TriPoint VertexRSI 7200, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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TRA C KIN G T U T ORIAL
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To set the -3 dB beam w i dth, check the data sheet or approx i mate the va l ue us i ng
the fo ll o w i ng equat i on:
freq = rece i ve frequency ( i n G Hz): C-Band = 3.9 5 G Hz
X-Band = 7.5 0 G Hz
Ku-Band = 1 1.9 5 G Hz
s i ze = antenna d i ameter i n meters
- 3 dB b ea mw i dth = ______ 19 _______
f r e qu e n c y * s i z e
1 8. From the M a i n m e nu... , se l ect Ed i t syst e m c onf i gu r a t i on... and St e pt r ack
d e f a u l ts... .
1 9. Se l ect Rece i v e -3 dB b ea mw i dth [ d e g ] and enter the va l ue obta i ned above.
2 0. Se l ect St e p s i z e [ d e g ] . Th i s parameter shou l d be set to approx i mate l y 8
percent of the -3 dB b ea mw i dth , but no l ess than 0.0 2 on systems w i th
standard reso l vers. Enter the va l ue and press [EN TER].
2 1. Se l ect P os i t i on d ea db a nd [ d e g ] . Th i s parameter shou l d be set to approx i mate l y
5 percent of the -3 dB b ea mw i dth , but no l ess than 0.0 2 on systems w i th
standard reso l vers. Enter the va l ue and press [EN TER]. A ns w er yes to the
system prompt to save changes and press [PRIOR] to return to the M a i n m e nu .
In norma l env i ronments, no other steptrack defau l ts requ i re mod i f i cat i ons from the
preset va l ues. The OPT defau l ts shou l d rema i n at factory sett i ngs a l so.
The next step i n the track i ng sequence i s to bu il d a target.
2 2. From the M a i n m e nu... , se l ect T r ack i ng fun c t i ons... , and Ed i t a n e w o r e x i st i ng
t a r g e t... .
2 3. Se l ect a non i n i t i a li zed i tem (represented as " ------------ " ) on the target se l ect i on
menu and press [EN TER].
2 4. The Ed i t t a r g e t d a t a screen w ill appear. Th i s screen conta i ns T a r g e t n a m e and
T r ack i ng mod e parameters, and the submenu Ed i t t a r g e t p a r a m e t e r s... .
2 5. Se l ect T a r g e t n a m e . The fo ll o w i ng prompt appears:
A rr ow ke ys mov e a r ound, c h a ng e l e tt e r s; up to 12 l e tt e r s a r e a ll ow e d.