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SAILOR 90 Satellite TV Antenna

INSTALLATION MANUAL

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Page 1: ...i SAILOR 90SatelliteTVAntenna INSTALLATION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ii SAILOR Satellite TV Antenna Installation and maintenance manual SAILOR 90 satellite TV antenna including Above Deck Unit TT 3055A and Antenna Control Unit TT 3057A ...

Page 3: ...r information purposes only is subject to change without notice and may contain errors orinaccuracies Manuals issued by Thrane Thrane are periodically revised and updated Anyone relying on this information should acquire the most current version e g from the Thrane Thrane Extranet at http extranet thrane com Thrane Thrane is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any translations or reprod...

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Page 5: ...unctional description Functional description Descriptionofoperation 6 Calibration 6 Satellitesearch 6 Tracking 7 Satelliteidentification 7 Polarisationcontrol 9 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Installation Installation Installation Installation Installation Antennalocation 11 Mounting 13 Connections 14 SAILOR90pedestalmounting 15 Radomecablewiring 17 Controlunitconnection 19 Choi...

Page 6: ...r al dr al dr al dr al dra a a a aw w w w wing ing ing ing ings s s s s Service and repair 43 ReplacingCPU 44 ReplacingIMU 45 Replacing LNB 46 Replacingelevationmotorbelt 47 Replacingelevationmotor 48 Replacingazimuthmotorbelt 49 Replacingazimuthmotor 49 Replacingpolarisationmotor 50 Replacingpolarisationmotorbelt 50 Replacing RG179 coaxial connectors 51 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Cha...

Page 7: ...r of satellites can be co located in the same position as long as they transmit on different frequencies Co located satellites are allowed to deviate 0 1 degrees within their position which equals to a cube with a side of 73 km At position 19 2 deg East Astra 1 for instance there are actually 5 satellites withinthesameposition The satellites get their signals from an uplink station The satellite t...

Page 8: ...htheantennatheyarefocusedbythedishandradiatedinto the feedhorn and passed along to the LNB Low Noise Block converter The LNB amplifiesthesignalsandtransformsthemtoalowerfrequencywithintheso called satelliteIF band Satellitereceiversusethe IFbandwhichcovers950 2150MHz 2300 MHz in some areas SincetheKu bandcovers2050MHzandtheIF bandonly1200MHz itisnecessary todividetheincomingsignalsintoahighbandand...

Page 9: ...iththeirwavefrontsalignedeitherhorizontally orvertically ThereceivingLNBcanthenseparatethetwopolarisationsifitisaligned properly Circularlypolarisedsignalspropagatewiththeirwavefrontsrotatingeitherclockwise orcounter clockwise Themainadvantagewithlinearpolarisationovercircularisthattheisolationbetween thetwomodesisbetter Themainadvantagewithcircularpolarisationisthatthe feedhorndoesn tneedtobealig...

Page 10: ...e the antenna size needed One satellite can transmit several beams where every beam hasit s own footprintandcontentregardingchannelsandserviceproviders For updated information regarding footprints frequencies service providers etc we recommend you to consult websites such as www lyngsat com www satbeam comorwww kingofsat net Below you can see a few typical footprints Anik F1R W107 3 Astra 1H E28 2...

Page 11: ...5 Footprints Astra 1H NSS 6 Ku band EIRP dBW 50 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 ...

Page 12: ...op Elevation goes up then down test of elevation gyro Azimuth goes clockwise counter clockwise test of azimuth gyro Elevation goes up to 90 degrees test of inclinometer Antenna makes a 45 degree clockwise sweep Antenna makes a counter clockwise noise sample sweep After this it goes into search mode trying to locate a satellite Satellite search Twosearchpatternsareused Thelargepatternisusedwhennoin...

Page 13: ... signal detector via a bandpass filter See section Trackingmode SignalsfromtwoofthefourLNBoutputsaretappedoffandonefedtothetunerand theothertothedetector VerticallowisthedefaultLNBoutputforthedetectorand horizontalhighfortheSatID Satellite identification After locking on a satellite the ID receiver attempts to identify it by matching the transponder s networkidentifier code orNID with the antenna ...

Page 14: ...es are calculated based on the ship s position and the satellite s longitude assuming a 0 angle in locations on the same longitude Compensation for ship s movementsis also performed continuously As some satellite s polarisation is offset a provision is made to fine tune it in the SatID menuofthePC program ...

