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Follow the steps below to determine the ideal
skew angle for your location and selected
satellite(s). You will set the LNB to this angle in
the next step.
TIP:
Your service provider might also be able to
provide you with the correct skew angle for your
selected satellite.
a.
Using a GPS or the map and table in
Figure 30, determine your latitude and
longitude.
b.
Using the PC connected to your TracVision
system, enter the commands below into the
Flash Update Wizard’s “Antenna Comms”
window.
c.
Type
HALT
then press Enter.
d.
Type
DEBUGON
then press Enter.
e.
Using the table below, type the following
command to enter your latitude and
longitude.
GPS,
XX
,
A
,
YYY
,
B
f.
Type
ZAP
then press Enter to restart the
antenna. Wait two minutes for system
startup.
g.
Type
SKEWANGLE
then press Enter to
display the skew angle for your location and
currently selected satellite. If you installed
multiple satellites, type
AVGSKEW
then
press Enter to display the average skew.
Variable
Value
XX
Latitude (0-90)
A
(Enter S or N)
S (South)
N (North)
YYY
Longitude (0-180)
B
(Enter E or W)
E (East)
W (West)
Figure 30: Approximate European Latitude/Longitude Values
1
2
3
4
11
7
6
5
8
9
10
12
13
14
16
15
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Grid # Latitude
Longitude
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
3
14
15
16
17
1
8
19
20
21
22
2
3
24
7° W
7° E
22° E
45° E
7° W
7° E
22° E
7° W
7° E
22° E
40° E
7° W
7° E
22° E
7° W
7° E
7° W
7° E
22° E
3
7° E
7° W
7° E
22° E
3
7° E
67° N
67° N
67° N
65° N
6
3
° N
6
3
° N
6
3
° N
57° N
57° N
57° N
55° N
5
3
° N
5
3
° N
50° N
47° N
47° N
4
3
° N
4
3
° N
4
3
° N
4
3
° N
3
6° N
3
6° N
3
6° N
3
6° N
Find the Skew Angle
15
Linear Only
