Preparation; Performing Cross-Pol Adjustment - iDirect evolution x1 Installation Manual

Performing Cross-Pol Adjustment

14.2.1 Preparation

Follow the steps below to prepare for satellite access and cross-pol adjustment:
To Prepare for Satellite Access:
1. Loosen the fasteners securing the feed, as well as the hose clamp on the BUC, so that the
entire assembly (feed, BUC, and LNB) rotates freely.
2. Provide the final antenna pointing voltage reading to the Network Operator. The Network
Operator records the value.
3. Obtain the test frequency from the satellite access controller.
4. In RF Uplink Frequency in iSite
frequency.
Note: The BUC LO Frequency is read from the options file loaded on the Satellite
Router. Using the RF Uplink Frequency and BUC LO Frequency, the L-band TX
Frequency is calculated automatically.
5. Verify with the Network Operator that the displayed L-band TX Frequency is correct.
6. In Adjust Transmit Power, set power to -35 dBm.
14.3 Performing Cross-Pol Adjustment
During adjustment of the antenna feed, the satellite access controller observes the
transmitted signal on a spectrum analyzer, switching from co-pol to cross-pol to compare
levels. The controller will ask for power to be increased until sufficient energy is available to
detect the cross-pol signal. At that time a polarity adjustment is made. The controller may
ask for more changes in transmit power and additional polarity adjustments as needed until
the required level of isolation is achieved.
The access controller will not specify a transmit power in absolute terms, such as -35 dBm or
-20 dBm. Instead, the controller will ask for power increases or decreases in relative terms,
such as a 1 dB increase, or a 2 dB decrease. Perform the following procedure when instructed
by the access controller.
To Start the CW Carrier and Adjust TX Polarity Isolation:
1. If using iSite, click the Start CW button in the Cross Polarization dialog box
Note: iSite may generate an error message after clicking the Start CW button. If
this happens, click the Stop button and try again.
2. If using Web iSite:
a. In the Modulation field of the Modulator section, select Off CW
b. Click the Start button.
3. In iSite or Web iSite, adjust the transmit power as instructed by the access controller by
selecting the appropriate power value in the Transmit Power section of the Cross
Polarization screen. (See
4. At the instruction of the access controller, rotate the feed slowly in one direction. Move
the assembly in small (1/2°) increments.
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