYPER-3G Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...SNYPER 3G Family Network Signal Analyser User Manual Rev 1 8 ...

Page 2: ...ral Description 4 Features 5 Specifications 6 Product Images 7 First Time Use of the SNYPER 3G Family 9 Power On 9 Charging and Battery Status 10 Main Menu 11 Saved Results 12 SNYPER 3G 12 SNYPER 3G Spectrum 14 Survey Menu 16 Performing a Single Survey 17 Performing a liveSCAN 20 Setup Menu 22 Options Menu 23 About Menu 25 PC Connect 26 Power Off 28 Updating the SNYPER Software 29 Safety Product a...

Page 3: ...ser Manual This user manual will cover all the aspects of the features setup and use of the SNYPER 3G and SNYPER 3G Spectrum No prior knowledge of the operating principles of the cellular mobile network is required This manual will explain how to conduct surveys identify the cells available at the location of the survey and their signal strengths and then how to use this information to successfull...

Page 4: ... Spectrum can determine the optimum direction of the antenna using the liveSCAN feature The SNYPER 3G Family has been designed to be as logical and intuitive as possible with a simple to use menu and operation system Provided with a large high contrast LCD display the SNYPER 3G Family ensures that all information is clearly visible and allows for the presentation of considerable data at the same t...

Page 5: ...t performed survey to a PC Large full colour portrait LCD screen Robust enclosure for rugged and continuous use Long life rechargeable battery gives up to 48 hours use on one charge Configurable auto off feature Supplied in a convenient hard carrying case with mains charger antenna and quick start guide Features In addition to the above the SNYPER 3G Spectrum has the following features Lock onto a...

Page 6: ...5g 215g Antenna dimensions 78 x 11mm 78 x 11mm Operating temperature range 20 to 75 C 20 to 75 C Storage temperature range 40 to 85 C 40 to 85 C Operating humidity range 0 to 90 RH non condensing 0 to 90 RH non condensing Antenna connector SMA male SMA male Display 2 4 QVGA 320 x 240 RGB TFT 2 4 QVGA 320 x 240 RGB TFT Battery life 48 hours normal use 48 hours normal use Battery 2000mAh 2000mAh War...

Page 7: ...ire RG7 1PW sales fax email web 44 0 118 976 9000 44 0 118 976 9020 sales siretta com www siretta com 7 SNYPER 3G Family User Manual Product Images Figure 1 Front view of the SNYPER 320 x 240 LCD Display 51 x 38mm viewing area UP Button RIGHT Button BACK Button DOWN Button ON OFF Button OK Button LEFT Button Charge Status LED ...

Page 8: ...w of the SNYPER USB Mini Charging Socket Antenna Connector SMA Female The SIM slot located in the enclosure base is used for used for enhanced network services A SIM is not required for the standard SNYPER 3G functionality and can be ignored for normal operation A SIM is only required when performing a liveSCAN with the SNYPER LTE Spectrum on a specific network operator The SIM has to be active bu...

Page 9: ... at least 2 hours before use The SNYPER does not need a SIM card to perform network signal surveys Ensure the antenna is screwed firmly into place on the SNYPER and isn t loose To power up the SNYPER press the ON OFF button A welcome screen will be displayed briefly as shown below in figures 6 and 7 before the main menu is displayed as shown in figure 10 First Time Use of the SNYPER 3G Family Powe...

Page 10: ...number of bars will increase and turn from red to yellow to green The charge status LED will be red A full line of green bars indicates that the unit is fully charged During use the number of bars will decrease and turn from green to yellow to red Recharging is recommended once red bars are displayed on the SNYPER battery status bar If the device drops below allowable low battery usage the unit wi...

Page 11: ...ed using the UP DOWN buttons Once the chosen menu is highlighted click OK Press the BACK button to return to the main menu Figure 9 Main Menu screen Saved Results Reviews previously saved survey Survey Used to perform a new survey Setup Allows personalisation of display and auto power off Options User options and factory reset About Displays information about the device model number firmware versi...

Page 12: ...ading Berkshire RG7 1PW sales fax email web 44 0 118 976 9000 44 0 118 976 9020 sales siretta com www siretta com 12 SNYPER 3G Family User Manual Saved Results Select Saved Results from the main menu There will be one saved result displayed Press OK SNYPER 3G Figure 10 Survey screen Figure 11 Stored survey results ...

