Setting up your dish network receiver and tracstar antenna to receive satellites 110/119/129 (2 pages)
Summary of Contents for TracStar MVS1200P4
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Transportable VSAT System Assembly Instructions 1984 West New Hampshire Street 1200P4-Assy-3-07 Page 1 Orlando, FL 32804 Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved 407.650.9054 1200P4-Assy-3-07 Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved...
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Contents Page Removal from Case ......... 3 Reflector Assembly .......... 4 Boom Assembly ..........6 Feed Attachment..........7 Pedestal Startup..........11 Mounting the Reflector........13 Mount the Wedge Plate ......... 14 Final Deployment ........... 16 Stowing ............17 Dismantling the Reflector....... 17 Dismantle the Feed/Boom ......
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The case on the right contains the reflector, boom, feed as- sembly, support struts and cables. MVS1200P4—Reflector Case Open the latches on the reflector case. Remove the lid and place on the ground. MVS1200P4-Reflector Case Note placement of equipment / items.
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MVS1200P4-Pedestal Case Bottom CAUTION—FRAGILE Remove the straps securing the Reflector Bags, and carefully set aside. MVS1200P4-Reflector Bags CAUTION—FRAGILE Carefully Remove the reflector panels from the bags. Shown at the left is the TOP sec- tion, the boom attaches to the bracket that is shown on the reflector.
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MVS1200P4-Reflector Numbers CAUTION—FRAGILE Align the pieces as you place them on the ground. MVS1200P4-Reflector Numbers CAUTION—FRAGILE Align the snap buckles and secure the four sections together. MVS1200P4—Boom Struts Remove the two boom struts from the bottom of the reflector case.
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MVS1200P4—Reflector Assembly Pull the spring loaded locking sleeve back and insert the strut onto the ball located on the side of the feed horn plate. MVS1200P4—Reflector Assembly Insert the boom into the boom bracket and secure with the boom clip.
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MVS1200P4—Reflector As- sembly Pull the spring loaded locking sleeve back and insert the strut onto the ball located on the side of the reflector. Secure both struts in this man- ner. MVS1200P4—Reflector Case Carefully, remove the BUC and Feed Horn assembly from the Reflector Case.
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MVS1200P4—Reflector Case Rotate the assembly 90 so the assembly is oriented as in the picture. For the antenna to be able to communi- cate with the satellite, this rotation step is mandatory. Operational Orientation MVS1200P4—Reflector Case Tighten the locking adjustment on the Feed assembly.
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MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Secure the BUC to the boom assembly using the captive mounting pins on the boom. Secure the front and back pins. MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Secure the feed horn assembly to the front of the boom using the captive mounting twist locks on the boom.
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BUC wiring to the side of the BUC. MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Using the BLUE color coded cable, secure the LNB wiring to the end of the LNB. MVS1200P4—Reflector & Boom The Reflector assembly is completed. You will need two people to assemble the reflector onto the pedestal.
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MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Remove the lid of the Pedestal Case. MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Remove the WEDGE assembly from its storage posi- tion. Carefully set aside. MVS1200P4—Reflector Case Remove the CONTROL CABLE bag from bottom of the REFLECTOR Case. MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Remove the OUTRIGGER supports from the side mounts on the lid of the pedestal case.
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MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Secure the OUTRIGGERS to both ends of the pedestal case bottom. MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Secure the CABLES to the antenna, securing all three cables to the cable attachment bracket. RED—TRANSMIT BLUE—RECEIVE GREEN—Control Cable 1200P4-Assy-3-07 Page 12 Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved...
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MVS1200P4—Equipment Case Secure the CABLES from the antenna to the equipment case, securing all three cables to the cable attachment plate. Note again: BLUE—RECEIVE RED—TRANSMIT GREEN—CONTROL MVS1200P4—Equipment Case Apply POWER to the antenna. MVS1200P4—Pedestal Deployment Deploy the antenna by Pressing the “+” button and holding down for 2 seconds.
