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- Page 1 DUAL ROTATOR CONTROLLER Albert VK3BQO office@hubbatech.com.au © Copyright – Albert Hubbard VK3BQO (Hubbard Technologies - Hubbatech) office@hubbatech.com.au VERSION 2.5 SOFTWARE 2009...
- Page 2 General Description: This controller was designed to interface with the most common antenna rotators including AC, DC, single or dual winding motors. It also includes brake release control. The power supply required to operate the rotator is supplied from a separate source. Many rotators operate on 24v or 26v some on DC, some on AC.
- Page 3 ROTATOR CONTROLLER USER GUIDE. When power is applied to the controller, the “New” heading will be set to 180 degrees. The “Power” LED will light when power is applied to the controller. Press the A or B button to select which rotator is to be controlled. Note that wind and loading at the top of the rotator will affect the speed of rotation and accuracy of the final heading.
- Page 4 Program Mode: Program Mode can be entered when the display shows either Rotator A or Rotator B. Several settings can be changed in Program Mode. Storing Park Position Heading Memories. Four preset headings can be stored into the controller. Press and hold the dial button until “Program Mode” is displayed on the LCD. Rotate the dial until the memory location desired is shown.
- Page 5 Follow the instructions on the LCD screen. To cancel without saving, press and hold the dial button until the screen shows “Program Mode”. To switch back from Program Mode to Normal Mode, press and hold the dial button again. Calibrating the rotator. Calibrating of a rotator should only be required once for each rotator as the settings are stored in non volatile memory.
- Page 6 Press the dial button once. The screen will now display “Press button to save”. At this time you may press the “A” or “B” buttons to cause the rotator to move to the 0 degree position (by moving the rotator through 270 to 180 to 90 then to 0 = north) as indicated by using a compass.
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