COBHAM EXPLORER 8100 Ku, Hardware Installation Manual

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Table of contents
Chapter 1 Conversion to Ku-band
1.1 To unpack ................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.1 What’s in the box .................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.2 Initial inspection ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Prerequisites
............................................................................................................................. 2
1.2.1 Software version ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.2 Tools needed ............................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 To modify the Antenna ................................................................................................... 3
1.3.1 To prepare the Ka (eTRIA) antenna ............................................................................... 3
1.3.2 To remove the eTRIA ............................................................................................................ 5
1.3.3 To connect and arrange the cables ................................................................................ 6
1.3.4 To install the BUC ................................................................................................................... 9
1.3.5 To install the Ku RF assembly ..........................................................................................11
1.3.6 Final assembly .........................................................................................................................15
1.4 To update the configuration to Ku
.......................................................................15
1.4.1 Configure the system to use the Ku feed ..................................................................15
1.4.2 Create and activate a satellite profile ..........................................................................16