DDS manual-V3-1 19 inch rackmount
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1. 950 2150 MHz 75 Ohm F connector female high performance type lt 1dB typical 42dBuV to 84dBuV L band 950 2150 MHz 75 Ohm F connector female high performance type lt 3dB typical 42dBuV to 84dBuV 1Watt absolute maximum gt 30 dB typical gt 35 dB typical All port have a DC pass jumper selection pass no pass 800 mA Page 10 TRAVELVISION 5 Warranty conditions 1 The warranty exclusively applies if the Travel Vision system was installed by any installation company hereafter in these terms referred to as dealer certified or qualified by Travelvision B V 2 Due to stringent quality control and high requirements for the dealers Travelvision B V guarantees the delivery of a properly functioning Travel Vision DDS system 3 Should in case of normal use of the Travel Vision DDS system any defect occur with 12 months after installation as a result of a manufacturing defect and or material defect then this defect will be resolved under the below mentioned warranty conditions 4 The warranty registration must be submitted promptly yet 1 month after installation of the Travel Vision system at the latest to Travelvision B V by the dealer The warranty is non transferable 5 Travelvision B V has a help desk which the dealer can call on for free advice with regard to installation disassembly and repair of the Travel Vision system 6 The owner of the Travel Vision system should at first observ2. 2 If the detector has no signal or a level that is too low display will show lt 43 dB pV If the level is too high display will show gt 84 dBuV The level displayed is in dB uV units this level displayed cannot be compared to the levels that one would read from a spectrum analyzer The used level detection measures the RF power across the entire L band instead of a single transponder 3 3 Calibration Calibration is done in factory and DDS can be immediately used after installation Although after reset in menu or firmware update the DDS should be calibrated again to measure the difference between the 2 input detectors inside the DDS Calibration must be done with 1 antenna with a minimum 2 outputs connected to both detector dish 1 and detector dish 2 How to calibrate Align dish with twin or quad output LNB to satellite 2 Set the dBuV power from the 2 outputs from dish equal for example with amplifier or attenuator set both outputs 70 dbuV Connect LNB output 1 to DDS detector dish 1 Connect LNB output 2 to DDS detector dish 2 Enter the installation menu by pressing the lt Enter gt and lt Esc gt 4 keys for 4 seconds 6 Then scroll down the menu pressing the key until Calibrate is displayed 7 Then press lt Enters gt to start the calibration routine vie At this point the control unit reads the RF signals and compared against each other and stored into non volatile memory If calibration i
3. level displayed cannot be compared to the levels that one would read from a spectrum analyzer The used level detection measures the RF power across the entire L band instead of a single transponder 3 3 Calibration Calibration is done in factory and DDS can be immediately used after installation Although after reset in menu or firmware update the DDS should be calibrated again to measure the difference between the 2 input detectors inside the DDS Calibration must be done with 1 antenna with a minimum 2 outputs connected to both detector dish 1 and detector dish 2 How to calibrate Align dish with twin or quad output LNB to satellite 2 Set the dBuV power from the 2 outputs from dish equal for example with amplifier or attenuator set both outputs 70 dbuV Connect LNB output 1 to DDS detector dish 1 Connect LNB output 2 to DDS detector dish 2 Enter the installation menu by pressing the lt Enter gt and lt Esc gt 4 keys for 4 seconds 6 Then scroll down the menu pressing the key until Calibrate is displayed 7 Then press lt Enters gt to start the calibration routine vie At this point the control unit reads the RF signals and compared against each other and stored into non volatile memory If calibration is done leave the menu by pressing lt Esc gt Page 7 TRAVELVISION 3 4 Default Settings The following settings are default They can be changed by the user Changing these setting wi
