To Turn The Tracvision Sf Satellite System On; System Start-Up; “Instant On” Operation: - Monaco DIPLOMAT 2004 Owner's Manual

DIPLOMAT 2004
TracVision Switch Plate
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To Turn the TracVision SF Satellite System ON:

1. Park the motorhome.
2. Turn ON the Interior House power using the Battery Cut-off Switch.
3. Turn ON the IRD.
4. Press the Switch Plate's POWER button.
5. Using the Video Selector Box, press the SAT button above the area
marked "Main TV." Follow the same procedure for TV2. Turn the
TV ON and select channel 3. Use the IRD to select channels.
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NOTE: As part of the startup process, the TracVision SF System
will default to channel 200, a program directory. This is the
system's means of verifying that is has identified and is tracking
the correct satellite. Once channel 200 appears, wait at least
another 30 seconds before changing the channel to ensure that the
system has completed the startup routine.

System Start-up:

• Upon power-up, the system performs a set of start-up routines.
• Antenna then searches for a TV satellite.
• After locating a satellite, it uses the IRD data connection to
determine if the satellite signal can be decoded. If the signal can be
decoded by the IRD, the antenna locks onto and tracks the satellite.
NOTE: Once the startup procedure is complete and the antenna is
locked onto the correct satellite, the TracVision SF does not need to
be remain on. The TracVision SF unit may be turned off to avoid
unnecessary usage of battery power. Because the antenna LNB
receives its power from the IRD, the antenna will continue to
receive the satellite TV signals and relay them to the IRD.
NOTE: If the antenna is unable to locate the desired
satellite, refer to Section 4 "Troubleshooting" of the TracVision SF
User's Manual for possible causes and their corrective actions.
"Instant On" Operation:
As part of its operation, the TracVision SF routinely saves the satellite
position to memory and retains it when the system is turned off. When
TracVision SF is powered up, the system looks at the satellite's last saved
position. If the vehicle has not changed its location, the antenna will
immediately acquire the satellite and receive the signal without initializing
the antenna.
If the motorhome moves after the TracVision SF is turned off, the antenna
unit will quickly carry out its normal initialization routine to reacquire the
satellite.
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