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Gilat Satellite Networks

Confidential and Proprietary Information

Gilat SR1500

Antenna System Installation and Operation

Release number DCRnnnnnnn(A)

Gilat Satellite Networks April, 2015

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Page 1: ...Gilat Satellite Networks Confidential and Proprietary Information Gilat SR1500 Antenna System Installation and Operation Release number DCRnnnnnnn A Gilat Satellite Networks April 2015...

Page 2: ...rk s Ltd The disclosure by Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd of information contained herein does not constitute any license or authorization to use or disclose the information ideas or concepts presented...

Page 3: ...ications 5 Acronyms and Abbreviations 5 System Overview 6 Power Requirements 7 Antenna Components 8 System Description 12 Unpacking Inspection and Installation Planning 13 Serial Numbers 13 Unpacking...

Page 4: ...cting the System to Power 37 Alternative Power Connection Directly to Battery 39 Appendix A Gilat Approved Roof Bars 40 Appendix B Antenna Mounting Hardware 41 Clamp Kit 41 Bus Mount Kit 42 Appendix C...

Page 5: ...bstacles Blocking Signal 4 Figure 3 SR1500 antenna 6 Figure 4 SR1500 Antenna components 8 Figure 5 SR1500 Dual Pol connectors 10 Figure 6 SR1500 Uni Pol connector 10 Figure 7 SR1500 antenna 12 Figure...

Page 6: ...36 Routing cable between two panels or through a grommet 31 Figure 37 Routing cables through a grommet 32 Figure 38 Dual Pol TNC connector inputs 33 Figure 39 Tie wrap cables to roof rack Uni Pol and...

Page 7: ...battery power connection 39 Table 7 Upper bracket parts 41 Table 8 Lower bracket parts 41 Table 9 AKT2000066 Bus mount kit 42 Table 10 Cable Kit for SR1500 antenna 44 Table 11 ACU front panel control...

Page 8: ...70 Table 30 ACU LCD Diagnostics parameters 72 Table 31 ACU LCD Setup parameters 73 Table 32 ACU LCD Install parameters 74 Table 33 ACU LCD IP Config static network parameters 74 Table 34 ACU LCD IP Co...

Page 9: ...f monitors Do NOT view from the driver s seat Do not open or remove the cover of the receiver antenna or ACU to avoid exposure to dangerous voltage The SR1500 system is specifically designed for use a...

Page 10: ...re proper installation Follow each detail to ensure accurate and safe installation Follow all warnings and cautionary instructions in this manual The customer s Direct Broadcast Satellite DBS account...

Page 11: ...es above the equator to maximize the signal reception Other factors such as satellite coverage area elevation angle and weather also contribute to the signal quality Figure 1 Satellite Elevation Look...

Page 12: ...ding Water Interference When a vehicle is parked rain and morning dew may collect on the radome of the antenna This may cause interference with satellite reception Once the vehicle is in motion any st...

Page 13: ...ntenna Gilat Support Services In order to receive support from Gilat the installer customer needs to register on the Gilat Star Track customer web site at https startrack gilat com signUp The registra...

Page 14: ...uggedized for outdoor operation Figure 3 SR1500 antenna The SR1500 antenna is available in two versions Uni Pol one cable connection antenna model supports a single TV screen one user on one channel a...

Page 15: ...llation should be performed by an expert in the field Gilat recommends using a true sine wave DC to AC power inverter 0 AWG cables for connection in the vehicle and a secondary battery or UPS includin...

Page 16: ...ion the antenna can automatically search for locate and track a requested communication satellite The antenna includes the following key components Rotating platform containing o Phased array panel o...

Page 17: ...is not available 4 Panel The panel consists of a multi layer structure of two port radiating elements and a complex low loss feeder system It operates with two orthogonal polarizations which are later...

Page 18: ...The Ctrl connector is configurable to H or V polarization and Low or High band The Low band and High band Rx are automatically set to the opposite of the Ctrl polarization For details see Polarization...

Page 19: ...h an opposite pol configuration 12 GPS Gives the geographical location of the antenna The elevation look angle is based on its readings 13 RSSI Tuner A satellite DVB tuner with RSSI power level detect...

Page 20: ...he antenna This device allows for selection of the satellite from which you wish to receive a signal It is located with the satellite receiver inside the vehicle Figure 8 ACU Direct Broadcast Satellit...

Page 21: ...system before beginning the installation The Packing Kit list is included inside of the ACU hardware kit The STB receiver which is required for operation is supplied by the satellite provider Serial N...

Page 22: ...t Support Services on page 5 or contact the local Gilat representative for assistance To unpack the system 1 Unpack the shipping container in an indoor location isolated from the outdoor climate 2 Rem...

