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Installation and Instruction Guide

The Weather Channel

A Landmark Communications, Inc. Network
300 Interstate North Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30339

1st Edition

February 1999

COMPANY PRIVATE

The information, drawings, and data contained herein are the proprietary information of The Weather Channel Copyright

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1999

The Weather Channel, Inc.

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Summary of Contents for Weather Star XL

Page 1: ...Communications Inc Network 300 Interstate North Parkway Atlanta Georgia 30339 1st Edition February 1999 COMPANY PRIVATE The information drawings and data contained herein are the proprietary informat...

Page 2: ...ip area has shifted or expanded to another county please notify Star Operations immediately 1 800 554 7354 WARNING NEVER unplug the Weather Star XL without first powering it off Failure to power off t...

Page 3: ...ude the publication title the paragraph or figure number and the page number Send your comments to Star Operations Department 53 The Weather Channel 300 Interstate North Parkway Atlanta Georgia 30339...

Page 4: ...Installing Communications 10 Installing the Modem 10 Installing a Terminal Terminal Emulator 11 Powering the Weather Star XL 15 Working with the Advertising Crawl Manager 16 Setting up the Modem Softw...

Page 5: ...captures the data designated for its specified weather zone and displays it automatically at the appropriate time Local crawl messages may be entered through the supplied modem or with a terminal thr...

Page 6: ...bler IRD as shown in Figure 3 6 8 Audio out Left Audio In Left Audio Out Composite BB out J1 Composite BB video In Video out J3 Video In Baseband In Video In Video Out Sat Receiver VideoCipher Weather...

Page 7: ...he delivery packing slip attain the signature of the carrier at the time of delivery if possible and notify Star Operations at 1 800 554 7354 Mounting the Weather Star XL To mount the Weather Star XL...

Page 8: ...tor 4 Connect LEFT OUT do NOT use Mono audio output from your videocipher to LEFT IN on the Weather Star XL see Figure 5 5 Connect LEFT OUT audio output from your videocipher to LEFT IN on the Weather...

Page 9: ...Weather Star XL to the lang GND pin on your IRD Audio ground connection Step 6 is required or low audio levels will occur If your channel modulator uses only two OUT inputs then use OUT and OUT GND f...

Page 10: ...e Weather Star XL 3 Attach the power cord from the back of the modem to the power strip on the rack 4 Attach your telephone cord RJ11 to the LINE connection on the back of the modem 5 Flip the ON OFF...

Page 11: ...nstalled reinstall the back panel to the Weather Star XL using the six screws that you removed earlier 2 Plug the 25 pin null modem RS232 cable from the back of your terminal terminal emulator to the...

Page 12: ...O BYPASS OFF ON Weather Star XL Comp BB In E Net Serial Number This unit is intended for this headend only Before moving The Weather Star XL or other service please call The Weather Channel Channel C...

Page 13: ...eo Input Comm Port Satellite Data Video In GPI Channel Control External Data LC PRE ROLL 3 LC PRE ROLL 3 EMITTER 2 COLLECTOR 2 CATHODE 1 VCC 1 CATHODE 0 VCC 0 RIGHT IN RIGHT IN OUT OUT LEFT IN LEFT IN...

Page 14: ...t Comm Port Satellite Data GPI Video In Video Out Audio 1 2 DD Power GPI 14400 bps FAXMODEM TST HS AA CD OH RD SD TR MR A C Power Modem Power Cord RJ11 Telephone Cord ON OFF Switch Figure 6 Connection...

Page 15: ...wer switch observe a red LED for about 30 seconds then the LED will turn green you may have to look in the hole at an angle to see this The Weather Star XL will pass audio approximately one minute aft...

Page 16: ...schedule list You can also control the order in which crawls display and how often they display Setting up the Modem Software To set up your modem software so that you can run the Advertising Crawl Ma...

Page 17: ...minal To access the Crawl Manager using a terminal complete the following steps Step Instructions 1 Ensure that the terminal is installed refer to Installing the Terminal Terminal Emulator and powered...

Page 18: ...esignates a disabled crawl This column displays the number of characters that each crawl contains Figure 8 The Advertising Crawl Manager Main Menu Changing the Crawl Manager Password After you access...

Page 19: ...t again If the confirmation field matches the entry in the New Password field the password will be successfully changed and your modem software will automatically disconnect To access the crawl manage...

Page 20: ...television screen The crawl message cannot be blank and you are limited to a 280 character message 8 Press ENTER to save your changes The crawl name you added displays in the first column list of the...