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MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case WEDGE PLATE Loosen the four captive bolt assemblies to al- low mounting of the wedge plate. Maneuver the wedge plate onto the pedestal POL drive plate. Once fitted over the four mounting screws, ro- tate the plate to align the locking pin hole in the wedge plate and the pedestal POL drive plate for alignment.
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MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Secure the captive locking hardware fas- tening reflector to the pedestal. MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Secure the boom wiring to the pedestal. MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Assembled BOOM. MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Assembled antenna, from the rear. 1200P4-Assy-3-07 Page 15 Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved...
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MVS1200P4—Pedestal Case Return to the Antenna Control panel. Press the “+” button to resume the de- ployment operation. MVS1200P4—DEPLOYED The antenna will continue its deploy- ment process and lock-on to the satel- lite. 1200P4-Assy-3-07 Page 16 Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved...
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Press the “-” button to begin the stowing operation. MVS1200P4—STOWING The antenna will stop and display REMOVE DISH The disassembly process can begin. MVS1200P4—DISMANTLE REFLECTOR Remove the boom wiring to the pedestal. MVS1200P4—DISMANTLE REFLECTOR Unscrew the captive locking hardware fas- tening reflector to the pedestal. 1200P4-Assy-3-07...
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MVS1200P4—DISMANTLE REFLECTOR Remove the reflector from the pedestal and set it on the ground. MVS1200P4—DISMANTLE REFLECTOR Using the RED color coded cable, remove the BUC wiring from the side of the BUC. MVS1200P4—DISMANTLE REFLECTOR Using the BLUE color coded cable, remove the LNB wiring from the end of the LNB.
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Be careful not to damage the horn assembly. MVS1200P4 — REFLECTOR CASE Replace cover on the feed horn. Carefully, place the BUC and Feed Horn assembly in the Reflector Case.
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MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR DISASSEMBLY Pull the spring loaded locking sleeve back and remove the strut from the ball located on the side of the feed horn plate. MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR DISASSEMBLY Remove the boom assembly support struts from the front of the boom pulling free from the cap- tive mounting ball on the boom.
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MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR CASE Secure the two boom supports to the bottom of the reflector case. MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR CASE CAUTION—FRAGILE Loosen the snap locks. MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR CASE Carefully separate the four reflector pan- els. 1200P4-Assy-3-07 Page 21 Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved...
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MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR CASE CAUTION—FRAGILE Carefully place the reflector in the contain- ment bags. As per picture at right, ensure the boom bracket is inserted AWAY from the second reflector panel in the bag. MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR CASE WEDGE PLATE Disengage the locking pin from the wedge assembly.
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MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR CASE Secure the OUTRIGGER supports to the side mounts on the lid of the pedestal case. MVS1200P4— PEDESTAL CASE DISMANTLE Return to the Antenna Controller. Press the “+” but- ton and hold down for 2 seconds. The STOW process will continue.
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MVS1200P4—PEDESTAL CASE Remove Power from the antenna. MVS1200P4—PEDESTAL CASE Remove the cable assemblies from the antenna pedestal. Re-secure the protec- tive caps over the connections. MVS1200P4—PEDESTAL CASE Loosen Feed adjustment assembly. 1200P4-Assy-3-07 Page 24 Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved...
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MVS1200P4—PEDESTAL CASE Rotate the Feed to return it to its storage position. MVS1200P4—PEDESTAL CASE Tighten the Feed assembly. MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR CASE Re-secure hardware to the ‘lid’ of the reflector case. See Last Page for detail layout. 1200P4-Assy-3-07 Page 25 Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved...
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MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR CASE Place antenna reflector bags into bottom of the reflec- tor case. Secure with the straps. MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR CASE Remove the CABLES from the equipment case. Coil and return to the bottom of the reflector case. MVS1200P4—REFLECTOR CASE Return the control cable to the CONTROL CABLE bag and return to the bottom of the REFLECTOR Case.
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MVS1200P4—PEDESTAL CASE Return the lid to the Pedestal Case and se- cure all latches. MVS1200P4 The units are ready for transport. Be sure to return lids to auxiliary equipment case and check area for any loose equip- ment. Alternate Power Configuration...
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