This mode is to be activated if more than four different
polarization levels for all installed conversion cards are
required.
For this operating mode, of course the plug-in cards
have to be positioned in the base device in accor-
dance with the connected satellite polarizations!
Select line 2 with the
↑
or
↓
arrow key. Use the
←
or
→
arrow key to set the standard mode (VMS inputs 11-14)
or the expanded mode (VMS inputs 11-16).
This setting can also be made with the ASTRO HE
programming software.
4.2
Setting bus address
I
f several ASTRO base devices (V16, X-8 twin or X5-twin)
are to be linked by means of the bus system, all connected
devices must be set to different bus addresses.
A bus controller (BC 1 or BC 2) is absolutely neces-
sary in order to use the bus system.
Select
line 3
with the
↑
or
↓
arrow key. Use the
←
or
→
arrow key to set the bus address (1-241).
This setting can also be made with the ASTRO HE
programming software. When doing so, it must be
ensured that only the base device to be set is
connected to the PC directly or via the bus system.
4.3
Temperature
The current temperature (mainboard surface) is display-
ed in line 4.
5
Installing plug-in cards
Lift out and remove the interlocking device by lightly
pressing to the right (Fig. 8).
(Itʼs a good idea to place the bar on top of the V16 while
the card is being installed. The connection labels speed
up correctly assigning, for example, the SAT inputs.
Further, thanks to the identification of the connected orbit
positions and polarizations and the terrestrial antennas,
easy maintenance is ensured in the future.)
5.1
Cards with SAT tuner
(SAT VMS 616 distribution board)
Twin cards
Ensure that all tuners (A and B) of
the plug-in cards to be installed
have a separate connection cable
(Fig. 9).
Remove any loop through cables or
distributor cables that are present
and install the supplied cable. Plug
in the card. Connect the tuner A
connection cable to the correspon-
ding output of the SAT VMS 616 dis-
tributor field (e.g. 1 A). Connect the
tuner B connection cable to the cor-
responding output of the SAT VMS
616 distribution board (e.g. 1 B).
8
4
Configuration of V16 and VMS 616
5
Installing plug-in cards (VSF 8)
Fig. 9
Fig. 8