Page 13: ...EFT RIGHT buttons to switch between signal strengths received on the device Figure 13 Displaying summary results NOTE Two listings may be shown for one network operator This listing is created by the MNC and is two different MNC s both associated with the same network operator View Saved Results Select the results that you require to be displayed by highlighting View GSM UMTS View UMTS or View GSM...

Page 14: ...ved survey files are displayed and numbered in numerical order SNYPER 3G Spectrum Figure 14 File list Deleting a Saved Survey To delete a saved survey highlight the survey you wish to delete and press the left navigation button This will delete the survey from the SNYPER 3G Spectrum NOTE No warning is given prior to deleting a saved survey Viewing a Saved Survey To view a survey highlight it and p...

Page 15: ...EFT RIGHT buttons to switch between signal strengths received on the device Figure 17 Displaying summary results NOTE Two listings may be shown for one network operator This listing is created by the MNC and is two different MNC s both associated with the same network operator View Saved Results Select the results that you require to be displayed by highlighting View GSM UMTS View UMTS or View GSM...

Page 16: ...sult is available as a csv file with a htm summary file The SNYPER 3G Spectrum has 2 operational modes for performing surveys Single Survey A single complete survey of the cellular environment as seen by the SNYPER 3G Spectrum The survey result is available as a csv file with a htm summary file liveSCAN liveSCAN can be performed in two ways directional or site survey liveSCAN liveSCAN is a continu...

Page 17: ...etta com 17 SNYPER 3G Family User Manual Performing a Single Survey To perform a single survey on your SNYPER follow the steps below Step 1 Select Survey from the main menu and press OK Step 2 Select GSM UMTS Survey and press OK The survey will begin Figure 18 Survey screen GSM UMTS Survey Performs a survey for the GSM UMTS network On completion the menu in figure 20 below will be displayed Figure...

Page 18: ...will display all results with numbered cells from strongest to weakest To switch between all signals found in the survey use the LEFT RIGHT buttons Figure 20 Displaying survey results View Summary Highlight Show Summary and press OK The SNYPER will display the number of cells by each network in frequency bands Use the LEFT RIGHT buttons to switch between signal strengths received on the device Fig...

Page 19: ...st Save Results Highlight Save Results and press OK to save results to the SNYPER Once the survey has been stored the SNYPER will return to the main menu NOTE The SNYPER 3G can only store results from 1 survey Therefore when saving a survey the last saved survey will be overwritten The SNYPER 3G Spectrum can store up to 50 survey results The SNYPER doesn t automatically save survey results if you ...

Page 20: ...ional antenna covering all frequencies is supplied with the SNYPER 3G Spectrum to perform this task A liveSCAN high performance directional antenna kit is available to purchase through Siretta Omnidirectional When conducting liveSCAN with an omnidirectional antenna moving the SNYPER 3G Spectrum to different areas in a building will show hotspots with the highest signal strength Users are encourage...

Page 21: ...ns to find the survey results you wish to liveSCAN Step 4 Remove the connected omnidrectional antenna and connect a directional antenna or the intended antenna for your installation recommended Step 5 Press OK to initiate liveSCAN Figure 22 liveSCAN in progress The default liveSCAN view shows the active signal strength as a and the average of all readings taken again as a The vertical white line s...

Page 22: ... There are 6 language settings ENG English DEU German FRE French DAN Danish NOR Norwegian ITA Italian Default ENG Brightness SNYPER LCD brightness The screen brightness has 6 settings 0 lowest 5 highest Auto Off Automatic power off of the SNYPER The auto off has 2 settings on or off Delay Time in minutes the SNYPER stays on after last button press The delay has 5 settings 1 minute 5 minutes B Text...

Page 23: ...set will delete all saved files from the SNYPER Save Settings Saves setup menu changes Saves any changes made to the setup menu NOTE The SNYPER doesn t automatically save new settings ADV The ADV option determines the operation mode of your SNYPER when performing a survey There are 4 options Standard Advanced Engineer or Debug each will display a different range of results once a survey has been p...

