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Sea Tel 4012 GX Operation Manual

Sea Tel 4012 GX Operation Manual

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FOR SEA TEL 4012 GX BROADBAND-AT-SEA
Sea Tel, Inc.
4030 Nelson Avenue
Concord, CA 94520
Tel: (925) 798-7979
Fax: (925) 798-7986
Web:
http://www.cobham.com/seatel
Sea Tel Inc is also doing business as Cobham SATCOM - Maritime
October 9, 2013
OPERATION MANUAL
TRANSMIT / RECEIVE SYSTEM
Sea Tel Europe
Unit 1, Orion Industrial Centre
Wide Lane, Swaythling
Southampton, UK S0 18 2HJ
Tel: 44 (0)23 80 671155
Fax: 44 (0)23 80 671166
Web:
http://www.cobham.com/seatel
Document. No. 136876 Revision A1

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  • Page 1 Southampton, UK S0 18 2HJ Fax: (925) 798-7986 Tel: 44 (0)23 80 671155 Web: http://www.cobham.com/seatel Fax: 44 (0)23 80 671166 Web: http://www.cobham.com/seatel Sea Tel Inc is also doing business as Cobham SATCOM - Maritime October 9, 2013 Document. No. 136876 Revision A1...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2011 Sea Tel Inc All Rights Reserved. The information contained in this document is proprietary to Sea Tel, Inc.. This document may not be reproduced or distributed in any form without prior written consent of Sea Tel, Inc. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 F: +1 (925) 798-7986 R&TTE Declaration of Conformity Sea Tel Inc. declares under our sole responsibility that the products identified below are in compliance with the requirements of: DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on Radio equipment and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity.
  • Page 4 2009 version of FCC 47 C.F.R. § 25.222. Sea Tel hereby declares that the antennas listed below will meet the off-axis EIRP spectral density requirements of § 25.222 (a)(1)(i) with an N value of 1, when the following Input Power spectral density limitations are met: *0.6 Meter Ku Band, Models 2406 and USAT-24 are limited to...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    F SATELLITE SIGNAL IS FOUND BUT NETWORK LOCK IS ACHIEVED 2.4................................2-5 ARGET A DIFFERENT SATELLITE 2.5........................2-6 ASIC ESCRIPTION OF THE RONT ANEL TATUS 3. 4012 GX USER MENUS .................................... 3-1 3.1........................................3-1 OGIN 3.3..............................3-4 ATELLITE IGNAL UTOMATIC EARCH 3.4..................................3-5...
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  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction 4012 GX Operation Manual Introduction The 4012 GX VSAT antenna: • Mechanical design is based on the best 1m maritime antenna, model 4009 • Has a frequency tuned radome to operate in Ku and Ka band networks. • Uses IP based, secured communication •...
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  • Page 9: Quick Start Operation

    Quick Start Operation 4012 GX Operation Manual Quick Start Operation If your system has been set up correctly, and if the ship has not moved since the system was used last, the system should automatically acquire the satellite from a cold (power-up) start. Once the satellite has been acquired, the modem then should achieve lock and you should be able to use the system.

  • Page 10: If No Signal Is Found

    4012 GX Operation Manual Quick Start Operation 2.2. If no signal is found: If the system does NOT automatically find the satellite from a cold start, follow the steps below: The Tracking LED will flash for a short period of time (Search Delay) followed by the Search LED coming ON.

  • Page 11: If Satellite Signal Is Found But Network Lock Is Not Achieved

    Quick Start Operation 4012 GX Operation Manual 10. If the Heading value is not correct, enter the correct value in the lower right field of the Communication Interfaces screen. 11. Click Save. 12. Check for blockage (this is the MOST common cause of not being able to acquire the desired satellite).
  • Page 12 4012 GX Operation Manual Quick Start Operation Check Latitude, Longitude and Heading. These should be correct, but may be updated if necessary. Access the System Status screen. Find the Latitude, Longitude and Heading displayed values. If they are correct skip to step 11.

  • Page 13: To Target A Different Satellite

    Quick Start Operation 4012 GX Operation Manual 11. Check for blockage (this is the MOST common cause of not being able to acquire the desired satellite). 12. Verify that the correct satellite is selected. 13. Check for polarization drive failure.

