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5. Ships Gyro Compass Terminal Mounting Strip Transmit IF Signal and 10 MHz Reference Signal to BUC Your RJ 11 Telephone FAX Line 2 Cable Selected Co Pol OR Cross Po Receive IF Signal to ACU Tracking Receiver DAC 2202 Antenna Contro N Unit Your Telephone FAX To CFE puter or RS 422 Radio M amp C Handheld Terminal Your RJ 11 Telephone Line 1 Cable RX IF input To Tracking Receiver RX IF output To Satellite Modem Optional Antenna M amp C Series 09 SimBlk vsd 1 5 Dual Antenna Configuration Sometime due to very large blockage conditions you may need to install a dual antenna configuration to provide uninterrupted services Two full antenna systems are installed and the ACU control outputs are connected to an arbitrator switch panel which then is connected to the below decks equipment NOTE The RXIF from EACH antenna MUST be connected to the RF IN J6 on the rear panel of its respective ACU then RFOUT J7 is connected to the RXIF input of the Dual Antenna Arbitrator This connection scheme is required for ACU to be able to control Antenna and ONLY Antenna AND ACU to be able to control Antenna and ONLY Antenna You will program the blockage zone s for each of the two antennas refer to Setup Blockage Zones lesson The blockage output from the ACU is fed to the Terminal Mounting Strip so that the output of each ACU c
6. is blocked the arbitrator PCB will toggle the coax switches so that antenna B provides signal to the BDE distribution multi switch or modem When antenna is no longer blocked the arbitrator will do nothing because it is a latch circuit When antenna B is blocked the panel will switch so that antenna A is again providing signal the BDE distribution To provide a seamless switching transition refer to the arbitrator installation instructions to balance the TX amp RX signal levels between the two antennas Computer Your Computer with LAN Card four kelephone or Your Computer with G PBX device Vesa LAN Card Dual 09 w Invacom Arbitrator A B vsd 1 7 0pen Antenna Modem Interface Protocol OpenAMIP Specification 1 7 1 Overview OpenAMIP an ASCII message based protocol invented and Trademarked by iDirect is a specification for the interchange of information between an antenna controller and a satellite modem This protocol allows the satellite modem to command the ACU via TCP port 2002 to seek a particular satellite as well as allowing exchange of information necessary to permit the modem to initiate and maintain communication via the antenna and the satellite In general OpenAMIP is not intended for any purpose except to permit a modem and the ACU to perform synchronized automatic beam switching It is NOT a status logging system or a diagnostic system In addition OpenAMIP is intend for a ty
7. 125808 RADOME ASS Y 34 o gt P gt UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS X 150 XX 0 50 015 ANGLES 2 5 BL INTERPRET TOLERANCING PER ASME Y145M 1994 27 MATERIAL APPROVED DATE FINISH SIZE SCALE 3 8 1 DRAWING NUMBER REV DATE DESCRIPTION 05 14 01 INITIAL RELEASE DD oO4 29 01 ADDED MFG amp VENDOR COLUMN MSF C 3577 6 11 02 DASH 3 ADDED MSE C1 N R 12 4 02 WRONG LM REMOVED FROM DWG MSF ce 25 02 4 ADDED MSE c3 5804 9 11 07 5 ADED MSF SEE DASH TABLE FOR LENGTH HJ45 HJ45 ONOUKWME REFERENCE 118203 CABLE ASSY MODULAR CORD 117979 CONTROL CABLE REMOTE A C DASH NO DESCHIPTION CABLE LENGTH a e mones Sea Tel Inc PIPE TO PD TERFA BD 4 EPIPE TO PDM BD Z INCHES M O MODEM 60 NOE TITLE CABLE ASSEMBLY HJ 45 SERIAL MCM 8 MCM 3 SHEET 1 OF 1 119478 C3 REV ECO DATE DESCRIPTION 7 34 07 ADD PULLUP WIRE NOTE 2 UPDATE NOTE 3 ITEM 5764 8 27 07 15 ADDED ITEM 4 WS P N 110935 36 ITEM 5 WS 112570 11 ITEM 11 WS 113345 084 Bil N A 9 18 07 DA 15S PIN 7 WAS 36 INCH TO DAC TERMINAL MOUNITNG TO CMD570 570L STRIP SATELLITE MODEM GND GND m Riwi EXT AGC AWG
8. View current ON satellite UN LOCKED AGC value in the lower right corner of the display and measure the DC Voltage from EXT AGC terminal to the GND terminal The iDirect amp Comtech modems should have an readings above 800 UN LOCKED high condition and about 12 VDC across the EXT AGC and GND terminals The Hughes modem will have AGC reading below 800 UN LOCKED low condition and 12VDC across the EXT AGC and GND terminals Reconnect the RXIF input coax to the rear of the satellite modem It should regain RX Sync RX Sync LED ON Press LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to bring the up the cursor under the units digit Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected digit use the LEFT arrow key and the UP or DOWN arrow keys 11 4 Setup Modem Connections Setup and Test 5009 33 Installation Manual to change the next digit Continue until frequency value recorded in step 3 is displayed and press the ENTER key to re tune the tracking receiver 11 8 SAVE NEW PARAMETERS Parameters that have been changed are only temporarily changed until they are SAVED If changes are made and not stored they will still be effective but will be lost when power is removed or the RESET key is pressed Simultaneously press and quickly release the LEFT amp RIGHT arrow keys to access SAVE NEW PARAMETERS directly from any other menu display Verify that the change s you have made is are correct and then select SAVE
9. dIHS 12 PROGRAM amp TEST PER AS SEA TEL SPEC 126883 xg DRAWN BY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES Sea Tel X X 050 RAWN DATE COS INA CONTROL UNIT DAC 2202 x X XX 020 5 17 06 Tel 925 798 7979 Fox 925 798 7986 N X XXX 4 005 PPROVED BY TITLE ANGLES 5 DAC 2202 INTERPRET TOLERANCING PER ASME Y14 5M 1994 MATERIAL SEE BOM RACKMOUNT ASS Y mas 21 inan gt O fa Bea Tel O gt PPROVED DATE B NONE 125411 4 DT 3rd ANGLE E FIRST USED SHEET NUMBER 1 OF 4 4 2 2 1 17 19 7 E Se FINISH SIZE SCALE DRAWING NUMBER REV Tp o le bd DOCUMENT NO 124225 4 SINGLE LEVEL MFG BILL OF MATERIAL FIND QTY PART NO REV DESCRIPTION REFERENCE DESI GNATOR 1 130359 1 GENERAL ASS Y 5009 33 1 129461 1 jRADOME ASS Y GA INSTALL 66 IN TX R 124167 X REF ONLY SSPB KU BAND LBUC CODA 127386 X REF ONLY LNB SMW QUAD L O KU B 125411 3 DAC 2202 SCPC RCVR 9 WIRE IF 129615 1 BELOW DECK KIT L BAND W DAC 2202 130009 4 CUSTOMER DOC PACKET 5009 33 124766 1 DECAL KIT 76 81 IN RADOME SEA TEL 121711
10. HINT It may be easier to connect or tie wrap the coaxes and power cable temporarily 12 Lower radome assembly into the mounting holes positioned with the BOW reference of the radome as close to parallel with centerline of the ship as possible any variation from actual alignment can be electrically calibrated if needed 13 Using Loctite 271 install the 4 fender washers and hex nuts provided in the radome installation kit from the underside of the mounting surface to affix the radome to the mounting surface 14 Remove the clamp bar and Roxtec Multidiameter blocks from their cable mounting frame in the cable passage channel 15 Remove the rubber bar from the top of the Roxtec Multidiameter blocks 16 Remove the Roxtec Multidiameter blocks from the cable mounting frame 17 Pass the coaxes and power cable through the cable mounting frame HINT Again It may be easier to connect or tie wrap the coaxes and power cable temporarily 18 Re install the cable mounting frame onto cable passage channel using the four screws and flat washers that were removed in step 7 above 3 5 5009 33 Installation Manual Installation 19 20 21 HINT rubber bar in place held loosely by one screw to hold some of the Roxtec Multidiameter blocks in place while you complete the others 22 Peel layers out of the upper and lower Roxtec Multidiameter blocks to provide an opening in the bloc
11. Disposal Should it ever become necessary to dispose of the radome it must be disposed of using the same handling procedures as other fiberglass materials 177 ADE Pedestal Power Requirements Antenna AC Input Power 100 240 VAC 47 63 Hz single phase Antenna Power Consumption 450 Watts MAX brake release pedestal drive and 8W BUC drive 17 8 9 Environmental Specifications 17 8 1 Climatic Conditions Environmental condition Test Level Temperature Range Operating 250 to 550 Celsius 13 to 1310 Humidity 100 Condensing Wind Speed 56 m sec 125 mph Solar Radiation 1 120 Watts per square meter 55 Celsius 17 8 2 Chemically Active Substances Environmental Condition Test Level Sea Salt 5 percent solution 17 4 5009 33 Technical Specifications 5009 33 Installation Manual 17 8 3 Mechanical Conditions Environmental Condition Test Level Systematic Vibration Amplitude 5 0 millimeters Acceleration 2 0 G 20 m s2 Frequency Range 1Hz 150 Hz Shock Transient Vibration Response Spectrum I II III Peak Accel m s2 100 300 500 Duration ms 11 6 3 Number of Cycles 3 each direction Directional Changes 6 Shock Bump Peak Accel m s2 250 Duration ms 6 Number of Cycles 100 ea direction Directional Changes 6 17 8 4 Transit Conditions Environmental Condition Drop Transit Shock 30 G 8 inches 17 9 Below Decks Equipment 17 9 1 Antenna Cont
12. 192 168 0 197 Username and Password 2 2 i User Name information seatel USERNAME seat n Password PASSWORD 1234 C Use Password Manager to remember this password Ce CJ 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Other Parameters 13 10 1 System Information System Information 1 lt Port Settings 2 lt Parameters 1 3 lt Parameters 2 E PNG BYE DAC 2202 VER 6016 PCU Mode Serial Number l 7 Comm Interface Ver0 70g Serial Number Home 8 Number Description 1 Click to redirect to the Port Settings Page This page presents the TCP connection and baud rate settings for the Comm If Module 2 Click to redirect to the DAC Parameters 1 Page This page presents the current ACU configuration parameter values stored in the 68HC08 processor 3 Click to redirect to the DAC Parameters 2 Page This page presents the current Satellite Tracking parameter values stored in the 68 08 processor This page also contains the currently defined blockage zones Az Limits 1 6 4 The ACU Model field displays the software version currently installed in the DAC2202 5 Click to redirect to the Status page This page presents current system status including Tracking condition Antenna Position Vessel Location Orientation and decoded error conditions 6 The PCU Model field displays the A
13. IP is the ACU IP address Factory Default 192 168 30 195 NM is the ACU Subnet Mask Factory Default 255 255 255 0 GW is the ACU Gateway Factory Default 192 168 30 1 TCP 0 is the first of two available TCP IP Port s Factory Default 2000 1 is second of two available TCP IP Port s Factory Default is 2001 UDP is the Comm IF PCB Software Upload port Factory Default 3000 M amp C C is the M amp C RS232 Port C J3 Baud Rate Factory Default 9600 NMEA B is the NMEA RS232 Port B J2 Baud Rate Factory Default 4800 NMEA A is the NMEA RS232 Port A J2 Baud Rate Factory Default 4800 S T L1050 gt D 202 VER 00 IP 192 168 0 195 gt NM 255 255 255 0 Gw 192 158 0 1 M amp C 9600 NMEA A 4800 NMEA B 4800 8 To change Communication Settings Type Control Codennn lt cr gt That s left bracket control code alpha numeric digit parameter carriage return No Spaces Example Change ACU IP address to 192 168 30 195 Example Change J2 NMEA Port Baud Rate to 9600 type 1192 168 30 195 type B9600 Setup Other Parameters 5009 33 Installation Manual 9 save parameters to Flash Comm IF seeterno DAC 2202 VER 6 00d Type W That s Left Bracket Capital W lt carriage return gt No Spaces Verify Done I alle Comm parameters Done displayed aft
14. Optimizing Auto Polarization on Receive Signal This procedure optimizes the linear polarization of the feed based on the received signal level 1 Verify that tracking is ON and that the antenna is peaked on your targeted satellite targeting calculates the azimuth elevation and polarization angles 2 Gotothe SAT SKEW parameter in the Satellite menu of the ACU Default setting is 0000 and may be incremented or decremented to adjust polarization while in Auto Pol mode Each increment equals one degree of polarization rotation decrement below 0000 for minus polarization 3 Pressthe RIGHT arrow to edit the current value While watching the modems signal strength the ACUs AGC value or the spectrum analyzer satellite signal level press the UP arrow to increment or the DOWN arrow to decrement the value and then hit the ENTER key to adjust the feed to the new value Allow 10 seconds between increments or decrements to allow time for feed assembly to drive to new position 5 Press the RIGHT key again make another small change in the same direction and hit ENTER to carry out the adjustment 6 Repeat this process of making small adjustments in the same direction until you see the modem signal strength ACUs AGC value or the spectrum analyzer satellite signal level decrease a noticeable amount 10 counts on the signal strength 10 counts of AGC or gt dB of signal level 7 Note the SAT SKEW value 12 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup
15. Optimizing Polarity amp Cross Pol Isolation 8 Make a series of small changes in the opposite direction until you see the signal peak and then fall the same amount as noted in step 6 9 Note this SAT SKEW value 10 Set SAT SKEW to mid way between the value noted in step 7 amp 9 11 Save your new SAT SKEW value 12 4 Optimizing Auto Polarization Cross Pol Isolation During commissioning under guidance from the network operation center you will be adjusting to minimize the effect of your transmission on the opposite polarization which maximizes your Cross Pol isolation Contact your satellite provider to help you over the phone to optimize the polarity angle for maximum Cross Pol isolation this optimizes your transmit polarity and is much more accurate than trying to optimize your receive polarity 1 Verify that tracking is ON and that the antenna is peaked on your targeted satellite targeting calculates the azimuth elevation and polarization angles 2 Follow your service provider technicians instructions to set the modem to begin transmitting a CW pure carrier signal 3 Gotothe SAT SKEW parameter in the Satellite menu of the ACU Press the LEFT arrow to edit the current value 5 While under direction of the technician on the phone press the UP arrow to increment or the DOWN arrow to decrement the value and then hit the ENTER key to adjust the feed 6 Thetechnician should indicate whether the adjustment you made improv
16. heading go to step 2 If it moves in the correct direction but does not display the correct heading go to step 3 The gyro compass connects to the Terminal Mounting Strip on TB3 R1 R2 S1 S2 and S3 CAUTION Electrical Shock Potentials exist on the Gyro Compass output lines Assure that the Gyro Compass output is turned OFF when handling and connecting wiring to the Terminal Mounting Strip 1 TheShips Heading display does not change when the ship changes direction Using a multimeter read between R1 and R2 It should read 115 VAC If it does not then a fuse is blown at the gyro repeater or there is an open between the repeater and the ACU Read between S1 and S2 S2 and S3 and finally S3 and S1 They should all read between 0 and 90 VAC The voltage level will change as the ship turns If one reading is very close to 0 volts wait until the ship has made a major change in heading and then check voltage again If the reading is still very low there is a problem in the line between the gyro repeater and the ACU or a problem in the gyro repeater itself 2 Thedisplay changes in the direction opposite of the movement of the ship Switch the secondary leads S1 and S2 Caution there is 90 VAC between them Verify that when the ship changes direction the display shows change in the same direction If the direction is correct but the heading is incorrect go to step C 3 If the ship s heading is different than the bridge select the HDG function in t
17. the SYSTEM TYPE Parameter 16 2 3 2 SW1 Local Band Select Output Control local BDE band select switch s or tone generator s Connections 1 screw terminal connection SW1 Control Level Low Band OPEN circuit High Band SHORT to ground Controlled by MODE TRACKING Band Selection Current sink of 0 5 amps max 16 2 3 3 5 2 TX Mute Output Blockage output to Dual Antenna Arbitrator coax switch panel OR TX Mute output to Satellite Modem for RF radiation hazard and or FCC compliance Connections 1 screw terminal connection SW2 Control Level Not Blocked or Not mispointed OPEN circuit Blocked or mispointed SHORT to ground Current sink of 0 5 amps max The logic level output can be reversed by adding 16 to the SYSTEM TYPE parameter 16 2 4 NMEA Interf This interface allows up to two simultaneous external GPS or NMEA 0183 compliant Heading inputs and an echoed GPS GPGGA output and is connected to the ACU via ribbon cable s Connections 5 Screw terminal connections RXA RXA input RXB RXB input and TXA output Rx Sentence Format Global Positioning System xxGLL DDmm mmmm N DDDmm mmmm W UTC optional CS optional lt cr gt Heading xxHDT xxx x lt gt Tx Sentence Format Global Positioning System GPGGA 0 DDmm N DDDmm W cr If DAC 2202 Technical Specifications 5009 33 Installation Manual 16 3 Environmental Conditions The following requirements apply to eq
18. 0 You would enter an EL TRIM value of 1 5 degrees displayed as 0015 and an AZ TRIM of 2 2 degrees displayed as 0022 After these trims values had been set your peak on satellite Azimuth and Elevation displays would be very near 180 2 and 30 0 respectively 7 3 EL TRIM Elevation trim offset parameter is entered in tenths of degrees Adjusts display to correct for antenna alignment errors or imbalances in the antenna system Increase number to increase display Refer to Optimizing Targeting in the Setup section of your antenna manual To update While in the EL TRIM sub menu press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor under the ones digit Press the UP or DOWN arrow key to increment or decrement the selected digit Minus values are entered by decrementing below zero Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to abort and exit setup mode 7 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Targeting Continue with Azimuth trim then re target the satellite several times to verify that targeting is now driving the antenna to a position that is within 1 0 degrees of where the satellite signal is located 7 4 AZ TRIM Azimuth trim offset parameter is entered in tenths of degrees Offsets true azimuth angle display to compensate for installation alignment errors when used with Ships Gyro Compass in
19. 16 1 16 1 2202 ANTENNA CONTROLUNTIDT u u ua a 16 1 orum EE 16 1 16 12 Front Papel tec i 16 1 163 Rear a 16 1 16 1 4 J4A Antenna Pedestal M amp C Interface ittis 16 1 16 1 5 JAB Antenna Pedestal M amp C Interface 16 2 16 1 6 J3 M amp C Aux Serial Interface ttti ttti ttt ttti ttt tst 16 2 16 17 J2 NMEA Interface RR RR ttt 16 2 16 1 8 JZ NMEA B Interface eee MU uq ane 16 2 16 2 16 1 10 DVB Compliant Tracking Receiver tttttttttttttttt ttti 16 3 16 1 11 L Band SCPC Narrow Band Tracking Receiver ntt 16 3 16 1 12 Narrow Band SCPC receiver DAC 2302 ONLY ann 16 3 16 2 TERMINAL MOUNTING STRIP ccssssssssssssssssessssssssscssssssecsssssssccssssssscessssssscssssssscsesssssecssssssecesssssscessssssecesssssscesssssseceessssecessssssecessssseeesssssseeees 16 3 16 2 1 Synchro Interface t it o ee 16 3 1022 5 5 ERE RERUM 16 4 16 2 3 LC OME OU IDOL ACE suu 16 4 16 2 4 NMEA Interface Co eee ee t sh 16 4 16 3 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS EIE ER RUE ER ER E
20. 24 MOD LOCK WHT RX NO RX COM A 12 24V WIRE TERMINATORS SCHEMATIC REFERENCE NOTES DISCARD BACKSHELL HARDWARE AND REPLACE WITH Te 1 k Inc STAINLESS STEEL HARDWARE INDICATED CONCORD CRIMP ONE LEAD OF R4 WIRE TERMINATOR ALONG APPROVED BY WITH WHT WIRE SOLDER YEL WIRE TO OTHER LEAD ES M C ise ree p pecus FOR DUAL PCB TMS ASS Y CONNECT YEL WIRE 256 Bee this Red INSTALL Joa TO ENABLE 22 PULL UP ON EXT AGC REMOVE YEL WIRE AND R4 COMTECH MODEM INTERFACE SHEET 4 1 126877 B1 SINGLE LEVEL MFG BILL OF MATERIAL QTY PART NO REV DESCRIPTION REFERENCE DESI GNATOR 1 1 112657 D TERMINAL MOUNTING STRIP 2 1 126865 2 E PCB ASS Y TERMINAL MOUNTING STRIP 112936 36 CABLE ASS Y D SDB 25 PIN 36 IN 116669 36 CABLE 55 D SUB 9 PIN 36 IN 121228 3072 STANDOFF HEX F F 6 32 X 25 OD X 114588 146 SCREW PAN HD PHIL 6 32 x 3 8 S S 114588 107 SCREW PAN HD PHIL 4 40 x 5 16 S 114588 144 SCREW PAN HD PHIL 6 32 x 1 4 S S 119478 5 CABLE ASS Y RJ 45 SERIAL 60 IN 126877 HARNESS ASS Y COMTECH MODEM INTERFA COST TERMI NAL MOUNTING STRIP ASS Y ACU PROD FAMILY EFF DATE DRAWING REV P COMMON 9 9 2009 SHT 10F1 NUMBER 121628 4 TO IDIRECT CONSOLE POR
21. 5 degrees there are twos way of setting Home Flag to compensate for the mounting error They are 8 1 Electronic Calibration of Relative Antenna Position Home Flag Offset Above you VISUALLY compared the antenna pointing while at Home position to the bow line of the ship and found that the antenna pointing was NOT close to being parallel to the bow line It stopped before the bow or went past the bow OR you found AZ TRIM has been set to a large value therefore HFO needs to be adjusted Ascertain the exact amount of error using the appropriate procedure below enter the HFO to calibrate the antenna to the ship save the value and re initialize the antenna to begin using the new value 8 1 1 You Found a Large AZ TRIM value If Targeting has been optimized by entering a large value of AZ TRIM First verify that you are able to repeatably accurately target a desired satellite within 1 0 degrees Then you can use the AZ TRIM value to calculate the value of HFO you should use so you can set AZ TRIM to zero AZ Trim is entered as the number of tenths of degrees You will have to convert the AZ TRIM value to the nearest whole degree round up or down as needed Calculated HFO value is also rounded to the nearest whole number 8 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Home Flag Offset If AZ TRIM was a plus value TRIM 360 x 255 Example AZ TRIM was 0200 plus 20 degrees HFO 20 360 x 255 0 0556 x 255 14
22. 52 degrees the antenna will no longer be blocked 90 0 10 3 180 0 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Blockage amp RF Radiation Hazard Zones ZONE 2 is not needed Enter AZ LIMIT 3 value of 0000 and AZ LIMIT 4 value of 0000 Set EL LIMIT 34 to 0000 ZONE 3 is not needed Enter AZ LIMIT 5 value of 0000 and AZ LIMIT 6 value of 0000 Set EL LIMIT 56 to 0000 ZONE 4 is not needed Enter AZ LIMIT 7 value of 0000 and AZ LIMIT 8 value of 0000 Set EL LIMIT 78 to 0000 If your ACU software includes 5 volt polarization you will not see these AZ amp EL LIMIT parameters EXAMPLE 4 Overlaid Blockage Zones A ship has a Sea Tel antenna mounted on the center line of the ship A mast mounted on top of a deckhouse like the picture below is forward and an engine exhaust stack also on a EL LIMIT 3 4 Zone 2 ZUMT3 AZ UM deckhouse is aft These two blockage areas have wide Aire azimuth blockage at lower elevations and then a narrower Zone 1 000 0 1 azimuth area of blockage extends up to a higher value of elevation ZONE 1 begins AZ LIMIT 1 at 334 degrees Yay DP Relative and ends AZ LIMIT 2 at 026 degrees Relative Multiply these Relative positions by 10 Enter AZ LIMIT 1 value of 3340 AZ LIMIT 2 value of 0260 In this case the mast height only causes blockage up to an elevation of 40 degrees AZUMI AZ LIMIT 2 so we set EL LIMIT 12 to 0400 If the antenna is 270 0 between t
23. 7cm 40 071 MAX 29 56 25 4cm 33 6cm 1151 10 0 in 13 2 Jin SEE EYE NUT 240 6 INSTALLATION FACTORY SETTINGS TRIM ASSUME SYSTEM INSTALL WITH HATCH DIRECTLY AFT IF NO HATCH eg 34 RADDOME ASSUMED BOW WILL BE MARKED BASE SPINDLE 19 0MM 75 IN MIN FULL THREAD gt PROVIDED HARDWARE TO ENGAGE MIN OF 6 THREADS 5 AA wie HEX NUT S S AA me X 60MM L STUD S S 8 7 6 DOCUMENT 124225 4_A a BASE PAD CUSTOMER MOUNTING SURFACE FLAT WASHER ss OR 1 2 FLAT WASHER 5 5 1 REVISION HISTORY DATE DESCRIPTION ro 4X 1 4cm BOW 60 561In CLEARANCE 24 cm FLUR Mie STUD 24 Zom 9 74 in 35 0cn 913 7 71in MOUNTING SURFACE PATTERN NOTES UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED INDICATED ITEMS ARE PART OF MOUNTING KIT P N 130394 APPLY ADHESIVE PER SEATEL SPEC 121730 LDCTITE 271 RED PROVIDED WITH MOUNTING KIT P N 130394 MINIMUM DIAMETER OF MAST MOUNTNG PLATE EQUAL TO RADOME BASE DIAMETER REFER TO DOC NO 130040 FOR INSTALLATION GUIDELINES DIMENSIONS ARE IN CENTIMETERS INCHES IN PARENTHESES TOLERANCE 5MM Sea Tel DRAWN DATE 05 8 09 Tel 925 798 7979 Fox 925 798 7986 TITLE RADUME INSTALLATION ARRANGEMENT REV 1 LF 1 REFERENCE DRAWINGS 129461 RADOME ASS Y 66 IN 130340 RADOME ASS Y 60 IN 129165 RADOME ASS Y 50
24. Antenna jack on the rear of the ACU and at the antenna pedestal inside the radome If the connections are good call your dealer to report this failure and arrange for repair service Troubleshooting Ships Gyro Compass problems Ships Heading display does not follow ships movement and or you are getting frequent or constant ERROR CODE 0001 Determine the type of gyro compass that is used on the ship assure that the GYRO TYPE parameter is set correctly refer to the setup section of this manual and then proceed to the step that lists the troubleshooting for the correct type of Gyro Compass Signal 15 3 1 STEP BY STEP 1 Verify that the GYRO TYPE parameter is set correctly 2 Observe the ERROR LED on the FRONT panel If it is illuminated this indicates that an error was detected in the Step By Step input Press RESET on the front panel If the ERROR LED illuminates again the problem is in the 4 connections to A B C and COMMON 3 Checkthe connections to the Terminal Mounting Strip and to the ACU Measure the voltage between COMMON and A B and C Each reading should either be near zero or 35 to 70 VDC If all three are zero check the repeater fuses If some read negative and some read positive or if one reads an intermediate values the COMMON terminal is not properly connected 5 If the Ship Heading display is different from the actual Gyro heading access the Heading entry menu and key in the correct heading value refer to
25. BALANCE WEI GHT KIT 130290 1 SHIP STOWAGE KIT XX09 COST SYSTEM 5009 33 LIN 8 16W 66 IN PROD FAMILY EFF DATE DRAWING REV A 5009 9 9 2009 SHT 1 OF 1 NUMBER 130358 101 3 2 1 REVISION HISTORY ECO DATE DESCRIPTION A gt rri E BB NJRC CODAN PPL NO DOME B REFERENCE DRAWINGS 130401 ANTENNA SYSTEM SCHEMATIC 130357 SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM See ee ee ee 0 2 E 129755 PEDESTAL SCHEMATIC DRAWN BY 7 Sea Matai 050 DRAWN DATE caosam Tel 925 798 7979 Fax 925 798 7986 X XXX 2 005 ANGLES 4 57 SYSTEM 5009 33 66 INCH TUNED RADOME FINISH y CALE DRAWING NUMBER REV eB ue j HM et z Frstuseo 5009 33 used 5009 33 SHEET NUMBER 3 2 1 OF 1 SINGLE LEVEL MFG BILL OF MATERIAL FIND QTY PART NO REV DESCRIPTION REFERENCE DESIGNATOR 4 1EA 128043 1 A_ FEED ASS Y 5009 KU BAND 127386 X REF ONLY LNB SMW QUAD L O KU B 124167 X REF ONLY SSPB KU BAND LBUC CODA 115708 1 L CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX ASS Y 220V 129308 1 PCU ENCLOSURE ASS Y XX09 129628 1 A2 ENCLOSURE ASS Y MOTOR J UNCTI ON XX09 121951 3 F MOTOR BLDC 2 STACK W ENCODER 20 125644 1 G MOTOR SIZE 23 BLDC W BRAKE 15 PI 125755 3 G
26. BLOCKED will be displayed in the TRACKING window wherever the antenna is inside one of the zones 11 A contact closure to ground or an open if the blockage logic is reversed See SYSTEM TYPE 16 value is provided on the SW2 terminal of the Terminal Mounting Strip This Switch output provides a Blocked RF Radiation Hazard or FCC TX Mute logic output When the antenna exits the zone it will be on satellite tracking and the SW2 logic contact closure will open The lower and upper limits are user programmable and are stored in NVRAM within the ACU parameter list AZ LIMIT 1 is the Lower Relative AZ limit this is the more counter clockwise of the two points even if it is numerically larger AZ LIMIT 2 is the Upper Relative AZ limit the more clockwise of the two points for pattern mapping of ZONE 1 Enter the elevation value that represents the top of the blockage between the two azimuth limit points in the EL LIMIT 12 parameter AZ LIMIT 3 is the Lower Relative AZ limit CCW point and AZ LIMIT 4 is the Upper Relative AZ limit CW point for pattern mapping of ZONE 2 Enter the elevation value that represents the top of the blockage between the two azimuth limit points in the EL LIMIT 34 parameter AZ LIMIT 5 is the Lower Relative AZ limit CCW point and AZ LIMIT 6 is the Upper Relative AZ limit CW point for pattern mapping of ZONE 3 Enter the elevation value that represents the top of the blockage between the two azimuth limit
