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RECOVERY
Power Failure
Every time the dish comes to rest, the Positioner stores information about the dish's
position in its internal memory. Therefore if there is a power failure or the Positioner
is switched off when the dish is stationary, all of the stored positions will still be
programmed in when power is restored.
if, however, there is a power failure while the dish is actually moving, these stored
positions will be lost unless you carry out the recovery procedure outlined below. For
this procedure to work, position 1 must have been programmed and you must be able
to remember which satellite was assigned to position 1.
When power is restored after the power failure, all three front panel LEDs will
illuminate and the words "set" then "up" then "1" (set up position 1) will flash on the
front panel display. The Positioner is now in a "recovery" mode.
Using your receiver handset, reselect a programme number which corresponds to
position 1. Use the EAST or WEST handset key to move the dish until you see this
programme on your TV screen. Press the STORE key on the Positioner handset or
the ch button on the front panel.
The Positioner will now function as it did before the power failure and all of the
previously programmed positions will have been restored.
Clearing the Positioner's Memory
To reset your Positioner to the state that it was in when it left the factory (i.e. no East
or West limit set and no position numbers programmed in and with preset skew
values), press the Norm key to put the MSP995 into normal mode. Then press the
P-- key , the STORE key and the STATUS key in quick succession. All the display
LEDs will illuminate for several seconds and the Positioner will reset itself.
NOTE: ALL THE POSITIONS, LIMITS ETC. YOU HAVE SET WILL BE LOST.
ADVANCED FEATURES
Displaying Programme Numbers
If you are using your Dish Positioner in conjunction with a Pace 9000/9200 series or
MRD¢920 receiver, you can set it up so that it displays satellite programme number
rather than position number on it's front panel whilst in normal mode.
Press MODE then 9 to put your Positioner into this special mode of operation. The
front panel display will show the currently selected programme number.
If you now select a different programme number using your receiver handset, the Dish
Positioner display will change to this number. This is true even if the dish has moved
to receive this programme.
To get back to displaying position numbers, press the MODE key then 9 again.
Out Positions
If you select a position number which falls outside the current East and West stop
limits, the word "out" will be shown on the front panel display. These positions have
not been deleted, however. They can be used again if you change the East and/or
West limits so that they come within the new range. Their 3-digit positions will be
recalculated and you will once again be able to select them.
Not Set Positions
If you select a position number which has not yet been assigned, the word "not"
followed by the word "set" is shown on the front panel display. The dish will not move.
Deleting Positions
Any position numbers you have set up and stored can be deleted. Do the following:-
*
In normal mode, select the position number you wish to delete.
*
Put the positioner into program mode (MODE then 1) and then press MODE
followed by 3 to access the MSP995's delete facility.
*
The front panel display will alternate between showing the word "del" and the
selected position number.
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Use the A or W key to change this position number, if required. Then press the
STORE key to cause the deletion. The Positioner will then return to normal
mode and will show the position number, followed by the message "not set".
*
To leave the delete mode without deleting a position number, do not press
STORE — instead use NORM to exit without storing any changes.
> ERROR MESSAGES
NOT SET: This position number
has not been assigned.
OUT: Position falls outside the
current East and West stop lim-
its.
END: You have tried to go past
the East limit or West limit.
DEL:
This position
has
been
selected for deletion.
ERR:
Dish
is stuck
or it has
reached its limit of travel.
The following error messages
indicate
problems
with
the
MSP995's memory. Contact your
dealer if these messages occur:-
000 (On powering
up, prior to
MSP995
going
into standby
mode.)
LE1 (At any time.)
ER1 (At any time.)
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