Page 24: ...e signal strength RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator Values range from 0 31 the higher the number the higher the signal strength Signal Percentage signal received Values range from 0 100 the higher the number the higher the signal strength Band Frequency band being received CID Unique ID of the network cell being received if available ARFCN Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number being receiv...

Page 25: ...Figure 25 About screen By selecting About from the main menu information about the SNYPER 3G will be displayed as shown below in figure 25 About Menu HW SNYPER model hardware version BV Battery voltage SW Current application and loader software versions running on your SNYPER NN The current list of global network names stored on your SNYPER product as of the displayed date dd mm yy FW SNYPER firmw...

Page 26: ...from the main menu and use the RIGHT button to enable PC Connect Windows Explorer will open automatically If Windows explorer does not open automatically open it by pressing and holding the Windows key and e A new drive will be visible containing one directory with the same name as the files saved The PC Connect feature allows you to download all stored surveys onto your PC The data is downloaded ...

Page 27: ...tored on your SNYPER product select the 0 UMTS csv CSV format or 0 umts htm HTML format files Figure 28 0 umts csv data download Figure 29 0 umts htm data download Step 5 To disable the PC connection select Off on your SNYPER and remove the USB cable Your SNYPER will now be back to normal operation Press the back button on your SNYPER product to return to the Main Menu NOTE When the SNYPER is conn...

Page 28: ...fter use remember to power off your SNYPER The device can be powered off in the following 2 ways Selecting the Power Off option from the main menu The device will display a power off message as shown below in figure 31 Press and hold the ON OFF button on the device for 2 seconds The screen will display a power off message as shown below in figure 33 Figure 30 Select Power Off Figure 31 Power off m...

Page 29: ...ilable as a complimentary service on the Siretta website Updated software may contain improvements and or new features WARNING The software update procedure does require the SNYPER to be factory reset If the settings have been changed from default make a note of them before starting the firmware upgrade procedure To perform a software update follow the steps below Step 1 Go to www siretta com soft...

Page 30: ...main menu and use the RIGHT button to enable PC Connect Windows Explorer will open automatically If Windows explorer does not open automatically open it by pressing and holding the Windows key and e Figure 35 Enabling PC connect Step 5 Using Windows copy the new software file to the SNYPER USB drive Step 6 Disconnect the SNYPER from the PC by clicking the LEFT button this will disable the USB driv...

Page 31: ...are update Figure 36 Confirm software update Once you have confirmed the software update the process will begin automatically Once the software update is complete the SNYPER will turn off for approximately 70 seconds then power itself on On power up a white spinning symbol will be displayed for approximately a minute and then the SNYPER will display the main menu Step 9 Confirm the software has up...

Page 32: ...ety and Product Care General Precautions Do not exceed the environmental and electrical limits as specified Avoid exposing the SNYPER to lit cigarettes naked flames or to extreme hot or cold temperatures Never try to dismantle the SNYPER There are no components on the SNYPER that can be serviced by the user If you attempt to dismantle the SNYPER you will invalidate the warranty Do not connect any ...

Page 33: ... required The use of this product may be dangerous and has to be used with caution in the following areas Where it can interfere with other electronic devices in environments such as hospitals airports aircrafts etc Where there is risk of explosion such as gasoline stations oil refineries gas works etc It is responsibility of the user to enforce the country regulation and the specific environment ...

Page 34: ...imer Copyright Declaration 2018 Siretta Ltd All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language without the written permission of Siretta Ltd Trademarks Windows and Excel are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation GSM is a trademark of the GSM Association All other brand and or product names ...

Page 35: ...s or damage of any kind incurred by the use of this information Siretta Ltd does not take responsibility for any cellular product or system installed because of a survey conducted by the SNYPER 3G Family characterized in this document and notes that any application deployed as a result of conducting a survey with the SNYPER 3G Family must comply with the regulatory and safety standards of the coun...

Page 36: ...red signal strength of the network in dBm DL Downlink EARFCN E UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number GPRS General Packet Radio Service GSM Global System for Mobile Communications IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity LAC Location Area Code LCD Liquid Crystal Display LED Light Emitting Diode LTE Long Term Evolution MCC Mobile Country Code MNC Mobile Network Code MNO Mobile Network Ope...

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