Field Service Procedure – Replacement Pol Pot Kit, 4012
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4.
Verify
the
Pol
Pots
Calibration:
To
verify
if
the
4012
antennas
polarity
function
is
calibrated
and
operating
correctly
drive
the
pol
to
verify
that
the
feed
is
aligned
correctly
(the
pol
pot
is
correctly
calibrated)
and
also
that
the
pot
is
outputting
the
correct
resistances
throughout
its
range.
This
will
also
verify
if
the
pol
motor
is
driving
correctly.
Log
into
the
MXP
and
from
the
configuration
menu
select
the
“Reflector”
page
from
the
configuration
section
and
verify
the
polang
drive
option
is
set
to
“Automatic”.
Now
select
the
“Position
Antenna”
screen
from
the
tools
window
and
configure
the
satellite
settings
as
follows:
Longitude
=
Enter
the
longitudinal
value
of
your
current
GPS
location.
I.e.
if
your
current
location
is
1
degree
west
of
GMT
enter
“1.0
W”
into
the
longitude
of
the
satellite
parameters.
TX
Polarity
=
HORZ
Now
press
the
submit
button
(as
shown
below).
The
antenna
will
now
target
the
desired
position
and
align
the
feed
accordingly.
Once
the
antenna
has
stopped
targeting,
turn
off
the
tracking
function
to
prevent
it
from
going
into
a
search.
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