Page 23: ...er source is located When placing the antenna on the roof the end of the antenna with the TNC connectors should be facing the point of entry of cables into the vehicle Figure 10 Position connectors fa...

Page 24: ...assembly parts which are included in a parts kit The lower bracket parts are supplied as part of a kit For the part descriptions see Clamp Kit on page 41 Head screws No 9 secure the whole clamp assem...

Page 25: ...ed Figure 14 Mounting bracket spacers 2 Attach the lower brackets to secure the antenna on the crossbars or legs After verifying that the antenna upper brackets fit correctly on the crossbars or legs...

Page 26: ...hten the screws so that the upper and lower brackets fit tightly around the crossbars or legs Do not over tighten Figure 18 Secure clamp with head screw It is highly recommended to apply a low strengt...

Page 27: ...eight of the vehicle unloaded with the antenna installed on the roof Use caution when driving under overpasses tree limbs into garages and into low clearance areas To install the antenna on a roof rac...

Page 28: ...distance may result in damage to the roof due to the bouncing of the antenna while the vehicle is in motion b Verify that all four mounting brackets are flush to the crossbars This can be a problem w...

Page 29: ...ation on a bus are supplied with the product and are preinstalled on the bottom of the antenna For details see Notes About Clamp Installation on page 16 Installation procedure 1 Choose a suitable plac...

Page 30: ...four metal legs on the roof o Mark the center points of the metal legs on the roof For the leg positions see the bus installation dimensions drawing below The metal legs are not located symmetrically...

Page 31: ...he bus roof with a permanent marker e Move the legs aside f Using No 100 sandpaper grind the four rectangles marked on the roof to provide better adhesion for gluing of the legs Figure 24 Sanded recta...

Page 32: ...orm corrections as needed See Notes About Clamp Installation on page 16 e Mount the lower bracket under the metal leg See Notes About Clamp Installation on page 16 Figure 26 Antenna mounted on leg f P...

Page 33: ...ollowing considerations Most double decker bus roofs have three metal support bars lengthwise In this case a middle support bar segment must be removed When the roof is built of metallic sheet a rooft...

Page 34: ...amped to crossbars or legs Outdoor Trailer Installation The antenna can be mounted on a trailer behind the bus In this case the trailer must be high enough and far enough from the bus to provide an ad...

Page 35: ...of recommended mount components and fastening hardware Contact Gilat technical support for specific mounting solutions A physical inspection of the mounting area is generally advised prior to install...

Page 36: ...er legs to the train rooftop rails through four drill holes on each leg Figure 33 Crossbars mounted on damper legs on train rooftop rails 3 Attach the crossbars to the damper legs with screws from the...

Page 37: ...re that there is at least 5cm of space around both units for ventilation and connection of cables Installing the ACU and Receiver Self tapping screws are provided for fastening the ACU to the vehicle...

Page 38: ...ution to avoid areas prone to water infiltration and to prevent damage to the vehicle s body If the space between the vehicle s panels is too small look for an alternate routing option When coaxial ca...

Page 39: ...ain that it is not bent pinched or damaged Routing Cables Through Two Panels You can route the cable between two body panels of the vehicle The antenna cable may be small enough for certain vehicles D...

Page 40: ...e 37 Routing cables through a grommet Routing through a Drilled Point of Entry Trained installers can drill a small point of entry into the vehicle s roof or body Only a highly trained and qualified t...

Page 41: ...em cable connections To connect the cables to the antenna 1 Connect the cables to the antenna a described in Connecting the System Components on page 34 For the Dual Pol antenna version installation l...

Page 42: ...Figure 40 SR1500 Dual Pol Connectivity Table 4 Wiring connections for SR1500 Dual Pol Connectivity From Connector To Connector Cable P N Purpose 1 Ant Ctrl TNC L band Rx ODU Out DC Control ACU TNC L...

Page 43: ...ions for SR1500 Uni Pol Connectivity From Connector To Connector Cable P N Purpose 1 Ant Ctrl TNC L band Rx ODU Out DC Control ACU TNC L band Rx ACU Out DC Control CBM1000010 OR CBM0000003 L band Rx 2...

Page 44: ...selected automatically completes the configuration of the remaining STBs with an opposite pol configuration First the user configures STB1 with one of the following combinations Vertical High band VH...

Page 45: ...ult in serious injury damage airbag deployment or a short circuit To connect the system to switched accessory power 1 Locate a suitable ground such as a bolt attached to the vehicle s frame and attach...

Page 46: ...d now have two in line fuses one at the power source 12V switched accessory wire within 45cm and the other at the ACU itself f Once the fuse holder is installed to both the 12V accessory switched wire...

