System Overview - KVH Industries TracVision G8 Owner's Manual

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System Overview

A complete satellite TV system, illustrated in Figure 1-1, includes
the TracVision G8 antenna unit connected to the Master Control
Unit (MCU), a satellite TV receiver (integrated receiver/decoder,
or IRD), and a television set. While all basic programming and
first-level diagnostic functions are available through the MCU, a
laptop computer can be used to conduct advanced diagnostics.
System specifications are provided in Appendix A on page 123.
Figure 1-1 TracVision G8 System Diagram
9-36 VDC
90 Watts
Master Control
Unit (MCU)
Power/Data
PC Diagnostics
Satellite Compatibility
The TracVision G8 satellite antenna is fully compatible with
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) satellites, as well as
DIRECTV's Digital Satellite Service (DSS) satellites.
In-motion Tracking
The TracVision G8 uses a state-of-the-art actively stabilized
antenna system. The antenna's built-in global positioning system
(GPS) allows the system to calculate the precise azimuth and
elevation to the satellite from your vessel's current location,
ensuring the shortest possible satellite acquisition time. Once the
satellite is acquired, the antenna gyros continuously measure the
heading, pitch, and roll of your vessel and send commands to the
antenna motors to keep the antenna pointed at the satellite at all
times.
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TracVision G8 Antenna
Options Purchased Separately
Receiver 1
RF
RF
Receiver 2
TracVision G8 systems equipped
with linear quad LNBs (used in
Mexico and Europe) can be
connected to four receivers using
four RF cables.
TV 1
TV 2
T V
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