Page 15: ...nitialNID scanning polarisationissetto0 Ifnoidentificationismade scans are executed on 15 and 15 as well Ifthesatelliteremainsunidentified theantennatriestoacquireanothersatellite Chapter2 Functionaldescription Polarisation control ...

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Page 17: ...hosen as close to the vessel s centre as possiblewhilekeepingcablelengthstoaminimum If the antenna is placed on a pedestal care must be taken that it does not flex or vibrate ThesatelliteTVantenna sLNBisequippedwitharadarfilterbuttoavoiddamage totheLNBitisstronglyadvisedthatitshouldnotbeplacedinthepathofaradarbeam ItmustnotbeplacedinthepathofaVSATantenna Installation ...

Page 18: ...her theantennaistypicallyplacedinthenear fieldoftheradarantennaandreflectionsfrommasts decksandotheritemsinthe vicinityoftheradararedifferentfromshiptoship However itispossibletogiveafewguidelines Sincearadarradiatesafanbeamwithhorizontalbeamwidthofafewdegreesand verticalbeamwidthofupto 15o theworstinterferencecanbeavoidbymounting theantennaatadifferentlevel meaningthattheantennaisinstalledminimum...

Page 19: ...thread lockingfluidapplied Theminimumacceptableseperation dmin betweenaradarandthesatelliteTV antennaisdeterminedbytheradarwavelength frequencyandthepoweremittedby the radar The tables below show some rule of thumb minimum separation distancesasafunctionofradarpoweratXandSband Ifthedmin separationlisted belowisapplied antennadamageisnormalyavoided dmin isdefinedasthe shortestdistancebetweentherada...

Page 20: ...cable can be used For example TELASS 100 or TELASS 110 KTV1 1 4 9 CV For more information regarding these cables please visit www coferro dk www bedea com pdf breitband BK2004_18 2B19 For installations exceeding 25 metres between satellite TV antenna and receiver a thicker low loss cable must be used For example 75160AF or Coax 6 For more information regarding this type of cable please visit www b...

Page 21: ...90pedestalmounting Vessel 175 8x 105 8x 5 8x Drainage hole 10 127 185 Cut out Tube thickness min 5 mm 500 1000 O400 O675 Rubber drainage tube To be mounted before mounting on pedestal 1045 1174 VERY IMPORTANT Stability calculations if required is owner shipyard responsibilty Radomemont 90 2 CDR ...

Page 22: ... n e c t i o n F connectors Bottom inside radome view O 470 O 24 O 581 45 o 90 4x o M10 8x 50 0 4x 152 4 6 2x R u b b e r d r a i n a g e t u b e VERY IMPORTANT The antenna must be mounted on the pedestal using all and thread locking applied The length of the bolts must be such that they engage into the bushings of the radome with minimum 10 mm and maximum 15 mm 8 M10x20 hex bolts Radomemont 90 3 ...

Page 23: ...17 Radome cable wiring Chapter3 Installation Cablewiringradome ...

Page 24: ...18 Chapter 3 Installation Cable wiring radome Radome cable wiring ...

Page 25: ...ter 3 Installation Control unit connection Control unit connection ControlunitcanbemountedwithM3screwsafterremovingrubberpads Screwsshouldnotextendmorethan6mminsidechassis See next page for cablespecification ...

Page 26: ...iseratioonaspecificsatellite If the output for the ID receiver is changed a corresponding NID table must be loaded SeesectionSatelliteidentification Alignment of heading indicator Iftheantennaisalignedwiththeship sbowdirectionintheCCWend stop theheading indicator soffsetiszero IfthesatelliteTVantennaispositionedotherwise theoffsetcanbeenteredinthe servicemenu SeesectionServicemenu Chapter 3 Instal...

Page 27: ...S is not yet active set position SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE SET POSITION SET POSITION SET POSITION SET POSITION SET POSITION 4 Aftercalibration placesatelliteTVantennainmanualmode rotateatdifferent elevations andadjusttrackingthresholdtoensurethattheantenna doesn tlockonreflectionsfrommetalstructures SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE THRESHOLD THRESHOLD THRESHOLD THRESHOLD THRES...