4. TRAVELVISION www travel vision com Dish Diversity Switch INSTALLATION amp USER S MANUAL Version 3 3 as from software 1 0 13 October 2018 TRAVELVISION PREFACE Congratulations on your purchase of the Travel Vision DDS This manual was drawn up to provide you with all necessary information about the installation the use and maintenance of this system The Travel Vision Dish Diversity Switch was developed to fit the needs of ship owners to have an antenna switch that also does not depend on the brand and type of satellite antennas WARNINGS and NOTES All details are up to date to the manual printing date Travelvision BV cannot be held liable whatsoever for any errors that were made whilst compiling this manual Travelvision BV reserves the right to introduce any modification deemed necessary due to development of the products and also reserves the right without prior notice to make amendments in this installation and user manual as well as in the products as described therein Travel Vision is a registered trademark by Travelvision B V Please read this installation and user manual before putting your Travel Vision DDS into service Any service and installation should exclusively be performed by qualified personnel To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove the cover of the Dish Diversity Switch There are no parts in the DDS that require service and maintenance from the user Make sure that all wi
5. To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove the cover of the Dish Diversity Switch There are no parts in the DDS that require service and maintenance from the user Make sure that all wiring is adequately connected before putting the DDS into service Turn the supply voltage off and disconnect it before carrying out any service to the system Page 2 TRAVELVISION Content ok System description Hardware installation 2 1 General Installation 2 2 Coax cable routing 2 3 Wiring schematic Installation and configuration 3 1 Equalise power levels Dish 1 and 2 3 2 Level detection 3 3 Calibration 3 4 Default settings 3 5 Menu Specifications Warranty conditions WS page 4 page 5 page 5 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 7 page 7 page 7 page 8 page 9 page 10 page 11 Page 3 TRAVELVISION 1 System Description Travel Vision s Dish Diversity Switch was developed to fit the needs of ship owners to have an antenna switch that does not depend on the brand and type of satellite antennas The Travel Vision Dish Diversity Switch doesn t need to communicate with the antenna controller units The Dish Diversity Switch takes RF signal samples from both antennas and determines entirely autonomous which satellite antenna has the strongest signal The signal from that antenna is then routed to a connected head end or receivers Dish1 Dish2 if Ravan vision ag mavan o vision gy a Trav
6. andling Isolation between Ports Isolation Port to Port DC current path Maximum DC current Universal 100 240 Volt AC 50 60 Hz 25 Watt maximum Euro 19 inch rack mount 1U height L band 950 2150 MHz 75 Ohm F connector female high performance type lt 1dB typical 42dBuV to 84dBuV L band 950 2150 MHz 75 Ohm F connector female high performance type lt 3dB typical 42dBuV to 84dBuV 1Watt absolute maximum gt 30 dB typical gt 35 dB typical All port have a DC pass jumper selection pass no pass 800 mA Page 10 TRAVELVISION 5 Warranty conditions 1 The warranty exclusively applies if the Travel Vision system was installed by any installation company hereafter in these terms referred to as dealer certified or qualified by Travelvision B V 2 Due to stringent quality control and high requirements for the dealers Travelvision B V guarantees the delivery of a properly functioning Travel Vision DDS system 3 Should in case of normal use of the Travel Vision DDS system any defect occur with 12 months after installation as a result of a manufacturing defect and or material defect then this defect will be resolved under the below mentioned warranty conditions 4 The warranty registration must be submitted promptly yet 1 month after installation of the Travel Vision system at the latest to Travelvision B V by the dealer The warranty is non transferable 5 Travelvision B V has a help d
