Settings
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Chapter 4: Setup of the antenna
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3. Click
Apply
.
4. Select the desired position mode.
5. Click
Apply
.
Heading
mode
Description
External
Heading input from the vessel’s gyro compass (default).
If there is no heading input due to failure, alarms are raised and the
antenna continues in gyro-free mode. When heading input is available
again and a new acquisition is made, alarms are cleared.
Fixed
Use this setting for an azimuth and cable calibration if there is no input
from the vessel’s gyro compass and for permanent installations like
remote areas or oil rigs, or during training and test.
For
Fixed
, enter the vessel heading in degrees. If the heading is not
known, set it to 0.
Important: Fixed heading is not allowed for sailing vessels!
None
I
mportant:
You must make an azimuth and cable calibration
with Fixed before you can use this setting. This is required for
using blocking zones. After a successful azimuth and cable
calibration you must change the heading input setting from
Fixed to None.
Select this setting after a successful azimuth calibration with Fixed
heading if the system does not have input from the vessel’s gyro
compass.
Table 4-6: Heading modes
Position mode
Description
Mode
Select one of the following:
• GNSS (default)
• Manual
• External
GNSS
Select one of the following:
• GPS (default)
• BEIDOU
• GPS + BEIDOU
• GLONASS
• GPS + GLONASS
Latitude, Longitude, Altitude Only if
Position Mode
is set to
Manual:
Enter the values
Table 4-7: Position modes
