Track It TV™ - O
PERATION
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M
OUNTING
Overview
Satellite
TV Dish
TITV
Unit
Use Any Satellite TV Dish & Receiver
The TITV (Track It TV™) Unit works with any DSS
(Digital Satellite System) dish and receiver, domestic or
international, that the user provides. Take advantage of the latest
multi-satellite dishes, HDTV dishes, or larger 24” (or even some
lightweight 32” dishes) for reception in “fringe” areas of the world.
The robust motor and construction of the Track It TV™ Unit lets you
mount any of these dishes onto the TITV rotating shaft, so that you can enjoy high
quality digital satellite TV programming while swinging at anchor on your vessel.
Accurate Tracking
The Track It TV™ Unit uses an extremely accurate digital compass
with no moving parts for tracking. A rapid compass sampling rate –
over 30 times per second – and magnetic direction resolution of 1/10º,
mean that the unit reacts very quickly to any movement of your vessel.
This translates into very accurate tracking of the satellite TV signal,
usually within 1/4º to 1/2º. This is well within the maximum horizontal
tracking “window” of 6º for a typical 18” dish (4.5º for a 24” dish or 3.8º for
a 32” dish). The width of this “window” depends on how accurately the dish
elevation is set manually on the dish, since the vertical “window” of reception
is also 6º for a typical 18” dish. We show you easy techniques for setting
elevation to the center of this vertical “window” of reception, so even in less
than smooth anchorages you will continue to receive satellite TV programming.
Quick Signal Recovery
An advantage the compass driven Track It TV™ Unit has over the signal driven tracking
of higher priced units, is that if the TV signal is lost due to passing an obstruction while
motoring, or due to a large wake that causes your boat to roll heavily, as soon as the
obstruction or water disturbance has passed, the TV signal immediately reappears, since
our compass continues to track accurately without the signal. The same events also cause
the loss of TV signal by the typical signal driven tracking unit. But it often takes an
annoying amount of time for such units to search and locate the signal again before
tracking resumes.
Mounting Flexibility And Light Weight
The slim, light-weight TITV Unit can often be tucked into locations where larger and
heavier dome style dishes cannot. The unit is very easy to mount on 1 or 2 railings, on an
aluminum pole that can be put almost anywhere to give required height to clear
obstructions, as well as on decks or on the sides or tops of arches or cabins. Over many
years working with customers, we have learned the best way to take advantage of the
great mounting flexibilities provided by the TITV design, and it is all documented here.
Revised 3/15/2007
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