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During installation, a personal computer with a serial port
and terminal software is required to calibrate trimmers on
the Controller and on the Control Interface. Any simple in-
teractive terminal program can be used - it only has to trans-
mit keystrokes as typed, and display characters received
from the
GS-232A
.
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NST
ALLA
TION
P
OWER
& C
ONTROL
C
ONNECTIONS
DXA or DXC Series Azimuth Rotator
r
Connect the supplied DC cable to a source of 12 VDC.
The red lead connects to the Positive (+) DC terminal,
and the black lead connects to the Negative
(–) DC terminal. The
GS-232A
requires 110 mA. The
supplied cable has a 500-mA fast-blow fuse. Use only
the same type fuse for replacement.
r
Plug the coaxial power connector into the
DC 12V
jack
on the
GS-232A
rear panel.
r
Connect the supplied Control cable (“5-pin”
1
“Mini-
DIN”) between the
EXT CONTROL
connector on the
rotator’s controller and
AZ
connector on the rear panel
of the
GS-232A
(Figure 1).
To DC 12V Power Source
To Serial port of the computer
DXA or DXC series
Azimuth Rotator
Figure 1
