Thrane&Thrane sailor 90 Installation Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Thrane&Thrane Manuals
  4. TV Antenna
  5. sailor 90
  6. Installation manual

Thrane&Thrane sailor 90 Installation Manual

Satellite tv antenna
Hide thumbs Also See for sailor 90:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

INSTALLATION MANUAL
SAILOR 90 Satellite TV Antenna
i

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the sailor 90 and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Thrane&Thrane sailor 90

Summary of Contents for Thrane&Thrane sailor 90

  • Page 1 INSTALLATION MANUAL SAILOR 90 Satellite TV Antenna...
  • Page 2 SAILOR Satellite TV Antenna Installation and maintenance manual SAILOR 90 satellite TV antenna including Above Deck Unit TT-3055A and Antenna Control Unit TT-3057A...
  • Page 3 Disclaimer: Disclaimer: Disclaimer: Disclaimer: Disclaimer: Any responsibility or liability for loss or damage in connection with the use of this product and the accompanying documentation is disclaimed by Thrane & Thrane. The information in this manual is provided for information purposes only, is subject to change without notice and may contain errors or inaccuracies.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Installation Antenna location ................11 Mounting ..................13 Connections ..................14 SAILOR 90 pedestal mounting ............15 Radome cable wiring ................ 17 Control unit connection ..............19 Choice of tracking and ID-receiver signals ......... 20 Alignment of heading indicator ............20 Obscured sectors ................
  • Page 6 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 al specif SAILOR 90 satellite TV antenna ............54 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Approvals ..................56...

  • Page 7: Satellite Tv Reception, General Information, Footprints

    Chapter 1 General information Satellite TV reception, general information, footprints Satellite orbits All TV-satellites move in so called geostationary orbit 36.000 km above the Earth's equator. At this specific altitude their angular velocity matches the Earth's exactly and make them appear motionless in the sky. When viewed from the northern hemisphere the satellites appear along an arch with the satellite due south at the top.
  • Page 8 Chapter 1: General information Transponders TV-satellites that can be viewed with Satellite antennas transmit in the Ku frequency band on frequencies between 10.700 and 12.750 MHz. Each satellite typically has several transmitters or transponders that carry a number of digital TV and/or radio channels.
  • Page 9 Chapter 1: General information Polarisation In order to increase the number of channels in each satellite slot the signals are transmitted with different polarisation. Two kinds of polarisation are used in TV transmissions: linear and circular. Linearly polarised signals propagate with their wavefronts aligned either horizontally or vertically.
  • Page 10 Chapter 1: General information Footprints The satellite footprint is a map showing a satellite’s fieldstrength or EIRP (Effective Isotopic Radiated Power). It's not a real unit, but more a practical model you can use when you graphically view the radiated area. Every satellite has it's own footprint, and by consulting the footprints and the conversion table you can estimate the antenna size needed.
  • Page 11 Astra 1H Ku band NSS 6 EIRP (dBW) >50 Footprints...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Functional Description

    Chapter 2 Functional description Description of operation After power-up, the satellite TV antenna performs a self-test and calibration lasting up to five minutes. It then enters search mode and starts searching for a satellite. The antenna automatically calculates the elevation of the selected satellite using a built- in GPS-receiver to determine the current position After locking on a satellite, the ID-receiver attempts to identify it and repositions the antenna if necessary.

  • Page 13: Tracking

    Chapter 2: Functional description In some circumstances it can be useful to carry out the search using the tuner - the Tuner Tracking Mode. The antenna will then only lock on a satellite transmitting a DVB-S signal on the preset frequency with a certain symbol rate and FEC.
  • Page 14 After identification polarisation is adjusted to match the satellite. The angles are calculated based on the ship's position and the satellite's longitude assuming a 0° angle in locations on the same longitude. Compensation for ship´s movements is also performed continuously. As some satellite’s polarisation is offset, a provision is made to fine-tune it in the SatID menu of the PC-program.

  • Page 15: Polarisation Control

    Chapter 2: Functional description Polarisation control During initial NID-scanning, polarisation is set to 0°. If no identification is made, scans are executed on -15° and 15° as well. If the satellite remains unidentified, the antenna tries to acquire another satellite. Polarisation control...
  • Page 16 Chapter 2: Functional description...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Installation

    Chapter 3 Installation Antenna location Choose a location that has an unhindered view of the satellite at the point of lowest elevation. Ideally, a location should be chosen as close to the vessel's centre as possible while keeping cable lengths to a minimum. If the antenna is placed on a pedestal, care must be taken that it does not flex or vibrate.
  • Page 18 Radar The satellite TV antenna must be mounted as far away as possible from ship’s radar and high power radio transmitters, because they may compromise the satellite TV antenna performance. RF emission from radars might acually damage the satellite TV antenna. Preferred placing Min 20 Min 20...