7. ation of a defect notify the dealer promptly and enable him to identify this defect 7 If in the dealer s view a defect can be resolved on site then the dealer is authorised to carry out the repair on site In case this appears to be impossible the dealer will under no obligation install a replacement system disassemble the Travel Vision system and take it for repair at its branch or after consultation with the help desk send the system to Travelvision B V respectively to have repair carried out there 8 Travelvision B V reserves the right to use the services of third parties or refer to them respectively in the event of warranty processing or offering advice 9 Travelvision B V reserves the right to determine at its sole discretion whether the defect is a result of improper use and or incorrect installation of the Travel Vision system in which case s applicable the right to claim under warranty will become invalid and will as such be denied 10 Travelvision B V is not responsible for the suitability of the Travel Vision system other than for the purpose that Travelvision B V has committed to in the Installation and user manual Travelvision B V will therefore accept no liability whatsoever for damage as a result thereof 13 Travelvision B V is not responsible for any defect on the Travel Vision system and or its functionality if this is the consequence of an external calamity or because of the improper or incomplete fu
8. el Vision Dish Diversity Switch 8 in 4 out Head End Station Satellite Receivers Page 4 TRAVELVISION 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 General Installation The Dish Diversity Switch is provided with an Euro style Power cord and plug Before start doing any installation please make sure main power is disconnected The system is designed to be installed in a 19inch cabinet rack The Dish Diversity Switch has a standard height of 1U The Dish Diversity Switch operates under embedded software control If power is applied to the unit the software will start automatically and no user intervention is needed The embedded software can be updated using an USB memory stick 2 2 Coax cable routing Interfacing the Dish Diversity Switch z 7 n E ACIN Switcher Serial No 2 CS outputs Detector ow Bai ow Band Ver ligh Band Hor A iS G Cy w RCS x inputs a 4 2 Dish IEW Hor ish Tow Hor _ishTLow er Dish 2LuW Ver_ DehiRgfor ah 7HigHor__Dsh1 Higher sh 7g The red loops in the drawing above are coaxial loops that connect the output of the signal level detector to an input of the switch By default the loops are placed onto the Horizontal low band input This means that the coax cable from Dish1 LNB low Horizontal band shall be connected to input Detector Dish1 In The Coax cable from Dish2 LNB Low Horizontal band should be connected to input Detector Dish 2 in Any band can be used
9. elvision B V is not responsible for any defect on the Travel Vision system and or its functionality if this is the consequence of an external calamity or because of the improper or incomplete functioning of products and or services of third parties or their inaccessibility Travelvision B V will therefore accept no liability whatsoever for any damage as a result thereof Page 11
10. esk which the dealer can call on for free advice with regard to installation disassembly and repair of the Travel Vision system 6 The owner of the Travel Vision system should at first observation of a defect notify the dealer promptly and enable him to identify this defect 7 If in the dealer s view a defect can be resolved on site then the dealer is authorised to carry out the repair on site In case this appears to be impossible the dealer will under no obligation install a replacement system disassemble the Travel Vision system and take it for repair at its branch or after consultation with the help desk send the system to Travelvision B V respectively to have repair carried out there 8 Travelvision B V reserves the right to use the services of third parties or refer to them respectively in the event of warranty processing or offering advice 9 Travelvision B V reserves the right to determine at its sole discretion whether the defect is a result of improper use and or incorrect installation of the Travel Vision system in which case s applicable the right to claim under warranty will become invalid and will as such be denied 10 Travelvision B V is not responsible for the suitability of the Travel Vision system other than for the purpose that Travelvision B V has committed to in the Installation and user manual Travelvision B V will therefore accept no liability whatsoever for damage as a result thereof 13 Trav
