System Startup - KVH Industries TracPhone V7 User Manual

System Startup

The control unit shows the following screens during startup. If the
display shows an error message, see
Control Unit Screen
ANTENNA INITIALIZING
GPS: ACQUIRED
41.1N, 72.3W
ANTENNA READY
WAITING FOR MODEM
MODEM COMMS: OK
RECEIVING SATELLITE
INFO FROM MODEM
SEARCHING FOR 83.0W
DVB-ASSIST SATELLITE
Note: Satellites will vary
TRACKING 83.0W
DVB-ASSIST SATELLITE
SEARCHING FOR 72.0W
SERVICE SATELLITE
Note: Satellites will vary
TRACKING 72.0W
SERVICE SATELLITE
ONLINE
TRACKING 72.0W
* Not displayed if DVB-Assist search mode is turned off
TracPhone V7 User's Guide
Chapter 2 - Operation
"Error Messages" on page
Description
The antenna is running a self test
routine
When GPS acquires a fix,
momentarily displays your
latitude/longitude
The antenna is waiting for the
modem to initialize
The modem is communicating
with the control unit
The modem is providing satellite
identification data to the antenna
The antenna is searching for the
DVB-Assist satellite, which helps
it find the correct service satellite*
The antenna has found the DVB-
Assist satellite*
The antenna is shifting to point at
the mini-VSAT Broadband
service satellite
The antenna is now tracking the
service satellite
The modem has accessed the
mini-VSAT Broadband service;
the system is ready for use!
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