27. Compass output lines Assure that the Gyro Compass output is turned OFF when handling and connecting wiring to the Terminal Mounting Strip DO NOT HOTPLUG THIS CONNECTION 3 67 1 Jumper Selection JP1 JP4 are to couple in pull up resistors for the below listed functions JP5 selects the DC voltage output on TS4 SW1 This output would be used for below decks band select to control a band selection switch or tone generator Default is OPEN 1 2 SW2 blockage RF radiation hazard output Used to control dual antenna arbitrator in dual antenna configurations and provide TX Mute control to the Satellite Modem Default is SHORTED when blocked SW3 reserved Reserved for future use JP4 external AGC input Pull up for external AGC input from Satellite Modem which is used to a positive satellite Network ID when the modem is on the correct network therefore the antenna is on the correct satellite Default is SHORTED JP5 Voltage Output Select Select 12VDC or 24VDC Default is 12VDC 3 6 7 2 J1 Modem Console Port connector FCC compliance connection to an iDirect Satellite Modem can be made very easily by connecting a Straight Serial RJ 45 cable from the J1 Modem Console Port connector on the Terminal Mounting Strip to the Console port on the iDirect Modem If your modem is Open AMIP compatible and you wish to use it in an Open AMIP configuration you 3 6 7 3 TS1 Control Interface Connec
28. POWER SUPPLY ASS Y 48V 300W W D SU 125082 A GPS ANTENNA FURUNO 129543 24 A CABLE ASS Y PROXI MITY SENSOR 129526 84 HARNESS ASS Y PCU TO MOTOR JUNCTION 129527 36 A HARNESS ASS Y MOTOR TO ELEVATION 3 128082 1 HARNESS ASS Y REFLECTOR XX06 128536 84 A CABLE ASS Y 48VDC TO CODAN SSPB 84 129741 84 HARNESS 400 MHZ MODEM TO CODAN SSPB 129254 2 A3 POWER RI NG 20A 3 CIRCUITS XX09 127583 64 A CABLE ASSEMBLY PEDESTAL AC POWER 124288 36 G CABLE ASS Y AC POWER 36 IN 124288 24 ASS Y AC POWER 24 IN 114972 4 M CABLE ASS Y 5 SMA M 30 IN 114972 3 M CABLE ASS Y SMA M SMA M 84 IN 111079 8 G CABLE ASS Y SMA M N M 8 FT 128385 12BLK B CABLE ASS Y RG 179 COAX SMA RA 117164 60BLK CABLE 55 RG 179 COAX F TO F 60 115492 1 ADAPTER N F SMA F W FLANGE 116466 ROTARY J OINT 4 5 GHz DUAL COAX Sea SYSTEM DIAGRAM 5009 33 PROD FAMILY EFF DATE DRAWING REV A LIT 9 9 2009 SHT 1 OF 3 NUMBER 130357 1 PART NO SINGLE LEVEL MFG BILL OF MATERIAL REV DESCRI PTI ON REFERENCE DESI GNATOR 128010 1 RF COAX SWITCH ASS Y 75 OHM 128059 126144 1 FILTER TX REJ ECT WR 75 13 75 14 5 WAVEGUI DE WR 75 180 DEG E BEND 127280 2 WAVEGUIDE FILTER KU BAND RX REJ ECT 128534 3 WAVEGUIDE WR 75 H BEND W FULL FLE 110172 23 125157 1 WAVEGUIDE WR 75 90 DEG E BEND 3 6 DI PLEXER DPX75K 002 WR 75 128716
29. RR D ER ER E 16 5 16 4 DAC 2202 AC POWER CONSUMPTION 16 5 16 5 CARES 16 5 16 5 1 IF Signal Cables A 16 5 16 5 2 SBS Synchro Gyro Compass Interface Cable Customer Furnished 16 5 5009 33 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONG cssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseeceeesceseseeeseees 17 1 ANTENNA ASSEMBLY 5009 2 0 0 17 2 SMW QUAD BAND UNB ecce acetate 535 17 4 STABILIZED ANTENNA PEDESTAL ASSEMBLY 17 5 PEDESTAL CONTROL UNIT E abe Ei Sah E DIE E E E en 17 51 400 MHz Unlimited Azimuth Modem Multiplexer 3 Channel 17 6 RADOME ASSEMBLY 66 uuu ccssssssssssssscsssssseccssssssccssssssscsssssssccssssssscsssssssessssssecssssssseessssssecssssssscessssssesssssssecesssssscessssssecessssssessssassecesssssseesss 17 7 ADE PEDESTAL POWER REQUIREMENTS sssssssssssssssssssssssssceccccessssssssssssssssusssssssssssseseeeeceeseessesssssssssssnssnssssssssseseeseeeeeessesessesssssnnnnssseessess 17 4 17 8 09 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS sssssssssssssssssssssssscececccseccsssessssssssnusssssssssssseceeceeeeeesessesssssssnsssumusssssssseeeeceeeeeeesesessesssssssnmnassessess 17 4 17 81 Climatic Conditions nentes 17 4 17 8 2 Chemically Active Substances
30. Up Down Left Right AC Power On Off 25 pin female D Subminiature 9 pin male D Subminiature 9 pin female D Subminiature 9 pin female D Subminiature Type F female Type F female Type F female RJ 45 IEC receptacle 16 1 4 14A Antenna Pedestal M amp C Interface Communications Parameters Interface Protocol Base Modem Power Interface Connector 9600 Baud 8 bits No parity 1Stop Bit Full Duplex RS 422 30 Volts DC 9 pin male D Subminiature 16 1 5009 33 Installation Manual DAC 2202 Technical Specifications 16 1 5 J4B Antenna Pedestal M amp C Interface Communications Parameters 9600 Baud 8 bits No parity 1Stop Bit Interface Protocol Full Duplex FSK Modulated at 70 KHz TX amp 120 KHz RX Antenna Power 30 Volts DC Interface Connector Type F female 16 1 6 M amp C Aux Serial Interf Communications Parameters 9600 Baud 8 bits No parity 1Stop Bit Interface Protocol Optically Isolated RS 422 RS232 Interface Connector DE9S 16 1 7 12 NMEA Interface Communications Parameters Selectable 4800 Baud 8 N 1 Interface Protocol Optically isolated RS 422 Receive RS 232 Transmit Pseudo GGA echo sentence Interface Connector NMEA GPS Sentence xxGLL typically GPGLL or LCGLL NMEA Heading Sentence xxHDT or xxHDM typically HCHDM or HCHDT 16 1 8 J2 NMEA Interface Communications Parameters Selectable 4800 Baud 8 N 1 Interface Protocol Optical
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32. access SAVE NEW PARAMETERS directly from any other menu display Verify that the change s you have made is are correct and then select SAVE NEW PARAMETERS Press UP arrow and then ENTER to save any recent changes into the ACUs NVRAM for permanent storage 9 5 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Searching This Page Intentionally Left Blank 9 6 Setup Blockage amp RF Radiation Hazard Zones 5009 33 Installation Manual 10 Setup Blockage amp RF Radiation Hazard Zones This section discusses how to set up blockage or RF Radiation Hazard zones in the ACU 10 1 Radiation Hazard and Blockage Mapping AZ LIMIT parameters The ACU can be programmed with relative azimuth sectors zones where blockage exists or where transmit power would endanger personnel who are frequently in that area Your ACU software may allow you to set four zones or it will only three zones and include 5 volt polarization When the AZ LIMIT parameters are set to create these ZONES up to four several things happen when the antenna is within one of the zones 9 Tracking continues as long as the AGC value is greater than the Threshold value When the AGC value drops below Threshold the antenna will wait Search Delay parameter amount of time and then re target the satellite you targeted last if 4 value is included in SYSTEM TYPE Timeout and re target will continue until the satellite is re acquired and tracking can resume 10
33. any MODE key DAC2302 or NEXT key DAC2202 without hitting ENTER to escape this screen without submitting the new AZ and EL Trim values 7 2 Manually Optimizing Targeting First assure that all of your Ship amp Satellite settings in the ACU are correct 4 Target the desired satellite immediately turn Tracking OFF and record the Azimuth and Elevation positions in the ANTENNA display of the ACU these are the Calculated positions 5 Turn Tracking ON allow the antenna to Search for the targeted satellite and assure that it has acquired and peaks up on the satellite that you targeted 6 Allow several minutes for the antenna to peak on the signal and then record the Azimuth and Elevation positions while peaked on satellite these are the Peak positions Again assure that it has acquired the satellite that you targeted 7 Subtract the Peak Positions from the Calculated Positions to determine the amount of Trim which is required Refer to the ACU Setup information to key in the required value of Elevation Trim 8 Continue with Azimuth trim then re target the satellite several times to verify that targeting is now driving the antenna to a position that is within 1 0 degrees of where the satellite signal is located EXAMPLE The ACU targets to an Elevation position of 30 0 degrees and an Azimuth position of 180 2 Calculated you find that Peak Elevation while ON your desired satellite is 31 5 degrees and Peak Azimuth is 178
34. four lifting eyebolts in the vacant holes in the flange of the radome Hardware EYE NUT 2X BONDED WASHER RADOME TOP SAR provided in the radome installation kit Keep the original perimeter bolt hardware be PADOME past installed after the ADE has been installed N 145 x 1 50 Z EYE NUT ASSEMBLY 6 Attach shackles and four part web lifting sling arrangement to the eyebolts 7 Attach a suitable length tagline to one of the eyebolts 3 2 Installation 5009 33 Installation Manual 3 3 2 Installing the 50 60 or 66 Radome Assembly The antenna pedestal is shipped completely assembled in its radome WARNING Hoisting with other than a webbed four part sling may result in catastrophic crushing of the radome Refer to the specifications and drawings for the fully assembled weight of your model Antenna Radome and assure that equipment used to lift hoist this system is rated accordingly CAUTION The antenna radome assembly is very light for its size and is subject to large swaying motions if hoisted under windy conditions Always ensure that tag lines attached to the radome base frame are attended while the antenna assembly is being hoisted to its assigned location aboard ship 1 Man the tag line s 2 Hoist the antenna assembly off the shipping pallet by means of a suitably sized crane or derrick to allow access to bottom of radome assembly 3 Open the hatch by pressing the
35. is greater than 55 degrees the antenna will no longer be blocked If your ACU software includes 5 volt polarization you will not see these AZ amp EL LIMIT parameters 102 SAVE NEW PARAMETERS Parameters that have been changed are only temporarily changed until they are SAVED If changes are made and not stored they will still be effective but will be lost when power is removed or the RESET key is pressed Simultaneously press and quickly release the LEFT amp RIGHT arrow keys to access SAVE NEW PARAMETERS directly from any other menu display Verify that the change s you have made is are correct and then select SAVE NEW PARAMETERS Press UP arrow and then ENTER to save any recent changes into the ACUs NVRAM for permanent storage 10 4 Setup Modem Connections Setup and Test 5009 33 Installation Manual 11 Setup Modem Connections Setup and Test In order to be compliant with FCC Order 04 286 and WRC 03 Resolution 902 the Satellite Modem MUST be connected to the Antenna control Unit Terminal Mounting Strip to provide TX Mute control functionality The FCC WARC requirements have been adopted by ITU amp ETSI for them to publish similar requirements The current FCC WARC requirements are e Mute the Transmit output of the Satellite Modem used in TX RX antenna configurations when the antenna is positioned where people may be harmed by the transmit power emanating from the antenna RF Radiation Hazard Mute the Transmi
36. logic output will switch to provide satellite signal to the below decks equipment from Antenna A when it is not blocked and will switch to provide satellite signal from Antenna B whenever Antenna A is blocked The switches will not change state if both antennas are blocked or if both are on satellite 90 0 Antenna is the same as the previous example and its ACU would be set to those AZ LIMIT values Antenna B ACU would be set to In this example Antenna B zone 1 is caused by the stack zone 2 is from Antenna A zone 3 is from the mast and zone is not needed ZONE 1 begins AZ LIMIT 1 at 188 degrees Relative and ends AZ LIMIT 2 at 204 degrees Relative Multiply these Relative positions by 10 Enter AZ LIMIT 1 value of 1880 and AZ LIMIT 2 value of 2040 In this case the stack height only causes blockage up to an elevation of 42 degrees so we set EL LIMIT 12 to 0420 If the antenna is between these two AZ Limit points but the elevation is greater than 42 degrees the antenna will no longer be blocked ZONE 2 begins AZ LIMIT 3 at 254 degrees Relative and ends AZ LIMIT 4 at 278 degrees Relative Multiply these Relative positions by 10 Enter AZ LIMIT 3 value of 2540 and AZ LIMIT 4 value of 2780 In this case the Antenna B height only causes blockage up to an elevation of 12 degrees so we set EL LIMIT 34 to 0120 If the antenna is between these two AZ Limit points but the elevation is greater than 12 degrees the antenna will no
37. modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to abort and exit setup mode 9 2 6 SEARCH LIMIT Sets the overall peak to peak size of the search pattern Units are in pedestal step resolution 12 steps per degree Default value is 100 for all 09 systems After you have optimized your Targeting refer to Optimizing Targeting you may wish to reduce the size of the Search pattern to avoid Tracking on an adjacent satellite ie set to 50 of its default value so that in the future it will only search half as far from your targeted position To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to abort and exit setup mode 9 2 7 SEARCH DELAY Sets the time out for automatic initiation of a search operation when the signal level AGC drops below threshold Units are in seconds Range is 0 255 seconds Default setting is 30 seconds A setting of 0 disables the automatic search initiation To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor under the least significant character Continu
38. position to the bow line of the ship parallel to the Bow If it appears to be very close to being parallel to the bow you will not need to change the HFO and should proceed with Optimizing Targeting When Optimizing Targeting small Figure 8 1 Antenna stops In line with Bow variations up to 5 0 degrees in Azimuth can be easily corrected using the AZ TRIM parameter If it is NOT close stops before the bow or continues to drive past the bow HFO needs to be adjusted If the antenna is pointing to the LEFT of the bow line If the antenna stops driving before the bow line when targeting a satellite it will fall short of the desired satellite by exactly the same number of degrees that it fell short of the bow line You must calibrate HFO using either of the methods below If the antenna is pointing to the RIGHT of the bow line If the antenna continues to drive past the bow line when targeting a satellite it will overshoot the desired satellite by exactly the same number of degrees that it went past the bow line You must calibrate HFO using either of the methods below 270 0 If you find that a large value of AZ TRIM parameter has been used to calibrate the antenna This indicates that the Relative position is incorrect and should be calibrated using the correct HFO value instead of an Azimuth Trim offset If the radome was purposely rotated has a large value of AZ TRIM or was inaccurately installed greater than
39. power is turned ON after antenna initialization or whenever the operator presses the RESET button on the from panel of the ACU To change the SYSTEM TYPE parameter press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value Continue pressing ENTER until SAVE NEW PARAMETERS is displayed and then press the RIGHT arrow UP arrow then ENTER to save the change s 11 6 Blockage Simulation Test Blockage output function is used to modify the behavior of Tracking and Searching when there is a known blockage zone The ACU provides a contact closure to ground on the SW2 terminal of the Terminal Mounting Strip when the antenna is pointed within any one of the blockage hazard zones or the system is searching targeting unwrapping or is mis pointed by 0 5 degrees or more FCC TX Mute function for Transmit Receive systems only The contact closure is a transistor switch with a current sinking capability of 0 5 Amp This logic output control signal is used for e When used as simple BLOCKED logic output for a single Sea Tel antenna this output could be used to light a remote LED and or so
40. round release button in the center of the black latches and gently push the hatch up into the radome Place the hatch door gel coat surface up inside the radome on the far side of the antenna pedestal 4 Inspect the pedestal assembly and reflector for signs of shipping damage 5 Peel the paper off of the mounting pad provided in the radome installation kit to expose the sticky side of the pad align it to the mounting holes and press it in place on the underside of the radome base 3 3 5009 33 Installation Manual Installation 6 Using Loctite 271 install the 4 mounting bolts provided in radome mounting kit into the radome base 7 Remove the hardware in the cable mounting frame 8 Lift the cable mounting frame out from the cable passage channel 9 Man the tag line and have the crane continue lifting the ADE up and hover above the mounting site on the ship 10 Carefully route AC Power and IF coax cables through the cable passage in the bottom center of the radome base and through the cable channel under the lower base plate of antenna NOTE Suitable strain relief should be provided below the mounting surface to prevent the cables from being kinked where the cables exit the bottom of the radome 3 4 Installation 5009 33 Installation Manual 11 Allow enough service loop to terminate these cables to the circuit breaker assembly and connector bracket respectively see cable termination information below
41. the To Enter the HFO value procedure below After I re initialize the relative position of the antenna is now calibrated correct it If there is a small amount of error remaining use AZ TRIM in the Optimizing Targeting procedure to You Observe Pointing is RIGHT of the Bow line In this example I observe that the Home position is past the bow line I estimate that it is about 90 degrees I target my desired satellite and record the Calculated Azimuth to be 180 0 I drive DOWN I estimated that I will need to go DOWN about 89 degrees and finally find my desired satellite Turn tracking ON to let the ACU peak the signal up When peaked the Azimuth is 90 0 degrees I subtract Calculated from Peak 180 0 90 0 90 0 and difference is 90 0 degrees I can calculate what the correct value for the Home position of the antenna by adding because 8 2 360 0 000 0 lt 270 0 NO KS qo gt 180 0 Figure 8 3 Antenna stops past Bow Setup Home Flag Offset 5009 33 Installation Manual home was to the right of bow this difference of 09 0 to the bow line position 000 0 Therefore home should be 90 0 Relative 8 calculate the 90 0 360 x 255 0 25 x 255 63 75 which I round off to 64 9 Iset and Save HFO to 222 using the To Enter the HFO value procedure below After I re initialize the relative position of the ant
42. the antenna physically moves up CW in Elevation and that the display accurately reflects that movement Press the Y DOWN arrow key repeatedly and verify that the antenna physically moves down CCW Elevation and that the display accurately reflects that movement Four Quadrant Test Tracking A Four Quadrant Tracking Test is the best way to test tracking regardless of which tracking mode is being used This tests each of the 4 quadrants UP DOWN LEFT amp RIGHT of peak signal AZ EL pointing to assure that the tracking mode being used drives the dish back to peak satellite signal level Note Return to peak should take about the same amount of time from each of the four quadrants 1 10 11 12 13 Ensure tracking receiver parameters set correctly that system is on satellite with peak signal AGC above threshold Ensure tracking LED is off If not press the 14 TRACK key to toggle tracking off Press the 9 NEXT arrow key a few times until Antenna menu is displayed Note the current Azimuth and AGC values Press and hold the 5 RIGHT arrow key to drive Azimuth down until displayed AGC drops 100 counts approx 2 3 dB Do not drive antenna so far that AGC falls below threshold Press the TRACK key to re enable tracking Monitor the Azimuth and AGC Values for the next 20 30 seconds Verify the Azimuth and AGC return to the values noted in step 4 Verify the amount of time
43. the operation Ship menu section Note the reading After the ship has turned more than one degree compare the new gyro heading with the reading on the display if it has moved in the opposite direction then reverse connections A and B Reset the ACU put in the correct ship s heading again and verify that the display reading now follows the Gyro heading 15 3 2 1 1 SYNCHR Observe the ship s heading display on the ACU Compare its movement with that of the ship If it does not move at all go to step 1 If it moves but in the wrong direction even if it does not display the correct heading go to step 2 If it moves in the correct direction but does not display the correct heading go to step 3 The gyro compass connects to the Terminal Mounting Strip on TB3 R1 R2 S1 52 and S3 CAUTION Electrical Shock Potentials exist on the Gyro Compass output lines Assure that the Gyro Compass output is turned OFF when handling and connecting wiring to the Terminal Mounting Strip 1 TheShips Heading display does not change when the ship changes direction Using a multimeter read between R1 and R2 It should read 115 VAC If it does not then a fuse is blown at the gyro repeater or there is an open between the repeater and the ACU Read between S1 and S2 S2 and S3 and finally S3 and S1 They should all read between 0 and 90 The voltage level will change as the ship turns If one reading is very close to 0 volts wait until the ship has made a major c
44. this parameter Cross pol isolation tests will now require the operator to increase or decrease the SAT SKEW parameter Each digit represented on this screen represents one whole degree of feed drive This parameter addition was a direct response to item 3 below which is making the ACU s work with Satellite Modems that are OpenAMIP compatible 12 2 Polarity Angle POLANG Parameters First of all make sure that the polang parameters are set correctly 1 POL TYPE should be set to 0072 Auto Pol mode 2 POLOFFSET This is initially set to factory default 0040 but will be incremented or decremented to calibrate the feed to the horizon with a level bubble or digital 3 POLSCALE Leave this at the factory default setting of 0090 Go to the TX POLARITY parameter in the Setup menu of the ACU and set this parameter to your assigned Transmit polarity 2 Horizontal or 4 Vertical 5 Target your desired satellite as provided by you airtime provider 6 Verify the system has acquired the correct satellite else continue searching until the correct satellite is acquired and set your satellite modem or spectrum analyzer to view its signal level display 7 Allow tracking to peak the satellite signal 8 SATSKEW This setting will be incremented or decremented to optimize the polarity to peak the received satellite signal and later to do cross pol isolation with the airtime provider network operation center or satellite provider 12 3
45. value Press ENTER several times to select the REMOTE PARAMETERS display Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to enter writing mode and then press the ENTER to save the HFO value in the PCUs NVRAM EXAMPLE In the You Observe Pointing is LEFT of the Bow line example above the calculated was 222 To enter this value 1 Set the Remote Command value to N6222 2 Press ENTER to send this HFO to the PCU The display should now show N0222 3 When completed you must save the desired HFO value Press ENTER several times to select the REMOTE PARAMETERS display Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to enter writing mode and then press the ENTER to save the HFO value in the PCUs NVRAM You must drive the antenna CW in azimuth until the home switch is actuated or re initialize the antenna to begin using the new HFO value you have entered and saved To re initialize the antenna from the REMOTE COMMAND window of the ACU 4 Press UP arrow key several times to return to the REMOTE COMMAND display 5 Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to enter edit mode Use the LEFT RIGHT and UP DOWN arrow keys to set the character and digits to 0090 and then press the ENTER key This resets the PCU on the antenna The antenna will reinitialize with this command Performs a similar function as a power reset of the antenna and the new home flag offset value will be used to calibrate the Relative position of the antenna 8 3 5009 33 Installatio
46. 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Table of Contents This Page Intentionally Left Blank 09 Series System Configuration s 5009 33 Installation Manual 1 09 Series System Configuration s The 09 Series Stabilized Antenna system is to be used for Transmit Receive TX RX satellite communications it is comprised of two major groups of equipment These are the Above Decks Equipment ADE and the Below Decks Equipment BDE There will also be interconnecting cables between the ADE amp BDE and cables to provide other inputs to the system 1 1 Series 09 Basic System Information This group is comprised of the Radome amp Base Frame Stabilized Pedestal with Equipment Frame amp Antenna sections and a GPS engine Each of these sections will be discussed in the next lesson Series 09 Antennas will be available in 3 dish sizes Diameter active area 1 0 M 40 inch 1 2 M 50 0 inch 1 5 M 60 inch Each dish size will be available 4 basic configurations other configurations may also be added 09 11 8W NJRC BUC Cross Pol Only Quad Band LNB 09 17 8W BUC Cross Pol and Co Pol Quad Band LNBs xx09 23 8W Codan BUC Cross Pol Only Quad Band LNB 33 8W Codan BUC Cross Pol Co Pol Quad Band LNBs 1 2 System Cables AC Power amp Coaxial cables will be discussed in a separate lesson 1 3 0ther Inputs to the System Multi conductor cables from Ships Gyro Compass GPS phone
47. 1 WAVEGUIDE WR 75 KU BAND 4006RZA 128290 1 WAVEGUI DE WR 75 180 DEG H BEND W B 115477 6 126225 375 WAVEGUI DE WR 75 ROTARY JOINT L ST WAVEGUIDE SPACER WR 75 0 75 IN LG 125411 3 DAC 2202 SCPC RCVR 9 WIRE IF 129615 1 BELOW DECK KIT L BAND W DAC 2202 129710 1 121628 4 BASE MUX RACK PANEL ASS Y 400MHZ R TERMINAL MOUNTING STRIP ASS Y ACU 129613 2 MODEM ASS Y 400MHZ FSK 3 BDE 113303 10 CABLE ASS Y SMA 90 SMA M 8 IN 115384 3 111115 6 CABLE ASS Y SMA M BNC M 72 IN CABLE ASS Y F M F M 6 FT 75 OHM SATELLITE MODEM 116700 6 CABLE ASS Y RG223 N M F M 6 50 OHM SATELLITE MODEM 116700 6 CABLE ASS Y RG223 N M F M 6 75 OHM SATELLITE MODEM 114973 72 115492 1 CABLE ASS Y N M N M 72 IN ADAPTER N F SMA F W FLANGE 50 OHM SATELLITE MODEM 110567 19 ADAPTER N F N F STRAI GHT FLANGE 111003 18 ADAPTER BNC F F M 116298 1 120643 25 INTERFACE HARNESS ASS Y DUAL MODEM CABLE ASS Y RS232 9 WIRE STRAI GHT 116298 3 INTERFACE HARNESS ASS Y PC TO MODEM Sea Tel SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM 5009 33 PROD FAMI LY UT EFF DATE 9 9 2009 SHT 2 OF 3 DRAWING NUMBER 130357 1 REV A SINGLE LEVEL MFG BILL OF MATERIAL PART NO REV DESCRIPTION REFERENCE DESI GNATOR 119479 10 CABLE ASS Y CAT5 J UMPER 10 FT 126877 HA
48. 16 round off to 14 Set and Save HFO to 014 using the To Enter the HFO value procedure below If AZ TRIM was a negative value 360 TRIM 360 x 255 Example AZ TRIM 0450 minus 45 degrees 360 45 360 x 255 315 360 x 255 0 875 x 255 223 125 round of to 223 Set and Save HFO to 223 using the To Enter the HFO value procedure below You Observe Home Pointing is LEFT of the Bow line 8 1 2 1 In this example I observe that the Home position is short of the bow line I estimate that it is about 45 degrees I target my desired satellite and record the Calculated Azimuth to be 180 5 I drive UP I estimated that I will need to go UP about 45 degrees and finally find my desired satellite Turn tracking ON to let the ACU peak the signal up When peaked the Azimuth is 227 0 degrees I subtract Calculated from Peak 227 0180 5 46 5 and difference is 46 5 degrees I can calculate what the correct value for the Home position of the antenna by subtracting because home was 360 0 000 0 27 2 A 5 A fi A lt lt NX amp 4 90 0 180 0 Figure 8 2 Antenna stopped before the Bow to the left of bow this difference of 46 5 from the bow line position 360 0 Therefore home should be 313 5 Relative I now calculate the HFO 313 5 360 x 255 0 87 x 255 222 06 which I round off to 222 I set and Save HFO to 222 using
49. 2 Display Relative in the Azimuth entry display Enabling this function causes REL position to take the place of the DishScan signaling in the Azimuth entry display Relative position of the antenna is RARELY more desirable than the DishScan signaling 16 Reverse blockage output logic SW2 logic hi blocked If you know that the modem you will be using with the system requires a logic hi open circuit to mute or you find that the Modem is being muted when the antenna is ON satellite and un muted when the antenna is blocked searching or targeting you must enable this function in your current SYSTEM TYPE parameter 8 Reserved Auto SAT load after SEARCH failure Enabling this function will cause the ACU to re target the calculated satellite position rather than returning to origin 2 Enable External Modem Lock Input logic low lock This enables the ACU to use the external modem input Expected input is logic low 0 VDC when the modem has RX sync Network Lock and a positive voltage 15 VDC max when the does not have lock This function must be enabled to use the external input from ANY modem regardless of its locked unlocked logic If you find the AGC reading for locked and unlocked conditions need to be reversed you must add 128 to your current SYSTEM TYPE parameter 1 Auto SAT load hot RESET and ACU Power Up Enable this function if you want the ACU to automatically re target the satellite whenever the system
