Sea Tel COASTAL 18, Installation And Operation Manual

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Operation Coastal 18 Ku-Band TVRO
2-2
Figure 2-2 Display Antenna Control Panel
2.2. System Start-Up
Normal operation begins by
pressing the
POWER key and
waiting for the antenna to
automatically acquire and
track the desired satellite
signal. After the system has
been properly installed and
set up, this initialization
should take approximately 1
minute. The following
displays may be seen during
the start-up of the system.
2.2.1. Power-up/Initialization Phase
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Second line will display the antenna pedestal serial number that
has been saved in the Pedestal Control Unit (PCU), for a few
seconds.
COASTAL 18
INITIALIZING
✴
The Model number that has been saved in the PCU will be
displayed on the top line. “INITIALIZING” followed by a “
o ” until
the GPS has a valid position. When the GPS has a valid position
“INITIALIZING
✴
✴ ✴
✴
” is displayed.
2.2.2. Search phase
Sat1 NAME12 1234
Search Message 1
First line of the display will be comprised of:
1
Sat1, Sat2, Sat3, Sat4, Sat5 or Sat6 .
2
NAME12 is the 6 character name of the satellite being searched for (1 of 6 saved satellites). If
satellite information has been entered (see SETUP MODE) the name of the selected saved
satellite(s) will be displayed.
3
1234 will be the actual value of signal level being received (AGC).
Second line of the display may display any one of the following search messages:
4
Search Delay ## - Number value while the antenna is delaying.
5
Search @ EL 35 - System is conducting a linear search at the Elevation angle displayed.