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Sea Tel DAC-2202 Operator's Manual

Sea Tel DAC-2202 Operator's Manual

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FOR SEA TEL DAC-2202 ANTENNA CONTROL UNIT
Sea Tel, Inc.
4030 Nelson Avenue
Concord, CA 94520
Tel: (925) 798-7979
Fax: (925) 798-7986
Web:
http://www.cobham.com/seatel
Sea Tel Inc is also doing business as Cobham Antenna Systems
June 5, 2012
OPERATOR MANUAL
Sea Tel Europe
Unit 1, Orion Industrial Centre
Wide Lane, Swaythling
Southampton, UK S0 18 2HJ
Tel: 44 (0)23 80 671155
Fax: 44 (0)23 80 671166
Web:
http://www.cobham.com/seatel
Document. No. 131040 Revision E

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  • Page 1 Southampton, UK S0 18 2HJ Fax: (925) 798-7986 Tel: 44 (0)23 80 671155 Web: Fax: 44 (0)23 80 671166 http://www.cobham.com/seatel Web: http://www.cobham.com/seatel Sea Tel Inc is also doing business as Cobham Antenna Systems June 5, 2012 Document. No. 131040 Revision E...
  • Page 2 All Rights Reserved. The information contained in this document is proprietary to Sea Tel, Inc.. This document may not be reproduced or distributed in any form without prior consent of Sea Tel, Inc. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2010 Sea Tel, Inc is doing business as Cobham SATCOM.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents DAC-2202 Operation Manual 1. QUICK START OPERATION – INTRODUCTION ........................1-1 1.1.................................... 1-1 UICK TART PERATION 1.2....................................1-1 RONT ANEL AYOUT 1.3..............................1-2 ASIC UNCTION OF RONT ANEL 1.4..........................1-2 ASIC ESCRIPTION OF...
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  • Page 5: Quick Start Operation - Introduction

    Quick Start Operation – Introduction When power is turned ON, the ACU Display will initially show “SEA TEL INC - MASTER” and the ACU software version (ie DAC-2202 VER 6.xx ). 10 seconds later, the display will switch to “SEA TEL INC - REMOTE” and “INITIALIZING” for approximately two minutes while the Pedestal Control Unit (PCU) completes initialization of the antenna pedestal and then reports its Model &...

  • Page 6: Basic Function Of Front Panel Keys

    DAC-2202 Operation Manual Quick Start Operation – Introduction 1.3. Basic Function of Front Panel Keys Keyboard operation is very simple and straightforward. Basic function of each key is: Press NEXT to cycle through the four main menus; Ship, Satellite, Antenna and Status (refer to the Operation Flowcharts).
  • Page 7 Quick Start Operation – Introduction DAC-2202 Operation Manual Error - (Red LED) ON indicates that one, or more, discrete system errors have occurred. Refer to Status – Error Code information menu to determine which error(s) have occurred. OFF indicates that no errors have occurred.
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  • Page 9: Operation

    The operation menus are arranged in four groups. Use the NEXT key to cycle through the groups, use the ENTER key to access the sub-menu of a selected group and then use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to move up and down the sub- menu items. 2.2. Operation Flowchart The next page is to overall operation flowchart for the DAC-2202...
  • Page 10 DVB/SCPC V3 SCPC VER 5.XX DVB VER 4.XX NBIF VER 4.XX DVB VER 5.XX No RCVR Found SEA TEL INC – IO MOD COMMIF VER 1.12 This is the model configuration Status and software version of the PCU. Ship Menu...

  • Page 11: Ship Information Menus

    Operation DAC-2202 Operation Manual 2.2.1. Ship Information Menus. Display Meaning LAT 38 N LON 122 W Press the NEXT key until the Ship menu is displayed. This is the display of the current Ship information. HDG 000.0 000.0 LAT 38.0 N Press ENTER to access the Latitude sub-menu.