50. 2202 ACU is one rack unit high 3 7 5009 33 Installation Manual Installation 2 Install the Terminal Mounting Strip on the rear of the 19 equipment rack or other suitable location that is within 6 feet of the rear panel connections of the ACU It also is one rack unit height 3 Install the Base Multiplexer Panel on the rear of the 19 equipment rack or other suitable location that is within 6 feet of the rear panel connections of the ACU It is four rack unit height 4 Install your Satellite Modem Router VOIP adapters Telephone equipment Fax machine Computers and any other below decks equipment that are part of your installation 3 6 Connecting the Below Decks Equipment Connect this equipment as shown in the System Block Diagram 3 6 1 Connecting the ADE AC Power Cable Connect the AC Power cable that supplies power to the ADE to a suitably rated breaker or UPS 3 62 Connecting the BDE AC Power Cables Connect the AC Power cables that supply power to the Below Decks Equipment ACU Satellite Modem phone fax computer and all other equipment to an outlet strip fed from a suitably rated breaker or UPS 3 6 3 Connecting the ADE IF Coaxes 1 Attach the TXIF coax from the antenna to the TX Connector on the Base Multiplexer Panel 2 Attach the RXIF coax from the antenna to the RX Connector on the Base Multiplexer Panel 3 64 Connect the Modem TXIF Coax Connect the TXIF coax from the Base Multiplexer Panel to the Satellit
51. 3 to DVB 4800 m 2200 toACU 9600 wDac 2200 toPCU 9600 Dac 2200toDVvB 9600 Properties Settings 600 n 8 1 Com1 2K Translation ACU 000038 5 Mouse Click on the Paper Clip icon and verif response to ACU status query similar to what s shown Sea Tel Program Terminal File CommPort Totbis kelp sey olola viS Start Erase Upload 6 Mouse click on the Eyeball icon and verify response to ACU software version query Fie CommPort 109 ajy 5 olola amp Tie Start Erase Upload S T L1097 gt DAC 2202 VER 6 00c 13 3 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Other Parameters 7 To View Communication settings type in P That s left bracket question mark lt carriage return gt Typed characters will not display unless Echo is turned on in the Comm Port Properties DAC2202 Comm IF Commands Innn nnn nnn nnn Set IP address Nnann nnn nnn nnn_ Set Net mask Gnnn nnn nnn nnn Set TCP IP 0 Port 0 port number Set TCP IP 1 Port 1 port number Set Gateway address 0nnnn Unnnn Set UDP Software Upload port number Set M amp C Port C baud rate Set NMEA B Port B baud rate Set NMEA A Port baud rate J View Settings IP NM GW Port 0 1 baud C B A 1 View Comm IF PCB Software Version Cnnnn L I Lock out ports for download
52. 5 8 4 SEARCHING OPERATION 9 1 1 Default Standard Box Search Pattern ttti 9 1 9 1 2 Inclined Orbit Search Pattern anna 9 2 9 1 3 NO Gyro Search Pattern let t e esee 9 2 CHANGING THE SEARCH PARAMETERS siinon R E RN A te te i dut 9 3 027 AUFQTHRES REED IRR No cas oe 9 4 022 9 4 0 2032 AZ STEP SIZE rit tad 9 4 924 58 iie tt 9 4 9 2 5 SEARCHING ii d RR tO 9 4 vi Table of Contents 5009 33 Installation Manual 10 11 12 13 14 9 2 6 SEARGH EIMIT iit tton de anaes t le od gs et 9 5 9 27 SEARCH DELAY SWEEP ING iii CREER Rt AUS o tte Dt tae 9 5 0 3 SAVENEW PARAMETERS rites qune eg et e eo d quei c ette pesti eei 9 5 SETUP BLOCKAGE RF RADIATION HAZARD 20 10 1 10 1 RADIATION HAZARD AND BLOCKAGE MAPPING AZ 9 10 1 10 2 SAVE NEW PARAMETERS e t e ER e E e d ette e E deed 10 4 SETUP MODEM CONNECTIONS SETUP AND TEST
53. 6 225 3 8 16 236 M12 622 1 2 13 517 3 3 Installing the ADE The antenna pedestal is shipped completely assembled in its radome WARNING Hoisting with other than a webbed four part sling may result in catastrophic crushing of the radome Refer to the specifications and drawings for the fully assembled weight of your model Antenna Radome and assure that equipment used to lift hoist this system is rated accordingly 3 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Installation A CAUTION The antenna radome assembly is very light for its size and is subject to large swaying motions if hoisted under windy conditions Always ensure that tag lines attached to the radome base frame are attended while the antenna assembly is being hoisted to its assigned location aboard ship WARNING Assure that all nut amp bolt assemblies are tightened according the tightening torque values listed below SAE Bolt Size Inch Pounds Metric Bolt Size Kg cm 1 4 20 75 M6 753 5 16 18 132 M6 225 3 8 16 236 M12 622 1 2 13 517 3 3 1 Prepare the 50 60 66 or 76 Radome Assembly 1 Remove the side walls of the Radome crate 2 Lift the pallet using a forklift and or jacks 3 From the under side of the pallet remove the 4 shipping bolts which attach the ADE to its pallet Discard this shipping hardware 4 Remove four equally spaced bolts around the radome flange Save these nuts and bolts to be re installed later 5 Install
54. 9752 3 POWER CORD 220V AC NOT SHOWN 110959 1 DECAL SERIAL NUMBER PATENT SMALL 115697 2 B CABLE TIE MOUNT 75 X 75 X 18 AB 119801 012 B CABLE TIE NYLON 4 IN NATURAL 110924 1 UMPER 100 SPACI NG 2 POS CLOSED COST DAC 2202 SCPC RCVR 9 WIRE IF PROD FAMILY EFF DATE DRAWI NG REV J COMMON 9 9 2009 SHT 2 OF2 NUMBER 125411 3 8 5 2 1 REVISION HISTORY REV ECOJ DATE DESCRIPTION BY G 6333 08 01 09 ITEM 69 QTY WS 4 AND ADD MISSED ITEM 69 TO BOM 1 ADD NOTES 6 7 8 9 amp 10 SE H 6522 2 10 09 UPDATE VIEW AND UPDATE NOTES PER SEA TEL STARDAR AS REDLINE SL H1 6577 03 11 04 ADD 6 amp 7 SL J 6746 06 29 09 ADD 12 ADD APPLICATION COLUMN IN DASH TABLE SL p d per 2 DASH TABL 1 DASH APPLICATION RECEIVER ANTENNA MILI Wed amp 1 DOC DVB COAX 2 5 2 DOC DVB 9 WIRE 2 5 me iS Sl DOC SCPC 9 WIRE 2 2 lt lt 2x 68 VIEW z4 DOC 5 2 35 SCALE 2 1 6 DOC NBIF 9 WIRE 2 12 DVB COAX
55. AAmm WM SETUP OTHER PARAMETERS ERR eed 13 1 SETUP PARAMETER DISPLAY AND ENTRY MENUS 13 2 OFFSET MAY NOT BE IN YOUR SOFTWARE cccccssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseseecceeeeesssssssssssssuunmsassssssesseseeeceeseesessesssssnsnnunsunsssssssseeeeeeeees 13 3 5V SCALE MAY NOT BE IN YOUR SOFTWARE 13 4 REMOTE COMMAND ERR et Re Rte t lone ate 13 5 13 6 DISABLE ENABLE DISHSCAN 13 7 SATELLITE REFERENCE o tette te tpe EE do c ARE 13 8 REMOTE PARAMETER c 13 9 CONFIGURING THE COMM IF PORTS OF THE DAC 2202 13 10 INTERNAL HTML PAGE aT 13 10 1 System Information 13 10 2 Communication Port Settings 13103 DAC Parameters eee eiie pep te Enim 13 10 4 DAC Parameters Page 2 stetit ie er gu eee e e a tic VS TOS Status Page epe tte eret Hep E FUNCTIONAL TESTING 14 1 ACU ANTENNA SYSTEM CHECK ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssonssssesnnncensnncessesescensseseesessssssssnsssssssssssssssesannnnnnceccsesssessesecssensseeesss
56. BUC TX L O Find Target satellite using existing S P R and H Parameters Ai Set keep alive in seconds 0 off 5 Lb1 b2 Modem Lock and free to transmit 2 parameters L11 b1 indicates Rx lock and b2 not utilized enables disables Tx Mute to BUC Wi GPS Update W 300 Sets GPS Update period in seconds 0 Off 15152 Set modem vendor 51 and device 52 2 parameters I iDirect 5100 17 3 2 Modem Commands Command Description Example Set keep alive in seconds 0 off a5 5152 Set Antenna Vendor 51 and device 52 2 parameters i Sea Tel DAC 2202 sb1 b2 Antenna Status 2 parameters 411 b1 is functional status b2 is Tx allowed wb1f1f2t1 Set GPS Position 4 parameters w 1 38 222 122 123 0 b1 is validity flag f1 is latitude f2 is longitude and t1 is timestamp Site Survey 5009 33 Installation Manual 2 Site Survey The objective of the Site survey is to find the best place to mount the antenna amp the below decks equipment the length and routing of the cables and any other items or materials that are required to install the system and identify any other issues that must be resolved before or during the installation For Naval Engineering level information on this subject please refer to Antenna Installation Guideline Site Arrangement document number 130040 available on the Sea Tel Dealer Support Site 2 1 Site Selection Aboard Ship The radome assembly s
57. C 2202 127166 1 SCPC RECEI VER ASS Y ACU PCU V5 124813 1 114836 PCB ASS Y DAC 2202 ACU ASS Y S D CONVERTER 12 BIT 123046 3 HARNESS DC POWER 125343 6 POWER SUPPLY COSEL PBA150F 24 112646 13 122660 4 55 DC DC CONVERTER HARNESS AC ENTRY SINGLE 112918 9 CABLE ASS Y RIBBON 20 PIN 120740 CABLE ASS Y DVB RECEIVER 123070 110941 3 DECAL HI GH VOLTAGE WARNI NG SCREW J ACK 4 40 X 312 LG 114587 106 SCREW RND HD PHIL 4 40 1 4 S S 114588 144 SCREW PAN HD PHIL 6 32 x 1 4 S S 114576 106 114588 146 SCREW FLAT HD PHIL 4 40 x 1 4 S SCREW PAN HD PHIL 6 32 x 3 8 S S 114580 007 WASHER FLAT 6 S S 119967 NUT HEX PANEL 3 8 32 126264 13 120090 17 WASHER STAR INTERNAL TOOTH NARROW MICRO ASS Y 12 BIT SDC 120452 32 SCREW RND HD PHIL 6 32 X 3 8 BLA 127956 2 NUT HEX KEPS 6 32 S S 124791 120077 118 LABEL CAUTION MICROWAVE HAZARD SCREW FLAT HD PHIL M3 X 8 S S 125193 SOFTWARE DAC 2202 ACU COMM_IF Sea Tel DAC 2202 SCPC RCVR 9 WIRE IF PROD FAMILY COMMON EFF DATE 9 9 2009 SHT 1 OF 2 DRAWING NUMBER 125411 3 REV SINGLE LEVEL MFG BILL OF MATERIAL PART NO REV DESCRIPTION REFERENCE DESI GNATOR 124871 6 05 SOFTWARE DAC 2202 ACU GP32 STD 108929 2 C1 POWER CORD 110V AC NOT SHOWN 10
58. EFERENCE DESIGNATOR iE eee JJ J 1 5111293831 A RADOMEBASEASSY 66INTUNED 1 511303901 HARDWARE GATO RADOME 10 1119801 012_ B_ CABLETIE NYLON 4IN NATURAL _ NOTSHOWN 14016797 0 CABLECLAMP NYLON 50 DIA 8 MTG H NOT SHOWN a 44114178 ADAPTER F F F F BULLET 140INL sis 1 4 167925 0 CABLE CLAMP NYLON 3 4 DIA 10MTG 1 0 CABLE CLAMP NYLON 375 DIA 8 MTG 1 130941 HARDWARE RADOMETOMAST 501 11 efitaseo 230 WASHER 4 584 00000 8 1258067 ROTALOC HEX NUT 56 1 898 4 7 19745218 SCREW PANHD PHL M4 x8 0 00 0 1 19745216 SCREW PANHD PHL M4 X6 S S o 8 T 8 13037170 JWASHER NYLON G4ID I2OD 8 n2009251 NULHEXM amp SS C RADOME ASS Y GA INSTALL 66 IN TX RX WHITE PROD FAMILY EFF DATE DRAWING NUMBER REV 3 2 1 REVISION HISTORY REV ECO DESCRIPTION 6785 8 14 09 NOTE 5 WAS NOTE 6 REMOVED ITEM 50 ADDED ITEM 9 ITEM 4 WAS 118576 ITEM 8 WAS 125948 1 ITEM 10 WAS 110481 3 K D H ITEM 14 WAS 123549 ADDED CABLE ROUTING DETAIL TO SHEET 2 cd ACCESS HATCH NOTES UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED 2 1 APPLY ADHESIVE PER SEATEL SPEC 121730 2 TORQUE THREADED FASTENERS PER 56 SEATEL SPEC 122305 3 ROUTE ALL HARNESS AND CABLE ASSEMBLIES PER SEATEL SPEC 121872 4 BOW MARKER LOCATION DIRECTLY OPPOSITE FROM ACCESS HATCH 5 BAG A
59. ER DISPLAY AND ENTRY DEFAULT SETUP PARAMETERS FOR YOUR ttt SAVENEW PARAMETERS eee ee k aaa ad SETUP SHIPS GYRO COMBPASS A FERRE aere UPDATING GYRO PARAMETER IF THERE IS NO SHIPS GYRO COMPASS SETUP BAND SELECTION CROSS POL AND CO POL QUAD BAND LNBS 7 SELUP TARGETING u LI 7 7 2 7 3 7 4 7 5 8 1 8 2 9 1 9 2 SETUP SEARCHING AUTO TRIM SAVENEW t ee eee eE t er Aa SETUP HOME FLAG OFFSET eterne e edet ERE HER awaqa 8 1 1 You Found a Large AZ TRIM value tnter 8 1 2 You Observe Home Pointing is LEFT of the Bow line 8 1 3 You Observe Home Pointing is RIGHT of the Bow line 8 1 4 Enter the value in the DAC 2202 titt ttti ttt ttt ttt ttt 8 3 MECHANICAL CALIBRATION OF RELATIVE ANTENNA POSITION HOME FLAG
60. FIXED 0 45 amp 90 degrees with respect to roll input Sea Tel recommends that you not exceed tangential accelerations of 0 5 G See chart below For Navel Engineering level information on this subject please refer to Antenna Installation Guideline Site Arrangement document number 130040_A available on the Sea Tel Dealer Support Site 5009 33 Technical Specifications 5009 33 Installation Manual Pedestal Mounting Height vs Roll Period 25 degrees of Roll amplitude o 2 2 06 1 0G 0 5G 0 T T T T T T T T 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Roll Period Seconds 17 5 Pedestal Control Unit The PCU Assembly contains 2 Printed Circuit Boards PCBs One is the main control board and the other is the Motor Driver for the 3 Brushless DC Drive motors AZ EL CL Connectors Antenna Reflector 15 Pin D Sub connector Motor Interface 15 Pin D Sub connector M amp C Interface SMA loop through connectors GPS Input BNC connector Controls None M amp C Interface 9600 Baud 400MHz FSK 17 5 1 400 MHz Unlimited Azimuth Modem Multiplexer 3 Channel Combined Signals 1 2 Pass Thru 950 3650 MHz RX IF Injected 22Khz Tone DC LNB Voltage Select 400 MHz Pedestal M amp C Connectors RX IF L Band SMA female Rotary Joint SMA female RF Ped M amp C 9 pin D Sub Connectors Radio Pedestal M amp C Radio amp Pedestal Control Modulation FSK Mode Full Duplex Frequencie
61. INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR SEA TEL 5009 33 BROADBAND AT SEA TRANSMIT RECEIVE SYSTEM WITH SELECTABLE CO POL OR CROSS POL RECEIVE Sea Tel Inc 4030 Nelson Avenue Concord CA 94520 Tel 925 798 7979 Fax 925 798 7986 Email seatel cobham com Web www cobham com seatel Sea Tel COBHAM Sea Tel Europe Unit 1 Orion Industrial Centre Wide Lane Swaythling Southampton UK 50 18 2 Tel 44 0 23 80 671155 Fax 44 0 23 80 671166 Email seatel cobham com Web www cobham com seatel Sea Tel Inc doing business as Cobham SATCOM December 7 2009 Document No 130363 Revision B These commodities technology or software were exported from the United States in accordance with the Export Administration Regulations Diversion contrary to U S law is prohibited Sea Tel Marine Stabilized Antenna systems are manufactured in the United States of America Sea Tel is ISO 9001 2000 registered company Certificate Number 19 2867 was issued August 12 2005 Sea Tel was originally registered on November 09 1998 The Series 09 Family of Marine Stabilized Antenna Pedestals with DAC 2202 or DAC 2302 R amp TTE Antenna Control Unit complies with the requirements of directive 1999 5 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on Radio equipment and Telecommunication CE Terminal Equipment A copy of the R amp TTE Declaration of Conformity for this equipment is contained in this ma
62. IT 5 at 156 degrees Relative and ends AZ LIMIT 6 at 172 degrees Relative Multiply these Relative positions by 10 Enter AZ LIMIT 5 value of 1560 and AZ LIMIT 6 value of 1720 In this case the stack antenna height only causes blockage up to an elevation of 36 degrees so we set EL LIMIT 56 to 0360 If the antenna is between these two AZ Limit points but the elevation is greater than 36 degrees the antenna will no longer be blocked ZONE 4 is not needed Enter AZ LIMIT 7 value of 0000 and AZ LIMIT 8 value of 0000 Set EL LIMIT 78 to 0000 If your ACU software includes 5 volt polarization you will not see these AZ amp EL LIMIT parameters Setup Blockage amp RF Radiation Hazard Zones 5009 33 Installation Manual EXAMPLE 2 Three blockage Zones Dual Antenna configuration A ship has 2 Sea Tel antennas Antenna mounted on the port side and Antenna mounted on the starboard side Antenna A is designated as the master antenna and its zones would be set as in example 1 above The mast forward Antenna A to port and the engine exhaust stack aft form the three zones where satellite signal is blocked from Antenna B The SW2 logic output from Antenna A ACU A and Antenna B ACU B are used to control a Dual Antenna Arbitrator which will route satellite signal from the un blocked antenna to the other below decks equipment If both antennas are tracking the same satellite they will not both be blocked at the same time The
63. In 63 5 80lb 100 ft 30 48 m 1 42 mm mm 36 3 kg up to LMR 400 5 571 db per 90db 0 108 In 4 0 in 160 0 150 ft 100 ft 30 48 m 2 74mm 101 6 72 6 kg up to LMR 500 4 496 db per gt 90db 0 142 In 5 0 In 26010 200 ft 100 ft 30 48 m 3 61 mm 127 118 kg Up to LMR 600 3 615 db per gt 90db 0 176 In 6 0 In 350 0 300 ft 100 ft 30 48 m 4 47 1524mm 158 9 kg 17 10 3 Multi conductor Cables Customer Furnished Due to the voltage loss across the multi conductor cables Sea Tel recommends the following wire gauge for the AC amp DC multi conductor cables used in our standard pedestal installations Run Length Conductor Size up to 50 ft 20 AWG 0 8 mm up to 100 ft 18 AWG 1 0 mm up to 150 ft 16 AWG 1 3 mm up to 250 ft 14 AWG 1 6 mm Up to 350 ft 12 AWG 2 0 mm DRAWINGS 5009 33 Installation Manual 18 DRAWINGS The drawings listed below are provided as a part of this manual for use as a diagnostic reference 18 1 Drawing 125411 1_J 125411 3_J 18 2 Drawing 130358 101_A 130357 1_A 129461 1_A 130450_A 18 3 Drawing 119478 5_C3 126877_B1 121628 4_P 121628 5_P 129710 1_A DAC 2202 Antenna Control Unit Drawings Title DAC 2202 w DVB Rackmount General Assembly DAC 2202 w SCPC Rackmount General Assembly 5009 33 Ku Band Model Specific Drawings Title System 5009 33 in 66 Radome System Block Diagram 5009 33 66 Radome A
64. LASH BS or NMEA gyro Setup Other Parameters 5009 33 Installation Manual Number Description 1 Click to redirect to the Port Settings Page This page presents the TCP connection and baud rate settings for the Comm If Module 2 Click to redirect to the DAC Parameters 1 Page This page presents the current ACU configuration parameter values stored in the 68 08 processor Click to redirect to the DAC Parameters 2 Page This page presents the current Satellite Tracking parameter values stored in the 68 08 processor This page also contains the currently defined blockage zones Az Limits 1 6 Click to redirect to the Status page This page presents current system status including Tracking condition Antenna Position Vessel Location Orientation and decoded error conditions Click to redirect to the Home page This page presents current system software versions and antenna model configuration Click the RELOAD button to refresh the screen to the current ACU parameter values N Click the SAVE button to store all currently displayed parameters to Flash 68 08 These fields present the ACU parameter values currently stored in Flash To change a parameter value mouse click inside the entry field and type in the desired value and click onthe SUBMIT button If the parameter value change s causes desirable operation click on the SAVE button to store value to Flash Refer to Setu
65. LOW to Mute 7 Not Used 600L LOW Lock LOW to Mute 7 Not Used 11 3 Hughes Modems Model Lock output Mute input Recommended GPS Input SYSTEM TYPE HX 150 HIGH Lock HIGH to Mute 151 GLL string HX 200 HIGH Lock HIGH to Mute 151 GLL string 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Modem Connections Setup and Test 11 5 Connections ACU to Satellite Modem 11 4 1 iDirect Modems Infinity 3100 Use an RJ 45 straight serial cable connected from the Terminal Mounting Strip Console Port connector to the Console Port connector on the rear panel of the modem Modem Console Port AGC Infinity 5100 Use an RJ 45 straight serial cable connected from the Terminal Mounting Strip Console Port connector to the Console Port connector on the rear panel of the modem Sw3 swi 11 4 2 Comtech Modems Connect the 126877 harness assembly from the 15 pin serial port on the 570L or 600L modem to the Terminal Mounting Strip screw terminals 1 Assure that a jumper is installed at JP4 on the Terminal Mounting Strip 2 Cut the resistor Yellow wire off of the pin on the White wire do NOT cut the pin off of the white wire 3 Connect the pin on the Black amp Green wire to the GND terminal of the Terminal Mounting Strip 4 Connect the pin on the Red wire to the SW2 terminal of the Terminal Mounting Strip 5 Connect the pin on the White wire to the EXT AGC terminal of the Terminal Mounting Strip 11 4 3 Hughes Modems A se
66. Level Input level 1 dB typical Sensitivity 30 mV dB typical Bandwidth 300 KHz Polarity switching 13 VDC output to select Vertical or RHCP polarity 18 VDC to output select Horizontal or LHCP polarity Band Switching 22kHz continuous tone output to select High band No tone to select Low band 16 1 12 Narrow Ban PC receiver DAC 2302 ONLY Frequency Range 60 80 MHz 70 MHz SCPC Narrow Tuning Range 52 88 MHz 70 MHz SCPC Wide Tuning Range 110 170 140 MHz SCPC Input Level 90 to 30 dBm Detection Bandwidth 30 kHz 16 2 Terminal Mounting Strip 16 2 1 Synchro Interface Connectors 5 screw terminal connections Input Voltage Level 36 110 VDC 400 or 60 hertz Synchro Ratios 1 1 36 1 90 or 180 1 and 360 1 with Synchro Digital converter 360 1 with Synchro SBS converter Impedance 1M ohm 16 3 5009 33 Installation Manual DAC 2202 Technical Specifications 16 2 2 SBS Interface Connectors 4 screw terminal connections Input Voltage Level 20 90 VDC Interface Opto Isolated Polarity Auto switching Ratio 6 steps per degree Impedance 10K ohm 16 2 3 Control Interface 16 2 3 1 External AGC External AGC or Satellite Modem Lock Input Connections 2 screw terminal connections AGC and GND Voltage Level 0 5 VDC Impedance 30K ohm Control Low Level 1 25Vdc Modem Lock High Level gt 1 25Vdc Modem Unlock The logic sense of the external Satellite Modem Lock input can be reversed by adding 128 to
67. MEA J2 Port allows 2 simultaneous NMEA 0183 connections on the same DB9 connector defined as NMEA A and NMEA B Both NMEA A J2 Pin1 Rx and J2 Pin3 Tx and NMEA B J2 Pin7 Rxe and J2 8 Txe Ports have selectable baud rates independent of each other The following procedure describes the process of connecting the ACU to your Laptop and configuring all Comm IF Properties Hardware Software Requirements e Laptop Desktop with an available Serial Com Port and ProgTerm Version 1 33 Build 11 Mar 2007 or later If no DB9 Serial port is available use a USB to Serial Adapter or use IP version of ProgTerm Standard Straight 9 wire serial cable Sea Tel Part Number 120643 25 or equiv e DAC2202 Antenna Control Unit 1 Turn Power off to ACU Setup Other Parameters 5009 33 Installation Manual 2 Connect J3 M amp C Port to Computer Com Port cm using a Male to Female RS232 Straight 9 wire serial cable 3 Turn Power on to ACU and then open Sea v Progterm exe 95 KB tion 3 22 2007 2 13 PM Tel s ProgTerm M amp C software program BITES wa i 4 Configure ProgTerm s Translation Mode Passe Terminal SIE Click on CommPort then select Dac 2200 Fie Tools toACU 9600 Hex Data Display RTS WC 3000 Direct 9600 DIR Insure that the bottom of screen reads DAC 2K ete Translation ACU Cete PEU pa Dac03to ACU 4800 Dac 03 to PCU 4800 Dac 0
68. ND ATTACH RADOME MOUNTING KIT ITEM 4 TO INSIDE OF RADOME HARDWARE SHOWN IS FOR TRANSIT ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED DRAWNEY REMOVE amp REPLACE WITH KIT 130394 1 DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS Sea Tel FINAL INSTALLATION X 1 50 COBHAM 0 50 5 1 09 Tel 925 798 7979 Fax 925 798 7986 X XX 0 15 APPROVED RADOME ASSY GA FINISH SIZE SCALE DRAWING NUMBER REV m 3 2 1 DETAILA SCALE1 1 INSTALL SO THE HARNESS EXITS BASE SPINDLE WELDM ENT 180 FROM DOOR ONLY PARTOF GA SHOWN FOR CLARITY 4X M12 X60 SETSCREW 4X 1 2 FENDER WASHER 4X M12 HEX NUT P O ITEM 4 GROUND SIRAP 9 9 NOTSHOWN G 9 oo ee a LLL LLL ADHERE BONDING NUTS ITEM 52 TO RADOME BASE ITEM 2 USING ITEM 10 PRIOR TO FINAL ASSEMBLY PLACE ATAPPRO XIMATE LOCATIO NS ENSURE THERE IS NO INTERFERENC E WITH GA VIEW F F 1 180 3cm 71 0 im MAX 165 1 65 0 in MAX 142 3cm 56 02 MAX 29 1cm 39 0Jin EYE NUT 2X BONDED WASHER V RADOME TOP lt RADOME BASE SCREW HEX HD M6 X 40MM EYE NUT INSTALLATION AS NEEDED FOR LIFTING INSTALL 4X EYE NUTS AS SHOWN AND EQUALLY SPACED PART OF P N 130394 170 2 67 0Jin 151 0 59 415 17 7 8 36 9cm 70 01in 14 9 11 101
69. NEW PARAMETERS Press UP arrow and then ENTER to save any recent changes into the ACUs NVRAM for permanent storage 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Modem Connections Setup and Test This Page Intentionally Left Blank Setup Optimizing Polarity amp Cross Pol Isolation 5009 33 Installation Manual 12 Setup Optimizing Polarity amp Cross Pol Isolation The only way to optimize the polarization of the antenna properly is to peak the polarity angle while the system is in auto polarization mode This automatically adjusts the polarization of the feed by calculating the required polarization angle for the feed every 2 seconds based on ship s Latitude Longitude and the desired Satellite Longitude 12 1 Sat Skew setting The Satellite Skew setting in the Satellite Tracking Receiver sub menu prior to NID is used to enter the skew of the satellite to optimize polarity angle This feature will replace the use of POL OFFSET to optimize polarization of the feed From here on out POL OFFSET will serve to calibrate the feed itself Think of it as mechanical calibration We will recommend that you target a satellite that is of your same longitudinal position ie for us here in Concord we would target 122W Drive the reflector to 0 or 5 degrees elevation this is so you can easily view the feed Drive the feed to vertical and then place a level bubble on the LNB Add or subtract POL OFFSET as required to center the air bubble Then save
70. OM COBHAM Cobham SATCOM Marine Systems Sea Tel Products 4030 Nelson Ave Concord California 94520 USA T 1 925 798 7979 F 1 925 798 7986 Declaration of C m SAT Tel Inc 1 Sea Tel designs develops manufactures and services marine stabilized antenna systems for satellite communications at sea These products are in turn used by our customers as part of their Ku band Earth Station on Vessels ESV networks 2 The Sea Tel antennas listed below will meet the off axis EIRP spectral density envelope set forth FCC 47 C F R 25 222 a 1 4 with the following input power spectral density limitations 0 6 Meter Ku limited to 21 6 dBW 4kHz 1 0 Meter Ku limited to 17 9 dBW 4kHz 1 24 Meter Ku limited to 15 0 dBW 4kHz 1 5 Meter Ku limited to 14 0 dBW 4kHz 2 4 Meter Ku limited to 14 0 dBW 4kHz 3 The Sea Tel antennas referenced in paragraph 2 will maintain a stabilization pointing accuracy of better than 0 2 degrees under specified ship motion conditions FCC compliant supervisory software has been developed to continuously monitor the pedestal pointing error and will trip an error flag whenever an unexpected event occurs that causes the instantaneous pointing error to exceed 0 5 degrees This flag will not clear until the pedestal error decreases to 0 2 degrees or less The state of this flag is used as an additional logic input to the existing Transmit Mute function of the Sea Tel below decks con
71. RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to abort and exit setup mode 9 2 4 STEP INTEGRAL For proper DishScan operation this parameter must be set to factory default value of 0000 To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to abort and exit setup mode 9 2 5 SEARCH IN Sets size of search pattern increment Units are in pedestal step resolution 12 steps per degree The suggested setting is equal to the full 3dB beamwidth of your antenna Default value is 10 for all 09 systems To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character 9 4 Setup Searching 5009 33 Installation Manual Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to
72. RNESS ASS Y COMTECH MODEM I NTERFA COMTECH MODEM 119478 5 CABLE ASS Y RJ 45 SERIAL 60 IN IDIRECT MODEM COST SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM 5009 33 PROD FAMILY EFF DATE DRAWI NG REV A LIT 9 9 2009 SHT 3 OF 3 NUMBER 130357 1 5 N x 927 SII UN NN IN L NJ 1 110 220 RADOME ASS Y 123924 2 RFV REFERENCE DRAWINGS 130401 ANTENNA SYSTEM SCHEMATIC 129755 ANTENNA PEDESTAL SCHEMATIC CFE LMR 400 CFE LMR 400 ABOVE DECKS EQUIPMENT BELOW DECKS EQUIPMENT 5 2 1 REVISION HISTORY 5 232 ETHERNET PORT NOTES UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED INDICATED ITEM USED ON DASH 2 DRAWN BY KRB UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES Sea Tel lt 48 1 DRAWN DATE COBHAM 15 2 05 01 09 Tel 9325 798 7979 Fax 925 798 7986 lt 100 4 gt 100 6 TITLE A INTERPRET TOLERANCING PER ASME Y14 5M 1994 2 4 gt SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM MATERIAL APPROVED DATE m FINISH SIZE SCALE DRAWING NUMBER REV vA s 130357 3 2 1 XX09 33 D SATELLITE MODEM CFE ROUTER J7 RF OUT J6 RECEIVER C DAC 2202 ji ANTENNA SHIP CONTROL GYRO UNIT J4A ANTENNA B COM PORT CFE COMPUTER SINGLE LEVEL BILL MATERIAL PART NO DESCRIPTION R
73. RS 232 PROD FAMILY EFF DATE DRAWING REV Al COMMON 9 9 2009 SHT 1 OF 1 NUMBER 129710 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 REVISION HISTORY sr D Q GX E z A I 00 f H II g o B TU NOTES APPLY ADHESIVE PER SEA TEL SPEC 121730 A IDENTIFY PER SEA TEL SPEC 122930 PPROXIMATELY WHERE SHOWN zv DASH 2 4 CHANNEL ONLY DRAWN BY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED KRB DIMENSIONS ARE INCHES H 050 020 DASH DESCRIPTION ANGLES S 3 CHANNEL INTERPRET TOLERANCING PER ASME Y14 5M 1994 LZ LA BASE MUX RACK PANEL MATERIAL i 2 CHANNE N A ASS Y 400 MHZ RS 222 a 2 FINISH SIZE SCALE DRAWING NUMBER n 1 2 129710 2 3rd ANGLE PROJECTION FIRST USED xxo9 SHEET NUMBER 1 OF 1 2 1 DOCUMENT 124225 4
