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DMU-2000 D
ATA
M
ANAGEMENT
U
NIT
Page 44
MANUAL M
ODE
It is possible to operate/control the rotator manually. If the other station’s location has been entered, the location of the
other station and yours will be connected with a line on the Great Circle Map, and you can rotate the antenna manually to
the direction of the other station.
G
REAT
C
IRCLE
M
AP
/
R
OTATOR
C
ONTROL
FUNCTION
M
ANUAL
O
PERATION
Use the [
F2
(
CCW
)] key to rotate the antenna counter-
clockwise, or the [
F3
(
CCW
)] key to cause clockwise
rotation of your antenna.
M
ANUAL
O
PERATION
(
U
SING
THE
G
REAT
C
IRCLE
M
AP
)
1.
Press the [
F4
(
MODE
)] key, as necessary, to select
the “
PRESET
” or “
MANUAL
” mode. The mode is
indicated in the middle of the Display.
2.
Press the [
F7
(
MAP
)] key to display the Great Circle
Map on the screen. If you know the approximate lo-
cation of the country of the other station, rotate your
antenna by looking the map and rotating the antenna
in the appropriate direction.
3.
If you want to display a station on the Great Circle
Map, start by pressing the [
F1
(
ZONE
)] key; the World
Map’s zones will be displayed.
Select the Zone of the other station by pressing the
[
F1
(
)], [
F2
(
)], [
F3
(
)], and [
F4
(
)] keys, then
press the [
F7
(
SELECT
)] key momentarily. The list
of the countries in the selected Zone will be shown.
Select the country name of the other station by press-
ing the [
F1
(
)], [
F2
(
)], [
F3
(
)], and [
F4
(
)] keys,
then press the [
F7
(
SELECT
)] key momentarily.
Now, the list of the city names within the selected
country will appear, and you will need to select one
of the city names by pressing the [
F1
(
)], [
F2
(
)],
[
F3
(
)], and [
F4
(
)] keys. Now press the
[
F7
(
SELECT
)] key.
Note
; in some countries, there may be only one city
in the country; select that one city anyway.
4.
Press the [
F8
(
EXIT
)] key. Automatically the screen
will revert to the Great Circle Map, and the location
of the other station will plotted on the map, connected
by a line to your location via the short path.
5.
Use the [
F2
(
CCW
)] and [
F3
(
CW
)] keys to rotate your
antenna system to the direction just plotted on the
Display.
“
R
EGULAR
C
OMPASS
”
D
ISPLAY
“
G
REAT
C
IRCLE
M
AP
”
D
ISPLAY