11. for signal strength measurement as long both detector inputs are connected to the same signal band It s preferred to use a signal band that has multiple steady carriers Although the switch section was designed to give minimum attenuation and maximum flatness over the entire L band it does introduce a signal loss of approximately 3dB The signal band that is routed through the Detector experiences an additional attenuation of approximately 1dB This additional attenuation is mainly introduced by the F connectors and the coaxial wiring internally and the loops externally If the systems signal level overhead is smaller than 4 dB low gain amplifiers must be used to compensate the additional losses introduced by the Dish Diversity Switch Page 5 TRAVELVISION WW SATELLITE ANTENNAS 2 3 Wiring Schematic IS Dish 1 i p 4x Lband com g 4x Lband coa PS Dish 2 Detector petereteeeeeres Dish 1 UH i Dish 2 UH i Dish t UV C Osh i t Dish 1 Page 6 TRAVELVISION 3 Installation and configuration 3 1 Equalise power levels Dish 1 and 2 Before RF cables from both dishes are connected to the DDS make sure the dBuV power levels from both dishes should be equalised in power For example with amplifier or attenuator set both levels on 70 dBuV 3 2 Level detection When main power and RF cables are connected the software starts and will display the measured signal levels from Dish 1 and Dish
12. ity Switch is provided with an Euro style Power cord and plug Before start doing any installation please make sure main power is disconnected The system is designed to be installed in a 19inch cabinet rack The Dish Diversity Switch has a standard height of 1U The Dish Diversity Switch operates under embedded software control If power is applied to the unit the software will start automatically and no user intervention is needed The embedded software can be updated using an USB memory stick 2 2 Coax cable routing Interfacing the Dish Diversity Switch z 7 n E ACIN Switcher Serial No 2 CS outputs Detector ow Bai ow Band Ver ligh Band Hor A iS G Cy w RCS x inputs a 4 2 Dish IEW Hor ish Tow Hor _ishTLow er Dish 2LuW Ver_ DehiRgfor ah 7HigHor__Dsh1 Higher sh 7g The red loops in the drawing above are coaxial loops that connect the output of the signal level detector to an input of the switch By default the loops are placed onto the Horizontal low band input This means that the coax cable from Dish1 LNB low Horizontal band shall be connected to input Detector Dish1 In The Coax cable from Dish2 LNB Low Horizontal band should be connected to input Detector Dish 2 in Any band can be used for signal strength measurement as long both detector inputs are connected to the same signal band It s preferred to use a signal band that has multiple steady carriers Although the switch sec
13. ll affect the systems performance We advise not to change any settings unless you are a certified mechanic Setting Default Auto Manual Auto Switch Delay 0 second RF Power Threshold 00 2 dB Backlight On Backlight Intensity maximum Page 8 K TRAVELVISION AVELVISION gt 3 5 Menu When a key or combination of keys is Ka pressed an user can enter different menu functions To enter the settings menu press Enter 7 is pecond gt Auto Manu To enter installation menu press Enter 4 and Escape together for 4 seconds Rf power When the switch is in automatic mode you Sse can manually select an input by pressing the UP or Down key for 4 seconds ENTER int Please note that this menu is not available aie when the switch is in manual mode Fines update Adjust cal settings Calibration information On off behaviour Display offse About Manual swite to input 1 UP or porary DOWN 4 sec in automatic Manual swite mode to input 1 Page 9 TRAVELVISION 4 Specifications Power Supply Power cord plug type Dimensions RF detector Frequency range Impedance Connectors Pass through loss RF level handling Switch Section Frequency range Impedance Connectors Pass through loss RF level handling Isolation between Ports Isolation Port to Port DC current path Maximum DC current Universal 100 240 Volt AC 50 60 Hz 25 Watt maximum Euro 19 inch rack mount 1U height L band
14. nctioning of products and or services of third parties or their inaccessibility Travelvision B V will therefore accept no liability whatsoever for any damage as a result thereof Page 11 TRAVELVISION www travel vision com Dish Diversity Switch INSTALLATION amp USER S MANUAL Version 3 3 as from software 1 0 13 October 2018 TRAVELVISION PREFACE Congratulations on your purchase of the Travel Vision DDS This manual was drawn up to provide you with all necessary information about the installation the use and maintenance of this system The Travel Vision Dish Diversity Switch was developed to fit the needs of ship owners to have an antenna switch that also does not depend on the brand and type of satellite antennas WARNINGS and NOTES All details are up to date to the manual printing date Travelvision BV cannot be held liable whatsoever for any errors that were made whilst compiling this manual Travelvision BV reserves the right to introduce any modification deemed necessary due to development of the products and also reserves the right without prior notice to make amendments in this installation and user manual as well as in the products as described therein Travel Vision is a registered trademark by Travelvision B V Please read this installation and user manual before putting your Travel Vision DDS into service Any service and installation should exclusively be performed by qualified personnel