74. S S 114580 007 WASHER FLAT 6 S S 119967 NUT HEX PANEL 3 8 32 126264 13 120090 17 WASHER STAR INTERNAL TOOTH NARROW MICRO ASS Y 12 BIT SDC 120452 32 SCREW RND HD PHIL 6 32 X 3 8 BLA 127956 2 NUT HEX KEPS 6 32 S S 124791 120077 118 LABEL CAUTION MICROWAVE HAZARD SCREW FLAT HD PHIL M3 X 8 S S 125193 SOFTWARE DAC 2202 ACU COMM_IF Sea Tel DAC 2202 DVB RCVR COAX IF PROD FAMILY COMMON EFF DATE 9 9 2009 SHT 1 OF 2 DRAWING NUMBER 125411 1 REV SINGLE LEVEL MFG BILL OF MATERIAL PART NO REV DESCRIPTION REFERENCE DESI GNATOR 124871 6 05 SOFTWARE DAC 2202 ACU GP32 STD 108929 2 C1 POWER CORD 110V AC NOT SHOWN 109752 3 POWER CORD 220V AC NOT SHOWN 110959 1 DECAL SERIAL NUMBER PATENT SMALL 115697 2 B CABLE TIE MOUNT 75 X 75 X 18 AB 119801 012 B CABLE TIE NYLON 4 IN NATURAL 110924 1 UMPER 100 SPACI NG 2 POS CLOSED DAC 2202 DVB RCVR COAX IF PROD FAMILY EFF DATE DRAWING REV COMMON 9 9 2009 SHT 2 OF 2 NUMBER 125411 1 FIND QTY PART NO SINGLE LEVEL MFG BILL OF MATERIAL REV DESCRI PTI ON REFERENCE DESI GNATOR 120385 2 BRACKET LI D ACU ASS Y i LEA 124265 El ENCLOSURE 10 RACKMOUNT DAC 2200 SE 2 LEA 122300 LI D DAC 2200 SERI ES ENCLOSURE 122445 FRONT PANEL ASS Y DA
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76. YSTEM TYPE parameter Turn tracking OFF when checking the external AGC inputs Be sure to properly retune the receiver frequency when you are finished testing the external input e Operation In NORMAL operation AGC must be above Threshold AND external MODEM Lock input must be locked to Track the satellite If you are tracking a satellite signal and the AGC is above threshold Tracking light on solid but the external AGC signal rises above 2 5 volts for more than 20 seconds external MODEM input UNLOCKED the ACU will automatically retarget the selected satellite 5 1 Band Selection control output This output is used to control below decks tone generator s or coax switch s for band selection functions The band selection control output is driven by the band selected in the MODE TRACKING display SW2 The Blockage TX Mute Control output is driven by Blockage and RF Radiation Hazard functions This output will short to ground whenever the antenna is within the programmed AZ LIMIT zone s or is Searching Targeting or is mispointed 0 5 degrees from satellite peak This output is commonly used to drive If your modem cannot use the Modem Console Port connection you will have to provide a transmit inhibit output from the ACU by connecting a SW2 wire connection to the modem to comply with FCC Order 04 286 and WRC 03 Resolution 902 e Dual or Quad Antenna Arbitrator coax switches in dual antenna configurations The coax switches se
77. a Arbitrator TENA RS 232 Radio Wu M amp C to Com 2 gt ale F x RE m RK EE GPS amp TX inhibit Output a F Satellite Modem Lock Input cease Morini z GPS TX Inhibit Output and Satellite Modem Lock Input 8 z Antenna M amp C To Com 1 5 2202 iw jon LAN Connection Antenna M amp C 1 it 0900 LAN Connection VOIP Connection Ehene awa E Z 2202 AC Antenna Power Gyro Control E Unit B Terminal _ ie Mounting Strip 5 Terminal Mounting x Strip Aa iei ha 9 d 8 T HE EH Ships Gyro Compass 1 6 DualAntenna Arbitrator The Dual Antenna Arbitrator panel can pass LNB voltages and handle 250 400 ma of current and the RXIF signals on the RX connections TXIF Reference and BUC supply voltage can be passed through this arbitrator panel to the antenna but it is not recommended that BUC power be supplied through the dual channel rotary joint of the antenna a BUC power supply is provided on all Series 09 Antenna Pedestals The blockage SW2 output GPS output and Modem lock input from the two terminal mounting strips antenna A and antenna are wired through the arbitrator panel to the satellite modem When antenna
78. a few seconds 14 3 Heading Following Verify that the heading display in the ACU is following the ships Gyro Compass 1 Press NEXT repeatedly until the SHIP MENU Heading display is displayed When Left and right values are displayed left is the response from the pedestal and right in the local input from the gyrocompass 2 Have another person call out the Gyro Compass heading to you while you observe the Heading display Heading display should consistently be exactly the same as the Gyro Compass value If the heading display changes incorrectly or the red ERROR LED illuminates on the front panel refer to the Troubleshooting section of the ACU manual 3 Return to normal operation OR Continue with the next functional test 14 4 Azimuth amp Elevation Drive This verifies that the antenna moves in the correct response to the keys Az 123 4 EL 056 7 1 Pressthe NEXT key until the Antenna Menu is displayed ad TRACK 2 If tracking or searching status is enabled press the key 14 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Functional Testing 14 5 Press the RIGHT arrow key repeatedly and verify that the antenna physically moves up CW in Azimuth and that the display accurately reflects that movement Press the 2 LEFT arrow key repeatedly and verify that the antenna physically moves down CCW Azimuth and that the display accurately reflects that movement Press the UP arrow key repeatedly and verify that
79. aaa 17 4 17 8 3 Mechanical Conditions t t tee e E HR RE 17 5 Table of Contents 5009 33 Installation Manual 17 8 4 Transit Conditions s cl met 17 5 179 5 eec eee e e e e E t bete de 17 5 17 9 1 Antenna Control Unit tetti ttti ttt 17 5 17 9 2 Terminal Mounting Strip TMS tnter ttti 17 5 17 93 Satellite Modem RC itt 17 5 1794 Router s RR A Silas 17 5 DAN OM CABLES occ Se ten uL D OLIM E MALUM M MM LLLA LM LEAL I RI DR DL I u S att 17 5 17 10 1 Antenna Control Cable Provided from ACU to the Base 17 5 17 10 2 Antenna L Band IF Coax Cables Customer 8 17 6 17 10 3 Multi conductor Cables Customer Furnished nnne 17 6 18 DRAWINGS aaa AAE 18 1 18 1 DAC 2202 ANTENNA CONTROL UNIT DRAWINGS a 18 1 18 2 5009 33 KU BAND MODEL SPECIFIC DRAWINGS u 18 1 18 3 SERIES 09 GENERAL DRAWINGS tette 18
80. ails on the parameters set To enable this function the Antenna MUST be actively tracking the satellite with positive SAT ID After locating the satellite wait at least 30 seconds before performing the AUTO TRIM feature this will allow sufficient time for the antenna to peak up on signal It is equally important that you verify that the system is tracking the CORRECT satellite verify video is produced on the Televisions in a TVRO system or verify a RX lock indication on the satellite modem in a VSAT system While in the AUTO TRIM sub menu press the LEFT arrow key to bring start the calibration procedure the display should read AUTO TRIM SETUP press the ENTER key to submit AUTO TRIM SAVED will be displayed indicating the proper AZ and EL trims were submitted to RAM This does not save these parameters to NVRAM in order to save to memory continue down through the setup mode parameters until the SETUP SAVE NEW PARAMETERS sub menu is displayed Press the RIGHT arrow and then press the ENTER key The display should now report that the parameters were saved NOTE The AUTO TRIM feature only will work if your system is actively tracking a satellite AGC above threshold and positive SAT ID internal NID match or external RX lock received has been established If any of the previous conditions are not met AUTO TRIM LOCKED will be displayed on the front panel indicating that the AUTO TRIM Feature is not enabled From the AUTO TRIM SETUP screen press
81. amp and sensor will be easy to access reach and see to align it this way The hex bolt heads in the plate below the Home Flag Clamp assembly are 60 degrees apart as shown in the picture on the right above and allow multiple points of view to calibrate rotation of the clamp to If you installed the ADE with the Bow reference of the radome oriented in line with the bow the antenna pedestal will be pointed in line with the ships bow when stopped at the Home Flag position on completion of initialization before it targets a satellite as shown in Figure 1 in the Electrical Calibration Procedure above In this case when the antenna stops at the home flag and is pointed in line with the Bow Home Flag Offset HFO should be set to zero and mechanical position of the metal Home Flag tab should be left at the 09 default position Any small mechanical mount error will be compensated when Optimizing Targeting is accomplished to correct for small variations of up to 5 0 degrees If the ADE is installed with the Bow reference of the radome oriented 45 to starboard the pedestal when at home flag position will be pointed 45 CCW of the bow at relative 3159 as shown in Figure 2 in the Electrical Calibration Procedure above To compensate for this loosen the home flag clamp rotate the trailing edge of the metal home flag tab CW 45 and tighten the clamp bolt use caution not to tighten too much and strip the nylon hardware You will have to estim
82. an be connected to the arbitrator panel to control it The blockage output is available on SW2 terminal of the Terminal Mounting Strip to provide a transistor short to ground when the antenna is within a blockage zone programmed into the ACU When not blocked the SW2 terminal will be an open When one antenna is blocked its blockage output will command the arbitrator panel to switch services to the modem from that antenna to the other antenna The arbitrator panel provides a logic latch to prevent excess switching when the ship heading is yawing therefore causing if the antenna to be repeatedly blocked unblocked blocked 09 Series System Configuration s 5009 33 Installation Manual rence Signal to 110 220 VAC Power Input Receive IF Signal Transmit IF Signal and RS 422 Pedestal Series 09 Antenna A Series 09 Above Decks Below Decks TX IF amp 10MHz Reference output from Satellite Modem to Antenna A through Arbitrator Modem to Antenna B through Arbitrator RX IF output from Antenna A to RX IF output from Antenna B to Antenna B Receive IF ignal fz Relprence Signal to BUC Transmit 110 220 wer Input Satellite Modem through Arbitrator Satellite Modem through Arbitrator RS 422 5 5 RS 232 Radio 3 3 Pedestal M amp C E M amp C to Com 2 Invacom Dual CFE Spectrum Analyzer 8 8 Antenn
83. ate this 45 rotation based on the 60 spacing of the hex bolt centers Re initialize the antenna and verify that when at home flag position it is pointed in line with the ships bow Do NOT change the Home Flag Offset value saved in the PCU small variations will be compensated for when Optimizing Targeting is accomplished If the ADE is installed with the Bow reference of the radome oriented 90 to port the pedestal when at home flag position will be pointed 90 CW of the bow at relative 090 as shown in Figure 3 in the Electrical Calibration Procedure above To compensate for this loosen the home flag clamp rotate the trailing edge of the metal home flag tab CCW 90 and tighten the clamp bolt use caution not to tighten too much and strip the nylon hardware You will have to estimate this 90 rotation based on the 60 spacing of the hex bolt centers Re initialize the antenna and verify that when at home flag position it is pointed in line with the ships bow Do NOT change the Home Flag Offset value saved in the PCU small variations will be compensated for when Optimizing Targeting is accomplished 8 4 Setup Searching 5009 33 Installation Manual 9 Setup Searching 9 1 Searching Operation The ACU will initiate an automated search pattern after AGC falls below the current Threshold setting indicates that satellite signal has been lost The SEARCH DELAY parameter sets the amount of delay in seconds that the ACU will wai
84. ation of settings will cause No Gyro Search pattern to be use to find the desired satellite refer to the setup Searching lesson 5 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Ships Gyro Compass This Page Intentionally Left Blank 5 2 Setup Band Selection 5009 33 Installation Manual 6 Setup Band Selection To properly control the band selection of the LNB s mounted on the antenna the TRACK DISP Tracking Display parameter must be set correctly Which value the TRACK DISP parameter is set to depends on the hardware configuration of the antenna pedestal The xx09 17 and xx09 33 antenna pedestals come with the waveguide diplexer and LNB to provide the additional Co Pol RXIF output to the Cross Pol Co Pol select coax switch all of the systems come with the switch and coax installed so you can easily upgrade the antenna with the Co Pol hardware The TRACK DISP parameter controls Tone Voltage and Aux functions remotely on the antenna pedestal Voltage and Tone are used to select the desired band of dual band tri band and quad band LNBs The Aux function controls the Cross Pol Co Pol select switch Sea Tel provides quad band LNBs as a default LNBs on the 09 Series antennas therefore the default TRACK DISP parameter for Cross Pol only systems is 0170 and 0130 for 09 antennas with Cross Pol AND Co Pol LNBs 6 1 Cross Pol AND Co Pol Quad Band LNBs This is the default setting for the Series 09 antenna pedestals with Quad Ban
85. bort and exit setup mode 13 4 REMOTE COMMAND This parameter was used to issue diagnostic commands to the PCU but is superseded by the use of DacRemP diagnostic software that your dealer will use when necessary 13 5 REMOTE MONITOR This parameter was used to monitor the results of a diagnostic command which was sent to the PCU 13 6 To Disable Enable DishScan When running a beam pattern test a programmed sweep for NOC Satellite Operator balancing the antenna or motor diagnostics where you want the drives AZ EL amp CL not to be oscillating you will have to disable DishScan Select the DISHSCAN parameter window on the ACU 1 Pressthe RIGHT arrow then press the UP arrow and last press the ENTER key to turn DishScan mode ON 2 Pressthe RIGHT arrow then press the DOWN arrow and last press the ENTER key to turn DishScan Mode OFF If you change this remote parameter you must save the change using REMOTE PARAMETERS If DishScan is OFF and the Step Integral parameter is set to 0000 you will get a constant ERROR 0016 DishScan error and you will see zeros flashing in the lower left of the Azimuth and Elevation ENTRY menu displays This is a visual indication that DishScan is turned OFF Always assure that you turn DishScan back ON when returning to normal operation 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Other Parameters 13 7 Satellite Reference Mode The ships gyro compass input to the ACU may be accurate and stable in s
86. cendant from the masts of sailing ships as ship owners wanted their vessels to look more unique and less di utilitarian they raked the masts aft to make the i 1 vessel appear capable of speed This drawing a shows raked mast again with the preferred ADE 9 mounting above the radar and alternate with the T ADE below the radar Ld Raked masts pose special problems in both evaluating the mast for stiffness and mounting of antennae As can be seen in the drawing all T TT T 7 antennae must be mounted on platforms or other Ly 4 horizontal structures in order to maintain the vertical orientation of the antenna centerline This Preferred Arrangement implies a secondary member which has a different natural frequency than the raked mast natural frequency In order to reduce the mass of these platforms they tend to be less stiff than the main box structure of the raked mast Thus they will have lower natural frequencies than the raked mast itself Unfortunately the vibratory forces will act through the stiff structure of the raked mast and excite these lighter platforms to the detriment of the antenna 2 5 3 Girder Masts Girder masts are large platforms atop a pair of columns Just like girder constructions in buildings ma they are relatively stiff athwart ship in their a d P primary axis but less stiff longitudinally and t
87. ches Where the ADE base diameter exceeds 1 5 meters 60 inches additional stanchions quantity greater than 3 should be placed rather than a single large stanchion 5 Shearand bending should be taken into account in sizing the ADE mounting plate and associated gussets Shear and bending must be taken into account when sizing the pedestal to ship connection 7 All welding should be full penetration welds V groove welds with additional fillet welds with throats equivalent to the thickness of the thinnest base material 8 Foran ADE mounted greater than 0 6 meters 24 inches above the ship s structure at least one 1 foot rung should be added Additional rungs should be added for every 0 3 meter 12 inches of pedestal height above the ship s structure 9 Foran ADE mounted greater than 3 meters 9 feet above the ship s structure a fully enclosing cage should be included in way of the access ladder starting 2 3 meters 7 feet above the ship s structure 2 4 Mounting Height The higher up you mount the antenna above the pivot point of the ship the higher the tangential acceleration g force exerted on the antenna will be see chart below 2 2 Site Survey 5009 33 Installation Manual When the g force exerted on the antenna is light antenna stabilization and overall performance will not be affected If the g force exerted on the antenna is high enough gt 1 G antenna stabilization and overall performance will be a
88. crew terminal is commonly used to provide operating voltage to a external GPS Dual Antenna Arbitrator or other below decks tone generators or switches Voltage output is based on the T M S assemblies JP5 jumper settings 3 6 7 7 TS5 NMEA GPS output e RxA RxA screw terminals which defined as the NMEA A connection is used to connect to the ships Gyro Compass Heading The 0183 compliant inputs are then connected via a 9 pin ribbon cable to the ACU s J2 NMEA communications port A GPS Latitude and Longitude input may also be connected but is not required because there is a GPS device already installed in your antenna NOTE If you connect a ships GPS to the terminal mounting strip you MUST disconnect the GPS antenna on the antenna pedestal RxB RxB screw terminals which are defined as the NMEA B connection is used to connect to the ships Gyro Compass Heading The 0183 compliant inputs are then connected via a 9 pin ribbon cable to the ACU s J2 NMEA communications port A GPS Latitude and Longitude input may also be connected but is not required because there is a GPS device already installed in your antenna RxA RxA TxA Ground e TxA screw terminal is used to provide a Pseudo GPS GGA and GLL formats output to other system components such as a Satellite Modem 3 6 8 Other BDE connections Connect your other Below Decks Equipment ie telephone fax mac
89. cription 1 Click to redirect to the Port Settings Page This page presents the TCP connection and baud rate settings for the Comm If Module 2 Click to redirect to the DAC Parameters 1 Page This page presents the current ACU configuration parameter values stored in the 68 08 processor 3 Click to redirect to the DAC Parameters 2 Page This page presents the current Satellite Tracking parameter values stored in the 68 08 processor This page also contains the currently defined blockage zones Az Limits 1 6 4 Click to redirect to the Status page This page presents current system status including Tracking condition Antenna Position Vessel Location Orientation and decoded error conditions 5 Click to redirect to the Home page This page presents current system software versions and antenna model configuration 6 Click the RELOAD button to refresh the screen to display the current ACU parameter values 7 Click the SAVE button to store all currently displayed parameters to Flash 68 08 8 The SATELLITE field s present longitudinal position of the currently stored or last targeted satellite To change a parameter value mouse click inside the entry field and type in the desired value Refer to Setup Section 5 of this manual for acceptable range values 9 These fields present 2 of the required 6 tracking parameters of the currently stored or last targeted satellite To change a parameter value mouse click inside the entry field a
90. d e To view the Torque Commands select the Disp TC Drive zl graph chart e This chart displays the Torque Command errors for each axis via three traces CL Cross Level LV Elevation and AZ Azimuth at a fixed 0 195amps vertical division Installation 5009 33 Installation Manual Disp Drive apn on Center All Capture A normal trace display will be 1 divisions from the red reference line while under calm sea conditions and with DishScan Drive turned off See example below The Cross Level display will decrease plots below red line as the antenna requires drive to the left and increase plots above red line as the antenna requires to the right Example The antenna pictured in the screen capture below is imbalanced so that it is Right Heavy The CL trace is plotting above the red reference line indicating that drive CCW is required to maintain a 90 Cross Level position 0 195 Amp Div Center All The Level display should decrease plots below red line as the antenna requires drive forward Up in elevation and increase plots above red line as the antenna requires drive back Down in elevation Example The antenna pictured in the screen capture below is imbalanced so that it is Front Heavy The LV trace is plotting above the red line indicating that drive CW is required to maintain the current elevation position 3 13 5009 33 Installation Manual Installatio
91. d SMW LNBs Use the Xp B1 when you want Cross Pol Band1 output to be routed to below decks Xp B2 selects Cross Pol Band2 Xp B3 selects Cross Pol Band3 and Xp B4 selects Cross Pol Band4 Use the Cp B1 when you want Co Pol Band1 output to be routed to below decks Cp B2 selects Co Pol Band2 Cp B3 selects Co Pol Band3 and Cp B4 selects Co Pol Band4 When you are finished making parameter changes go to the SAVE NEW PARAMETERS display to save the changes you have made TRACK DISP Displayed band ADE Band Select Parameters Setting selection Tone Voltage amp Aux Status 0130 Xp B1 Tone OFF Volt 13 Aux 0 Xp B2 Tone ON Volt 13 Aux 0 Xp B3 Tone OFF Volt 18 Aux 0 Xp B4 Tone ON Volt 18 Aux 0 Cp B1 Tone OFF Volt 13 Aux 1 Cp B2 Tone ON Volt 13 Aux 1 Cp B3 Tone OFF Volt 18 Aux 1 Cp B4 Tone ON Volt 18 Aux 1 6 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Band Selection This Page Intentionally Left Blank 6 2 Setup Targeting 5009 33 Installation Manual 7 Setup Targeting In this lesson you will learn how to optimize the targeting of the antenna to land on or near a desired satellite within 1 degree 7 1 AUTO TRIM The Auto Trim function will automatically calculate and set the required Azimuth and Elevation trim offset parameters required to properly calibrate the antennas display to the mechanical angle of the antenna itself Refer to Optimizing Targeting in the Setup section of this manual for further det
92. d after installation or repairs of your antenna system These parameters should only be changed by an authorized service technician CAUTION Improper setting of these parameters will cause your system to not perform properly Also refer to the SETUP section of your Antenna manual 13 2 5V OFFSET May not be in your software CCW 5 Polang servo position reference Refer to your antenna manual To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor up under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to abort and exit setup mode 13 3 5V SCALE May not be in your software 90 degree 5V Polang servo motion scale factor To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor up under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to a
93. d the plate diaphragm structure of the platform In general though the following guidelines apply when determining the adequate support for mounting an antenna on a truss mast 10 Antenna ADE pedestal gussets should align with platform stiffeners which are at least 200 millimeters in depth and 10 millimeters in thickness 11 When possible the antenna ADE pedestal column should align with a vertical truss support 12 For every 100 Kilograms of ADE weight over 250 Kilograms the depth of the platform stiffeners should be increased by 50 millimeters and thickness by 2 millimeters Sea Tel does not have a recommended arrangement for a truss mast the variability of truss mast designs means that each installation needs to be evaluated separately 2 6 Safe Access to the ADE Safe access to the ADE should be provided Provisions of the ship s Safety Management System with regard to men aloft should be reviewed and agreed with all personnel prior to the installation Installations greater than 3 meters above the deck or where the access starts at a deck less than 1 meter in width without cages around the access ladder shall be provided with means to latch a safety harness to a fixed horizontal bar or ring The access hatch for the ADE shall be oriented aft or inboard when practicable In any case the orientation of the ADE access hatch shall comply with the SMS guidelines onboard the ship Nets and other safety rigging under the ADE during s
94. e Modem TX Output 3 6 5 Antenna Control Unit Connections ANTENNA Figure 1 2 Rear Panel DAC 2202 ACU 3 6 5 1 Antenna Control Serial Cable Connected the Antenna Control Serial Cable from the Base Multiplexer to on the DAC 2202 3 6 5 2 ACU to Terminal Mounting Strip Connections Connect the TMS to the ACU 1 Connectthe 25 pin ribbon cable from the Terminal Mounting Strip to J1 Ships Gyro DB25 on the rear panel of the ACU 2 Connectthe 9 pin ribbon cable or NMEA serial cable from the Terminal Mounting Strip to J2 NMEA DB9 on the rear panel of the ACU 3 6 5 3 RXIF Signal Input to the ACU Connect the RXIF cable from the Base Multiplexer to the J6 RF IN connector on the rear of the ACU This input provides satellite signal to the tracking receiver inside the Antenna Control Unit 3 6 5 4 RXIF to the Satellite Modem Connect J7 RF OUT on the rear panel of the ACU to the RX Input connector on the Satellite Modem The RX signal level of the J7 output of the ACU is approximately unity with J6 input due to an in internal amplifier 3 6 5 5 Ethernet Connection to the ACU The Ethernet connection can be used to Monitor amp Control the antenna through Antenna Control Unit via the internal web pages by use of DacRemP IP or via an Ethernet connection through a router switch hub to an Open AMIP compatible satellite modem Use an Ethernet patch cable to make your desired connection to the Ethernet connector o
95. e to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character 9 2 8 SWEEP IN This parameter MUST be set for the desired azimuth sweep speed of a No Gyro search or the sweep increment dimension of an Inclined Orbit search refer to the search pattern information above To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to abort and exit setup mode 9 3 SAVE NEW PARAMETERS Parameters that have been changed are only temporarily changed until they are SAVED If changes are made and not stored they will still be effective but will be lost when power is removed or the RESET key is pressed Simultaneously press and quickly release the LEFT amp RIGHT arrow keys to
96. eatable Start relative azimuth position In Series 04 antennas this relative position will be 90 degrees away from the nearest mechanical stop In all other antennas it will be 000 degrees relative Initially the antenna will go to the Start relative azimuth position at the calculated elevation Then the antenna will search up 450 degrees in azimuth search up one Search Increment in elevation search down 450 degrees in azimuth search down two Search Increments in elevation etc until Search Limit is reached When the end of the search pattern is reached the ACU will retarget the antenna back to the start point shown in the graphic below If the desired signal is found AND network lock is achieved in the satellite modem at this position or anywhere within the search pattern the ACU will terminate search and go into Tracking mode If the desired signal is not found the ACU will wait SEARCH DELAY seconds and then begin the search pattern again This cycle will repeat until the desired satellite signal is found or the operator intervenes No Gyro Compass Search a K T T ROTATION AT SWEEP INCR RATE Tn b n n Start t t 5 65 RAI ER LL Es mee End 9 2 Changing the Search Parameters The information above described what some of these parameters need to be set to for a specific search pattern Below are some additional pieces of informati