  • Page 19: Mounting

    Radar distance The minimum acceptable seperation (d min.) between a radar and the satellite TV antenna is determined by the radar wavelength/frequency and the power emitted by the radar. The tables below show some “rule of thumb” minimum separation distances as a function of radar power at X and S band. If the d min. separation listed below is applied, antenna damage is normaly avoided.

  • Page 20: Connections

    NOTE: Maximum loss between satellite TV antenna and SAT-receiver 15 dB Cable splicing Vulcanizing tape F-splicer socket Crimp F-connector for 7 mm coax type TELASS 110: (KTV 1.1/4.9 CV) Crimp F-connector for 10 mm coax type RG11 or 75160AF: B004, PPC-Denmark SAILOR 90 pedestal mounting...

  • Page 21: Sailor 90 Pedestal Mounting

    SAILOR 90 deck mounted pedestal example Satellite TV antenna weight including radome: 65 kg Radomemont-90-2.CDR SAILOR 90 pedestal mounting...
  • Page 22 SAILOR 90 deck mounted pedestal example O100 15 (4x) Reinforcement (8x) Drainage hole O11 (8x) 76.2 76.2 152.4 (6”) VERY IMPORTANT The antenna must be mounted on the pedestal using all 8 M10x20 hex bolts thread locking applied. The length of the bolts must be such that they engage into the bushings of the radome with minimum 10 mm and maximum 15 mm.

  • Page 23: Radome Cable Wiring

    Chapter 3: Installation Radome cable wiring Cable wiring radome...
  • Page 24 Chapter 3: Installation Radome cable wiring Cable wiring radome...

  • Page 25: Control Unit Connection

    Chapter 3: Installation Control unit connection Control unit can be mounted with M3 screws after removing rubber pads. Screws should not extend more than 6 mm inside chassis. See next page for cable specification Control unit connection...

  • Page 26: Choice Of Tracking And Id-Receiver Signals

    Chapter 3: Installation Power supply cable inside radome Cable: 8x0.22mm shielded Choice of tracking and ID-receiver signals The default connections are horizontal high (HH) to the ID-receiver and vertical low (VL) to the signal detector. The signal detector can be connected to any LNB output however (as long as it's not used by the ID-receiver).

  • Page 27: Obscured Sectors

    Chapter 3: Installation Obscured sectors A fixed object that obscures the satellite TV antenna not only precludes reception but can also cause strong reflections. To prevent the satellite TV antenna from locking on such signals, obscured sectors can be programmed in the calibration section of the service menu.

  • Page 28: Normal Use

    Chapter 4 Operation Normal use In normal operation, choosing a satellite is the only required action. When the satellite TV antenna has locked, the message "Tracking" is displayed and when the satellite is identified "Confirmed" is shown. If the option "Adjacent ID" is activated the message "Confirmed ?"...
  • Page 29 Chapter 4: Operation Polarization Allows manual polarisation control. SatID Switching OFF the satellite identification function allows locking on satellites that do not transmit Network Identification (NID) code. Adjacent ID Allows the satellite TV antenna to identify a satellite that does not transmit a readable NID code by identifying a neighbouring satellite and calculating the angle between it and the selected satellite.
  • Page 30 Chapter 4: Operation PC-override Makes the USB of the control unit transparent for communication directly between the satellite TV antenna and a PC. Display contrast Allows adjustment of the control-unit display contrast. Status Displays status codes for service purposes. Regulator Allows control of the tracking regulator amplification.
  • Page 31 Chapter 4: Operation Overview of control unit commands ASTRA-2 E28.2 CHOOSE SATELLITE ASTRA-1 E19.2 HOTBIRD E13.0 AUTO MANUAL MANUAL/AUTO POLARIZATION AUTO MANUAL SATID E013 SET POSITION SERVICE RESET SET THRESHOLD PC OVERRIDE DISPLAY CONTRAST STATUS ADJACENT LOCK ELEV AZIM REGULATOR NORM NORM HIGH...

