Norsat WAYFARER Troubleshooting Manual

1.2m ku-band manual drive away antenna
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WAYFARER 1.2M KU-BAND
MANUAL DRIVE AWAY ANTENNA

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  • Page 1: Troubleshooting Guide

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE WAYFARER 1.2M KU-BAND MANUAL DRIVE AWAY ANTENNA...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ....................1 WAYFARER 1.2M KU-BAND MANUAL DRIVE AWAY ANTENNA ..........1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................2 1. Overview ..........................3 1.1 System Overview ......................3 2 Antenna Components ......................5 2.1 Outdoor Unit ........................5 2.2 Turntable (Azimuth and Elevation) ...................
  • Page 3: Overview

    1. Overview The Norsat Wayfarer is an industrial strength transportable satellite communication system built strong for the most demanding users working with the most challenging applications and environments. The Wayfarer is fully automated, integrated, and versatile enough for deployment virtually anywhere, including mobile field offices, field vehicles, or directly on the ground. A complete satellite solution, the Wayfarer includes everything to meet your communication needs.
  • Page 4 Motor driver of outdoor unit connects to ACU controller through RS-422 M&C cable. © Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) All Rights Reserved YYYY-MM-DD DOC# Rev...
  • Page 5: Antenna Components

    2. Antenna Components 2.1 Outdoor Unit 1-Reflector 2-Feed 3-Turntable 4-Boom arm 5-Roof Mount 6-Controller Box © Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) All Rights Reserved YYYY-MM-DD DOC# Rev...
  • Page 6: Turntable (Azimuth And Elevation)

    The installation location of feed assembly onto boom arm is adjusted in factory. In case of maintenance, please mark the locations of the feed assembly so that it can be re-installed into same location. © Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) All Rights Reserved YYYY-MM-DD DOC# Rev...
  • Page 7: Gps Receiver

    Indicator blinking: GPS searching signal Indicator on: GPS has locked location GPS needs to be locked in auto-acquire when used in a different location than last operation. 2.5 3D Compass © Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) All Rights Reserved YYYY-MM-DD DOC# Rev...
  • Page 8: Hand Crank

    2.6 Hand Crank Hand crank is used to manually drive the antenna in case of emergency. Do not use hand crank when antenna is powered on 1-Elevation crank 2-Azimuth crank © Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) All Rights Reserved YYYY-MM-DD DOC# Rev...
  • Page 9: Indoor Unit Acu

    Indoor Unit ACU is a 1RU rack mount unit which includes power supply, microcontroller with screen and control buttons, On/Off switch, beacon receiver, DVB receiver, Wifi module and fans. © Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) All Rights Reserved YYYY-MM-DD DOC# Rev...
  • Page 10: System Troubleshooting

    Contact manufacturer if alarm remains after reboot Polarization zeroing failure Check whether the polarization limit switch is functional Check whether the polarization drive is jammed on range of motion System reboot is required after troubleshooting © Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) All Rights Reserved YYYY-MM-DD DOC# Rev...
  • Page 11 Limit switch error Check M&C and power cable connection from antenna to ACU Check limit switch functionality Communication exception Check M&C and power cable connection from antenna to ACU Contact manufacturer © Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) All Rights Reserved YYYY-MM-DD DOC# Rev...
  • Page 12 Stow error Check M&C and power cable connection from antenna to ACU Check limit switch functionality © Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) All Rights Reserved YYYY-MM-DD DOC# Rev...
  • Page 13: System Maintenance

    Inspect wear and tear of timing belt and lubricate gears Once per year and transmissions. Replace Calibrate compass to ensure correct heading Once per year Clean the reflector surface Every 3 months © Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) All Rights Reserved YYYY-MM-DD DOC# Rev...
  • Page 14: Technical Specifications

    Azimuth 0. 1° /S ~6° /S Rotate Elevation speed 0. 1° /S ~6° /S Work wind load 20m/s Survival wind load 25m/s Temperature -40℃~+55℃ (outdoor); -20℃~+55℃ (indoor) Humidity 5-95% © Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) All Rights Reserved YYYY-MM-DD DOC# Rev...

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