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Adjust the panning speed and tilting speed as desired, using the Pan Speed and Tilt Speed menu items
At the field, each time you fly (unless your tracker is set up in the exact same orientation each time), set the “Pan Zero Angle” via the on-screen
menus so that the EagleEyes knows the actual compass direction to which its zero degree (center) pan position points.
Pan Angle Calibration Steps with PC
Here are the steps for calibrating pan angles with the PC:
1)
Select the pan angle you would like to calibrate, using the “Choose Pan Angle to Calibrate” menu item. Note that once a particular angle is
calibrated, the calibration status say “Calibrated,” indicating that it’s already calibrated. But, you can recalibrate it and the new calibration
overwrites the old one.
For most trackers, including the ReadyMadeRC
TM
tracker, we recommend the simplest calibration initially, which is described in example “A”
in the “Pan Calibration Examples (both calibration methods)” section above. Later, when you become more familiar with the calibration steps,
you may want to calibrate additional angles for more precise pointing.
Note that the angle you select is the compass location you should pan to, rather than the amount of rotation. Here is information on panning to
each of the possible angles:
0 deg/N – when this angle is selected, pan until the tracker is pointing to 0 degrees (North).
45 (CW) - when this angle is selected, pan clockwise until the tracker is pointing to the 45 degree compass position (Northeast).
90/E(CW) – when this angle is selected, pan clockwise until the tracker is pointing to the 90 degree compass position (East).
180 (CW) – when this angle is selected, pan clockwise until the tracker is pointed to the 180 degree compass position (South).
Max CW – when this angle is selected, pan clockwise to the maximum point your tracker can safely pan
315(CCW) – when this angle is selected, pan counterclockwise until the tracker points to the 315 degree compass position (Northwest)
270(CCW) - when this angle is selected, pan the tracker counterclockwise until it is pointing to the 270 degree compass position (West)
180(CCW) – when this angle is selected, pan counterclockwise until the tracker is pointing to the 180 degree compass position (South)
Max CCW - when this angle is selected, pan counterclockwise to the maximum point your tracker can safely pan
2)
Pan the antenna to the selected angle, using the “Pan X% Less and/or Pan X% More” buttons.
WARNING: make sure you don’t exceed your
pan servo’s maximum rotation, or the servo could be damaged!
3)
Click the “Click here when you have finished panning to the selected angle” button to indicate you have panned the tracker to the correct angle.
Steps 1 through 3 are now repeated for each pan angle you wish to calibrate.
4)
After calibrating the desired pan angles, click the “Finalize All Pan Angles!” button, which completes the pan angle calibration process. Note
that if an error appears indicating that you have not calculated enough pan angles, please see the “Pan Calibration Examples (both calibration
methods)” section above which should help you to determine which pan angles need to be calibrated for your tracker.
Calibrating Tilt Angles with PC (if tilting is supported by your tracker)
The tilt function of your tracker is calibrated as follows:
1)
Select “Lowest Position” in the “Choose Tilt Position to Calibrate” menu item.
2)
Tilt the antenna to its lowest position, using the “Tilt X% Less and/or Tilt X% More” buttons.
WARNING: make sure you don’t exceed your
tilt servo’s maximum rotation, or the servo could be damaged!
3)
Select the “Enter Tilt Angle for this Position” box, and type in the angle corresponding to the position to which you just set the tilt angle of your
tracker. For example, if you set the tracker’s tilt angle to 0 degrees, you would enter “0” in this field.
4)
Click the “Click here when you have finished tilting to the selected position” button to indicate you have tilted the tracker to the correct position.
5)
Select “Highest Position” in the “Choose Tilt Position to Calibrate” menu item.
6)
Tilt the antenna to its highest position, using the “Tilt X% Less and/or Tilt X% More” buttons. Normally, you would position the tracker to be
pointing straight up (90 degrees) with this step.
WARNING: make sure you don’t exceed your tilt servo’s maximum rotation, or the servo
could be damaged!
7)
Select the “Enter Tilt Angle for this Position” box, and type in the angle corresponding to the position to which you just set the tilt angle of your
tracker. For example, if you set the tracker’s tilt angle to 90 degrees, you would enter “90” in this field.
8)
Click the “Click here when you have finished tilting to the selected position” button to indicate you have tilted the tracker to the correct position.