  • Page 32: Pc Software Installation

    Chapter 5 PC program, maintaining NID-tables PC software installation Insert CD - installation should start automatically. If not, run file "SatTV-ver.1.6.2.EXE". Default installation folder is C:\Program\Satellite TV Install USB drivers by "clicking" on shortcut "SatelliteTV-USB driver" located on PC desktop. The USB driver for the SAILOR Satellite TV system is a standard USB Driver from Silicon Laboratories Inc.
  • Page 33 Figure 2: USB Driver Properties Now click the pane Port Settings and window will look like figure 3 below. Figure 3: USB Driver Port Settings Now click the Advanced button to show the window in figure 4 below. PC software Installation...
  • Page 34 Figure 4: Advanced Settings for COM20 Change the COM Port Number to an unused COM port below COM17. The SatTV configuration file Configure the port number in the file "SatTV.ini" located in the default directory C:\Program\Satellite TV or the directory chosen for the installation to correspond to the USB-port allocated to the USB driver.
  • Page 35 Start the SatTV PC Program. If the COM port and USB driver is configured correctly the SatTV PC Program should show a screen similar to the one in figure 6 below. Figure 6: SatTV PC Program The SatTV PC Program is now ready to be used to configure the SAILOR Satellite TV antenna with new satellite lists etc.

  • Page 37: Main Menu

    Chapter 5: PC program, maintaining NID-tables Main menu The main menu displays general information about the system such as signal strength, pointing error and elevation. Some functions i.e. manual control are available from other menus as well. Antenna elevation. Status window. Obscured sectors.

  • Page 38: Service Menu

    Chapter 5: PC program, maintaining NID-tables Service menu The service menu contains settings for calibration and setup. Some factory settings are available only if ”User mode” is set to 1. 1 2 3 10 11 Load/save settings from/to PC. Restart antenna. Terminal window and program update.

  • Page 39: Calibration Menu

    Chapter 5: PC program, maintaining NID-tables Calibration menu The calibration panel contains factory settings for the Inertial Measurement Unit. A recalibration should be performed only if the IMU is replaced. Up to three zones can be defined in the obscured sectors panel. Calibration menu...

  • Page 40: Conical Scan Menu

    Chapter 5: PC program, maintaining NID-tables Conical scan menu The conical scan menu displays the same tracking error indicator as in the main- and service menus, but traces are maintained for diagnostic purposes. Log menu The log records the operations of the antenna such as tracking, unwinding and calibrating.

  • Page 41: Satellite Menu

    Chapter 5: PC program, maintaining NID-tables Satellite menu The satellite menu contains a list of available satellites with their elevations and azimuth angles. Elevations and angles for a different position can be calculated by entering it in the field "Calculate this position". The list is not editable, see section Satellite identification menu Satellite menu...

  • Page 42: Satellite Identification Menu

    Chapter 5: PC program, maintaining NID-tables Satellite identification menu The satellite identification menu is where the satellite list is edited. New satellites can be added by entering a name and orbital position. The satellite can then be scanned for NID-codes and corresponding frequencies, see below. Tracking mode is selected for each satellite.

  • Page 43: Nid-Tables

    Chapter 5: PC program, maintaining NID-tables Tracking modes Each satellite can be assigned a single letter code for tracking mode. Filter Mode (F) If the selected satellite is marked F in the NID-table, signal detection is made with a level detector sensitive for signals in the low/mid/high part of the IF-band. Default is mid-band but the setting can be changed in the tracking section of the service menu.
  • Page 44 Chapter 5: PC program, maintaining NID-tables probability of a correct identification under difficult reception conditions but prolongs the scanning time as well. It is recommended to limit the number of frequencies/NID's to 5 per satellite. Scanning a satellite for NID-codes Altering the satellite list can be done either by loading a new file or editing the existing in the SatID menu.
  • Page 45 Chapter 5: PC program, maintaining NID-tables Disable the SatID function in the SatID menu. Select the satellite in the satellite menu and lock on it manually. Return to the SatID menu and click "Scan Sat". When scan is completed, select frequencies to be used and click "Add". Enable SatID again.
  • Page 46 Chapter 5: PC program, maintaining NID-tables Scan-all function A search of the entire sky for satellites can be made using the "Scan All" function. A provision for its use is that the satellite TV antenna can track one satellite using filter mode and that it can be identified.

  • Page 47: Antenna Program Update

    Chapter 5: PC program, program update Antenna program update Upload new software by clicking the ”Terminal” button in the service menu. Activate the ”Program Update” function in the ACU service menu and switch power off and on again. Select file and click ”Program” A command line interface allows specialized diagnostics.
  • Page 48 Chapter 5: PC program, program update Program update...

