
T Y P I C A L O P E R A T I O N S
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Series 8000™ O&M Manual
Soft limits when jogging:
The ACU will not allow the antenna to move
past its software-
defined (“soft”) travel limits
(see section 3.5.4,
). If the antenna exceeds its limit along any
axis, the ACU will allow the user to drive the antenna
back
only
—
not
further beyond the limit.
Hard limits:
Depending on the installation, the ACU might have per-
axis, hard-limit faults or only a summary hard-limit fault from the
drive cabinet. The
drive cabinet
should inhibit motion that drives the an-
tenna past its hard limits, but
the ACU
does not inhibit motion due to a
hard-limit fault
. Just as when exceeding soft limits, the drive cabinet and
limit switches allow the user to drive back
into
the permitted range of
motion,
but
not further out of it.
4.7.6
Track Immediate, Manual Peaking, and
Bias Angles
The manual controls enable the user to move the antenna to any arbi-
trary position within its limits, either
…
•
…
without selecting a target satellite,
or
•
…while tracking a target, in order to
peak the antenna.
After manual peaking, tracking can be (re)initiated:
1.
Select a tracking mode
with Home > Target > Immediate > Edit.
The selected mode (see sections 4.6 and 4.7) determines the an-
tenna
’s
behavior while using Immediate tracking
—
e.g., hold-
ing a static position or peaking.
2.
Position the antenna:
tap the Home > Manual button, adjust those
settings as needed via the touchscreen, then use
the 8200’s
hardware jog buttons (
Also see:
Section 4.6.4.2,