Planning The Installation - KVH Industries TracVision HDTV Converter User Manual

2.1

Planning the Installation

Who Should Install the TracVision HDTV Converter?
KVH strongly recommends that a KVH-authorized technician
install the TracVision HDTV converter. Installers should have
experience installing electronic equipment on a vessel or vehicle.
Installing the TracVision Antenna
This manual assumes that you are adding the HDTV converter to
a TracVision antenna system that is already installed on the
vessel or vehicle. If the antenna is not yet installed, follow the
detailed instructions in the antenna's Technical Manual or Owner's
Manual to install and test the antenna system. Then follow the
instructions in this manual to install the HDTV converter and
control panel.
RF Board Compatibility – RF4 or Later
The HDTV converter is compatible only with TracVision
antennas that have RF board version RF4 or later installed. If the
TracVision antenna has an RF1, RF2, or RF3 board installed, you
will need to replace the RF board. To order an RF board upgrade
kit, call KVH at 401-847-3327.
All TracVision antennas having serial number 03040001 or later
have an RF4 or RF5 board installed and are fully compatible
with the HDTV converter. You can tell which type of RF board is
installed by the shape of the board itself. As shown in Figure 2-1,
RF1, RF2, and RF3 boards have blunt corners, while RF4 and RF5
boards are square with sharp corners.
Figure 2-1 RF Boards
Shape of RF1, RF2,
and RF3 Boards
54-0260
Shape of RF4 and RF5 Boards
If you purchased the system and
decide to install it yourself, be
sure to read the important notice
at the front of this manual
regarding warranty implications.
The first four digits of the antenna
serial number indicate the year and
month (YYMM) the antenna was
manufactured. Therefore, antennas
that have a serial number starting
with 0304 were built in April 2003.
Installation
11