1
Introduction
1.1
Digital Satellite Television
Your new TracVision S3 satellite antenna is fully compatible with
the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) satellites, which use the
international standard for digital TV transmission, as well as
Digital Satellite Service (DSS) services, such as DIRECTV
®
. As a
result, you will be able to receive and decode signals from your
chosen satellite services with the proper programming and
hardware (e.g., the Integrated Receiver Decoder [IRD]). Your
TracVision S3 comes with a pre-programmed “satellite library” of
European and North American satellite services. If the satellite
service you wish to receive is not already in the “satellite
library,” you may also add two additional satellites of your
choice to the library.
When configuring the TracVision S3 you may choose a pair of
satellites from the entire library to be active in the system and
with your IRD. Selecting one satellite or the other can be as
simple as changing the television channel using the IRD remote
control. For the antenna to track and receive signals from two
satellites, they must be within 10˚ longitude of each other in
orbit. As a result, certain satellites can be paired only with certain
other satellites. Tables 1-1 and 1-2 list the possible satellite pairs
that may be selected in Europe and in North America.
1-1
Introduction
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Astra 1
✓
✓
✓
✓
Astra 2N
✓
✓
Astra 2S
✓
✓
Hispasat
Hotbird
✓
✓
✓
✓
Sirius
✓
✓
✓
Thor
✓
Astra 1
Astra 2N
Astra 2S
Hispasat
Hotbird
Sirius
Thor
Table 1-1
Available European Satellite Pairs
(European LNB Required)
TracVision S3’s default satellite
pairs are:
Europe: Astra 1 & Hotbird
N. America (ExpressVu):
Expressvu & None
or
N. America (US DISH Network):
Echo_119 & None
selecting different satellites.
