Starting Up - Nera Saturn BM Marine Operator's Manual

Starting Up

Switching ON
The POWER Switch on the back panel of the Main Control Unit
switches all basic units of the Saturn Bm terminal on/off:
•
the Display Handset
•
the Main Control Unit (MCU), and the Antenna Unit
See figure 1.3
For optional equipment, see their Operating Manuals.
The Saturn Bm should normally be switched ON at all times.
Switching ON initiates a self-test and an automatic satellite search
(which may take a few minutes), causing the following messages to
be displayed:
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The self-test should be ready within approximately one minute. If not,
see list of
The Saturn Bm retains the gyro, azimuth and elevation data when the
terminal is switched OFF. When switching ON, the antenna is auto-
matically pointed in the same direction it had before switching OFF.
When switching ON Saturn Bm for the first time, the following must
be entered/selected:
•
Ship's heading, see next page.
•
Ocean Region, see next page.
•
Default Distress LES,
see "Selecting Default Distress
•
Distress Alarm address,
see "Configuring
•
Search for satellite must be initiated, see next page
1.8
for location of the POWER switch and POWER indicator.
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"Startup messages" in Appendix D.
Ports" in chapter 3. Configuration.
ON
LES" in chapter 3. Configuration.
Saturn B – Chapter 1. Getting Started
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