Track It TV™ - O
PERATION
&
M
OUNTING
Overview
(1) Satellite
Beaming
TV Signal
To Earth
(
3) 6° “Circle of Reception” (radius of 3°)
within which dish must remain pointed
to receive the TV signal from the satellite.
Outside this circle the signal will be lost.
(2) 18” Satellite TV
Dish mounted on
Track It TV™
on boat that swings,
rolls and pitches
(4) Best signal is at
Satellite TV Tracking Concept
s
th
“
-
e center of 6°
Circle of Reception”
called the “
sweet spot
”
(5) This Satellite TV Dish is pointing within the
“Circle of Reception”, even though pointed up in
elevation
and to the right in azimuth about 1-1/2°
(6) Elevation is set manually by the user
as close as possible to the
sweet spot
.
(7) Azimuth is set as close as possible to the
sweet spot
by pressing
Right
and
Left
buttons on the Button Box.
Dish
Top View
compass
azimuth
Compass
center of circle
in azimuth
S
w
E
N
edge of circ
le
+3°
-3°
edge of
circle
Left
Right
Dish
Side View
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up / down
(1) The TV satellite beams its signal to earth.
(2) The satellite TV dish that must receive this signal is mounted on the TITV unit on
your boat.
(3) The “target” that the dish must remain pointed at is the center of a 6º “circle of
reception” - outside this circle the dish will not “see” the satellite TV signal.
(4) The user should strive to aim the dish at the
sweet spot
(the center of the 6º “circle of
reception” shown with small circle) for the best signal.
(5) This shows that the dish is pointed up in elevation from (4) about 1-1/2º, and to the
right in azimuth from (4) about 1-1/2º, but will still receive the TV signal because it is
within the 6º “circle of reception”, but it is better to move the dish toward the
sweet spot
.
(6) Elevation must be set manually by the user moving the dish, up or down, to point the
dish as close as possible to the
sweet spot
.
(7) Azimuth is set pressing the
Right
and
Left
buttons on the button box to point the dish
as close as possible to the
sweet spot
. Memorize this best setting for future tracking by
pressing
(2
nd
Func)
and
(Reset) Find
buttons simultaneously.
Revised 3/15/2007
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