Page 28: ...wn Iftheoption AdjacentID isactivatedthemessage Confirmed appearsiftheantennaisunable topositivelyidentifythechosensatellite Menus The default menu displays a pointing error indicator modeofoperation signalstrengthand chosensatellite To enter the main menu press ENTER and navigateusingthearrowkeys Special functions Manual Auto Allowsmanualcontrol Operation Hotbird E13 O Confirmed 15 dB Tracking Ch...

Page 29: ...selected satellite IfthefunctionisswitchedOFFanNID is required Default is off Set position Position can be entered manually if the GPS receiverisinoperable Reset Activatingtheresetfunctioncausestheantenna torecalibrategyroscopesandcommenceanew satellitesearch Set threshold Setsthesignallevelneededtoinitiatetracking of a satellite A larger value may be needed to keepthesatelliteTVantennafromtrackin...

Page 30: ...HIGH are possible in both elevation and azimuth A HIGHsettingcausestheantennatoreactmore aggressively to tracking errors but may cause over compensation A LOW setting makes the satellite TV antenna movemoresmoothlybutmaycauseapointing error Chapter 4 Operation Special functions Program update Allowstheoperatortouploadnewsoftwareto theantennaviatheUSB interfaceusinga terminalprogramonthePC Formored...

Page 31: ...AUTO POLARIZATION SATID SERVICE ASTRA 2 E28 2 ASTRA 1 E19 2 HOTBIRD E13 0 AUTO MANUAL AUTO MANUAL ON OFF SET POSITION RESET SET THRESHOLD PC OVERRIDE DISPLAY CONTRAST STATUS ADJACENT LOCK ON OFF N55 E013 05 10 REGULATOR PROGRAM UPDATE WARNING AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY ELEV AZIM LOW LOW NORM NORM HIGH HIGH NO YES ...

Page 32: ...finishedconnecttheUSBportoftheSAILOR SatelliteTVACUtotheUSBportofthePC NowinvestigatewhichCOMporttheACU hasbeenallocatedbyMSWindowsOS Thisisdonebygoingto CONTROLPANEL HARDWARE DEVICEMANAGERandexpandPorts COM LPT Seefigure1below Figure1 USBDriverinDeviceManager On figure 1 above it can be seen that the driver was installed to use COM20 TheSatelliteTVPCprogramonlysupportsCOMportsuptoCOM16 IftheUSBdr...

Page 33: ...27 PCsoftwareInstallation Figure2 USBDriverProperties NowclickthepanePortSettingsandwindowwilllooklikefigure3below Figure3 USBDriverPortSettings NowclicktheAdvancedbuttontoshowthewindowinfigure4below ...

Page 34: ...urrrentMonth 1 Figure5 SatTV inifile InadditiontotheCOMportnumber theconfigurationfile SatTV ini containsasetting called UserMode When set to 0 some calibration features are disabled It is recommendedthatUserModeissetto 0 aftersatelliteTVantennainstallation Savetheini filewiththenewsetting SwitchontheSAILORSatelliteTVAntennaControlUnit ACU andusethekeyson thefronttosettheACUinPCOverridemode Thisis...

Page 35: ...PCProgram IftheCOMportandUSBdriverisconfiguredcorrectly theSatTVPCProgramshouldshowascreensimilartotheoneinfigure6below Figure6 SatTVPCProgram TheSatTVPCProgramisnowreadytobeusedtoconfiguretheSAILORSatelliteTV antennawithnewsatellitelistsetc ...

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Page 37: ...well 1 Antennaelevation 2 Status window 3 Obscured sectors 4 Antenna heading indicator 5 Ship s heading indicator Active only after satellite has been identified 6 Satelliteindicator Activeonlyaftersatellitehasbeenidentified 7 Trackingerror 8 Trackingthreshold 9 SignalstrengthindBabovenoiselevel 10 Polarizationcontrol 1 2 9 10 5 7 6 8 3 4 Chapter5 PCprogram maintainingNID tables Main menu ...

Page 38: ...wandprogramupdate 4 Ship sposition 5 Trackingregulatorsettings 6 Trackingthreshold 7 Filtermodebandselector H MorL 8 Anglebetweenbowandtheantenna sCCWendstop Thisvalueaffects indicatoronly 9 SignalstrengthindBabovenoiselevel 10 Trackingerror 11 LNBoffset Differencebetweenmechanicalandelectricalangle User mode 1 User mode 1 User mode 1 User mode 1 User mode 1 12 IMUcalibrationandobscuredsectors 13 ...

