Sea Tel 9711-92, Installation And Operation Manual

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Installation Troubleshooting 9711-92 Ku-Band TXRX
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The Level display will plot below the reference line when the antenna requires CW drive (Up in
elevation).
Example: The antenna pictured in the screen capture below is imbalanced so that it is “Front, or
Bottom, Heavy”. The LV trace is plotting above the red line, indicating that CW drive is required to
maintain the current elevation position.
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The Azimuth display plots below the red line when the antenna is driven CW and plots above
the red line as the antenna is driving CCW.
17.3.8. Open Loop Motor Test
The DacRemP Comm Diagnostics Window provides a means to enter in Remote Commands for driving
each individual torque motor to test that motors functionality. By
driving each axis and observing the resulting motion of the antenna,
a coarse operational status of the motor and motor driver may be
established.
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To manually drive the motors, select the
“Comm
Diagnostics”
window under to the Tools submenu or
Press “CTRL + C”
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Using the small field in the upper left hand corner of
the window, type in the remote command and verify
the motor appropriately drives in the direction
commanded.
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To drive the cross level motor, key in
^
1064,
^
1128 or
^
1192 and press
ENTER
to drive the Cross Level axis
LEFT, OFF or RIGHT respectively.