Page 47: ...e that the power you are providing for the system will not interfere with normal vehicle functions as it will be an isolated source A minimum 14AWG wire should be used when running the power in this m...

Page 48: ...that meets Gilat s standards for weight and stress tolerances for antenna rooftop mounting The following roof racks are approved for antenna mounting on vehicles Thule o Rapid System 753 o Rapid Syst...

Page 49: ...orresponding lower bracket parts are supplied as part of a kit Figure 45 Upper bracket parts Figure 46 Lower bracket parts The two assemblies are secured to the antenna and each other by head screws N...

Page 50: ...o install the antenna on a bus Table 9 AKT2000066 Bus mount kit I It te em m N No o P PN N D De es sc cr ri ip pt ti io on n Q Qt ty y 1 MMP2000033 Bus Mount Metal Leg 4 2 MFS0000341 Screw 4 0X20 Pan...

Page 51: ...The following diagrams show the dimensions of the SR1500 antenna Dual Pol and Uni Pol Note the distance between spacers for marking the location of legs on a vehicle roof Figure 48 SR1500 dimensions...

Page 52: ...ual Pol with 12M RG58 cables CBM1000010 Ant Ctrl Cable Assy RG58 TNC Plug TNC L 12M 1 1 CB101738 Cable Assy RG58 TNC plug F plug 12M for use with either LB or HB terminals 2 1b 1c Kit AKT2000288 for D...

Page 53: ...ng the configuration mode and changing parameters should only be done by a qualified technician after reading this document The user interface sometimes refers to the ACU as IDU or Indoor Unit In this...

Page 54: ...cated on the back The antenna does not track in Standby mode 2 WAN WLAN Indicators Switches between WAN WLAN two way data networking 3 TV DATA Indicators Switches the ACU configuration between TV and...

Page 55: ...the satellite modem DO NOT plug any other electronic equipment or appliances into this outlet Doing so may overload and damage the ACU Figure 52 ACU rear connections Table 12 ACU rear panel connectio...

Page 56: ...e ACU is green The LCD screen shows the ACU s software version then the antenna status The antenna begins to search for the selected satellite It starts an Initialization process followed by Acquisiti...

Page 57: ...etworking Used to change the IP address of the ACU if required This is not a commonly used feature The factory default IP address is 192 168 1 250 You can also verify the IP address from the ACU front...

Page 58: ...hanges o Reset button to clear the screen of entries and start over o Cancel button to return to the main page without saving The interface uses Java Script to calculate input parameter values It is r...

Page 59: ...gure 54 ACU web interface Login 5 Enter the login credentials o In the Login field type admin o In the Password field type raysat o Click Submit The IDU Configuration page is now displayed in the Auth...

Page 60: ...rface Monitor IDU parameters Parameter Description Serial Number ACU serial number SW Version ACU firmware version Temperature ACU internal temperature Input Voltage Measured ACU input voltage 48V 10...

Page 61: ...ACU is waiting until the communication is established Modem disconnect The modem is disconnected during ACU operation Protection zone The transmission is muted because the antenna is entered geograph...

Page 62: ...ettings 1 In the IDU Configuration page click Antenna This page enables you to monitor antenna parameters Figure 56 ACU web interface Monitor Antenna Parameters Table 16 ACU web interface Monitor Ante...

Page 63: ...IDU Configuration page click Configuration 2 IDU and Antenna links appear Click IDU or Antenna to open the corresponding configuration page IDU Configuration This page enables editing of ACU paramete...

Page 64: ...bands available to the antenna The values in the Antenna Configuration page are generally only set at the factory according to the LNB ordered with the antenna or if the LNB is replaced Any changes to...

Page 65: ...You can perform the following actions on satellites Select a satellite to be tracked by the antenna see page 57 Create a new satellite in the database see page 58 Edit the parameters of the selected s...

Page 66: ...lite Settings page see Configuring Satellite Settings on page 57 2 From the Satellite drop down list click Create The Create Satellite page is displayed 3 Fill the fields with the desired satellite na...

Page 67: ...a narrow band beacon RSSI bandwidth LNB Auto for automatic band selection or specific bands available on the antenna for example Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Select Auto or a specific band If more tha...

Page 68: ...nd Position are editable To edit satellite values 1 Access the Satellite Settings page see Configuring Satellite Settings on page 57 2 From the Satellite drop down list select a satellite and click Ed...

Page 69: ...pages 2 Fill in the required values 3 Click Submit to save Static Network Settings This page enables you to edit static network settings and to reach other pages When the ACU is set to DHCP Client mo...

