Power on and manual pointing
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Chapter 3: Assembly & start up
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Power on and manual pointing
To bring the EXPLORER 3075GX into the network, you point the antenna toward the Global
Xpress satellite and follow the signal-strength indications to peak on the signal. The manual
pointing takes typically five minutes.
To start up the antenna, do as follows:
1. Press the On/Off button.
The EXPLORER 3075GX goes through an initialization procedure.
2. Wait until the display of the electronics enclosure shows
DEPLOYED IDLE
(first power
on after factory reset) or
MANUAL POINTING
.
The Power and Fail/Pass LEDs are steady green, and the LED Logon is off. Make sure no
hardware failures or error codes are present, check the display for events.
3. Use the keypad and press the arrow key
.
4. Press
OK
or
to select
DEPLOYED IDLE
or
MANUAL POINTING
.
WARNING!
Be aware of pinch points while the antenna is being
positioned, deployed or stowed.
Figure 3-9: Power on button
Figure 3-10: Manual pointing display
