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EagleEyes Antenna Tracking Onscreen Menu
Procedure for Calibrating your Tracker with the On-screen menus
Follow this order in calibrating your antenna with the on-screen menus:
Use the “Pan Calibration Examples (both calibration methods)” section above to determine which pan angles you will calibrate for your tracker
Calibrate the Pan angles as described in the “Pan Angle Calibration Steps with on-screen menus” section below
Calibrate the tilt angles as described in the “Calibrating Tilt Angles with on-screen menus” section below (if tilt is supported by your tracker)
Test the tracker as described in
the “Testing the Calibrated Pan and Tilt Angles (both calibration methods)” section below
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 on-screen menus
1)
Select the panning speed to be used for calibration. The higher the speed, the more difficult it is to precisely set the angles. So, a value of 3 or
lower is recommended during calibration.
2)
Select the pan angle you would like to calibrate, using the
“Select Pan Angle to Calibrat” menu item. Note that once a
particular angle is calibrated, a “*” appears beside it, 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” 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
3)
Pan the antenna to the angle, using the “Pan to angle selected above” menu option. With this menu item, you will use the SELECT and
UP/DOWN onscreen menu switches (on your radio) to position the pan angle of your tracker to the angle specified in step 2 above. When you
select this option by clicking the SELECT switch, the pan servo starts moving either clockwise or counterclockwise, depending on the position
of the “UP/DOWN” switch. If the pan servo is moving in the incorrect direction for you to reach the selected angle, just flip the UP/DOWN
switch to reverse the motion. When the angle selected above is approached, immediately flip the SELECT switch, which will stop the motion,
and record the position as the antenna position that corresponds with the angle selected above.
WARNING: make sure you stop the motion
of the servo before it reaches its maximum rotation, or the servo could be damaged!
Note: Steps 2 and 3 are repeated for each pan angle you wish to calibrate.
4)
After calibrating the desired pan angles, select the “Finish Pan Calibration” menu item, which completes the pan angle calibration process.
Calibrating Tilt Angle with on-screen menus (if supported by your tracker)
The tilt function of your tracker is calibrated with the on-screen menus as follows:
9)
Select the tilting speed to be used for calibration. The higher the speed, the more difficult it is to precisely set the angles. So, a value of 3 or
lower is recommended during calibration.
10)
Select the “Set Tilt to Lowest” menu item to move the antenna to its lowest position (0 degrees or greater). With this menu item, you will use
the SELECT and UP/DOWN onscreen menu switches (on your radio) to position the tilt angle of your tracker to its lowest setting (but not less
than 0 degrees). When you select this option by clicking the SELECT switch, the tilt servo starts moving either up or down, depending on the
position of the “UP/DOWN” switch. If the tilt servo is moving in the incorrect direction for you to reach the lowest angle, just flip the
UP/DOWN switch to reverse the motion. When the lowest angle is approached, immediately flip the SELECT switch, which will stop the