Page 70: ...dynamically Alternatively if the laptop is set to DHCP Client mode and it should not be changed the ACU can be set to DHCP Server mode so that the ACU will give the IP to the laptop Figure 63 Dynamic...

Page 71: ...ings page when the selected DHCP mode is Client Figure 64 Static Network Parameters Table 22 ACU web interface Dynamic Network Parameters Parameter Description Dynamic IP Address IDU s own IP address...

Page 72: ...DHCP Server mode This page can be accessed from the Dynamic Network Settings page when the selected DHCP mode is Server Figure 65 DHCP Clients Table 23 ACU web interface DHCP Clients Parameter Descri...

Page 73: ...Settings Parameter Value Range Description HTTP Port 80 or any unallocated port TCP port of the embedded HTTP service FTP Port 21 or any unallocated port TCP port of the embedded FTP service Telnet P...

Page 74: ...sh Table 25 ACU web interface Antenna Log parameters Parameter Comments Ant Time Antenna time working hours counter GPS Date Date read from the GPS module at the moment of the event GPS Time Time read...

Page 75: ...nna Set antenna LNB parameters and tune the integrated DVB tuner in the ACU Monitor antenna BER NID RSSI values and the modem Eb No value To access and work with the Maintenance page In the IDU Config...

Page 76: ...a populate the Command field with the desired command and click Send A response is displayed in the Response field Table 26 ACU web interface Maintenance parameters Pointing Parameter Value Range Desc...

Page 77: ...terface Maintenance parameters Monitoring Parameter Value Range Description BER BER bit error rate of the received signal NID Identification data Network ID RSSI 10000 70000 Antenna RSSI value in inte...

Page 78: ...ellite found 0x00000100 Satellite not found 0x00000200 Satellite signal OK If 0 then signal drop is detected 0x00000400 Horizontal polarization selected or LHCP 0x00000800 High band is selected 0x0000...

Page 79: ...Important Note Changing these parameters can cause the system to malfunction Changes should only be made by a qualified technician To view LCD Diagnostics parameters 1 On the LCD screen scroll to Dia...

Page 80: ...e readings for both the ACU and ODU 8 Voltage Displays the voltage input to the ACU and ODU 9 DVB BER Displays the bit error rate of the internal recognition tuner 10 DVB C N Displays the C N of the i...

Page 81: ...ations 3 Sound Used to turn the sound on off 4 Temperature Units Change the units from Celsius to Fahrenheit 5 LED Mode Change the mode from Normal LEDs on to Stealth LEDs off 6 Antenna Protocol Chang...

Page 82: ...ameters These parameters include Static Dynamic and Advanced network settings and are used for network administration purposes Static Network Parameters These parameters enable setting all the IP netw...

Page 83: ...the IP addresses dynamically These parameters enable configuring the embedded DHCP client server Table 34 ACU LCD IP Config dynamic network parameters LCD Indication Description 1 DHCP Enable Enables...

Page 84: ...that time the DHCP server will assign another address from the range of addresses Advanced Network Settings Advanced network parameters mainly concern aspects of integrated services They apply if the...

Page 85: ...Replies with Read NID Used to read the selected transponder NID The transponder frequency is equal to the RSSI frequency Location LCD Parameters Table 37 ACU LCD Location parameters LCD Indication De...

Page 86: ...at the receiver is tracking on the satellite from the Setup Menu of the receiver Check that the radome of the antenna is free of any obstructions water snow ice or debris Clean radome with soft cloth...

Page 87: ...that the receiver is tracking on the satellite from the Setup Menu of the receiver Check that the radome of the antenna is free of any obstructions water snow ice or debris 8 System does not work in m...

Page 88: ...10 7 12 75 GHz Power Supply 10 30 VDC 110 Watts Typical Power Consumption 50 Watts Maximum Power Consumption 110 Watts Polarization CP Dual circular RHCP LHCP LP Dual linear automatically adjusted V...

Page 89: ...pe All FTA channels on Astra HotBird Freesat BSkyB SKY IT Canal NTV Digiturk many others Latin America Dish MX Sky BR Claro DTVLA and more Asia Pacific Dish TV Airtel Tata Sky DD TrueVisions Foxtel an...

Page 90: ...Communication On The Move CPU Central Processing Unit CTRL Control CW Continuous Wave DC Direct Current FCC Federal Communication Commission FSS Fixed Satellite Service FUW For Use With GHz Gigahertz...

Page 91: ...d Circular Polarization RMA Return Material Authorization RSSI Receive Signal Strength Indicator Rx Receive SCPC Single channel per carrier SNR Signal Noise Ratio SOTM Satellite Communication On The M...

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