Dish 500 Operation; Configuring The System For Dish 500 Mode - KVH Industries LF Owner's Manual

Cable Unwrap
The antenna unit can rotate a full 720° before coming to the end
of its cable. If it does so, the system automatically unwraps the
cable by quickly rotating the dish in the opposite direction.
During this process, your television transmission will be frozen
momentarily while the cable unwraps and the antenna reacquires
the satellite.
Conical Scan Tracking (TracVision LF only)
The antenna control unit uses conical scanning to maintain peak
signal strength to the receiver and to update the satellite's
position. When conical scan tracking is active, the antenna moves
continually with a circular motion to sweep across the satellite's
peak signal. The signal strength is then fed back to the control
circuits to keep coming back to the direction of the strongest
signal.
If the satellite signal is lost while the system is in conical scan
track mode, the control software imposes a 60-second time-out
delay. If the signal is not regained during that time, the antenna
reverts to the Reacquisition Search to start looking for the satellite
signal.
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DISH 500 Operation

The DISH 500 service offers programming on two different
satellites (Echo 119 and 110). To easily switch between these two
satellites, you will need to configure the system for DISH 500
mode, in which the SAT SELECT button selects between just the
Echo 119 and 110 satellites.
3.5.1 Configuring the System for
DISH 500 Mode
To configure the TracVision system for DISH 500, follow the steps
below.
1. Turn on your receiver, TV, and TracVision
system.
2. Using the receiver's remote control, go to the
"Point Dish/Signal Strength" screen (press MENU,
6, 1, 1 (on most models)) and select satellite 119 and
transponder 11.
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Using Your TracVision LF/SF
N E T W O R K
A DISH 500 quick reference label is
provided at the front of this manual.
Affix this label somewhere close to
the switchplate for convenient
reference.
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