97. ed or worsened the cross pol isolation If it improved he will have you make another small adjustment in the same direction If it worsened he will have you make a small adjustment in the opposite direction 7 Press the RIGHT key again make the next change as directed and hit ENTER to carry out the adjustment 8 Repeatthis process of making small adjustments until the technician confirms that cross pol isolation is optimized 9 Save your new SAT SKEW value 12 5 SAVE NEW PARAMETERS Parameters that have been changed are only temporarily changed until they are SAVED If changes are made and not stored they will still be effective but will be lost when power is removed or the RESET key is pressed Simultaneously press and quickly release the LEFT amp RIGHT arrow keys to access SAVE NEW PARAMETERS directly from any other menu display Verify that the change s you have made is are correct and then select SAVE NEW PARAMETERS Press UP arrow and then ENTER to save any recent changes into the ACUs NVRAM for permanent storage Setup Other Parameters 5009 33 Installation Manual 13 Setup Other Parameters 13 1 SETUP Parameter display and entry menus Press and hold BOTH the LEFT and the RIGHT arrow keys for 6 seconds to access to the system setup parameters at the EL TRIM selection Press BOTH the LEFT and the RIGHT 4 gt arrow keys momentarily to access to the SAVE NEW PARAMETERS parameter Access is only require
98. een 0 and 65535 The UDP Port presents the User Datagram Protocol Port value stored in the Comm IF Module This port is specifically used to perform software upgrades to the Comm IF Module and should NOT be changed 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Other Parameters Click to redirect to the DAC Parameters 1 Page This page presents the current ACU configuration parameter values stored in the 68HC08 processor Click to redirect to the DAC Parameters 2 Page This page presents the current Satellite Tracking parameter values stored in the 68HC08 processor This page also contains the currently defined blockage zones Az Limits 1 6 Click to redirect to the Status page This page presents current system status including Tracking condition Antenna Position Vessel Location Orientation and decoded error conditions 10 Click to redirect to the Home page This page presents current system software versions and antenna model configuration 11 Click the SAVE button to store all current parameters in the operating software variables table to Flash Comm IF THIS DOES NOT SAVE DISPLAYED PARAMETERS UNLESS THE SUBMIT BUTTON IS PRESSED FIRST 12 The M amp C Baudrate field presents the J3 M amp C Port Baud rate value currently stored in the Comm IF Module To change the Baud rate type in the desired value and click on the SUBMIT button or click on the SAVE button to store value to Flash Acceptab
99. en press the DOWN arrow and last press the ENTER key to turn Satellite Reference Mode OFF If you change this remote parameter you must save the change using REMOTE PARAMETERS 13 8 REMOTE PARAMETERS Allows any remote parameters that have been changed via Remote Command or Remote Tilt to be saved Any REMOTE changes must be saved to NVRAM in the PCU or they will be lost when power to the antenna is cycled or remote reset command is issued Press RIGHT arrow and then press ENTER to save the parameters in the remote PCU s NVRAM A Parameters Saved message will be displayed 13 9 Configuring the COMM IF ports of the DAC 2202 ACU The Monitor and Control M amp C J3 port allows external control from a PC using a communications program such as Sea Tel s ProgTerm or DacRemP via a straight 9 wire serial cable This Port is used in conjunction with a diagnostic software connection to configure all communications settings and or for an Authorized Sea Tel Dealer to perform software uploads to the PCU ACU Main PCB and DVB Receiver The Ethernet Port allows use of a LAN connection to login into the ACU s internal webpage s to view or change system parameters using a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox This 10BaseT Ethernet Port has a configurable static IP address with 2 TCP IP connections for diagnostic software connections and a UPD Port for an Authorized Sea Tel Dealer to perform a software upload to the Comm IF Module The N
100. enna installation this logic output is also used to control a Dual Antenna Arbitrator panel to switch the TXIF amp RXIF signals from Antenna to Antenna B when Antenna is blocked and vice versa When used as simple RF Radiation Hazard logic output for a single Sea Tel TXRX antenna this output could be used to suppress RF transmissions while the antenna is pointed where people would be harmed by the transmitted microwave RF power output The SW2 output would be interfaced to the satellite modem to disable the TX output signal from the Satellite TXRX Modem whenever the antenna is within the RF Radiation Hazard zone s 10 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Blockage amp RF Radiation Hazard Zones When used for FCC TX Mute logic output for a single Sea Tel TXRX antenna this output is used to suppress RF transmissions whenever the antenna is mis pointed 0 5 degrees or more is blocked searching targeting or unwrapping The SW2 output would be interfaced to the satellite modem to disable mute the TX output signal from the Satellite TXRX Modem When the mute condition is due to antenna mis pointing it will not un mute until the pointing error of the antenna is within 0 2 degrees The default output is contact closure to ground when the antenna is mis pointed therefore providing a ground to Mute the satellite modem from the SW2 terminal of the Terminal Mounting Strip If your satellite modem requires an open to Mute
101. enna this output could be used to suppress RF transmissions whenever the antenna is mis pointed 0 5 degrees or more is blocked searching targeting or unwrapping The SW2 output would be interfaced to the satellite modem to disable mute the TX output signal from the Satellite TX RX Modem When the mute condition is due to antenna mis pointing it will not un mute until the pointing error of the antenna is within 0 2 degrees The default output is contact closure to ground when the antenna is mis pointed therefore provides a ground to Mute the satellite modem on the SW2 terminal of the Terminal Mounting Strip If your satellite modem requires an open to Mute refer to SYSTEM TYPE parameter 16 value to reverse the output logic from the ACU To Test the blockage function 1 Press the NEXT key until you are at the Status menu Press ENTER to access the Tracking menu 2 Pressthe RIGHT arrow key to bring up and move the cursor to the far right Press the UP arrow to simulate a manual BLOCKED condition BLOCKED will appear in the Tracking display 3 Verify that SW2 terminal shorts to ground or open circuit if you have SYSTEM TYPE configured to reverse the output logic and that the external alarms actuate OR the Dual Antenna Arbitrator coax switches toggle if antenna B is not blocked OR the Satellite Modem TX is disabled muted 4 Pressthe LEFT arrow key and then press the UP arrow key to turn the simulated blocked condition OFF BLOCKED w
102. enna is now calibrated 10 If there is a small amount of error remaining I will use AZ TRIM in the Optimizing Targeting procedure to correct it 8 1 4 To Enter the HFO value in the DAC 2202 To enter the calculated HFO value press amp hold both LEFT and RIGHT arrows for six seconds to enter the parameter menu at the EL TRIM parameter window Press DOWN arrow key numerous times about 21 until you have selected the REMOTE COMMAND window In the REMOTE COMMAND window press the LEFT arrow key until you have underscored the left most character in the displayed value ie the A in 0000 Use the UP DOWN arrow keys to increment decrement the underscored character until it is upper case N0000 should appear in the command window Press the RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor under the most significant digit then use the UP arrow key to increment it to a value of 6 the display is now N6000 Set the three digits to the right of the 6 to the three digit value from 000 to 255 corresponding to 0 to 360 degrees that you calculated above Use the LEFT RIGHT keys to underscore the desired digit s then use the UP DOWN arrow keys to increment decrement the underscored value When you have finished editing the display value press ENTER to send the HFO value command to the PCU but it is not save yet If you want to find out what the current HFO value is key in N6999 and hit ENTER When completed you must save the desired HFO
103. entered in degrees multiplied by 10 EXAMPLE 1 Three blockage Zones A ship has a Sea Tel antenna mounted on the port side and an Inmarsat antenna mounted on the starboard side A mast forward the Inmarsat antenna to starboard and an engine exhaust stack aft form the three zones where satellite signal is blocked as On E S shown in the graphic In this example zone 1 is caused by the mast zone 2 is from the Inmarsat antenna zone 3 is gt from the stack and zone 4 is not needed ZONE 1 begins AZ LIMIT 1 at 12 degrees Relative and ends AZ LIMIT 2 at 18 degrees Relative Multiply these Relative positions by 10 Enter AZ 270 0 LIMIT 1 value of 0120 and AZ LIMIT 2 value of 0180 In this case the mast height only causes blockage up to an elevation of 50 degrees so we set EL LIMIT 12 to 0500 If the antenna is between these two AZ Limit points but the elevation is greater than 50 degrees the antenna will no longer 4P SX be blocked ZONE 2 begins AZ LIMIT 3 at 82 degrees Relative and ends AZ LIMIT 4 at 106 degrees Relative Multiply these Relative positions by 10 Enter AZ LIMIT 3 value of 0820 and AZ LIMIT 4 value of 1060 In this case the Inmarsat antenna height only causes blockage up to an elevation of 12 degrees so we set EL LIMIT 34 to 0120 If the antenna is between these two AZ Limit points but the elevation is greater than 12 degrees the antenna will no longer be blocked ZONE 3 begins AZ LIM
104. er Saving Comm parameters gt Do not turn power off to ACU until finished To reboot Comm IF software 47 1 E TEE That s Left Bracket Capital Z carriage return E Spaces Verify Comm IF Ver x xx Port M amp C C is Comm Reset by M amp C C please wait displayed gt Comm IF Ver 063a For 13 10 Internal HTML Page The following procedure s define the process of connecting and logging into the DAC2202 s internal HTML page If the IP address for your DAC2202 has been changed from factory default or if is unknown use the Configuring the COMM IF ports of the DAC 2202 ACU procedure to view or change the existing parameters 1 Connect the ETHERNET port on DAC 2202 to a Local Area Network LAN Connection or directly to an available Ethernet port on a Laptop Desktop using a standard CAT5 cable 2 Power on DAC2202 3 Configure the connected LAN Use the following IP address connection with a static IP address ip address 192 168 0 19 which is the same sub net as the DAC2202 Subnet mask 255 255 255 248 Default gateway 192 168 0 197 4 Start up your Internet Browser i e 0 http 192 168 0 197 Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox etc and type in the IP address of the DAC2202 into the address bar 5 Log into the DAC2202 by typing in Enter username and d for Admin at http
105. ervicing should be rigged to catch falling tools components or fasteners 2 7 Below Decks Equipment Location The Antenna Control Unit Terminal Mounting Strip and Base Modem Panel are all standard 19 rack mount therefore preferred installation of these items would be in such a rack The ACU mounts from the front of the rack The Terminal Mounting Strip and Base Modem Panel mount on the rear of the rack The Satellite Modem router VIOP adapter s telephone equipment fax machine computers and any other associated equipment should also be properly mounted for shipboard use Plans to allow access to the rear of the should be considered 2 8 Cables During the site survey walk the path that the cables will be installed along Pay particular attention to how cables will be installed all along the path what obstacles will have to have be routed around difficulties that will be encountered and the overall length of the cables The ADE should be installed using good electrical practice Sea Tel recommends referring to IEC 60092 352 for specific guidance in choosing cables and installing cables onboard a ship Within these guidelines Sea Tel will provide some very general information regarding the electrical installation In general all cables shall be protected from chaffing and secured to a cableway Cable runs on open deck or down a mast shall be in metal conduit suitable for marine use Cables passing through bulkheads or decks shall be rou
106. esired value Refer to Setup Section 5 of this manual for acceptable range values 15 Click the SUBMIT button to transfer all currently displayed parameters to the 68HC08 module operating software variables table NOTE The submit button will not store the values to flash an ACU reset hard or soft will revert to the old settings 13 10 5 1 Status Page Tracking Verus Azimuth 2 Pare Seung m Searching Longitude Elevation ac Page 1 m Target Satellite Relative Az 4 lt DAC Page 2 Heading Remote Hdg 5 lt Initalizing Threshold M AGC 6 lt Home Nu Remote AUX Remote POL 7 lt Refresh Control ACU errors PCU Errors Manual Description These fields presents the current antenna status Click to redirect to the Port Settings Page This page presents the TCP connection and baud rate settings for the Comm If Module Click to redirect to the DAC Parameters 1 Page This page presents the current ACU configuration parameter values stored in the 68HC08 processor Click to redirect to the DAC Parameters 2 Page This page presents the current Satellite Tracking parameter values stored in the 68HC08 processor This page also contains the currently defined blockage zones Az Limits 1 6 Click to redirect to the Status page This page presents current system status including Tracking condition Antenna Posi
107. fax and Computer equipment may also be connected in the system 1 4 Simplified block diagram of a Series 09 system Your Series 09 TXRX system consists of two major groups of equipment an above decks group and a below decks group Each group is comprised of but is not limited to the items listed below All equipment comprising the Above Decks is incorporated inside the radome assembly and is integrated into a single operational entity For inputs this system requires only an unobstructed line of sight view to the satellite Gyro Compass input and AC electrical power A Above Decks Equipment all shown as the ADE Group Stabilized antenna pedestal Antenna Reflector Feed Assembly with Cross Pol LNB Co PolLNB 09 17 amp 33 Only 8W Ku Band Solid State Block Up Converter BUC Radome Assembly B Below Decks Equipment Group Antenna Control Unit Terminal Mounting Strip Assembly Base Modem Panel Customer Furnished Equipment Satellite Modem and other below decks equipment required for the desired communications purposes including LAN and VOIP equipment Appropriate Coax Ethernet and telephone cables 1 1 5009 33 Installation Manual 09 Series System Configuration s Series 09 Above Decks Equipment 110 220 Above Decks Below Decks Antenna M amp C To Com 1 GPS amp TX Mute Output snd Satellite Modem Lock Input TAREE aids ard OR Your Network Hub
108. ffected If the g force exerted on the antenna is excessive 1 2 Gs the antenna will not maintain stabilization and may even be physically damaged by the g force Pedestal Mounting Height vs Roll Period 25 degrees of Roll amplitude 200 o gt 150 2 2 0G gt 41 06 100 0 26 3 o z 50 0 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Roll Period Seconds 2 5 Mast Configurations Sea Tel recommends the ADE be mounted on the ship in a location which has both a clear line of sight to the target satellites in all potential azimuth elevation ranges and sufficient support against vibration excitement If possible mounting the ADE pedestal directly to ship deckhouse structures or other box stiffened structures is preferred However in many cases this imposes limits on the clear line of sight the antenna system has Often the solution for providing the full azimuth elevation range the antenna needs is to mount the ADE on the ship s mast Unfortunately masts do not consider equipment masses in design and often have harmonic frequencies of their own There are many designs of masts used on ships masts are nearly as unique in design as the ship is but the designs often fall into just a few categories These categories can be addressed in terms of typical responses and problems with regards to vibration and mounting of ADE The most common categories of masts are 2 5 1 Vertical Ma
109. fter targeting this input keeps the antenna stabilized in Azimuth keeps it pointed at the targeted satellite Azimuth In normal operation when viewing and ADMC recording in DacRemP the Relative Azimuth trace should do exactly equal amp opposite to whatever the Heading trace does and the Azimuth trace should stay flat In normal operation the heading display in the ACU should at all times be the same value as the reading on the Gyro Compass itself this is also referred to as Gyro Following If the ACU is not Following the Ships Gyro Compass correctly un erringly refer to the Troubleshooting Gyro Compass Problems 5 1 GYRO TYPE The GYRO TYPE parameter selects the type of gyro compass interface signal the appropriate hardware connections and the ratio of the expected input signal for ship turning compensation Default GYRO TYPE parameter for all systems is 0002 so that the ACU will properly follow for Step By Step or NMEA gyro signals If the Ships Gyro Compass output is Synchro or there is NO Gyro Compass the GYRO TYPE parameter must be set correctly to properly read and follow the Ships Gyro Compass signal that is being provided The acceptable settings are 362 for 360 1 Synchro with S D Converter 90 for 90 1 Synchro with S D Converter 36 for 36 1 Synchro with S D Converter 2 for Step By Step gyro or NMEA gyro 1 for 1 1 Synchro with S D Converter 0 for No Gyro linear AZ Search Mode No Heading input available 5 2 Upda
110. hange 15 2 Installation Troubleshooting 5009 33 Installation Manual in heading and then check voltage again If the reading is still very low there is a problem in the line between the gyro repeater and the ACU or a problem in the gyro repeater itself 2 The display changes in the direction opposite of the movement of the ship Switch the secondary leads 51 and 52 Caution there is 90 VAC between them Verify that when the ship changes direction the display shows change in the same direction If the direction is correct but the heading is incorrect go to step C 3 ship s heading display does not indicate the correct heading If the display is off by 60 180 or 300 degrees this indicates that R1 and R2 are reversed Reverse R1 and R2 and recheck the heading display If the display is off by 120 or 240 degrees this indicates that 51 52 and 53 are in the right order but off by one place Note their positions and carefully move the connections one position over S1 to 52 S2 to 53 and 53 to S1 This action will offset the display by 120 degrees Check if the display now reads correctly If not move all three leads one more time in the same direction as last time Verify that the ship s heading is correct 15 3 3 360 1 Synchro Observe the ship s heading display on the ACU Compare its movement with that of the ship If it does not move at all go to step 1 If it moves but in the wrong direction even if it does not display the correct
111. havior of Tracking and Searching when there is a known blockage zone The ACU provides a contact closure to ground on the SW2 terminal of the Terminal Mounting Strip when the antenna is pointed within any one of the blockage hazard zones or the system is searching targeting unwrapping or is mis pointed by 0 5 degrees or more FCC TX Mute function for Transmit Receive systems only The contact closure is a transistor switch with a current sinking capability of 0 5 Amp This logic output control signal is used for e When used as simple BLOCKED logic output for a single Sea Tel antenna this output could be used to light a remote LED and or sound a buzzer to alert someone that the antenna is blocked and signal is lost Ina Dual Antenna installation this logic output s is used to control Dual Antenna Arbitrator panel of coax switches to switch the source inputs to the matrix switch from Antenna A to Antenna and vice versa e When used as simple RF Radiation Hazard logic output for a single Sea Tel TX RX antenna this output could be used to suppress RF transmissions while the antenna is pointed where people would be harmed by the transmitted microwave RF power output The SW2 output would be interfaced to the satellite modem to disable the TX output signal from the Satellite TXRX Modem whenever the antenna is within the RF Radiation Hazard zone s e When used for FCC TX Mute logic output for a single Sea Tel TX RX ant
112. he SHIP display mode by pressing the SHIP key 4 times Key in the correct heading using the numeric keys and press ENTER 15 3 5009 33 Installation Manual Installation Troubleshooting This Page Intentionally Left Blank 15 4 DAC 2202 Technical Specifications 5009 33 Installation Manual 16 DAC 2202 Technical Specifications The technical specifications for the DAC 2202 ACU and some of the specifications for general Below Decks are 16 1 DAC 2202 Antenna Control Unit The technical specifications for the DAC 2202 ACU are 16 1 1 General Physical Dimensions Input Voltage Power Requirements 16 1 2 Front Panel Status Indicator Display Alpha Numeric Display Next Button 4 Position Keypad Enter Button Reset Button Controls 16 1 3 Rear Panel Connectors J1 Ship Gyro 12 NMEA RS 422 Serial 1 0 13 M amp C RS 422 Serial I O Antenna RS 422 Pedestal M amp C J4B Antenna Control IF and Pedestal DC Power J6 RF IN Tracking Receiver IF Input J7 RF OUT Tracking Receiver IF Output Ethernet AC Input Power 95 250 Rackmount 1 75 x 17 x 14 110 220 VAC 50 60 Hz 160 Watts maximum including the stabilized antenna pedestal and TSC 10 Touch Screen Controller 6 LED enunciators for Tracking Searching Target Power Initializing and Error 2 Line 20 Character Alpha Numeric Cycles display between Ship Satellite Antenna and Status Cycles cursor
113. he wires is adequate for the current that is expected to be drawn plus margin Antenna power is not required to be from a UPS same one that supplies power to the below decks equipment but it is recommended 2 83 Air Conditioner Power Cable If your system includes a marine air conditioner run an AC power cable to it from a breaker preferably from a different phase of the electrical system than supplies power to the ADE amp BDE Be EXTREMELY cautious of length of the run for voltage loss and gauge of the wires for the current that is expected to be drawn 2 8 4 ACU Power The AC power for the ACU and other below decks equipment is not required to be from UPS same that supplies power to the ADE but it is recommended 2 8 5 r m Use good quality shielded cable twisted pairs individually foil wrapped outer foil with braid overall is best You only need 2 wire for NMEA signal 4 wire for Step By Step and 5 wire for Synchro always use shielded cable Be cautious of length and gauge of the run for voltage loss issues 2 9 Grounding All metal parts of the ADE shall be grounded to bare metal at the mounting pedestal Grounding straps from the base of the ADE to a dedicated lug on the mounting pedestal are preferred but grounding may also be accomplished by exposing bare metal under all mounting bolts prior to final tightening Preservation of the bare metal should be done to prevent loss of ground Grounding sho
114. hes or TX Mute control to a satellite modem for radiation hazard control or TX mute requirements for FCC compliance Relative Azimuth value is normally only visible in the Antenna main menu display The Azimuth entry menu normally displays Azimuth position DishScan tracking signal and AGC When Search limit is reached the antenna will return back to the origin of the search pattern When the ACU power is turned ON it does not automatically target the satellite that was used last Pressing RESET on the front panel of the ACU normally only resets the processors inside but does not re target the satellite Setup Modem Connections Setup and Test 5009 33 Installation Manual The functions below can be enabled to change the normal behavior of the system if desired Select system options according to the following table Add together all the desired options and enter the sum into the SYSTEM TYPE parameter to enable the desired functions 128 Reverse External Modem Lock input polarity logic hi lock If you know that the modem you will be using with the system provides requires a logic hi 15 VDC max when it has modem lock or you find the AGC reading for locked and unlocked conditions from your modem need to be reversed you must enable this function in your current SYSTEM TYPE parameter 64 Enables LNB voltage output from the ACU This is NOT recommended for Series 09 systems because they ALL provide the LNB voltage at the pedestal 3
115. hese two AZ Limit points but the elevation is greater than 40 degrees the antenna will no longer be blocked ZONE 2 begins AZ LIMIT 3 at 352 degrees Relative and ends AZ LIMIT 4 at 008 degrees N Relative Multiply these Relative positions by 10 ae lt Enter AZ LIMIT 3 value of 3520 and AZ LIMIT 4 value of 0080 In this case the mast height only 1800 causes blockage up to an elevation of 70 degrees Zone 3 so we set EL LIMIT 34 to 0700 If the antenna is Sain between these two AZ Limit points but the Zone elevation is greater than 70 degrees the antenna l 4 will no longer be blocked SENTO ZONE 3 begins AZ LIMIT 5 at 155 degrees Relative and ends AZ LIMIT 6 at 205 degrees Relative Multiply these Relative positions by 10 Enter AZ LIMIT 5 value of 1550 and AZ LIMIT 6 value of 2050 In this case the mast height only causes blockage up to an elevation of 30 degrees so we set EL LIMIT 56 to 0300 If the antenna is between these two AZ Limit points but the elevation is greater than 30 degrees the antenna will no longer be blocked ZONE 4 begins AZ LIMIT 7 at 173 degrees Relative and ends AZ LIMIT 8 at 187 degrees Relative Multiply these Relative positions by 10 Enter AZ LIMIT 7 value of 1730 and AZ LIMIT 8 value of 1870 In this case the mast height only causes blockage up to an elevation of 55 degrees so we set EL LIMIT 78 to 0550 If the antenna is between these two AZ Limit points but the elevation
116. hine and computer equipment to complete your configuration 3 7 Final Checks 3 7 1 Visual Electrical inspection Do a visual inspection of your work to assure that everything is connected properly and all cables wires are secured 3 7 2 Electrical le check wirin nnection Double check all your connections to assure that it is safe to energize the equipment 3 8 Power Up Verify that all shipping straps and restrains have been removed prior to energizing the antenna When all equipment has been installed turn ACU Power ON If the ACU does not provide power to the antenna turn antenna power ON The ACU will initially display SEA TEL MASTER and DAC 2202 VER 6 xx If the Antenna is energized approx 10 seconds later the display will change to SEA TEL REMOTE and INITIALIZING After initialization the bottom line of the remote display will display the antenna model number and the software version from the PCU Energize and check the other Below Decks Equipment to verify that all the equipment is operating You will need to assure that the ACU is setup correctly and that the antenna acquires the correct satellite before you will be able to completely check all the below decks equipment for proper operation 3 11 5009 33 Installation Manual Installation 3 8 1 Balancing the Antenna The antenna and equipment frame are balanced at the factory however after disassembly for shipping or maintenance balance adjustment may be
117. ho work on the system gt gt 15 1 Warranty Information Sea Tel Inc supports its Series 09 systems with a ONE YEAR warranty on labor and parts What s Covered by the Limited Warranty The Sea Tel Limited Warranty is applicable for parts and labor coverage to the complete antenna system including all above decks equipment radome pedestal antenna motors electronics wiring etc and the Antenna Control Unit ACU What s NOT Covered by the Limited Warranty It does not include Transmit amp Receive RF Equipment Modems Multiplexers or other distribution equipment whether or not supplied by Sea Tel commonly used in Satellite Communications TXRX Systems These equipments are covered by the applicable warranties of the respective manufacturers Original Installation of the system must be accomplished by or under the supervision of an authorized Sea Tel dealer for the Sea Tel Limited Warranty to be valid and in force Should technical assistance be required to repair your system the first contact should be to the agent dealer you purchased the equipment from Please refer to the complete warranty information included with your system 15 2 Troubleshooting The ACU The following paragraphs list the problems you might encounter when performing the functional checkout steps in the previous section of this manual Following the problems are suggestions of where to start looking to solve the problem Refer to the Drawings secti