  • Page 49: Service And Repair

    We do not recommend repairing the control unit on board the ship. Replace the defective unit and have it repaired at a qualified workshop on shore. Some of the modules in the SAILOR 90 satellite TV antenna can be replaced. see list below Order no.

  • Page 50: Replacing Cpu

    Chapter 6: Service, mechanical drawings Service, mechanical drawings Medium strength thread-locking fluid should be applied on all screws and bolts that are not mounted with nylon locking nuts. Replacing CPU Save satellite list from the SatID menu and operational settings from the service menu.

  • Page 51: Replacing Imu

    Chapter 6: Service, mechanical drawings Replacing gyro unit Disconnect cable and remove lid. Unscrew the hexagonal socket bolts and replace unit. Calibrate the new unit as per enclosed instructions. Antennas with program version 6.61 and higher can be fitted with IMU type 250.919 critical critical (black label) or type 250.927 (red label).

  • Page 52: Replacing Lnb

    Chapter 6: Service, mechanical drawings Replacing LNB Note the four cables (B) Unscrew LNB mounting screws (F) and replace. Make mounting order and disconnect. sure the O-ring is in place. Remove cable tie (A). Mount the LNB and bottom part Loosen motor mounting plate screws (D).

  • Page 53: Replacing Elevation Motor Belt

    Chapter 6: Service, mechanical drawings Replacing elevation motor belt Loosen motor screws. Remove belt from guide pulley and replace. Tighten belt as shown in belt tension figure and tighten screws. 90 antenna Replacing elevation motor belt...

  • Page 54: Replacing Elevation Motor

    Chapter 6: Service, mechanical drawings Replacing elevation motor Disconnect cable. Open cable holder and remove cable. Remove motor screws and replace motor. Tighten belt as shown in belt tension figure and tighten screws. Reconnect motor and snap cable into toroid plastic cover. Strap cable.

  • Page 55: Replacing Azimuth Motor Belt

    Chapter 6: Service, mechanical drawings Replacing azimuth motor belt Remove inner mounting bolts. Tighten belt as shown in Cut away old belt. belt tension figure, and tighten Loosen belt tensioner. screws. Loosen mounting bolts ”A”. Tighten inner mounting bolts Slide belt under bottom plate with a torque of 14 Nm.

  • Page 56: Replacing Polarisation Motor

    Chapter 6: Service, mechanical drawings Replacing polarization motor belt Loosen motor mounting plate screws. Replace belt. Tighten belt as shown in belt tension figureand tighten screws. Replacing polarization motor Disconnect cable from cable holder and CPU-box. Loosen motor mounting plate screws.

  • Page 57: Replacing Rg179 Coaxial Connectors

    Chapter 6: Service, mechanical drawings Replacing RG179 coaxial connectors Slide crimp ferrule onto cable. Strip cable. Solder centre pin. Slide the connector body under the shield. Slide the crimp ferrule over the shield. Crimp with a 3.25 mm (0.128 inch) crimp die. Replacing RG179 coaxial connectors...

  • Page 58: Error Codes

    Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Error codes In the control unit, error codes are presented as a four-digit hexadecimal number representing up to 11 fault conditions. I.e. 0070 = failure of all gyroscopes (codes 0010 + 0020 + 0040). The error codes are also displayed in the PC-program service menu. 0001 Elevation motor failure 0002...

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting Chart

    Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting chart Troubleshooting chart...

  • Page 60: Sailor 90 Satellite Tv Antenna

    Chapter 8 Technical specification SAILOR 90 satellite TV antenna Physical dimensions Antenna diameter 900 mm Radome height 1175 mm Radome diameter 1045mm Weight incl. radome 65 kg Performance data Elevation range -8° to 120° Azimuth range 630° Azimuth angular velocity 50°/s...
  • Page 61 Chapter 8: Technical specification Electrical Voltage 24 VDC +20%/-10% Current Starting current LNB osc. frequency, low bands 9750 MHz LNB osc. frequency, high bands 10600 MHz Environmental Temperature -25 to 55°C Humidity 0-100% RH Wind speed 50 m/s EN60945 Safety EN60950 SAILOR 90...

  • Page 62: Chapter 9 Approvals

    Chapter 9 Approvals SAILOR 90...
  • Page 63 TT98-132246 Version 1.5 Thrane & Thrane A/S Thrane & Thrane A/S Thrane & Thrane A/S info@thrane.com info@thrane.com info@thrane.com Thrane & Thrane A/S Thrane & Thrane A/S info@thrane.com info@thrane.com • • • • • • • • • • viii...

Table of Contents