  • Page 12: Satellite Information Menus

    DAC-2202 Operation Manual Operation 2.2.2. Satellite Information Menus. Display Meaning SAT 101 W THRS 1234 Press the NEXT key until the main Satellite menu is displayed. This is the display of FREQ 1100 NID 1234 the current Satellite tracking information.
  • Page 13 Operation DAC-2202 Operation Manual Press DOWN or ENTER to access the Sat ID Receiver Frequency entry mode. In DVB Mode The individual settings of the Satellite Identification tracking receiver and the current signal level (AGC) will be displayed in each of the sub-menus below. To enable SCPC FREQ 1100 AGC 1234 mode you must first set the FEC parameter to “SCPC”.
  • Page 14 DAC-2202 Operation Manual Operation Press DOWN or ENTER to access the Volt sub-menu. This setting is used to select the Voltage output from the tracking receiver, based on the desired received Volt HORZ AGC 1234 transponder polarity. Available selections are; HORZ (18VDC), LHCP (18VDC), VERT (13VDC) or RHCP (13VDC).

  • Page 15: Antenna Information Menus

    Operation DAC-2202 Operation Manual Press DOWN or ENTER to access the NID sub-menu. This setting, a four digit HEX value with a valid range of 0000-FFFF, is based on the desired received NID 0000 AGC 1234 transponders’ Network ID (NID). If this parameter is provided in decimal format, it will have to be converted to hexadecimal for entry.
  • Page 16 DAC-2202 Operation Manual Operation Press DOWN or ENTER to access the Relative Azimuth sub-menu. This sub- menu displays the current Relative azimuth position of the antenna. REL 234.5 AGC 1234 If this ACU is connected to a LIMITED azimuth antenna (has cable “UNWRAP”), the value displayed here is the antenna position relative to the bow of the ship, ranging from 020.0-700.0, with 360.0 indicating when antenna is pointed in-line with the...

  • Page 17: Status Information Menus

    Operation DAC-2202 Operation Manual 2.2.4. Status information menus. Display Meaning SEA TEL,INC - MASTER Press the NEXT key until the Status menu is displayed. This is the power-up DAC-2202 VER 6.05t display of the Master (ACU) and Remote (PCU) Model & Software Version(s) information.

  • Page 18: Setup Parameter Display And Entry Menus

    DAC-2202 Operation Manual Operation STATUS Press DOWN or ENTER to access the Status – Error menu. This is a display of errors that have been detected by the system ERROR LLLL RRRR LLLL - Comms Error Count - The first four numeric digits indicates the number of times that a Pedestal M&C communication message (between the ACU...

  • Page 19: Searching Operation

    Operation DAC-2202 Operation Manual If the antenna is already perfectly pointed, the signal received (AGC) throughout each of the 4 quadrants will be equal and no tracking decision is made. If the dish is slightly mispointed, a portion of the circle movement will have higher signal level than the rest of the circle.

  • Page 20: Inclined Orbit Search Pattern

    DAC-2202 Operation Manual Operation etc until Search Limit is reached. When the end of the search pattern is reached, the ACU will retarget the antenna to the start point shown in the graphic below. If the desired signal is found (AND network lock is achieved in the satellite modem) at this position, or anywhere within the search pattern, the ACU will terminate search and go into Tracking mode.

  • Page 21: No Gyro Search Pattern

    Operation DAC-2202 Operation Manual If the desired signal is found (AND network lock is achieved in the satellite modem) at this position, or anywhere within the search pattern, the ACU will terminate search and go into Tracking mode. If the desired signal is not found the ACU will wait SEARCH DELAY, then target the antenna to start point shown in the graphic above and begin the search pattern again.

  • Page 22: Auto-Polarization Operation

    DAC-2202 Operation Manual Operation 2.2. Auto-Polarization Operation If your antenna has the hardware to support it, another feature of the ACU is auto-polarization. When the Polang Type parameter set to a value of 72, the ACU automatically calculates the required polarization angle for the feed every 2 seconds based on ship's Latitude, Longitude and the Satellite Longitude.

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