  • Page 14: Basic Description Of The Front Panel Status Leds

    4012 GX Operation Manual Quick Start Operation When you make that selection you will see the temporary message: Acquiring Satellite Signal…Please Wait Shortly after that you will see the temporary message: Satellite Signal Found. Modem Lock: LOCKED 2.5. Basic Description of the Front Panel Status LEDs...
  • Page 15 Quick Start Operation 4012 GX Operation Manual Searching - (Yellow LED) ON indicates that the MXP is actively searching for your satellite signal. OFF indicates that SEARCH is OFF. Target - (Yellow LED) ON indicates that the antenna is TARGETING (driving) to the specified Azimuth and/or Elevation position(s).
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  • Page 17: Gx User Menus

    4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus The following is a complete listing of all of the menu screens and the parameter setting available on each of those screens. 3.1. User Login Log in to the MXP from the computer. If the computer has not been set up for you by the dealer, refer to the Installation manual for instructions.

  • Page 18: System Status

    4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus 3.2. System Status There are no entries that you can make on this screen. It is read only, and is periodically refreshed. The System Status screen would also be displayed if you had clicked on the word “System”, under the “Status” menu group. There are five...
  • Page 19 4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual The Front Panel LED group on this display provides the same six indicators that are on the front panel of the MXP Error Initializing Power Target Search Tracking These represent the six LEDs seen on the front...

  • Page 20: Satellite Signal Automatic Search

    4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus 3.3. Satellite Signal Automatic Search The ship’s position (Latitude & Longitude) and Heading are displayed in the header of every menus screen. The Latitude & Longitude are also displayed on this screen where you view the satellite which is currently selected, or select the satellite you want to target.

  • Page 21: Satellite Configuration

    4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual 3.4. Satellite Configuration Your dealer should have set up at least one satellite for you. If your screen is blank none have been set up. To target a desired satellite, simply select it from...

  • Page 22: Graphs

    4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus 3.5. Graphs You may be asked by your dealer to run a graph for them to use for diagnostics purposes. Select the desired graph from the dropdown list. All graphs are driven by live data.
  • Page 23 4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual You have the choice of displaying live or historic data. Live allows viewing & recording live information. Historical allow the historical data to be viewed. There are four zoom levels. Live allows viewing & recording live information.
  • Page 24 4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus To read out a value of an event: Count the number of divisions Multiply the number of divisions by the unit on that axis. Add the number labeled as the base on that axis.
  • Page 25 4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual If the plot goes to one of the max ends of the graph: Change the zoom level to change the amount of data being displayed. Reselect a graph from the graph mode list.

  • Page 26: Position Antenna

    4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus 3.6. Position Antenna This is the screen that you would use to manually locate a satellite. These settings and commands only apply to the selected satellite. 3-10...
  • Page 27 Circular polarity choices are for future use. Select the LNB frequency band (refer to LNB specifications). As mentioned before, the 4012 GX is s single reflector system, so there will be no “Secondary” selection for it. The LNB is set to either cross pol or co-pol.
  • Page 28 4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus In Auto Threshold the system adds the “noise floor” off-satellite AGC level to this Auto Threshold value, and calculates the Threshold. The threshold is recalculated whenever the antenna goes into Search, or is commanded to target a satellite.
  • Page 29 4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual The displayed AZ and EL represent the actual angle of the reflector. AZ, EL, and CL entry fields give you the ability to submit that target command. CL should always be left at 0.0 except when testing CL drive capability.
  • Page 30 4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus Turning Tracking OFF inhibits an Auto Search pattern from beginning, or continuing. You can turn a Search pattern on or off. And the search pattern is determined by the Search Pattern drop down selection.
  • Page 31 4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual An example of when you need to drive the antenna slowly, or at a very specific speed, is when you are doing a side lobe test. You would drive the antenna off in Azimuth,...
  • Page 32 4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus In summary, the operational sequence is: 1. Go to the upper part of the Position Antenna screen, and establish known values. 3. Go to the Satellite Configuration page, and click the “Add Satellite” button.

  • Page 33: Activity

    4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual 3.7. Activity All of the information is color coded according to the four categories of: Error (Red) Warning (Yellow) Information (Green) Test (White) 3-17...
  • Page 34 4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus The information can be sorted by any of the four categories, just by clicking on the category title. The default sort category is “Type”. You can also sort by date range. You can export data by right-clicking on the “Export”...
  • Page 35 4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual Choose the name and location to download it Then click “Save”. When the download is complete click the “Open” button. Choose the program to view it in (notepad is very good for this) and click the “OK.” Button.
  • Page 36 4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus You can see that it lists the date, time, category, and details. You could print out, save, or send this file to someone (ie attached to an email). You can select ranges of data for the past seven days.

