Sea Tel DAC-2202, Installation And Operation Manual

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Operation DAC-2202 Antenna Control Unit
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2.3. Basic Function of Front Panel Keys
Keyboard operation is very simple and straightforward. Basic function of each key is:
Press NEXT to cycle through the four main menus; Ship, Satellite, Antenna and Status (refer
to the Operation Flowcharts).
Press TRACK key to
toggle
the state of Tracking, ON/OFF. If SEARCH is ON, pressing the
TRACK key will turn search OFF.
When the Antenna main menu is displayed, pressing the LEFT arrow moves the antenna left
(CCW or down in azimuth). Pressing the RIGHT arrow to move the antenna right (CW or up
in azimuth).
In any sub-menu, pressing the LEFT or RIGHT arrow enters editing mode and brings up a
cursor in the display. When the cursor is under a character, it is selected and can be changed
(see UP/DOWN arrow below).
(Setup) - Press and release BOTH the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to access the save
parameters window. Press & Hold for six seconds to access the setup parameters (refer to
the Setup section of this manual).
When the Antenna main menu is displayed, press UP arrow to move the antenna up in
elevation or the DOWN arrow to move the antenna down in elevation.
Press the UP/DOWN arrow cycle Up and Down through the sub-menus.
When a sub-menu item is being edited, use the UP/DOWN to increment/decrement the
selected character. This steps the selected entry one increment per sequential key-press or
rapidly increments the selected entry when pressed & held.
At any main menu level, press ENTER to access the sub-menu items.
When viewing one of the sub-menus, pressing the ENTER key will step down through the
sub-menu items, like the DOWN arrow does.
When editing, the cursor is visible under a character in a sub-menu (whether it has been
changed or not), press ENTER to execute the present value, and return to display mode of
that sub-menu. This does NOT save the new value to NVRAM.
Press RESET to reset all the processors in the Antenna Control Unit. It does NOT reset the
antenna.
2.4. Basic Description of Front Panel Status LEDs
The basic description of the front panel LED states are:
Tracking - (Green LED)
ON
indicates that the ACU has identified and is actively tracking the desired satellite to optimize the signal
level (AGC).
Blinking indicates that the ACU is in search delay or is analyzing a satellite signal.
OFF indicates that Tracking is OFF.
Searching - (Yellow LED)
ON
indicates that the ACU is actively searching for your satellite signal.
OFF indicates that SEARCH is OFF.
Target - (Yellow LED)
ON indicates that the antenna is TARGETING (driving) to the specified Azimuth and/or Elevation position(s).
ON also indicates UNWRAP in limited azimuth antennas.
Power
- (Green LED)
ON indicates that the Antenna Control Unit is energized.