Page 39: ...tainingNID tables Calibrationmenu Calibration menu ThecalibrationpanelcontainsfactorysettingsfortheInertialMeasurementUnit ArecalibrationshouldbeperformedonlyiftheIMUisreplaced Uptothreezonescanbedefinedintheobscuredsectorspanel ...

Page 40: ...atorasinthemain and servicemenus buttracesaremaintainedfordiagnosticpurposes Log menu The log records the operations of the antenna such as tracking unwinding and calibrating DataisrecordedonlywhenaPCisdockedtothecontrolunit Chapter5 PCprogram maintainingNID tables Log menu ...

Page 41: ...satellites with their elevations and azimuthangles Elevationsandanglesforadifferentpositioncanbecalculatedby enteringitinthefield Calculatethisposition Thelistisnoteditable seesection Satelliteidentificationmenu Chapter5 PCprogram maintainingNID tables Satellite menu ...

Page 42: ...4 Trackablesatellites This box should be checked if thesatelliteiswithinrange 5 Satelliteselection Check marked satellitesaremadeavailableinthe satellitelist 6 Trackingmode 7 Transponder frequency in MHz 8 LNB oscillator frequency in MHz 9 Symbolrate 10 FEC forwarderrorcorrection 11 Networkidentificationcode 12 Scan selected satellites for NID s 13 Scanfornewsatellites Use onlyatstandstill 14 Edit...

Page 43: ...dedthattheNID listcontainsmostofthetrackablesatellites thisis thepreferredmode NID tables ThenetworkidentifierorNID codeisanumberbetween1and65535embeddedin the digital data stream Each transponder has an NID assigned to the network provider ThesatelliteTVantennausestheNIDincombinationwithsymbolrate frequencyand FEC ForwardErrorCorrection toidentifysatellites Ideallyallsatellitesintheantenna srange...

Page 44: ...theSatIDmenu IftheIDreceiverisconnectedtoalow bandLNB output setLNBfrequencyto9750 MHz Ifitisconnectedtoahigh bandoutput setLNBfrequencyto10600MHz Enteranewsatellitebytypingnameandlongitudeinthefieldsbelowthesatellite list Check Inview Usable andselecttrackingmode A click New Selectthesatellitebyclickingonitsnameandenterfrequencies symbolratesand NID s in the same manner If no NID s are known the ...

Page 45: ... ABERof1E 2 0 01 orhigherispoorandaBERof 1E 3 0 001 or lower is very good Inmostcasesitisbesttolimitthesatellitesearchtotransponderswithasymbolrate greaterthan15Msymb s Aratesettingdownto3Msymb sispossiblebutscanswill becomeslowerwithdecreasingrates Satellite list editing Additions and deletions in the satellite and transponder list can be made directly in the SatID menu To facilitate editing of l...

Page 46: ...lliteusing filtermodeandthatitcanbeidentified Theshipalsohastobeatstandstillduring thescan UponactivationthesatelliteTVantennafirstscanstheoriginalsatelliteforNID sand thenautomaticallyproceedstosearchforothersatellites Whenthescaniscompleted theresultingfilecanbesavedandeditedusingtheeditingfunction Chapter5 PCprogram maintainingNID tables NID tables ...

Page 47: ...lickingthe Terminal buttonintheservicemenu Activatethe ProgramUpdate functionintheACUservicemenuandswitchpower offandonagain Selectfileandclick Program Acommandlineinterfaceallowsspecializeddiagnostics Chapter5 PCprogram programupdate Programupdate ...

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Page 49: ...ial connectors Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Check screw tension of Check screw tension of Check screw tension of Check screw tension of Check screw tension of tighten if necessary CPU motordriver box Motor mounts Subreflector Belt pulleys LNB Vibration absorbers Elevation arm Azimuth bearing nut Check belt tension Check belt tension Check belt tension Check belt tension C...

Page 50: ...enuandoperationalsettingsfromthe servicemenu 2 Disconnectcablesandreplaceunit 3 Reloadthesatellitelistandsettings Signal out from detector GPS Signal in from LNB 24 V DC in PLT connector CPU Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Elevation Azimuth Polarrotor Control unit IMU HH VH HL VL Sat receiver Cable marking Det SatID 1 HL HH VL VH 4 3 2 4 2 2 1 4 3 3 1 ReplacingCPU Chapter6 Service mechanicaldrawings ...