118. hould be installed at a location aboard ship where antenna has a clear line of sight to view as much of the sky horizon to zenith at all bearings as is practical ADE should be mounted more than 5 meters 15 feet from X Band Navigational Radar 10 meters 30 feet from S band Radar if the ADE is C band and appropriately farther if the radar array is high power ree is not mounted on the same plane as the ship s Radar so that it is not directly in the Radar beam path ADE should be mounted more than 5 meters 15 feet from any high power short wave MF HF antennae e ADE should also be mounted more than 4 meters 12 feet from any short range VHF UHF antennae e ADE should be mounted more than 2 5 meters 8 feet away from any L band satellite antenna e ADE should be mounted more than 3 meters 10 feet away from any magnetic compass installations e ADE should be mounted more than 2 5 meters 8 feet away from any GPS receiver antennae e Another consideration for any satellite antenna mounting is multi path signals reflection of the satellite signal off of nearby surfaces arriving out of phase with the direct signal from the satellite to the antenna This is particularly a problem for the onboard GPS and or the GPS based Satellite Compass e Above Decks Equipment ADE and the Below Decks Equipment BDE should be positioned as close to one another as possible Thi
119. ill disappear from the Tracking display 5 Verify that SW2 terminal is open circuit or ground if you have logic reversed and that the external alarms deactivate OR the Satellite Modem TX is un muted The Dual Antenna Arbitrator coax switches should not toggle until you manually block Antenna B ACU 147 Test Broadband Operation Open your Internet Browser and access several internet sites email or other functions as you normally would Operation should be the same as any equivalent service ashore based on your subscription rate 14 8 Test Voice Over IP VOIP Operation If Voice Over IP equipment has been provided and services are available from your Internet Service Provider ISP you should verify that this equipment and service are functioning properly Pick up the Telephone handset which is to be used for Voice Over IP telephone calls Check for voice mail messages and or place a telephone call maybe to have them call you back It is also important to receive a VOIP telephone call by having someone call you or calling yourself from some other telephone system shore telephone cellular or Inmarsat 14 3 5009 33 Installation Manual Functional Testing This Page Intentionally Left Blank 14 4 Installation Troubleshooting 5009 33 Installation Manual 15 Installation Troubleshooting This section describes the theory of operation to aid in troubleshooting and adjustments of the antenna system Also refer to the Troubleshooting
120. ing the cursor up under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to abort and exit setup mode 9 2 29 ELSTEP SIZE For proper DishScan operation this parameter must be set to factory default value of 0000 To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor up under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to abort and exit setup mode 9 2 3 AZSTEP SIZE For proper DishScan operation this parameter must be set to factory default value of 0000 To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor up under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character Use the LEFT or
121. it took for tracking to bring AGC back to peak is within the specifications Nominal time to get back to peak is 8 30 seconds You should also be able to observe the DishScan tracking decisions being carried out by ACU by viewing either a 2 4 6 or 8 in the bottom left hand side of the Azimuth Sub menu display screen A normal displayed response would be opposite than that of the axis driven i e for an antenna driven up CW is azimuth you would expect to see a majority of 4 s being displayed indicating DishScan senses signal strength higher down in azimuth therefore sending the Azimuth Down command to PCU A flashing 2 indicates an Elevation Down command A flashing 8 indicates an Elevation Up command A flashing 4 indicates an Azimuth Down CCW command A flashing 6 indicates an Azimuth Up CW command A flashing 0 indicates No antenna drive command Repeat steps 2 9 driving antenna the other 3 directions Replace Step 5 with below steps as each direction is tested Using the 9 LEFT arrow to drive antenna down CCW Azimuth Using the DOWN arrow key to drive antenna down in Elevation A Using the UP arrow key to drive antenna up in Elevation If problems are encountered with tracking recovery refer to 123400 C DishScan document available on our dealer support site Functional Testing 5009 33 Installation Manual 146 Blockage Simulation Test Blockage output function is used to modify the be
122. k that is just smaller than the outer diameter of the cable that will pass through it When compressed the block should provide clamping force on the cable and prevent it from moving in the block Two cables may be passed through each of the Roxtec Multidiameter CM 20w40 blocks provided If cables larger than 1 65cm 0 65in outer diameter will be used larger single cable Roxtec Multidiameter CM 40 10 32 blocks are available to allow three cables of up to3 25cm 1 28in diameter to be used The rubber bar and the three double cable Roxtec Multidiameter blocks will be replaced by the three larger Roxtec Multidiameter blocks It may be helpful to put the clamp bar and Re install the clamp bar using the hardware removed in step 14 above 3 4 Cable Installation 3 4 1 Shipboard Cable Installati handling of the cables and their connectors can cause severe damage CAUTION Rough handling tight bending kinking crushing and other careless The cables must be routed from the above decks equipment mounting location through the deck and through various ship spaces to the vicinity of the below decks equipment When pulling the cables in place avoid sharp bends kinking and the use of excessive force After placement seal the deck penetration glands and tie the cables securely in place all along the cable run s 3 6 Installation 5009 33 Installation Manual 3 5 Installing the Below Decks Equipment Insta
123. le baud rate values are 4800 or 9600 13 The NMEA A Baudrate field presents the J2 NMEA Port A Baud rate value currently stored in the Comm IF Module To change the Baud rate type in the desired value and click on the SUBMIT button or click on the SAVE button to store value to Flash Acceptable baud rate values are 4800 or 9600 14 NMEA B Baudrate field presents the J2 NMEA Port B Baud rate value currently stored in the Comm IF Module To change the Baud rate type in the desired value and click on the SUBMIT button or click on the SAVE button to store value to Flash Acceptable baud rate values are 4800 or 9600 15 Click the SUBMIT button to transfer all currently displayed parameters to the Comm IF module operating software variables table NOTE The submit button will not store the values to flash an ACU reset hard or soft will revert to the old settings 13 10 3 DAC Parameters Page 1 DAC Parameters Page 1 1 Port Settings Elevation Trim Azimuth Trim 2 Parameters 1 Elevaton Step Size Azimuth Step Size po 3 2 4 lt Status AUTO threshold Sweep Increment Search Increment Step Integral Search Limit Polang Type Search Delay Polang Offset 24V System Type Polang Scale 24V b lt Home Lock H Gyro Type 6 lt Reload J Ex Mode SAT load on RESET v 7 sae Attention Save will write all DAC parameters to F
124. lect which antenna is feeding signal to the below decks equipment Modem Port Ground e Mute the Transmit output of the Satellite Modem used in TX RX antenna configurations when the antenna is positioned where people may be harmed by the transmit power emanating from the antenna RF Radiation Hazard Mute the Transmit output of the Satellite Modem used in TX RX antenna configurations when the antenna is mispointed by 0 5 degrees or more and keep it muted until the antenna has been within 0 2 degrees of peak pointing to the satellite for a minimum of 5 seconds FCC part 25 221 amp 25 222 TX Mute requirement 3 6 7 4 TS2 Synchro Gyro Compass Input Use the R1 R2 51 52 S3 screw terminals to connect the Synchro Gyro Compass to the ACU 3 6 7 5 TS3 Step By Step SBS Gyrocompass Input Use the COM A B and C screw terminals to connect the SBS Gyrocompass to the ACU Some SBS Gyro distribution boxes have terminals which are labeled S1 52 amp S3 instead of A and 3 6 7 6 TS4 Power e VREG Screw terminal is used to provide a regulated DC operating voltage to ancillary equipment Voltage out is dependant upon which terminal mounting strip assembly is 3 10 Installation 5009 33 Installation Manual provided 126865 1 supplies 8Vdc 1Amp while the 126865 2 assembly supplies 5Vdc 2Amps GND Screw terminal is the ground reference for the regulated and unregulated power terminals 12 24 S
125. lling the Antenna Control Unit Base Multiplexer Panel and the Terminal Mounting Strip 3 5 1 neral ion Warnin CAUTION Electrical Shock Potentials exist on the Gyro Compass output lines Assure that the Gyro Compass output is turned OFF when handling and connecting wiring to the Terminal Mounting Strip CAUTION Allow only an authorized dealer to install or service the your Sea Tel System components Unauthorized installation or service can be dangerous and may invalidate the warranty 3 5 2 Pr rin EL ion Prepare the Rack or other location for the ACU Terminal Mounting Strip and base multiplexer panel Prepare the mounting locations for the other Below Decks Equipment throughout ship 3 5 3 System Configuration Series 09 Above Decks Equipment Above Decks Below Decks Your Computer with LAN Card OR Your Network Hub Ships Gyro Compass Transmit IF Signal and 10 MHz Reference Signal to BUC Terminal Mounting Strip Selected OR Cross Poi Receive Signal to ACU Tracking Receiver DAC 2202 Antenna Contro Unit Your RJ 11 Telephone Line 1 Cable Your Telephone RX IF input To Tracking Receiver W F RX IF output To Satellite Modem Optional Antenna M amp C Series 09 SimBlk vsd Figure 3 1 Series 09 Simplified Block Diagram 3 5 4 Installing th low k Equipmen 1 Install the ACU in the front of the standard 19 equipment rack or other suitable location The DAC
126. longer be blocked ZONE 3 begins AZ LIMIT 5 at 342 degrees Relative and ends AZ LIMIT 6 at 348 degrees Relative Multiply these Relative positions by 10 Enter AZ LIMIT 5 value of 3420 and AZ LIMIT 6 value of 3480 In this case the mast height only causes blockage up to an elevation of 41 degrees so we set EL LIMIT 56 to 0410 If the antenna is between these two AZ Limit points but the elevation is greater than 12 degrees the antenna will no longer be blocked ZONE 4 is not needed Enter AZ LIMIT 7 value of 0000 and AZ LIMIT 8 value of 0000 Set EL LIMIT 78 to 0000 If your ACU software includes 5 volt polarization you will not see these AZ amp EL LIMIT parameters EXAMPLE 3 One blockage Zone A ship has a Sea Tel 8 2 E1 antenna mounted on the center line of the ship A mast is ZONE 1 forward and an engine exhaust stack is aft In this example the 3600 Stack does NOT block the satellite only the mast forward amp 0000 does In this example zone 1 is caused by the mast zone 2 3 and 4 are not needed ZONE 1 begins AZ LIMIT 1 at 352 degrees Relative and ends AZ LIMIT 2 at 8 degrees Relative Multiply these Relative positions by 10 Enter AZ LIMIT 1 value of 3520 and AZ LIMIT 2 value of 0080 In this case the mast height only causes blockage up to an elevation of 52 degrees so we set EL LIMIT 12 to 270 0 0520 If the antenna is between these two AZ Limit points but the elevation is greater than
127. ly isolated RS 422 Receive Interface Connector NMEA GPS Sentence xxGLL typically GPGLL or LCGLL NMEA Heading Sentence xxHDT or xxHDM typically HCHDM or HCHDT 16 1 9 Ethernet Interface Protocol 10BaseT Interface Connector RJ 45 Interface Ports 2 TCP M amp C Ports 2000 2001 1 UPD Upload Port 3000 1 Multi User HTML Port 80 DAC 2202 Technical Specifications 5009 33 Installation Manual 16 1 10 DVB Compliant Tracking Receiver Internal Satellite Identification Receiver Tuning range 950 to 2150 MHz in 1 MHz increments in DVB Mode Input RF Level 85 to 25 dBm typical Output RF Level Input level 1 dB typical Sensitivity 30 mV dB typical Bandwidth Selectable in DVB Mode 7 5MHz with a Baud Rate lt 5k 20 MHz with a Baud Rate 5k Polarity switching 13 VDC output to select Vertical or RHCP polarity 18 VDC to output select Horizontal or LHCP polarity Band Switching 22kHz continuous tone output to select High band No tone to select Low band Satellite ID Network ID for DVB signals OPSK demodulator and FEC decoder lock for DSS or DVB without NID forced NID QPSK Demodulator 3000 to 30000 baud ksps FEC Decoder 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 or Automatic Pipeline Decoder DVB or DSS compatible 16 1 11 L Band SCPC Narrow Band Tracking Receiver Internal Satellite Identification Receiver Tuning range 950 to 2150 MHz in 1 KHz increments Input RF Level 85 to 25 dBm typical Output RF
128. mast is a common solution to elevate the ADE far enough above the various obstructions which create signal blockages sometimes the best mounting position is on a deck or deckhouse top These installations are inherently stiffer than a mast installation if for no other reason than the design of 2 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Site Survey the deck deckhouse structure is prescribed by the ship s classification society In the deck deckhouse design rules the minimum plating and stiffener guidelines are chosen to preclude high local vibration amplitudes Most installations onto a deck or deckhouse structure will require a mounting pedestal to raise the ADE above the deck for radome hatch access and to allow the full range of elevation see ADE mounting considerations above Some care must be taken to ensure the mounting pedestal is properly aligned with the stiffeners under the deck plating 2 3 2 Mounting Considerations Mounting the radome directly on the deck or platform prevents access to the hatch in the base of the radome unless an opening is designed into the mounting surface to allow such entry If there is ADEMounting Plate 7 no access to the hatch the only way to service the of E antenna is to remove the radome top Two people are required to take the top off of the radome without cracking or losing control of it but even with two people a gust of wind may cause them to lose control and the radome top may be catast
129. mp Cross Pol Isolation TRACK DISP 130 or 170 Setup Band Selection This setting is for the i Direct 5000 Series modem to provide Modem Lock input amp Modem TX Mute functions Refer to Setup Modem Connect Setup and Test for values for some other common Satellite Modems and other SYSTEM TYPE parameter information REMOTE PARAMETER 4009 5009 6009 Optimize using Lesson PCU Configuration Number NOxxx 004 005 006 Leave at factory Defaults Home Flag Offset N6xxx 000 Setup Home Flag Offset DishScan Phase Gain N7xxx 26 21 85 Leave at factory Defaults 4 4 SAVE NEW PARAMETERS Parameters that have been changed are only temporarily changed until they are SAVED If changes are made and not stored they will still be effective but will be lost when power is removed or the RESET key is pressed Simultaneously press and quickly release the LEFT amp RIGHT arrow keys to access SAVE NEW PARAMETERS directly from any other menu display Verify that the change s you have made is are correct and then select SAVE NEW PARAMETERS Press UP arrow and then ENTER to save any recent changes into the ACUs NVRAM for permanent storage 4 2 Setup Ships Gyro Compass 5009 33 Installation Manual 5 Setup Ships Gyro Compass The Ships Gyro Compass connection provides true heading heading of the ship relative to true North input to the system This allows the ACU to target the antenna to a true Azimuth position to acquire any desired satellite A
130. n 0 195 Amp Div 0 195 Amp Div Capture Azimuth display should decrease plots below red line as the antenna is driven CCW and increase plots above red line as the antenna is rotated CW 3 14 Basic Setup of the ACU 5009 33 Installation Manual 4 Basic Setup of the ACU 4 1 Operator Settings Refer to the Operation chapter of this manual to set the Ship information Latitude and Longitude should automatically update when the GPS engine mounted on the antenna pedestal triangulates an accurate location but you may enter this information manually to begin Except when integrating NMEA 0183 Gyro source you will have to enter the initial Heading of the ship subsequently the ACU will then increment decrement as the Gyro Compass updates Next set the Satellite information Longitude of the desired satellite you wish to use and the receiver settings for it are especially important At this point you should be able to target the desired satellite Continue with the setup steps below to optimize the parameters for your installation 4 2 SETUP Parameter display and entry menus Press and hold BOTH the LEFT and the RIGHT arrow keys for 6 seconds to access to the system setup parameters at the EL TRIM selection Press BOTH the LEFT and the RIGHT 4 bP arrow keys momentarily to access to the SAVE NEW PARAMETERS parameter Access is only required after installation or repairs of your antenna system These parameters
131. n Manual Setup Home Flag Offset 8 2 Mechanical Calibration of Relative Antenna Position Home Flag Offset Metal Home cw Flag Tab HATCH AFT During initialization azimuth drives the antenna CW until the Home Flag Switch senses the trailing edge of the metal tab as shown in the left picture above The sensor will appear to go past the metal tab then come back to the trailing edge of the metal tab and stay there This home position orients the pedestal to the BOW reference in the radome which is directly forward of the entry hatch in the radome base The Home Flag signal into the PCU presets the relative position counter to the value stored in the Home Flag Offset default value saved in the PCUs is 000 This assures that the encoder input increments and decrements from this initialization value therefore does not have to be precision aligned The metal Home Flag tab is mounted in a nylon clamp assembly The nylon bolt nut can be loosened to rotate the clamp around underneath the power ring as shown in the center picture above In the simplest scenario if you could rotate the antenna pedestal to be in line with the bow and then rotate the home flag clamp assembly around until the trailing edge is centered on the body of the home flag sensor and tighten the clamp HFO would be set close enough for Optimizing Targeting procedure to be effective Unfortunately rarely is the equipment going to align where the cl
132. n the SW2 terminal of the Terminal Mounting Strip If your satellite modem requires an open to Mute refer to SYSTEM TYPE parameter 16 value to reverse the output logic from the ACU To Test the blockage function 1 11 7 Press the NEXT key until you at the Status menu Sea Tel Remote and antenna software display Press ENTER to access the Tracking menu Press the RIGHT arrow key to bring up and move the cursor to the far right Press the UP arrow to simulate a manual BLOCKED condition BLOCKED will appear in the Tracking display Verify that SW2 terminal shorts to ground or open circuit if you have SYSTEM TYPE configured to reverse the output logic If the antenna is on the desired satellite and you have RX Synch also verify that the Satellite Modem TX is disabled muted TX LED OFF Press the LEFT arrow key and then press the UP arrow key to turn the simulated blocked condition OFF BLOCKED will disappear leaving the ON OFF Tracking status and the band selection in the Tracking display Press the UP arrow key again if you wish to toggle the Tracking state Verify that SW2 terminal is open circuit or ground if you have logic reversed If the antenna is on the desired satellite and you have RX Synch also verify that the Satellite Modem TX is enabled TX LED ON Testing the Satellite Modem Lock Network ID Input in the ACU The input connections from the modem can be tested by selecting the external AGC input and monit
133. n the rear panel of the ACU 3 8 Installation 5009 33 Installation Manual 3 6 5 6 M amp C Connection to the ACU If you wish to use a computer to Monitor amp Control the antenna through the Antenna Control Unit there are two possible connections that can be made One choice is a serial connection from J3 M amp C connector on the rear panel of the ACU to a COM port on the computer using a serial extension cable Another choice is to connect the ETHERNET connector on the rear panel of the ACU to a LAN connection on the computer or hub using an Ethernet crossover cable 3 6 6 Radio Control Serial Cable If desired connected the Radio Control Serial Cable from the Base Multiplexer to the COM Port of a Customer Furnished Computer 3 6 7 Terminal Mountin rip TM nnection Connect the Ships Gyro Compass input to the appropriate screw terminals on this strip The satellite modem must also be connected to provide compliance with FCC Order 04 286 and WRC 03 Resolution 902 There are several functional connections that may be made on the TMS connectors Although you may not need to make all of these connections they are listed here for clarification during the installation process Connect the 9 pin ribbon cable from this to J2 NMEA DB9 on the rear panel of the ACU Connect the 25 pin ribbon cable from this PCB to J1 Ship Gyro DB25 on the rear panel of the ACU CAUTION Electrical Shock Potentials exist on the Gyro
134. nd type in the desired value Refer to Setup Section 5 of this manual for acceptable range values 13 10 Setup Other Parameters 5009 33 Installation Manual 10 These fields present 3 of the required 6 tracking parameters of the currently stored or last targeted satellite To change this parameter value mouse click on the drop down menu arrow and select desired parameter from list Refer to Setup Section 5 of this manual for acceptable range values 11 This field presents the Network Identification parameter currently stored for the desired satellite To change a parameter value mouse click inside the entry field and type in the desired HEX format value Refer to Setup Section 5 of this manual for acceptable range values 12 The BAND field presents the currently stored Tracking Band Selection in memory To change this parameter value mouse click on the drop down menu arrow and select desired parameter from list Refer to Setup Section 5 of this manual for acceptable range values 13 The Tx Polarity field presents the default Transmit Polarity parameter currently stored To change a parameter value mouse click inside the entry field and type in the desired value Refer to Setup Section 5 of this manual for acceptable range values 14 The Az Limits 1 6 fields presents the defined blockage zones currently stored To change a parameter value mouse click inside the entry field and type in the d
135. ndard Box Search Pattern The factory default search pattern in the ACU is a standard box pattern You configure the ACU to use this pattern by using the following settings SEARCH INC set to the default value for the frequency band that your antenna model is currently being used for typically 10 counts SEARCH LIMIT initially set to the default value After targeting has been optimized the search limit can be adjusted if desired SEARCH DELAY default or any number of seconds from 1 255 that you would prefer that the ACU wait before starting an automatic search SWEEP INC default value this parameter is not used in this search pattern GYRO TYPE must NOT be set to zero SAT REF mode may be ON if you are experiencing frequent or constant gyro read errors error code 0001 Must be ON if you are using NMEA Gyro input Target any satellite longitude value which includes even tenths digit values ie SAT 101 0 W or SAT 101 2 W If the desired satellite longitude includes an odd tenths digit you must round it up or down one tenth to make the tenths digit EVEN The Antenna Control Unit calculates the Azimuth Elevation and Polarization values it will target the antenna Initially the antenna will go to a position that is 8 degrees above the calculated elevation until Azimuth and Polarization have had time to complete adjustment Then the antenna will drive down to the calculated elevation which is the Start of the
136. necessary The elevation and cross level motors have a brake mechanism built into them therefore power must be ON to release the brakes and DishScan and antenna drive must be OFF to balance the antenna Do NOT remove any of the drive belts Balancing is accomplished by adding or removing balance trim weights at strategic locations to keep the antenna from falling forward backward or side to side The antenna system is not pendulous so balanced is defined as the antenna remaining at rest when left in any position The REMOTE BALANCE parameter located at the end of the Remote Parameters after REMOTE TILT of the ACU When enabled Remote Balance Mode temporarily turns DishScan Azimuth Elevation and Cross Level drive OFF This function is required when trying to balance antenna systems that have a built in brakes on the elevation and cross level motors Assure that Antenna power is ON and that the antenna has completed initialization At the ACU 1 Fromthe ACU REMOTE BALANCE parameter Enable balance mode refer to your ACU manual The screen should now display REMOTE BALANCE At the Antenna 2 Atthe Antenna Balance the antenna with the elevation near horizon referred to as front to back balance by adding or subtracting small counter weights 3 Then balance Cross Level axis referred to as left right balance by moving existing counter weights from the left to the right or from the right to the left Always mo
137. ntenna model configuration and the software version currently installed in the PCU 7 The Comm Interface field displays the currently software version installed onto the Comm If Module 8 The Serial Number display fields are NOT currently being used Setup Other Parameters 5009 33 Installation Manual 13 10 2 C Seti Communication Port Settings Port Settings IP Address M amp C 7 lt amp Parameters 1 255 255 255 0 NMEA A 1200 8 lt Parameters 2 Gateway NMEA B Baudrate Status 10 Home 11 lt L Save J TCP Port 0 TCP Port 1 UDP Port 3000 Attention Save will write all settings to COMMIF FLASH Number Description 1 The IP Address field presents the Static Internet Protocol address value currently stored in the Comm IF module Flash To change the IP address to match an existing LAN info structure type in the desired value and click on the SUBMIT button If the parameter change causes desirable operation click on the SAVE button to store value to Flash This address must conform to the nnn nnn nnn nnn format where nnn is a number between 0 and 255 The Net Mask field presents the Subnet Mask address value currently stored in the Comm IF module To change the Subnet to match an existing LAN info structure type in the desired value and click on the SUBMIT button If the parameter change ca
138. nual Ns D e Y The Sea Tel Model 5009 antenna will meet the off axis EIRP spectral density envelope set forth in FCC 47 C F R 25 222 a 1 4 when the input power density to the antenna system is limited to 15 dBW 4kHz SsiywO USA GUT i Sea Tel Model 5009 antenna contains FCC compliant supervisory software to continuously monitor the pedestal pointing accuracy and use it to control the Transmit Mute function of the satellite modem to satisfy the provisions of FCC 47 C F R 8 25 222 a 7 Copyright Notice All Rights Reserved The information contained in this document is proprietary to Sea Tel Inc This document may not be reproduced or distributed in any form without prior consent of Sea Tel Inc The information in this document is subject to change without notice Copyright 2009 Sea Tel Inc is doing business as Cobham SATCOM This document has been registered with the U S Copyright Office Revision History REV ECO Date Description By X1 N A September 9 2009 PRELIMINARY Release MDN A N A October 2 2009 Production Release MDN B 6990 December 7 2009 Update text to include GSR2 software functions MDN Cobham SATCOM Marine Systems Sea Tel Products 4030 Nelson Ave Concard California 94520 USA Tel 1 925 798 7979 Fax 1 925 288 1420 R amp TTE Declaration of Conformity Doc N
