Mechanical And Electrical Installation - RESEARCH CONCEPTS RC1500B Manual

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RC1500B Single Axis Tracking Antenna Controller
To perform a system reset:
1. Use the MODE key to place the controller into CONFIG mode ('CFG' displayed in the
lower right hand corner of the LCD).
2. Use the SCROLL keys to bring up the Reset Sys screen. If the Reset Sys item does not
appear, the Expert Access flag (see section 2.5) may need to be reset.
To inspect the status of the Expert Access flag, use the SCROLL DOWN key (while still in
CONFIG mode) to bring up the Expert On CONFIG mode item. If a 1 does not appear in
the data entry field, enter the 5 digit code described in section 2.5 to toggle the Expert
Access flag on. This will allow access to the Reset Sys CONFIG mode item.
3. At the Reset Sys screen enter the same 5 digit code followed by the ENTER key.
3.2

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Use 4 #10-32 mounting screws to secure the unit to a standard 19" rack. The controller's back
panel is depicted in figure 3.1.
The back panel contains...
1) An IEC AC voltage input module with built-in fuse and line voltage select. Fusing
requirements and line voltage selection is described in section 3.1.
2) A removable, clamp style, 11 position connector (designated J1) that interfaces to ...
a) the antenna actuator position sense lines (antenna position sense connections are
described later in this section),
b) the analog receiver, modem or beacon receiver analog output voltage that is proportional
to antenna received signal strength (interface described in section 4.x),
c) the Autopol input (section 3.8),
d) and the Polarotor 3 wire servo polarization control device (section 3.3). Please refer to
section 3.3 even if your system does not support polarization control.
Terminal 1 of connector J1 is labeled.
3) A removable, clamp style, 6 position connector (designated J2) to interface to the antenna
drive motor. The antenna actuator interface is described in this section. Terminal 1 of
connector J2 is labeled.
4) A DB-9 female connector (J3) for the SA-Bus compatible remote control interface.
Interfacing to the RC1500's remote control connector is described in the appendices.
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