Start Up And Daily Use; To Deploy The Antenna - COBHAM EXPLORER 7100GX Installation And User Manual

wired directly from an internal stow switch with both normally-connect (NC) and normally-
open (NC) connections, see the following figure.
3.3

Start up and daily use

After power on you must deploy the antenna. During commissioning you might need to
manually jog the antenna. How to do this is described in the following sections. Once you
have finished the transmission you must stow the antenna again.
WARNING! Be aware of pinch points while the antenna is being
positioned, deployed or stowed.
You must stow the antenna before moving the vehicle.
You can deploy, jog and stow by using the keypad and display on the ACU or a PC and the
built-in web interface. To learn how to use the keypad see Navigating the menus on
page 4-15.
3.3.1

To deploy the antenna

To deploy the antenna using the keypad and display
1. Switch on the ACU and the GMU.
2. After power up wait until the ACU display shows READY TO MOVE
3. Press OK on the ACU display to deploy the antenna.
or, after a manual stop of the antenna:
1. Press OK to scroll to the COMMAND page and press OK again.
2. Press  until DEPLOY is selected, and press OK.
3. Wait until the ACU display shows ACQUISITION OK and the field MDM: in the upper
status line shows NETOK.
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Figure 3-3: Stow connector (female)
Chapter 3: Installation & start up
Start up and daily use
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