15. ring is adequately connected before putting the DDS into service Turn the supply voltage off and disconnect it before carrying out any service to the system Page 2 TRAVELVISION Content ok System description Hardware installation 2 1 General Installation 2 2 Coax cable routing 2 3 Wiring schematic Installation and configuration 3 1 Equalise power levels Dish 1 and 2 3 2 Level detection 3 3 Calibration 3 4 Default settings 3 5 Menu Specifications Warranty conditions WS page 4 page 5 page 5 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 7 page 7 page 7 page 8 page 9 page 10 page 11 Page 3 TRAVELVISION 1 System Description Travel Vision s Dish Diversity Switch was developed to fit the needs of ship owners to have an antenna switch that does not depend on the brand and type of satellite antennas The Travel Vision Dish Diversity Switch doesn t need to communicate with the antenna controller units The Dish Diversity Switch takes RF signal samples from both antennas and determines entirely autonomous which satellite antenna has the strongest signal The signal from that antenna is then routed to a connected head end or receivers Dish1 Dish2 if Ravan vision ag mavan o vision gy a Travel Vision Dish Diversity Switch 8 in 4 out Head End Station Satellite Receivers Page 4 TRAVELVISION 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 General Installation The Dish Divers
16. s done leave the menu by pressing lt Esc gt Page 7 TRAVELVISION 3 4 Default Settings The following settings are default They can be changed by the user Changing these setting will affect the systems performance We advise not to change any settings unless you are a certified mechanic Setting Default Auto Manual Auto Switch Delay 0 second RF Power Threshold 00 2 dB Backlight On Backlight Intensity maximum Page 8 K TRAVELVISION AVELVISION gt 3 5 Menu When a key or combination of keys is Ka pressed an user can enter different menu functions To enter the settings menu press Enter 7 is pecond gt Auto Manu To enter installation menu press Enter 4 and Escape together for 4 seconds Rf power When the switch is in automatic mode you Sse can manually select an input by pressing the UP or Down key for 4 seconds ENTER int Please note that this menu is not available aie when the switch is in manual mode Fines update Adjust cal settings Calibration information On off behaviour Display offse About Manual swite to input 1 UP or porary DOWN 4 sec in automatic Manual swite mode to input 1 Page 9 TRAVELVISION 4 Specifications Power Supply Power cord plug type Dimensions RF detector Frequency range Impedance Connectors Pass through loss RF level handling Switch Section Frequency range Impedance Connectors Pass through loss RF level h
17. tion was designed to give minimum attenuation and maximum flatness over the entire L band it does introduce a signal loss of approximately 3dB The signal band that is routed through the Detector experiences an additional attenuation of approximately 1dB This additional attenuation is mainly introduced by the F connectors and the coaxial wiring internally and the loops externally If the systems signal level overhead is smaller than 4 dB low gain amplifiers must be used to compensate the additional losses introduced by the Dish Diversity Switch Page 5 TRAVELVISION WW SATELLITE ANTENNAS 2 3 Wiring Schematic IS Dish 1 i p 4x Lband com g 4x Lband coa PS Dish 2 Detector petereteeeeeres Dish 1 UH i Dish 2 UH i Dish t UV C Osh i t Dish 1 Page 6 TRAVELVISION 3 Installation and configuration 3 1 Equalise power levels Dish 1 and 2 Before RF cables from both dishes are connected to the DDS make sure the dBuV power levels from both dishes should be equalised in power For example with amplifier or attenuator set both levels on 70 dBuV 3 2 Level detection When main power and RF cables are connected the software starts and will display the measured signal levels from Dish 1 and Dish 2 If the detector has no signal or a level that is too low display will show lt 43 dB pV If the level is too high display will show gt 84 dBuV The level displayed is in dB uV units this
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