139. o tie teli e RR Rol 3 7 3 53 System Configuration eR t Rd 3 7 3 54 Installing the Below Deck Equipment etti 3 7 3 6 CONNECTING THE BELOW DECKS EQUIPMENT sssssssssssssccccccccsscsccssssssssssssssssssscseceeceeceecessssessssssssnssnsssssssssceececeeseessesssssessssnnnmmnssessssseseess 3 8 3 6 1 Connecting the ADE AC Power 386 3 8 5009 33 Installation Manual Table of Contents 3 7 3 8 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 5 1 5 2 5 3 6 1 3 62 Connecting the BDE AC Power Cables ttti tette 3 8 3 63 Connecting the ADE IF 8 3 64 Connect the Modem TXIF Coax 3 65 Antenna Control Unit Connections 3 66 Radio Control Serial Cable annassa 3 67 Terminal Mounting Strip TMS Connections stretti ttt 3 6 8 LA EL EM 371 Visual Electrical inspection edet 3 7 2 Electrical Double Check wiring connections tnter POWER D T A 3 8 1 Balancing the Ant nna s u stetit ttt 3 82 Fine Balance and Monitoring Motor Drive Torque BASIC SSETUP OF THE IDEA E ed LE E Did OPERATOR SETTINGS ee netto e eto ect a te obe easet iet d SETUP PARAMET
140. on of this manual and your Antenna manual for any all pertinent block diagrams schematics wiring diagrams and assembly drawings to aid in diagnosing any type of failure Try pressing RESET first and then in some cases you may want to turn Power OFF for a short period of time then turn it back ON to see if that restores normal operation Remember with most Gyro Compass types Synchro and SBS inputs 15 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Installation Troubleshooting you MUST enter the beginning Heading value EVERY time you power up the ACU before you will be able to retarget your desired satellite Verify that the SETUP PARAMETERS are set correctly refer to the Setup section of this manual 15 3 15 2 1 A isplay is blank This indicates no power to the internal electronics Assure that the front panel Power switch is ON Check the AC line voltage on the Power Cord Check the cables on the rear panel of the ACU to assure they are properly connected If AC Line voltage is Ok one at a time disconnect and check display status the cables plugged into J1 Gyro Compass then J2 NMEA then J3 M amp C to see if one of these cables is shorting the ACU Power Call your dealer to report this failure and arrange for repair service 15 2 2 ACU Status displays REMOTE NOT RESPONDING This indicates a problem in the Antenna Control coax cable or communications modems in the ACU and or Antenna PCU Check the Antenna Control Cable connections at the J4
141. on on the other parameters and the steps to change any one of these parameters 9 3 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Searching 9 2 1 AUTO THRES Sets offset of AGC tracking threshold above the average noise floor Units are in A D counts approximately 20 counts dB A setting of 0 disables auto threshold therefore the operator would have to manually enter a threshold value When AUTO THRESHOLD is enabled any value between 1 255 the ACU automatically re sets the AGC tracking threshold whenever the antenna Targets AZ EL or SAT or Searches The new AGC threshold is set to the average signal level input approximate background noise level plus the AUTO THRES offset value EXAMPLE If the Noise Floor off satellite is 1000 counts of AGC and Auto Threshold is set to 100 Threshold will be set to approximately 1100 after the antenna has finished targeting or Searching To change the Automatic Threshold value OR manually set threshold Note the Peak on satellite AGC value move EL and note the off satellite Noise Floor AGC value Calculate the Difference between Peak AGC and Noise Floor AGC AUTO THRES should be set to 1 3 to 1 2 of the Difference This will usually be around 100 counts 3 dB for a typical antenna configuration Changes to this parameter may be required based on carrier tracking frequency possible adjacent satellite or ambient interference with desired satellite To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to br
142. ong the same angle as polarization for the desired satellite This position is the Start of the search pattern in the graphic above Then the antenna will drive down along the polarization angle SWEEP INCR degrees step one Search Increment to the right parallel to the satellite arc search up along the polarization angle SWEEP INCR degrees step two Search Increments to the left search down etc expanding out in the search pattern until Search Limit is reached When the end of the search pattern is reached the ACU will retarget the antenna to the calculated Azimuth and Elevation point If the desired signal is found AND network lock is achieved in the satellite modem at this position or anywhere within the search pattern the ACU will terminate search and go into Tracking mode If the desired signal is not found the ACU will wait SEARCH DELAY then target the antenna to start point shown in the graphic above and begin the search pattern again This cycle will repeat until the desired satellite signal is found or the operator intervenes 9 1 3 No Gyro Search Pattern If the ship does not have a gyro compass to use as a heading input to the Antenna Control Unit you may manually key in the actual heading of the vessel and then re target the desired satellite every time you need to re target a satellite or configure the ACU to do a No Gyro Search Pattern 9 2 Setup Searching 5009 33 Installation Manual You configure the ACU to
143. oring the displayed value To test the external AGC set the tuning frequency to 0000 Normally AGC readings below 800 are considered a low condition and indicate modem lock and AGC readings above 800 are considered a high condition and indicate modem unlock 1 2 3 Verify that the satellite modem currently has RX Sync RX Sync LED ON Turn tracking OFF so that the antenna stays pointed ON satellite Press NEXT until the Satellite menu is displayed Press ENTER 3 times to display the Frequency entry window Record the frequency that the tracking receiver is currently tuned to Press LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to bring up the cursor under the units digit Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected digit use the LEFT arrow key and the UP or DOWN arrow keys to change the next digit Continue until frequency is set to 0000 Press the ENTER key to tune the tracking receiver to this frequency View current ON satellite LOCKED AGC value in the lower right corner of the display and measure the DC Voltage from EXT AGC terminal to the GND terminal The iDirect amp Comtech modems should have an AGC readings below 800 LOCK low condition and 0 VDC across the EXT and GND terminals The Hughes modem will have AGC reading above 800 LOCK high condition and 12VDC across the EXT AGC and GND terminals Disconnect the RXIF input coax from the rear of the satellite modem It should lose RX Synch RX Synch LED OFF
144. orsionally An example of a girder mast is shown in Alternate this drawing with the preferred ADE mounting Ar rangement outboard and above the radar directly on one of the columns and alternate with the ADE centered 17 the girder above the plane of the radar The greatest weakness of girder masts is in torsion where the girder beam twists about its vertical Preferred Arrangement centerline axis As with all mast designs discussed so far mounting the antenna in line with the vertical support structure will reduce the vibration tendencies Mounting the antenna directly above the girder columns provides ample support to the antenna pedestal and locates the antenna weight where it will influence the natural frequency of the mast the least 2 4 Site Survey 5009 33 Installation Manual 2 5 4 Truss Mast Truss masts are a variant on the girder mast concept Rather than a pair of columns supporting a girder beam the construction is a framework of tubular members supporting a platform on which the antennae and other equipment is mounted A typical truss mast is shown in this photograph Like a girder mast truss masts are especially stiff in the athwart ship direction Unlike a girder mast the truss can be made to be nearly as stiff in the longitudinal direction Truss masts are particularly difficult to estimate the natural frequency since a correct modeling includes both the truss structure of the supports an
145. p Section 5 of this manual for acceptable range values and definitions of these parameters This List box presents the decoded System Type parameter currently stored in Flash When the entered System Type value enables an available ACU system options it is highlighted in blue No changes to this list box is possible any desired changes to the System Type parameter are done via the System Type entry field 10 This drop down list box presents the Gyro Type parameter value currently stored in Flash To change to Gyro type mouse click on the selection arrow and choose the desired gyro source which is interfaced with the DAC2202 11 Click the SUBMIT button to transfer all currently displayed parameters to the 68 08 module operating software variables table NOTE The submit button will not store the values to flash an ACU reset hard or soft will revert to the old settings 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Other Parameters 13 10 4 DAC Parameters Page 2 DAC Parameters Page 2 1 Port Settings Satellite Az Limit 1 2 4 Perameters 1 Frequency MHz Az Limit 2 3 ters 2 Bandrate Az Limit 3 l FEC Az Limit 4 OFF v Az Limit 5 4 lt Status RHCP 13V v Az Limit 6 Target NID 5 lt Home 6 lt Reload Band Tx Polarity Attention Save will write all DAC parameters to FLASH 7 lt Number Des
146. pical installation whereby a specific satellite modem and Antenna system are properly configured to work together The protocol does not make specific provisions for auto discovery or parameter negotiation It is still the responsibility of the installer to assure 1 3 5009 33 Installation Manual 09 Series System Configuration s the parameters of both the satellite modem proper option files and the ACU PCU setup parameters are actually compatible for the intended satellite s 1 7 2 Interface requirements 1 7 2 1 Hardware Sea Tel Antenna Control Units Model DAC2202 or DAC2302 Any Satellite modem manufacturer that is compatible with OpenAMIP CATS Patch cable 1 7 2 2 Software Sea Tel model DAC2202 ACU software version 6 06 or greater CommlIF module software version 1 10f or greater Sea Tel model DAC2302 ACU software version 7 06 or greater CommlIF module software version 1 10f or greater 1 73 iliz nAMIP Commands 1 7 3 1 Antenna Commands Command Description Example 511 f2 Satellite Longitude 3 parameters S 20 1 1 0 3 5 Degrees E W value equals West Latitude Variance Inclined Orbit Sat Skew Offset Pclc2 Polarization 2 parameters P LR H V L or R Hf1 f2 Tracking Frequency 2 Parameters H 14123 321 0 256 Center Frequency and Bandwidth in MHz 2 Down Conversion Offset 2 parameters B 10750 LNB Receive Local Oscillator and
147. points in the EL LIMIT 56 parameter AZ LIMIT 7 is the Lower Relative AZ limit CCW point and AZ LIMIT 8 is the Upper Relative AZ limit CW point for pattern mapping of ZONE 4 Enter the elevation value that represents the top of the blockage between the two azimuth limit points in the EL LIMIT 78 parameter If your ACU software includes 5 volt polarization you will not see these AZ amp EL LIMIT parameters CAUTION The Lower Relative AZ limit is the more counter clockwise of the two points even if it is numerically larger and the Upper Relative AZ limit is the more clockwise of the two points If you enter the two relative points incorrectly Tracking and Searching will be adversely affected The ACU provides a contact closure to ground on the SW2 terminal of the Terminal Mounting Strip when the antenna is pointed within any one of the blockage hazard zones or the system is searching targeting unwrapping or is mis pointed by 0 5 degrees or more FCC TX Mute function for Transmit Receive systems only The contact closure is a transistor switch with a current sinking capability of 0 5 Amp Refer to Functional Testing for instructions on how to simulate a manual BLOCKED condition to test SW2 logic output When used as simple BLOCKED logic output for a single Sea Tel antenna this output could be used to light a remote LED and or sound a buzzer to alert someone that the antenna is blocked and therefore signal is lost In a Dual Ant
148. put reference Azimuth Trim does not affect REL azimuth reading Increase number to increase displayed value Refer to Optimizing Targeting in the Setup section of your antenna manual To update While in the AZ TRIM sub menu press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor under the ones digit Press the UP or DOWN arrow key to increment or decrement the selected digit Minus values are entered by decrementing below zero Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to abort and exit setup mode Then re target the satellite several times to verify that targeting is now driving the antenna to a position that is within 1 0 degrees of where the satellite signal is located 7 5 SAVE NEW PARAMETERS Parameters that have been changed are only temporarily changed until they are SAVED If changes are made and not stored they will still be effective but will be lost when power is removed or the RESET key is pressed Simultaneously press and quickly release the LEFT amp RIGHT arrow keys to access SAVE NEW PARAMETERS directly from any other menu display Verify that the change s you have made is are correct and then select SAVE NEW PARAMETERS Press UP arrow and then ENTER to save any recent changes into the ACUs NVRAM for permanent storage 7 2 Setup Home Flag Offset 5009 33 Installation Man
149. quency range Receive frequency range Antenna Gain TX Gain RX Gain Antenna Efficiency Antenna G T 20 elevation clear sky 17 2 SMW Quad Band LNB Band 1 Voltage Required Input RF Frequency Local Oscillator Frequency Output IF Frequency Band 2 Voltage amp Tone Required Input RF Frequency Local Oscillator Frequency Output IF Frequency Band 3 Voltage Required Input RF Frequency Local Oscillator Frequency Output IF Frequency Band 4 Voltage amp Tone Required Input RF Frequency Local Oscillator Frequency Output IF Frequency Gain typ 1 24 m 49 0 inch Spun Aluminum axis symmetric D Ring focus Center focus Cassegrain feed with integral 9GHz radar filter and Cross Pol OMT On axis gt 35dB Off axis gt 30dB within 1dB contour gt 35 dB typical Linear w motorized skew adjustment 24 volt DC motor with pot feedback 13 75 14 5 GHz Ku Band 10 70 12 75 GHz Ku Band 43 0 dBi at 14 25 GHz Typical 41 6 dBi at 12 5 GHz Typical 65 Percent typical minimum 19 4 dB K at 12 5 GHz In the Radome typical 13 VDC 10 95 11 70 GHz 10 00 GHz 950 to 1700 MHz 13 VDC 22 KHz Tone 11 70 12 25 GHz 10 75 GHz 950 to 1500 MHz 18 VDC 12 25 12 75 GHz 11 30 GHz 950 to 1450 MHz 18 VDC 22 KHz Tone 10 70 11 70 GHz 9 75 GHz 950 to 1950 MHz 54 dB 17 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Noise Figure Current typ 17 3 TX Radio Package SSPB Block Up Converter Co Pol Diplexer Common Port to feed T
150. ransmit Output from SSPB Receive Output to Co Pol LNB Co Pol LNB 5009 33 Technical Specifications 0 8 dB 270 mA Codan 8 Watt BUC DPX75K 002 WR 75 Flange 10 70 14 5 GHz WR 75 Flange 13 75 14 5 GHz WR 75 Flange 10 70 12 75 GHz Refer to LNB spec 17 4 Stabilized Antenna Pedestal Assembly Type Stabilization Stab Accuracy Azimuth Motor Level and Cross Level Motors Inertial Reference Gravity Reference AZ transducer Pedestal Range of Motion Elevation Cross Level Inclined 30 degrees Azimuth Elevation Pointing Maximum Ship Motions Roll Pitch Yaw Turning rate Headway Heave Surge Sway Three axis Level Cross Level AZ Torque Mode Servo 0 15 degrees RMS 0 3 degrees MAX in presence of specified ship motions see below Size 23 Brushless DC Servo Double Stacked w Encoder Size 23 Brushless DC Servo w Brake 3 Solid State Rate Sensors 3 axis solid state accelerometer 256 line optical encoder home switch 15to 115 35 degrees Unlimited 5 to 90 degrees at maximum specified roll 10 to 85 degrees at maximum combined roll amp pitch 24 degrees at 8 12 sec periods 14 degrees at 6 12 sec periods 8 degrees at 15 to 20 sec periods Up to 12 deg sec and 15 deg sec sec Up to 50 knots 0 5G 0 2G 0 2G Specified Ship Motions for stabilization accuracy tests Roll Pitch AZ Relative Mounting height 20 degrees at 8 second period 10 degrees
151. refer to SYSTEM TYPE parameter 16 value to reverse the output logic from the ACU Programming instructions Determine the Relative AZ positions where blockage or RF Radiation Hazard exists This may be done by monitoring the received signal level and the REL display readings while the ship turns or by graphing the expected blockage pattern Elevation of the antenna in normal use also must be taken into consideration A Mast or other structure may cause blockage at low elevation angles but may not cause blockage when the antenna is at higher elevation angles where it is able to look over the structure Up to four zones may be mapped Only zones which are needed should be mapped in AZ LIMIT pairs In unlimited antenna systems the Relative position of the antenna must have been calibrated by properly setting the Home Flag Offset HFO value in the PCU The HFO calibrates Relative to display 0000 when the antenna is pointed in line with the bow of the boat ship parallel to the bow Convert the relative readings to AZ LIMIT EL LIMIT values by multiplying by 10 Enter the beginning of the first blockage region as AZ LIMIT 1 and the end of the region clockwise direction from AZ LIMIT 1 as AZ LIMIT 2 parameters in the ACU If needed repeat setting AZ LIMIT 3 amp 4 for a second ZONE and then AZ LIMIT 5 amp 6 if a third ZONE is needed All unneeded zone AZ LIMIT pairs must be set to 0000 Set the upper elevation limit of each blockage zone also
152. rial cable Hughes drawing 1502273 should be provided with the modem Connect the 15 pin to the serial port on the HX 150 or HX 200 modem and the RJ 45 connector to the Terminal Mounting Strip Console Port Refer to instructions from your service provider for specific setting requirements SYSTEM TYPE parameter The System Type parameter is used to enable a variety of system functions The defaults in the DAC software are External AGC or Modem Lock function is used to bring an external modem lock signal from a satellite modem into the ACU as a positive ID that the antenna is on the desired satellite This input is NOT used for Tracking purposes it is only used during search to identify when the antenna has acquired the correct satellite Default external AGC function in the DAC software is disabled Expected input is 0 VDC when the modem has RX sync Network Lock and a positive voltage 15 VDC max when the does not have lock LNB Voltage This function enables the Tracking Receiver to output 13 18 VDC to power an LNB or control a Matrix Switch Default for this function is OFF The blockage output of the ACU is an open circuit when the antenna is not in a programmed blockage zone is not searching is not targeting and is not mis pointed by 0 5 degrees Whenever one of these conditions exist a transistor on the main PCB in the ACU shorts to ground providing a current sink of 0 5 amps max to control below decks dual antenna coax switc
153. rn to find that satellite at all times during the 24 hour period You can configure the ACU to do a special search pattern for a satellite that is in an inclined orbit by using the following settings SEARCH INC set to the default value for the frequency band that your antenna model is currently being used for typically 10 counts SEARCH LIMIT leave this set to the default value for your antenna model SEARCH DELAY default or any number of seconds from 1 255 that you would prefer that the ACU wait before starting an automatic search SWEEP INC set to 192 if your antenna is a Series 04 or Series 06 or Series 09 Set to 193 if your antenna is a Series 97 Series 00 or Series 07 This parameter sets the sweep increment shown in the graphic above to be 8 0 degrees above below the satellite arc GYRO TYPE must NOT be set to zero SAT REF mode may be ON if you are experiencing frequent or constant gyro read errors error code 0001 Must be ON if you are using NMEA Gyro input Target the desired satellite longitude value but include an odd tenths digit ie if you desire to target inclined satellite 186 0 W you would key in SAT 186 1 W for the ACU to do an inclined search The Antenna Control Unit calculates the Azimuth Elevation and Polarization values it will target the antenna to Initially the antenna will go to a calculated position that is half of SWEEP INCR degrees above and perpendicular to the satellite arc al
154. rol Unit ACU Refer to the information in the Specifications chapter of this Manual 17 9 2 Terminal Mounting Strip TMS Refer to the information in the Specifications chapter of this Manual 17 9 3 Satellite Modem Please refer to the manufacturers I amp O manual for this device 17 9 4 Router Please refer to the manufacturers I amp O manual for this device 17 10 Cables 17 10 1 Antenna Control Cable Provided from ACU to the Base MUX RS 422 Pedestal Interface Type Shielded Twisted Pairs Number of wires 4 Wire Gauge 24 AWG or larger Communications Parameters 9600 Baud 8 bits No parity Interface Protocol RS 422 Interface Connector DE 9P 17 5 5009 33 Installation Manual 5009 33 Technical Specifications 17 10 2 Antenna L Band IF Coax Cables Customer Furnished Due to the loss across the length of the RF coaxes at L Band Sea Tel recommends the following 50 ohm coax cable types and their equivalent conductor size for our standard pedestal installations Type N male connectors installed on the cables MUST be 50 Ohm connectors for the center pin to properly mate with the female adapters we provide on the Base multiplexer panel and on the adapter bracket mounted inside the radome next to the breaker box Run Coax Typical Loss Shield Center Installed Tensile Length Type 1750Mhz isolation Conductor Bend Strength Size Radius lt 100 ft LMR 240 10 704 db per gt 90db 0 056 In 2 5
155. rophically damaged any cracks scratches or other damage to the surface seal of the tuned radome must be repaired and re sealed by a competent A layered laminate or cored deck repair professional If access to the hatch can not be provided in the mounting surface provide a short support pedestal to mount the ADE on which is tall enough to allow access into the radome via the hatch Ladder rungs must be provided on all mounting stanchions greater than 3 4 feet tall to allow footing for personnel safety when entering the hatch of the radome 2 3 3 Sizing of the support pedestal The following should be taken into account when choosing the height of a mounting support stand 1 Theheight of the pedestal should be kept as short as possible taking into account recommendations given in other Sea Tel Guidelines 2 Theminimum height of the pedestal above a flat deck or platform to allow access into the radome for maintenance should be 0 6 meters 24 inches 3 The connection of the ADE mounting plate to the stanchion and the connection of the pedestal to the ship should be properly braced with triangular gussets see graphic above Care should be taken to align the pedestal gussets to the ship s stiffeners as much as possible Doublers or other reinforcing plates should be considered to distribute the forces when under deck stiffeners are inadequate 4 The diameter of the pedestal stanchion shall not be smaller than 100 millimeters 4 in
156. s BDE RF M amp C TX 447 5 Mhz 100 KHz BDE Ped M amp C TX 452 5 Mhz 100 KHz ADE RF M amp C TX 460 0 Mhz 100 KHz ADE Ped M amp C TX 465 0 Mhz 100 KHz Diagnostics LED Status Indicator for Power Link communications and Self Test Pedestal Interface RS 232 422 17 3 5009 33 Installation Manual 5009 33 Technical Specifications Radio Interface Jumper Selectable RS 232 RS 422 4 wire or RS 485 2 wire ADE BDE Mode Jumper Selectable 17 6 Radome Assembly 66 Type Frequency Tuned Material Composite foam laminate Size Diameter 1 76 M 69 35 inch Height 1 76 M 69 40 inch Hatch size 0 43 x 0 66 M 17 x 26 inch Installed weight MAX 195 kg 430 lbs Including antenna pedestal RF attenuation Less than 0 3 dB 10 7 12 75 GHz dry Less than 0 3 14 0 14 5 GHz dry Wind Withstand relative average winds up to 56 m sec 125 mph from any direction Ingress Protection Rating All Sea Tel radomes have an IP rating of 56 Maintenance The radome must kept clean and free of residues that will increase the RF attenuation Repair Any cracks scratches or other damage to the surface seal of the radome must be repaired and re sealed by a competent A layered laminate or cored deck repair professional NOTE Damage to the seal of the inside or outside of the radome can allow moisture to be absorbed This will result in the radome being heavier and having higher attenuation Do NOT drill holes in this radome
157. s is necessary to reduce the losses associated with long cable runs This mounting platform must also be robust enough to withstand the forces exerted by full rated wind load on the radome The mounting location is robust enough that it will not flex or sway in ships motion and be sufficiently well re enforced to prevent flex and vibration forces from being exerted on the antenna and radome e Ifthe radome is to be mounted on a raised pedestal it MUST have adequate size wall thickness and gussets to prevent flexing or swaying in ships motion In simple terms it must be robust If these conditions cannot be entirely satisfied the site selection will inevitably be a best compromise between the various considerations 2 2 Antenna Shadowing Blockage and RF Interference At the transmission frequencies of C and Ku band satellite antenna systems any substantial structures in the way of the beam path will cause significant degradation of the signal Care should be taken to locate the ADE so that the ADE has direct line of sight with the satellite without any structures in the beam path through the full 360 degree ships turn Wire rope stays lifelines small diameter handrails and other accessories may pass through the beam path in limited numbers however even these relatively insignificant shadows can produce measurable signal loss at these frequencies 2 3 Mounting Foundation 2 3 1 Mounting on k or kh While mounting the ADE on a
158. search pattern in the graphic below The antenna will then search up in azimuth one Search Increment search up one Search Increment in elevation search down two Search Increments in azimuth search down two Search Increments in elevation etc until Search Limit is reached When the end of the search pattern is reached the ACU will retarget the antenna to the start point shown in the graphic below If the desired signal is found AND network lock is achieved in the satellite modem at this position or anywhere within the search pattern the ACU will terminate search and go into Tracking mode If the desired signal is not found the ACU will wait SEARCH DELAY seconds and then begin the search pattern again This cycle will repeat until the desired satellite signal is found or the operator intervenes 9 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Searching Default Standard Inclined Box Search Orbit SEARCH INCR e SEARCH LIMIT End 9 1 2 Inclined Orbit Search Pattern Some older satellites in order to save fuel to keep them exactly positioned over the Equator are in an inclined geosynchronous orbit The satellite remains geosynchronous but is no longer geostationary From a fixed observation point on Earth it would appear to trace out a figure eight with lobes oriented north southward once every twenty four hours The north south excursions of the satellite may be too far off the center point for a default box search patte
159. section of your ACU manual for additional troubleshooting details WARNING Electrical Hazard Dangerous AC Voltages exist in the Breaker Box and the Antenna Pedestal Power Supply Observe proper safety precautions when working inside the Antenna Breaker Box or Power Supply WARNING RF Radiation Hazard This stabilized antenna system is designed to be used with transmit receive equipment manufactured by others Refer to the documentation supplied by the manufacturer which will describe potential hazards including exposure to RF radiation associated with the improper use of the transmit receive equipment Note that the transmit receive equipment will operate independently of the stabilized antenna system The ultimate responsibility for safety rests with the facility operator and the individuals who work on the system WARNING RF Radiation Hazard Prior to working on the stabilized antenna system the power to the transmit receive equipment must be locked out and tagged Turning OFF power to the Antenna Control Unit does NOT turn Transmit power output OFF The ultimate responsibility for safety rests with the facility operator and the individuals who work on the system WARNING RF Radiation Hazard When the transmit receive system is in operation no one should be allowed anywhere within the radiated beam being emitted from the reflector The ultimate responsibility for safety rests with the facility operator and the individuals w