  • Page 37: Data Export

    4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual 3.8. Data Export The Data Export screen allows you to specify a longer or shorter period of time. The red coded file names consist of one- hour collections of data. Click on the “From” box.
  • Page 38 4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus Notice that the format of the file name is a date and time code. 2012: Year 02: Month 03: Day 1710: Time (5:10 PM) To see the contents of the file you right click on it.
  • Page 39 4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual Choose the program to view it in (notepad is very good for this) and click OK. When you see the “Open File” dialog box click the “Open” button. You can see that it lists the date, time, category, and details.
  • Page 40 4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus Click on the “Export” icon. Click “Save Target As”. Choose the name and location to download it to. When you see the “Download Complete” dialog box click the “Open” button. 3-24...
  • Page 41 4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual Choose the program to view it in and click When you see the “Open File” dialog box click the “Open” button. You can see that it lists the date, time, category, and details.

  • Page 42: Change Password

    4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus On this screen you can click on the date range and also the type of graphic record you want to download. This operates in the same was as you have already seen in the three previous examples.

  • Page 43: Faq

    4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual The user is able to change their own password. If you should forget your password, contact your dealer to reset it for you. 3.10. 3-27...

  • Page 44: Help

    4012 GX Operation Manual 4012 GX User Menus The FAQ page will provide you with answers to commonly asked questions. You get to it by clicking on the FAQ button, found at the lower left area of every screen. 3.11.
  • Page 45 4012 GX User Menus 4012 GX Operation Manual The Help page provides valuable information related to configuration, operating tips, etc. You get to it by clicking on the Help button, found at the lower left area of every screen. 3-29...
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  • Page 47: Stowing The Antenna

    Stowing the Antenna 4012 GX Operation Manual Stowing the Antenna This antenna must be properly stowed if the ship will be underway while AC power to the Above Decks Equipment (ADE) is de- energized. Failure to do so may void your warranty.

  • Page 48: Installing The El Shipping/Stow Restraint

    4012 GX Operation Manual Stowing the Antenna 4.1.2. Installing the EL Shipping/Stow Restraint The EL shipping/stow restraint is formed by a stow pin-bolt mounted through a bracket and is engaged into a hole/slot in the elevation driven sprocket when the dish is at zenith (90 degrees elevation).
  • Page 49 Stowing the Antenna 4012 GX Operation Manual Remove the washer from the stow pin-bolt and unthread the hex nut from the bolt. Put one of the washers onto the stow pin-bolt and insert it into the bracket toward the elevation driven sprocket.

  • Page 50: Installing The Cl Shipping/Stow Restraint

    4012 GX Operation Manual Stowing the Antenna 4.1.3. Installing the CL Shipping/Stow Restraint The CL shipping/stow restraint is formed by a red locking bar with adjustable bumpers at each end of the bar. This mechanism is placed under the cross-level beam to lock it in place (at level).

  • Page 51: Removing The El Shipping/Stow Restraint

    Stowing the Antenna 4012 GX Operation Manual To un-stow the antenna, remove the pin bolt from the LOCK position. Install the pin bolt into the STOW hole and tighten. This assures that it does not get lost and will be ready for re-use if the antenna needs to be stowed again at a later date.
  • Page 52 4012 GX Operation Manual Stowing the Antenna To un-restrain the elevation axis of the antenna, unthread the two hex nuts. Using a ¾” open end wrench, remove the hex nuts and washer from the stow pin-bolt. Remove the stow pin-bolt from the bracket.

  • Page 53: Removing The Cl Shipping/Stow Restraint

    Stowing the Antenna 4012 GX Operation Manual Tighten the hex nut to prevent the hardware from loosening while in the un-stowed configuration. Verify that the antenna rotates freely through its full elevation range of motion. 4.2.3. Removing the CL Shipping/Stow Restraint...
  • Page 54 4012 GX Operation Manual Stowing the Antenna Extract the locking bar from the underside of the cross-level beam and retain these parts for later re-use if it becomes necessary to stow the antenna. Verify that the antenna rotates (tilts left and right from level) freely through its full cross- level range of motion.

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