Page 21: ...so that it will not display press the Y key in the Disabled box To enable a disabled crawl so that it will display at the next scheduled time press the N key to clear the Disabled box 6 Press TAB 7 In...

Page 22: ...ions 1 In either the Crawl List or the Schedule List see Figure 8 use the up and down arrow keys to select the crawl that you want to delete 2 Press the D key Delete Crawl 3 If you are deleting a craw...

Page 23: ...he Crawl List You are not required to set a crawl schedule Setting the crawl schedule however allows you to change the time interval so that each crawl displays for more than one local forecast To set...

Page 24: ...Crawl Schedule Based on a local forecast every ten minutes Time Forecast Crawl 10 minutes Forecast 1 Crawl 1 20 minutes Forecast 2 Crawl 1 30 minutes Forecast 3 Crawl 1 40 minutes Forecast 4 Crawl 2 5...

Page 25: ...g the Weather Star XL without first powering it off Failure to power off the Weather Star XL could cause irreparable and permanent damage to the unit To power off the Weather Star XL insert a 6 Philli...

Page 26: ...face Board A V Module is located on the side of the chassis To SAT Scan Module IN OUT S Video Video Audio Left Audio Right Microphone To Back Panel To Interface Board To Interface Board To Interface B...

Page 27: ...he Audio Left Out RCA connector on the A V Module Cable from the RCA connector third connector from the bottom on the Interface Board connects to the Audio Left In RCA connector on the A V Module Cabl...

Page 28: ...seconds for the Weather Star XL to power off Then power it on again refer to Powering the Weather Star XL Warning Do not use a paper clip or other object that could cause an electrical short 2 Check...

Page 29: ...he front panel see Figure 7 and gently press one time to reset the unit Wait two minutes for the LED to turn green Warning Do not use a paper clip or other object that could cause an electrical short...

Page 30: ...it Wait two minutes for the LED to turn green Warning Do not use a paper clip or other object that could cause an electrical short 3 Insert a 6 Phillips head screwdriver or the end of a pen cap into t...

Page 31: ...refer to Figure 12 5 Check Video In connections from videocipher or IRD refer to Figures 4 and 6 6 Check DD Power connection refer to Figures 4 and 6 7 Insert a 6 Phillips head screwdriver or the end...

Page 32: ...e Reset hole the lower hole to your left on the front panel see Figure 7 and gently press one time to reset the unit Wait two minutes for the LED to turn green Warning Do not use a paper clip or other...

Page 33: ...a pen cap into the Reset hole the lower hole to your left on the front panel see Figure 7 and gently press one time to reset the unit Wait two minutes for the LED to turn green Warning Do not use a pa...

Page 34: ...he Weather Star XL to channel modulator refer to Figures 4 5 and 6 5 Insert a 6 Phillips head screwdriver or the end of a pen cap into the Reset hole the lower hole to your left on the front panel see...

Page 35: ...ight and the right LED blinks 4 Insert a 6 Phillips head screwdriver or the end of a pen cap into the Reset hole the lower hole to your left on the front panel see Figure 7 and gently press one time t...

Page 36: ...rt a 6 Phillips head screwdriver or the end of a pen cap into the Reset hole see Figure 7 and gently press once to reset the unit Wait two minutes for the LED to turn green Warning Do not use a paper...

Page 37: ...hole the lower hole to your left on the front panel see Figure 7 and gently press one time to reset the unit Wait two minutes for the LED to turn green Warning Do not use a paper clip or other object...

Page 38: ...o reset the unit Wait two minutes for the LED to turn green Warning Do not use a paper clip or other object that could cause an electrical short 3 Insert a 6 Phillips head screwdriver or the end of a...

Page 39: ...he front panel see Figure 7 and gently press one time to reset the unit Wait two minutes for the LED to turn green Warning Do not use a paper clip or other object that could cause an electrical short...

Page 40: ...e 1 If this is the external fan check that the power cable is firmly attached The power cable runs from the external fan and sits on top of the system module power module 2 If this option does not sol...

Page 41: ...elivery 7 Data passage and Weather Star XL 6 Page 41 March 1999 COMPANY PRIVATE Delivery damage procedures 7 Diagrams connections using a receiver and videocipher 6 12 connections using IRD 6 14 crawl...

Page 42: ...data 33 video 28 29 31 weather warning 39 Rack mounting for Weather Star XL 7 Receiver connections to Weather Star XL 6 8 12 Star XL explanation of data passage 6 Terminal problems 36 Tests powering...

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