Enter Your Latitude & Longitude - KVH Industries M7 Installation Manual

14 Enter Your Latitude & Longitude
This step does not apply to linear systems with
Auto Skew capability.
Follow these steps to enter your vessel's latitude
and longitude into the antenna. If you are
installing a linear system that does not have
Auto Skew capability, this step is required. If you
are installing a circular system, this step is highly
recommended, especially for DISH Network and
Bell TV configurations.
NOTE: The antenna will use your position data to
speed up satellite acquisition. If the antenna knows
where you are, it knows where it should start looking
for the satellite (see Figure 30). In addition, for a
linear system, the antenna will use your position
information to calculate the correct LNB skew angle.
TIP: You can determine your approximate latitude
and longitude in Europe or North America from the
position grids provided in Appendix C on page 28.
To enter your position information into the
antenna, enter the following commands via
Windows HyperTerminal or KVH Flash Update
Wizard:
a. Type HALT then press Enter.
b. Type DEBUGON then press Enter.
c. Type the following command then press
Enter. Italics indicate a variable.
GPS,XX,A,YYY,B
XX = Latitude (0-90)
A = S (South) or N (North)
YYY = Longitude (0-180)
B = E (East) or W (West)
Do not enter decimals. Simply round your
latitude and longitude to the nearest whole
numbers.
d. Type ZAP then press Enter. The antenna
restarts. Wait one minute for system startup.
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Figure 30: Direction to Satellite Depends on Your Location
EXAMPLE
Entering a vessel position of 57°N, 22°E:
HALT
DEBUGON
GPS,57,N,22,E
ZAP