Page 51: ...ce mechanical drawings ReplacingIMU Antennaswithprogramversion6 61andhighercanbefittedwithIMUtype250 919 blacklabel ortype250 927 redlabel Itiscritical critical critical critical criticalthatthePCB connectoris positionedaspicturedbelowortheIMUwillbepermanentlydamaged No 250927 IMU Inertial measurement unit X Y Z NavSat Naval no 250 919 Inclinometer gyroscope X Y Z ...

Page 52: ... 10 Tightenbeltasshowninbelttension figureandtightenscrews 11 Connectcables Medium strength thread locking fluid Low strength thread locking fluid Replacing LNB 1 Note the four cables B mountingorderanddisconnect Removecabletie A 2 Loosenmotormountingplate screws D 3 Removesub reflectorandouter partoffeedhorn 4 Removelocking ring E on feedhorn 5 PulloutLNBandbottompartof feedhorn Chapter6 Service ...

Page 53: ... elevation motor belt 1 Loosenmotorscrews 2 Removebeltfromguidepulley andreplace 3 Tightenbeltasshowninbelt tensionfigureandtighten screws Chapter6 Service mechanicaldrawings Replacingelevationmotorbelt 90 antenna ...

Page 54: ...tionmotor Chapter6 Service mechanicaldrawings Min 160 Hz Max 180 Hz Min 240 Hz Max 280 Hz Min 120 Hz Max 150 Hz 90 Elevation belt Azimuth belt Polarotor belt Belt tension Acoustic belt tensioner The appliance is immediately ready for data collection as soon as it is switched on After the tensioned belt has been made to vibrate either by striking it with a finger or other object the sensor head is ...

Page 55: ...ndtighten screws 6 Reconnectmotorandstrap cable Chapter 6 Service mechanical drawings Replacing azimuth motor Inner mounting bolts 4x inside radome should be tightened with a torque of not more than 14 Nm in order to avoid damage on the radome Tightening these bolts are not necessary in a normal installation Innermounting boltsthruehere 4x Medium strength thread locking fluid 6 Tightenbeltasshowni...

Page 56: ...reandtighten screws Replacing polarization motor 1 Disconnectcablefromcable holderandCPU box 2 Loosenmotormountingplate screws 3 Removemotormounting screwsandreplacemotor 4 Tightenbeltasshowninbelt tensionfigureandtighten screws 5 Reconnectmotorandstrap cable Chapter6 Service mechanicaldrawings Replacingpolarizationmotor ...

Page 57: ...s 2 Stripcable 3 Soldercentrepin 4 Slidetheconnectorbody undertheshield 5 Slidethecrimpferruleovertheshield 6 Crimpwitha3 25mm 0 128inch crimpdie Replacing RG179 coaxial connectors 1 Slidecrimpferruleontocable ReplacingRG179coaxialconnectors ...

Page 58: ...codesarealsodisplayedinthePC programservicemenu 0001 Elevationmotorfailure 0002 Elevationmotorfailure belttension 0004 Azimuthmotorfailure 0008 Azimuthmotorfailure belttension 0010 Azimuthgyrofailure 0020 Elevationgyrofailure 0040 Rollgyrofailure 0080 Gyrooffsetlimitsexceeded 0100 Inclinometer communication failure 0200 Inclinometerfailure 0400 SatIDcommunicationfailure Chapter7 Troubleshooting ...

Page 59: ...53 Troubleshooting chart Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting chart ...

Page 60: ... 12 75GHz LNBnoisefigure 0 3dB Minimum EIRP level FEC 2 3 43 dBW Polarization Simultaneousvertical horizontal Ship s motions Roll pitchrange 30 Roll pitchangularvelocity 40 s Roll pitchangularacceleration 25 s2 Yaw turnangularvelocity 40 s Yaw turnangularacceleration 25 s2 Maximumantennaelevation 70 1 Minimumantennaelevation 8 1 Tracking capability is progressively diminished at elevations satelli...

Page 61: ...lectrical Voltage 24VDC 20 10 Current 3 A Startingcurrent 6 A LNBosc frequency lowbands 9750MHz LNBosc frequency highbands 10600MHz Environmental Temperature 25 to 55 C Humidity 0 100 RH Windspeed 50m s EMC EN60945 Safety EN60950 SAILOR90 ...

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