KVH Industries TracVision S3, Owner'S Manual

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Find Skew Angle for Currently Selected Satellite
Function: calculates necessary LNB skew based on latitude,
longitude, and selected satellite
Command: SKEWANGLE*
Argument: none
Response: displays skew angle
* Before this command can function properly, you must perform the GPS
Position command detailed in
Section E.6 to provide the system with the proper
latitude and longitude.
Help on Parser Commands
Function: lists parser commands
Command: HELP
Argument: none
Response: print a list of all parser commands
E.2 Manual Positioning Commands
To execute the following commands, first put the Antenna Unit in
idle mode by typing
HALT and pressing “ENTER.” Positioning
commands may be entered after the antenna comes to rest.
Azimuth Angle
Function: commands a manual azimuth angle that the
mechanism moves to
Command: AZ,xxxx (range is 0000-3599)
Argument: desired azimuth angle of the mechanism relative to
external magnetic reference, or baseplate fwd,
000°-359.9°
Response: echoes the command; mechanism moves at a
fixed velocity
Elevation Angle
Function: commands a manual elevation angle that the
mechanism moves to
Command: EL,xxx (range is 100-850)
Argument: desired elevation angle of the mechanism relative to
up, 10.0°-85.0°
Response: echoes the command; mechanism moves at a
fixed velocity
E-2
A Guide to TracVision S3
Table E-2
Manual Positioning Commands