KVH Industries M7 Installation Manual page 22

15 Select Satellites
Follow these steps and refer to the flowchart in
Figure 37 to set up the system for one of the
following European Trisat groups:
Group Satellites
Sat. A
Europe WB HotbirdWB
Europe Hotbird
Scandinavia HotbirdWB
a. At "Set up satellite(s)," press the YES button
on the MCP's front panel.
b. At "Circular or Linear?," press LIN.
c. At "Trisat Mode?," press YES.
d. At "Install Europe WB?," press NEXT until
the display shows the Tri-Sat group you want
to select. Then press YES.
e. At "Set Sat Switch Type," press AUTO for
automatic satellite switching (recommended)
or MANUAL for manual switching.
f. At "Set Lat/Long?," press YES.
TIP: You can determine approximate latitude and
longitude in Europe from the position grids provided
in Appendix C on page 34.
g. At "Latitude," use the - and + buttons to set
each digit of the vessel's latitude. Press Enter
to accept each digit.
h. At "Longitude," set the vessel's longitude.
i. After the antenna restarts, at "Skew Angle,"
note the reported skew angle for future
reference. Then press OK. You will set the
LNB to this skew angle later.
j. Set up the receiver(s) for the same satellites,
and in the same order, as the antenna:
Antenna Receiver
Sat. A Alternative 1 or A
Sat. B Alternative 2 or B
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Sat. C Alternative 3 or C
Figure 37: European Trisat Group Selection Menus on MCP
Sat. B Sat. C
Astra1 Astra2S
Astra1 Astra2S
Sirius Thor
DiSEqC
DiSEqC 1
DiSEqC 2
DiSEqC 3
Linear Systems - Tri-Sat
Set up satellite(s)?
Yes No
Circular or Linear?
Cir Lin Cancel
Trisat mode?
Yes No Cancel
Install Europe WB?
Yes Next Cancel
Install Europe?
Yes Next
Install Scandinavia?
Yes Next
Set Sat Switch Type
Auto Manual Cancel
Set Lat/Long?
Yes Next Cancel
Latitude: ##N
- Enter +
Longitude: ###E
- Enter +
Latitude: ##N
Longitude: ###E
<SAT A>, <SAT B>,
and <SAT C> installed
Restarting antenna
Skew Angle ##.#
OK
Press NEXT until
desired mode displays;
then press YES
Cancel
Cancel
Use +/- to set
vessel latitude
Use +/- to set
vessel longitude
Note skew angle
for later use