Sea Tel 14400MK2-21, Operating Instructions Manual

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14400MK2-21 C/Ku-Band TVRO Installation
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8. Install the struts on the dish
using the hardware provided
(this will require a ladder to
reach the top strut mounting
hole in the dish). Match the
number sticker on the end of
the strut to the number
sticker near the mounting
hole on the dish. Apply
Loctite to and tighten the
mounting bolts.
9. Install the feed on the struts
using the hardware provided.
Match the number sticker on
the end of the strut to the
number sticker near the
mounting hole on the scalar
plate of the feed. Apply
Loctite to and tighten the
mounting bolts.
10. Loop the reflector harness
and coaxes loosely around
the feed assembly to allow
full polarity rotation of the
feed.
11. Use tie-wraps to attach the
reflector harness and coaxes
along the right feed strut and
the flange bolts on the right
rear of the dish (seen here in
the foreground).
12. Attach the 15 pin connector
on the antenna reflector
harness to the shielded Polang
Aux Relay box.
13. Connect the IF receive coax
cables from the feed to the
pedestal Modem and/or coax
relay/switch panel (according
to the block diagram).
NOTE: Keep the reflector tied
down until the ADE is lifted
aboard and you are ready to
balance the antenna.