Hughes HN9800, Installation Manual

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Chapter 4 • Installing outdoor equipment and antenna pointing
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When the modem finishes downloading the pointing information, the DAPT2
displays a Pointing Done message.
3. Make sure you see the
Pointing Done
message on the DAPT2. Do not
remove the DAPT2 until you see the Pointing Done.
The following screens show the progression of pointing on the Terminal Installation
screens.
Coarse and fine pointing
Coarse pointing refers to pointing the antenna in the general direction of the satellite
so that the antenna can acquire the satellite signal. Fine pointing refers to refining
the antenna adjustment to point the antenna as accurately as possible.
Figure 20 shows fine and course pointing in progress.
Figure 20: Coarse and fine pointing detail
You can view the SQF graph by clicking the Show SQF Graph button. Once the SQF is
peaks, click Next to continue.
Figure 21: SQF graph shown