Check The Antenna's Operational Status; Antenna Status - KNS Ku-BAND TX Installation And Operation Manual

operator turns the ACU power on.
nd
Ø 2
: The ACU's main board supplies 48VDC to the antenna via the BD-MUX and RX
cable.
rd
Ø 3
: The ACU checks the DC line during initializing.
th
Ø 4
: The Bluetooth of the ACU searches the pre-paired Bluetooth of the PCU, and the
ACU then displays the software version on the LCD panel of the ACU.
th
Ø 5
: Firstly, the sensor cage rotates counterclockwise until it pushes the limit switch.
Then, the sensor cage rotates clockwise to level off.
th
Ø 6
: The VS61 uses the magnet as a home index of the antenna. After the initializing
of the sensor cage, the azimuth axis of the antenna rotates to search for the magnet.
The antenna stops the rotation when the hall sensor meets the magnet.
NOTE: We named the 5
th
Ø 7
: The antenna will start searching for the satellite after the initializing.
8.2 Check
Status

8.2.1 Antenna Status

The VS61 has 3 or 4 statuses in accordance with searching reference, as given below.
The operator can see the state on the ACU LCD panel.
INIT(Initializing): The antenna is initializing.
st
SCH1(1 searching): The antenna searches for the target satellite signal.
nd
SCH2(2 searching): The antenna searches for the highest target satellite signal. Only
the searching reference is 'DVB Carrier Lock' and 'EXT LOCK'.
TRCK(Tracking): The antenna tracks the target satellite signal.
th th
~6 steps "antenna initializing".
the Antenna's
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Operational