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161. should only be changed by an authorized service technician CAUTION Improper setting of these parameters will cause your system to not perform properly Also refer to the SETUP section of your Antenna manual 4 3 Default Setup Parameters for your Antenna The following table shows the factory default parameters for the DAC 2202 Antenna Control Unit interfaced to a Series 09 Antenna PCU When you receive the system it will have factory default settings in the ACU After installation of the system some of the settings will remain at factory default and others should be optimized for specific applications PARAMETER 4009 5009 6009 Optimize using Lesson AUTO TRIM EL TRIM 0 Setup Targeting AZ TRIM 0 AUTO THRES 100 EL STEP SIZE 0 AZ STEP SIZE 0 Leave at factory Defaults STEP INTEGRAL 0 SEARCH INC 10 SEARCH LIMIT 100 Setup Searching SEARCH DELAY 30 SWEEP INC 47 SYSTEM TYPE 7 Setup Modem Connect Setup and Test GYRO TYPE 2 NMEA SBS Setup Ships Gyro Compass POL TYPE 72 POL OFFSET 40 Setup Optimizing Polarity amp Cross Pol Isolation POL SCALE 90 4 1 5009 33 Installation Manual Basic Setup of the ACU AZ LIMIT 1 0 AZ LIMIT 2 EL LIMIT 12 90 AZ LIMIT 3 0 AZ LIMIT 4 0 Setup Blockage amp RF Radiation Hazard Zones EL LIMIT 34 90 AZ LIMIT 5 0 AZ LIMIT 6 0 EL LIMIT 56 90 5v OFFSET 0 Leave at factory Defaults 5V SCALE 0 Leave at factory Defaults TX POLARITY 2 Horizontal TX Setup Optimizing Polarity a
162. ssembly Tuned Installation Arrangement 50 60 amp 66 Radomes Series 09 General Drawings Title Cable Assembly RJ 45 Serial iDirect Modem Interface Harness Assembly Comtech Modem Interface Terminal Mounting Strip iDirect Modem Interface Terminal Mounting Strip Comtech Modem Interface Base Multiplexer Panel 18 1 18 3 18 5 18 8 18 10 18 14 18 17 18 18 18 19 18 20 18 22 18 24 5009 33 Installation Manual DRAWINGS This Page Intentionally Left Blank FIND QTY PART NO SINGLE LEVEL MFG BILL OF MATERIAL REV DESCRI PTI ON REFERENCE DESI GNATOR 120385 2 BRACKET LI D ACU ASS Y i LEA 124265 El ENCLOSURE 10 RACKMOUNT DAC 2200 SE 2 LEA 122300 LI D DAC 2200 SERIES ENCLOSURE 122445 FRONT PANEL ASS Y DAC 2202 122307 1 DVB RECEIVER ASS Y STD ACU 124813 1 114836 PCB ASS Y DAC 2202 ACU PCB ASS Y S D CONVERTER 12 BIT 123046 3 HARNESS DC POWER 125343 6 POWER SUPPLY COSEL PBA150F 24 112646 13 122660 4 55 DC DC CONVERTER HARNESS AC ENTRY SINGLE 112918 9 CABLE ASS Y RIBBON 20 PIN 120740 CABLE ASS Y DVB RECEIVER 123070 110941 3 DECAL HI GH VOLTAGE WARNI NG SCREW J ACK 4 40 X 312 LG 114587 106 SCREW RND HD PHIL 4 40 1 4 S S 114588 144 SCREW PAN HD PHIL 6 32 x 1 4 S S 114576 106 114588 146 SCREW FLAT HD PHIL 4 40 x 1 4 S SCREW PAN HD PHIL 6 32 x 3 8
163. stem Check 1 Turn ACU power ON Turn antenna Pedestal RF Equipment power ON 2 Press RESET on the ACU front panel Verify the display shows SEA TEL INC MASTER and the ACU software version number Wait 10 seconds for the display to change to SEA TEL INC REMOTE and the PCU software version number If the display shows REMOTE INITIALIZING wait for approximately 2 minutes for the antenna to complete initialization and report the Antenna Model and PCU software version 3 Press the NEXT keys repeatedly to display the Ship Satellite Antenna and Status menus This verifies that the displays change in the correct response to the keys If REMOTE NOT RESPONDING is displayed or the displays do not change when the NEXT key is pressed refer to the Troubleshooting Section of this manual 142 Latitude Longitude Auto Update check This verifies that the integrated GPS antenna is automatically updating the positional information 1 Pressthe NEXT key until the Ship s menu is displayed LAT 38N LON 122W HDG 123 4 123 4 2 Pressthe ENTER key to isolate the Latitude entry menu LAT 38N 3 Pressthe LEFT arrow key to display a cursor under the LAT 38N numeric value 4 Pressthe UP arrow key to increment the displayed LAT 39N value 5 Pressthe ENTER key to submit change LAT 39N 6 If automatic updating is working properly the Longitude LAT 38N value display will return to the current ships Longitude position within
164. sts Vertical masts are a very ancient and common mast design In essence it is the mast derived from the sailing mast adapted for mounting the ever increasing array of antennae ships need to communicate with the world This drawing of a Vertical mast shows preferred mounting of the ADE center line above the plane of the radar or as an alternate with the ADE mounted below the plane of the radar signal as reasonably good installations of a satellite antenna ADE Vertical masts are most commonly still found on cargo ships they are simple inelegant and functional They are also fairly stiff against torsional reaction and lateral vibrations as long as lt the ADE is mounted on a stiff pedestal near the ram lt S LI 7 vertical centerline of the mast If centerline mounting is impractical or otherwise prohibited Preferred Arrangement the mast platform the ADE is mounted on should be checked for torsional vibration about the centerline of the mast and the orthogonal centerline of the platform 2 3 Alternate Arrangement 5009 33 Installation Manual Site Survey If the estimated natural frequency of the mast or platform is less than 35 Hertz the mast or platform should be stiffened by the addition of deeper gussets under the platform or behind the mast 2 5 2 Raked Masts Raked masts are found on vessels where the style or appearance of the entire vessel is important Again the inclined mast is a direct des
165. t after AGC has fallen below the threshold value before it starts a search Search can be initiated manually by pressing the MODE button twice to access the SEARCH sub menu and then press the UP arrow key starts a search from the current antenna position While in the SEARCH sub menu pressing the DOWN arrow key will stop the current search Search is terminated automatically when the AGC level exceeds the threshold value and Tracking begins The ACU can be configured to use one of three search patterns Each of the search patterns are described below Each description includes information about the settings involved in configuring the ACU to select that particular pattern and the values that those settings would be set to to optimize the pattern for your antenna model and the frequency band being used The dimensions and timing of the search pattern are determined by the SETUP parameters SEARCH INC SEARCH LIMIT SEARCH DELAY and SWEEP INC Search is also affected by the Threshold and the internal receiver settings under the Satellite menu To change any one of these parameters refer to Changing the Search Parameters procedures below All three search patterns are conducted in a two axis pattern consisting of alternate movements in azimuth and elevation or along the polarization angle The size and direction of the movements are increased and reversed every other time resulting in an increasing spiral pattern as shown 9 1 1 Default Sta
166. t output of the Satellite Modem used in TX RX antenna configurations when the antenna is mispointed by 0 5 degrees or more and keep it muted until the antenna is within 0 2 degrees of peak pointing to the satellite for a minimum of 5 seconds FCC part 25 221 amp 25 222 TX Mute requirement The connection will also provide External Modem Lock and GPS Latitude amp Longitude The External Modem Lock output from a satellite modem into the ACU provides a positive Network ID input to the ACU when the antenna is on the desired satellite This input is NOT used for Tracking purposes it is only used for satellite identification to assure that the satellite which has been acquired is the correct satellite else the ACU will resume searching The GPS output from the ACU provides the current ships Latitude amp Longitude as an input to the satellite modem for mobile mode operation All modems must be set for mobile operation and have hardware handshaking turned ON 11 1 iDirect Modems The 5100 mobile mode can be set to 1 Serial to use the Console port RJ 45 serial connector or 2 Ethernet to use a LAN connector for TX Mute Modem Lock and GPS position communication with the ACU Model Lock output Mute input Recommended GPS Input SYSTEM TYPE Infinity 3100 LOW Lock LOW to Mute 7 GGA string Infinity 5100 LOW Lock LOW to Mute 7 GGA string 11 2 Comtech Modems Model Lock output Mute input Recommended GPS Input SYSTEM TYPE 570L LOW Lock
167. tatic conditions and yet may NOT be accurate or stable enough in some underway dynamic conditions If there is no gyro compass or if the input is corrupt not stable or not consistently accurate the tracking errors will become large enough to cause the antenna to be mis pointed off satellite Satellite Reference Mode will uncouple the gyro reference from the azimuth rate sensor control loop When operating in Satellite Reference Mode changes in ships gyro reading will not directly affect the azimuth control loop The Pedestal Control Unit will stabilize the antenna based entirely on the azimuth rate sensor loop and the tracking information from DishScan This will keep the azimuth rate sensor position from eventually drifting away at a rate faster than the tracking loop can correct by using the tracking errors to regulate the rate sensor bias Satellite Reference Mode can be used as a diagnostic mode to determine if tracking errors are caused by faulty gyro inputs Satellite Reference Mode MUST be used when e No Gyro Compass is available e Frequent or constant ACU Error Code 0001 Gyro Compass has failed e Gyro Compass output is NMEA heading Flux Gate Compass is being used GPS Satellite Compass is being used To view or change the Satellite Reference Mode status select the SAT REF remote parameter 1 ae the RIGHT arrow then press the UP arrow and last press the ENTER key to turn Satellite Reference Mode N 2 Press the RIGHT arrow th
168. ted through approved weather tight glands 2 5 5009 33 Installation Manual Site Survey 2 8 1 ADE BDE Coaxial Cables The first concern about the coaxial cables installed between the ADE amp BDE is length This length is used to determine the loss of the various possible coax Heliax or fiber optic cables that might be used You should always provide the lowest loss cables to provide the strongest signal level into the satellite modem Signal cable shall be continuous from the connection within the ADE radome through the structure of the ship to the BDE Splices adapters or dummy connections will degrade the signal level and are discouraged Be careful of sharp bends that kink and damage the cable Use a proper tubing bender for Heliax bends Penetrations in watertight bulkheads are very expensive single cable welded penetrations that must be pressure tested Always use good quality connectors that are designed to fit properly on the cables you are using Poor quality connectors have higher loss can allow noise into the cable are easily damaged or fail prematurely In as much as is possible don t lay the coaxes on power cables Try to have some separation from Inmarsat amp GPS cables that are also passing L band frequencies or Radar cables that may inject pulse repetition noise as error bits into your cables 2 8 2 Antenna Power Cable Be cautious of length of the run for voltage loss issues and assure that the gauge of t
169. ting the GYRO TYPE parameter To manually update press the LEFT arrow key to bring the cursor under the least significant character Continue to move the cursor until the desired character to be edited is underscored selected Use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to move the cursor left or right to select other characters to modify When you are finished modifying press ENTER to execute the new value OR press NEXT to abort and exit setup mode When you are finished making parameter changes go to the SAVE NEW PARAMETERS display to save the changes you have made 5 3 1f There is NO Ships Gyro Compass Without heading input to the system the ACU will NOT be able to target or stay stabilized ON a true azimuth pointing angle This will make satellite acquisition much more difficult and the true azimuth value that any given satellite should be at will not be displayed correctly This mode of operation is NOT recommended for ships A better solution would be to provide a Satellite Compass multiple GPS Antenna device to provide true heading input to the ACU These devices are readily available and are much less expensive than a Gyro Compass If there is NO Gyro Compass ie on a large stationary rig which is anchored to the ocean floor set the GYRO TYPE parameter to 0000 the SWEEP INC parameter to 0047 and SAT REF Satellite Reference Mode MUST be turned ON This combin
170. tion Vessel Location Orientation and decoded error conditions 13 11 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Other Parameters Click to redirect to the Home page This page presents current system software versions and antenna model configuration The Refresh field allows the user to adjust the page refresh settings AUTO is selected by default which refreshes the displayed page every 5 seconds These fields presents the antenna s positional and signal strength information currently stored To change a parameter value mouse click inside the entry field and type in the desired value Refer to Setup Section 5 of this manual for acceptable range values The Control field buttons allow the user to Toggle the antennas current tracking condition or to clear any reported errors as reported in fields 10 and 11 10 The ACU Errors box is a read only field that presents the decoded ACU reported errors that are currently triggered Refer to the Maintenance section of this manual for troubleshooting frequent or constant errors 11 The PCU Errors box is a read only field that presents Pedestal reported errors currently triggered Refer to the Maintenance section of this manual for troubleshooting frequent or constant errors 13 12 Functional Testing 5009 33 Installation Manual 14 Functional Testing If not already ON Turn ON the Power switch on the front panel of the ACU 141 ACU Antenna Sy
171. tions AGC amp GND External AGC or Modem Lock input External AGC input to the DAC 2202 must be 0 to 15 Volts DC analog signal positive going voltage proportional to satellite signal input level and must be real time in its response to antenna pointing e External Modem Lock from a satellite modem is used as a positive ID that the antenna is the desired satellite This input is NOT used for Tracking purposes it is only used for satellite identification to acquire the correct satellite during search To enable the external modem input you must include a 2 in the SYSTEM TYPE parameter If your system type is presently 76 or 77 then change it to 78 or 79 and NID MUST be set to 0000 3 9 5009 33 Installation Manual Installation e Connections The modem lock signal connects to EXT AGC and a ground reference from the modem The expected signal from the modem allows OVDC to 15VDC Low voltage indicates modem lock high voltage indicates modem unlock e Testing The input connections from the modem can be tested by selecting the external AGC input and monitoring the displayed value To select external AGC set the tuning frequency to 0000 Normally AGC readings below 2048 are considered a low condition and indicate modem lock and AGC readings above 2048 are considered a high condition and indicate modem unlock If you find the AGC reading for locked and unlocked conditions need to be reversed you must add 128 to your current S
172. troller By connecting the Transmit Mute Output of the Sea Tel below decks controller to the Mute Input of the satellite modem the provisions of FCC 47 C F R 25 222 a 7 are satisfied 4 SeaTel maintains all relevant test data which is available upon request to verify these declarations e Peter Blaney Chief Engineer Sea Tel Products Marine Systems Cobham SATCOM Document Number 130445 rev B Table of Contents 5009 33 Installation Manual 1 09 SERIES SYSTEM CONFIGURATION C S u 1 1 1 1 SERIES 09 BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION tess notess ottaneet 1 1 1 2 SYSTEM GABLES sci e ER e b e te 1 1 1 3 OTHER INPUTS TO THE SYSTEM itte t tete 1 1 1 4 SIMPLIFIED BLOCK DIAGRAM OF A SERIES 09 SYSTEM 22422202124 4 41 1 1 1 5 DUAL ANTENNA CONFIGURATION 1 2 1 6 DUAL ANTENNA 1 3 1 7 OPEN ANTENNA MODEM INTERFACE PROTOCOL OPENAMIP SPECIFICATION a aaa 1 3 7 12 RH 1 3 172 Interface requirements diee etii inet ee a etd tasse ER 1 4 1 7 3 Utilized OpenAMIP Commands rsssssessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssnssssssesssssssssssssesssssssssssssssssnsssssusssssssssssssssssssssssssssssasssssnssssssssees 1 4 2 SITE SURVEY t eet 2 1 Dil SITESELECTION ABOARD SHIP eb i
173. ual 8 Setup Home Flag Offset Home Flag Offset is used to calibrate the relative azimuth value of the antenna to the bow line of the ship This assures that the encoder input increments decrements from this initialization value so that the encoder does not have to be precision aligned When the antenna is pointed in line with the bow parallel to the bow the Relative display value should be 000 0 Relative 360 0 000 0 Good calibration is especially important if blockage mapping is used because the values entered into the AZ LIMIT parameters are entered in Relative Azimuth The default Home Flag Offset value saved in the PCU is 000 The Home Flag Sensor mounted on the pedestal is actuated by a metal tab mounted on the azimuth spindle which causes it to 360 0 produce the Home Flag signal The default mounting of the radome is with its bow reference in line with the bow and the base hatch in line with the stern aft reference of the radome There are valid reasons for mounting the ADE in a different orientation than the default One of these would be that the hatch of radome needs to be oriented inboard of the ship for safe entry into the dome ie ADE is mounted on the Port or Starboard edge of the ship and safe entry is only available from inboard deck or inboard mast rungs Observe initialization of the antenna When Azimuth drives CW and then stops at Home position VISUALLY compare the antennas pointing while at Home
174. uipment installed in weather protected locations Temperature 0 to 40 degrees C Humidity Up to 100 40 degrees C Non condensing 16 4 DAC 2202 AC Power Consumption Voltage 100 240 VAC 1 Phase Cycle 47 63Hz Power 160 Watts max 16 5 Cables 16 5 1 IF Signal Cables Please refer to the Antenna L Band IF Coax Cables section of the specification chapter of your antenna manual for coaxial cable recommendations 16 5 2 SBS Synchro Gyro Compass Interface Cable Customer Furnished Type Multi conductor Shielded Number of wires 4 Conductors for Step By Step Gyro 5 Conductors for Synchro Wire Gauge 18 AWG Insulation 600 VAC 16 5 5009 33 Installation Manual DAC 2202 Technical Specifications This Page Intentionally Left Blank 5009 33 Technical Specifications 5009 33 Installation Manual 17 5009 33 Technical Specifications The specifications of your antenna system are below For Navel Engineering level information on this subject please refer to Antenna Installation Guideline Site Arrangement document number 130040 available on the Sea Tel Dealer Support Site 17 1 Antenna Assembly 5009 The antenna assembly is comprised of the Dish feed assembly and LNB A variety of LNBs could be used refer to LNB specification for the LNB that is provided with your system Reflector Diameter Reflector Type Feed Cross Pol Isolation Port to Port Isolation Polarization Polarization control Transmit fre
175. uld be ensured throughout the entire mounting to the hull While it is presumed the deckhouse is permanently bonded and grounded to the hull in cases where the deckhouse and hull are of different materials a check of an independent ground bonding strap should be made Masts should be confirmed to be grounded to the deckhouse or hull 2 6 Installation 5009 33 Installation Manual 2 Installation Your antenna pedestal comes completely assembled in its radome This section contains instructions for unpacking final assembly and installation of the equipment It is highly recommended that installation of the system be performed by trained technicians Your antenna may have been ordered in a 76 diameter radome or an 81 diameter radome The installation instructions for both radome sizes are below 3 1 Unpacking and Inspection Exercise caution when unpacking the equipment 1 Unpackthe crates Carefully inspect the radome surface for evidence of shipping damage 2 Unpackallthe boxes 3 Inspect everything to assure that all materials have been received and are in good condition 3 2 Assembly Notes and Warnings NOTE Unless otherwise indicated all nuts and bolts should be assembled im ma with Loctite 271 or its equivalent WARNING Assure that all nut amp bolt assemblies are tightened according the tightening C torque values listed below SAE Bolt Size Inch Pounds Metric Bolt Size Kg cm 1 4 20 75 6 753 5 16 18 132 M
176. umber 130411 Revision A Sea Tel Inc declares under our sole responsibility that the products identified below are in compliance with the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999 5 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on Radio equipment and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity Product Names 4009 Ku Band Tx Rx Maritime Satellite Earth Station 5009 Ku Band Tx Rx Maritime Satellite Earth Station 6009 Ku Band Tx Rx Maritime Satellite Earth Station These products have been assessed to Conformity Procedures Annex IV of the above Directive by application of the following standards EMC EMC standard for Radio Equipment EMC standard for Radio Equipment Marine Navigational and Radio Communication Equipment and Systems General Requirements Satellite Earth Stations and System SES Harmonized EN for Very Small Aperture Terminals VSAT Harmonized EN for satellite Earth Stations on board Vessels ESVs Safety Safety of Information Technology Equipment ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 4 1 2002 08 ETSI EN 300 339 1998 03 EN 60945 1997 ETSI EN 301 428 1 V1 3 1 2006 02 ETSI EN 302 340 V1 1 1 2006 04 IEC EN 60950 1 2001 1st Edition Certificates of Assessment were completed by and are on file at NEMKO USA Inc San Diego CA Sea Tel Inc Concord CA E Peter Blaney Sea Tel inc doing business Cobham SATC
177. und a buzzer to alert someone that the antenna is blocked and signal is lost e Ina Dual Antenna installation this logic output s is used to control Dual Antenna Arbitrator panel of coax switches to switch the source inputs to the matrix switch from Antenna to Antenna and vice versa 11 3 5009 33 Installation Manual Setup Modem Connections Setup and Test When used as simple RF Radiation Hazard logic output for a single Sea Tel TX RX antenna this output could be used to suppress RF transmissions while the antenna is pointed where people would be harmed by the transmitted microwave RF power output The SW2 output would be interfaced to the satellite modem to disable the TX output signal from the Satellite TXRX Modem whenever the antenna is within the RF Radiation Hazard zone s When used for FCC TX Mute logic output for a single Sea Tel TX RX antenna this output could be used to suppress RF transmissions whenever the antenna is mis pointed 0 5 degrees or more is blocked searching targeting or unwrapping The SW2 output would be interfaced to the satellite modem to disable mute the TX output signal from the Satellite TX RX Modem When the mute condition is due to antenna mis pointing it will not un mute until the pointing error of the antenna is within 0 2 degrees The default output is contact closure to ground when the antenna is mis pointed therefore provides a ground to Mute the satellite modem o
178. use this pattern by using the following settings SEARCH INC set to the default value for the frequency band that your antenna model is currently being used for typically 10 counts SEARCH LIMIT leave this set to the default value SEARCH DELAY default or any number of seconds from 1 255 that you would prefer that the ACU wait before starting an automatic search SWEEP Larger antennas should have slower speeds and smaller antennas should have faster speeds Larger antennas should have slower speeds set to 0047 5 degrees second for 2 4M to 3 6M antenna systems Mid size antennas can be driven a little faster set to 0063 8 degrees second for 2M antennas models Smaller antennas should have faster speeds set to 0079 18 degrees second for all 0 8M to 1 5M antenna models GYRO TYPE MUST be set to zero for this search pattern SAT REF mode MUST be ON for this search pattern Target any satellite longitude value which includes even tenths digit values ie SAT 101 0 W or SAT 101 2 W If the desired satellite longitude includes an odd tenths digit you must round it up or down one tenth to make the tenths digit EVEN The Antenna Control Unit calculates the Azimuth Elevation and Polarization values it will use to target the antenna However without heading input the ACU cannot target a true azimuth position relative to true North It will target the antenna to the calculated elevation and a rep
179. uses desirable operation click on the SAVE button to store value to Flash This address must conform to the nnn nnn nnn nnn format where nnn is a number between 0 and 255 The Gateway field presents the Static Gateway Internet Protocol address value currently stored in the Comm IF module To change the Gateway IP address to match an existing LAN info structure type in the desired value and click on the SUBMIT button If the parameter change causes desirable operation click on the SAVE button to store value to Flash This address must conform to the nnn nnn nnn nnn format where nnn is a number between 0 and 255 The TCP Port 0 field presents the Transmission Control Protocol Port 0 value currently stored in the Comm IF Module To change the Port value to match an existing LAN info structure type in the desired value and click on the SUBMIT button If the parameter change causes desirable operation click on the SAVE button to store value to Flash This address must conform to the nnnn format where nnnn is a number between 0 and 65535 The TCP Port 1 field presents the Transmission Control Protocol Port 1 value currently stored in the Comm IF Module To change the Port value to match an existing LAN info structure type in the desired value and click on the SUBMIT button If the parameter change causes desirable operation click on the SAVE button to store value to Flash This address must conform to the nnnn format where nnnn is a number betw
180. ve weight from one location on the equipment frame to the same location on the opposite side of the equipment frame ie from the top left of the reflector mounting frame to the top right of the reflector mounting frame Do NOT add counter weight during this step 4 Last balance the antenna with the elevation pointed at or near zenith referred to as top to bottom balance by moving existing counter weights from the top to the bottom or from the bottom to the top Always move weight from one location on the equipment frame to the same location on the opposite side of the equipment frame ie from the top left of the reflector mounting frame to the bottom left of the reflector mounting frame Do NOT add counter weight during this step 5 When completed the antenna will stay at any position it is pointed in for at least 5 minutes with no ship motion 6 Do NOT cycle antenna power to re Initialize the antenna Return to the ACU which is still in REMOTE BALANCE mode and press ENTER to exit Remote Balance Mode When you exit Balance Mode the antenna will be re initialized which turns DishScan Azimuth Elevation and Cross Level drive ON 3 82 Fine Balance and Monitoring Motor Drive Torque The DacRemP DISPTC graph chart provides a means for monitoring torque commands required for each motor for diagnostic purposes and verifying antenna balance By observing each trace the required drive of the antenna via the motor driver PCB may be establishe

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