Sea Tel ST14, Installation And Maintenance Manual

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ST14 Ku-Band TVRO Setup for Model ST14E
4-1
4. Setup for Model ST14E
4.1. System Checkout
1. Press the POWER key on the antenna control panel. The display should report model and software versions,
verifying the DC power connection between the antenna control panel and the antenna pedestal assembly.
2. Turn power ON to the satellite receiver and the TV monitor. The television may now be displaying “searching
for satellite signal” verifying proper video connections between the receiver and the monitor.
4.2. Initial Factory Setup
Your system comes from the factory preprogrammed for the following satellites:
SATA HtBd13 Hot Bird @ 13E
SATB Astr19 Astra1 @ 19E
SATC Astr28 Astra2 @ 28E
If you want to change this programming refer to the paragraphs below.
4.3. Changing the Initial Factory Setup
If you want to change the order of the initial setup of satellites, remove unused satellites or add/replace with new
satellites then refer to the paragraphs below.
Press and hold
SAVE +
▼
for 6 seconds to access SETUP Mode. “Setup Mode” will be displayed on the first line of the
display while the panel is in SETUP Mode.
Use the
▼ & ▲ arrow keys to scroll down & up through the Setup parameters listed below.
NOTE:
You will save individual set-up parameter settings as you modify them in the procedure
below (quick presses of the SAVE key). These will only save the settings until POWER is cycled to
the antenna.
When you are finished making all of your desired changes, you
MUST press and hold the SAVE
key for six seconds, “Settings Saved” will be displayed.
Saving writes all of the parameters,
including the ones you have changed, to memory in the PCU so they will be available after POWER has
been cycled to the antenna.
4.3.1.
1. Press the NEXT key to select this parameter for adjustment.
Adjusting Panel Brightness
2. Once selected, press
▲
&
▼
arrow keys to adjust the backlighting illumination of the display to
desired level. Each key press steps the value 8 counts.
3. Then press the
SAVE
key to save the adjusted setting.
4. Press the
▼
arrow key to go to the next parameter.
4.3.2.
Auto Threshold needs to be set to about 1/3
rd
of the difference in AGC between noise floor (OFF satellite)
signal level and peak (ON satellite) signal level. The most common value for the Coastal 14 is 60.
Setting Auto Threshold for Proper Tracking
1. Press the
NEXT
key to select this parameter for adjustment.
2. Once selected, press ▼ & ▲ arrow keys to increment/decrement the indicated digit to the desired
value.
3. Press NEXT to move the adjustment cursor to the next character to be edited. Press
▼
&
▲
arrow
keys to increment/decrement the indicated character to the desired value.
4. Repeat the previous step until all desired character positions have been edited.
5. Then press the
SAVE
key once to save this setting.