Product Brochure | Version 01.00 R&S®TMU9evo Air-Cooled UHF Transmitter Family The best even better

R&S®TMU9evo Air-Cooled UHF Transmitter Family At a glance The R&S®TMU9evo UHF transmitter represents the next step toward minimizing operating costs in the medium power class. The transmitter’s superior energy efficiency of up to 40 % for COFDM and 43 % for ATSC, combined with its long-life design, results in an exceptional operating experience. Network operators benefit highly from low operating costs throughout the product’s lifecycle. The air-cooled R&S®TMU9evo UHF medium-power transmitter has output power levels from 400 W to 3.0 kW for COFDM as well as for ATSC TV standards (including ATSC...

R&S®TMU9evo Air-Cooled UHF Transmitter Family Benefits and key features Minimized operating costs for every application ❙ Superior energy efficiency thanks to the R&S®PMU905 amplifier with enhanced Doherty technology ❙ Rapid channel changes and maximum efficiency in a single amplifier ❙ Minimum energy costs for every operating scenario thanks to intelligent efficiency optimization ▷ page 5 Ensured quality of service ❙ Stringent focus on long-lived transmitter design ❙ Built-in performance analysis capabilities ❙ Innovative redundancy concepts at all levels ▷ page 7 Future-ready ATSC 3.0 support...

Model overview R&S®TMU9evo UHF transmitter system Number of amplifiers Output power (AVG) for digital TV standards in Doherty and normal operation 1) (DVB-T2, DVB-T, ISDB-TB, DTMB, ATSC, ATSC 3.0) 400 W Possible MultiTX configurations Before bandpass filter.

Minimized operating costs for every application Superior energy efficiency thanks to the R&S®PMU905 amplifier with enhanced Doherty technology Focusing on the challenges faced by network operators has always been one of the driving principles behind transmitter development at Rohde & Schwarz. Customer satisfaction and the market success experienced with the R&S®TMU9 are proof of how well the R&S®TMU9 platform satisfies this principle. One of the primary challenges for network operators is and will remain the reduction of operating costs. The R&S®TMU9evo incorporates all of the proven and valued...

Minimum energy costs for every operating scenario thanks to intelligent efficiency optimization Normally, transmitters are not operated at their full nominal power. Conventional transmitters experience a significant reduction in efficiency at reduced power. This is where another intelligent R&S®TMU9evo technology comes into play. The R&S®TMU9evo transmitter family features power agile efficiency, i.e. transmitter efficiency remains optimal even at reduced power. This is made possible through complete control of the Doherty amplifier circuits, intelligent control of amplifier parameters, and highly...

Ensured quality of service Built-in performance analysis capabilities The R&S®TMU9evo is able to track its performance with built-in analysis capabilities such as efficiency measurement and integrated signal analysis. These features offer instant feedback about operational parameters through self-monitoring to ensure a consistently high quality of service combined with lowest operational costs. Stringent focus on long-lived transmitter design Like all other R&S®Tx9 transmitters, the R&S®TMU9evo offers an excellent level of quality. Based on decades of transmitter design experience and built with...

At the transmitter level, the R&S®TMU9evo uses the familiar backup drive redundancy concept from the ­ &S®TMU9 R transmitter family comprising only two R&S®TCE901 exciters. It operates without a centralized monitoring unit since the passive exciter monitors the active exciter. The backup drive configuration offers the functionality and convenience of a classic exciter redundancy configuration and increases transmitter availability. At the system level, the R&S®TMU9evo offers an innovative redundancy configuration: BackupTX. In a BackupTX system, two R&S®TMU9evo transmitters operate in a fully...

Future-ready ATSC 3.0 support The ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard was defined to give broadcast network operators a great degree of flexibility in their service offerings. It was designed to evolve together with broadcasters’ future requirements. To optimally address network operators’ future needs for flexibility, Rohde & Schwarz revolutionized how a broadcast standard is implemented. The R&S®SDE900 has a pure software-based approach that ideally prepares network operators for ATSC 3.0. Based on a high-performance IT server, it enables network operators to optimally leverage the full capabilities...

Compact design and easy operation Minimal infrastructure requirements Apart from energy and service costs, infrastructure costs account for a large proportion of the expenses incurred during a transmitter's lifecycle. Through numerous innovations and by focusing on what is essential for transmission, the R&S®TMU9evo is able to minimize infrastructure costs and condense transmitter functionality into the smallest of spaces. Furthermore, the transmitter makes little demands on cooling or energy supply and is therefore ideal for use in environments that do not provide a typical transmitter site...

Easy and efficient operation The R&S®TMU9evo graphical user interface (GUI) offers broadcast network operators the convenience they want and need when installing, commissioning and operating transmitters. The home screen provides a complete status overview of the transmitter and its individual components. The optional R&S®TDU901 transmitter display unit allows fast, intuitive operation of the transmitter system via a 7“ touchscreen. In addition, a web interface is available that makes it possible to operate the transmitter either locally or remotely, or to integrate it into a network management...