Before You Begin; Version Identification - RESEARCH CONCEPTS RC2000A DUAL AXIS Instructions Manual

RC2000A Dual Axis Antenna Controller
Please read and understand the manual. Time invested in understanding the installation and operation
of the controller will insure satisfactory results. The unit has been tested thoroughly and will work
accurately and reliably if it is installed and configured properly. There is an old saying in the controller
business - "Garbage in, garbage out". Be sure to follow the procedure described in chapter 3 for
installing and configuring the controller.
On power up the controller displays the version number of the software running in the controller along
with an alphabetic suffix that identifies the SETUP mode satellite list stored in the controller's EPROM
memory.
The version number displayed on power up will have the following form:
v 2.6xd
where x and d are interpreted as follows ...
x is referred to as the software minor version number:
'0' – Optional Peakup function not supported, also includes support for the standard
polarization control daughter board which is designated RC2KPOL,
'1' - Optional Peakup function not supported, also includes support for the optional high
power polarization drive daughter board which is designated RC2KHPP,
'5' – Optional Peakup function supported, also includes support for the standard
polarization control daughter board which is designated RC2KPOL,
'6' - Optional Peakup function supported, also includes support for the optional high
power polarization drive daughter board which is designated RC2KHPP,
Note: If a version of the software supports either the RC2KPOL or RC2KHPP
polarization control daughter-boards this does not mean that the daughterboard is
actually installed in the controller. If either of these devices are present a five position
J4 connector will protrude from the back of the controller.
d specifies the satellite list stored in the controller's EPROM memory:
'w' specifies the satellites that can be seen from western longitudes (North and South
America)
'e' specifies the satellites that can be seen from eastern longitudes (Europe, Africa,
Asia, Australia)
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Before You Begin

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Version Identification

Introduction
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