Power and startup
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Chapter 2: Installation
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2.9 Power and startup
1. Connect power to the BDU.
2. Connect power to the VSAT modem.
3. Switch on the BDU. The unit starts up and goes through an initialization procedure:
• Antenna POST pending
• Antenna SW upload (If the software versions in the ADU and BDU are not the same,
a software update is done during startup.)
• Antenna POST
• Not ready
• Ready
• Pointing antenna
• Acquiring Signal
• Tracking
This may take some time (up to a couple of minutes).
4. The SAILOR XTR Ka is ready to be calibrated (for first time power up) or receive data
from the VSAT modem (when in normal operation).
The LEDs
Power
and
Fail/Pass
are
steady green
, the LED
Logon
is off.
Make sure there are no hardware failures or error codes present, check the display of the
BDU for events.
5. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to get the SAILOR XTR Ka system
operational, see
2.9.1 Power cycle
To power cycle the BDU and ADU do as follows:
1. Flip the on/off switch at the front panel of the BDU.
2. Wait until the system has rebooted and is operational again (the display shows
TRACKING). The last active satellite profile will be used.
Note that a reset via the arrow keys on the front panel is not supported.
