Sea Tel DAC-2202, Installation And Operation Manual

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Operation DAC-2202 Antenna Control Unit
2-10
EL 056.7
# AGC 1234
Press
DOWN
or
ENTER
to access the
Elevation sub-menu
. This allows you to
target the antenna to a desired Elevation position. Range of input is 00.0-90.0.
To target a new elevation position, press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to bring the
cursor up under the character to the left, or right, of the decimal point respectively.
Continue to move the cursor until the desired character is selected. Use the
UP or
DOWN arrow keys to increment or decrement the selected character.
Press ENTER to target the antenna to the new elevation position OR Press NEXT
to abort and return to the main Antenna display.
The number ( 2, 4, 6 or 8 ) you see periodically flashing in the lower left of the
display are normal DishScan tracking signals.
REL 234.5 AGC 1234
Press DOWN or ENTER to access the Relative Azimuth sub-menu . This sub-
menu displays the current Relative azimuth position of the antenna.
If this ACU is connected to a LIMITED azimuth antenna (has cable “UNWRAP”), the
value displayed here is the antenna position relative to the bow of the ship, ranging
from 020.0-700.0, with 360.0 indicating when antenna is pointed in-line with the
bow. UNWRAP should occur at REL 023.0 & 697.0.
If this ACU is connected to a UNLIMITED azimuth antenna (no mechanical stops in
azimuth rotation), the value displayed here is the antenna position relative to the
bow of the ship, ranging from 000.0-359.9, with 000.0 indicating when antenna is
pointed in-line with the bow.
The REL position of the antenna is also used to set Radiation Hazard & Blockage
Mapping points (refer to Setup chapter of your antenna manual).
POL 0000 AGC 1234
Press DOWN or ENTER to access the Polarization sub-menu . Auto-Polarization
is the DEFAULT method of polarization adjustment. To optimize, or manually adjust,
polarization refer to the Setup and Maintenance sections of this manual
2.6.4. Status information menus.
Display Meaning
SEA TEL,INC - MASTER
DAC-2202 VER 6.05t
Press the NEXT key until the Status menu is displayed. This is the power-up
display of the Master (ACU) and Remote (PCU) Model & Software Version(s)
information.