Lift out the antenna bag containing the carbon antenna & stays. 1.4 Case 4 – Elevation head / ACU and cables Elevation head with Cables TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 5 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
Step 2. Invert and Place Tri-pod base securely onto a firm surface. TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 6 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves... T +44 (0) 1256 812 222 F +44 (0) 1256 812 666 E sales@sematron.com...
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Warning : the centre lock can cause a finger trap - ALWAYS use the palm of your hand TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 7 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
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Step 7. Stand tripod on legs Warning : the tripod has a weight of over 10kg TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 8 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
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Step 8. level using adjustable levelling feet and bubble level mounted on the tripod base. The tripod is now ready to accept the elevation head assembly. TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 9 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
Warning : the centre lock can cause a finger trap - ALWAYS use the palm of your hand TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 10 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
- ALWAYS use the palm of your hand and keep fingers away from mating surfaces TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 11 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
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Step 17. line up the spherical dowels and fasten the over centre catch in two places TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 12 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
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Fasten the over centre catch in four positions Step 19. Repeat for the opposite side of the reflector TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 13 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
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• Antenna stays This will ensure the antenna packaged in the case will fit without fouling the hard transit case. TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 14 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
Step 21. Secure feed arm extension with Cam lever Step 22. Insert feed assembly onto feed arm extension TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 15 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
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Make the Quick-Connect™ connections. Step 24. Connect the antenna stays in two positions TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 16 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
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The Antenna is now ready for cables and waveguide TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 17 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
*NSSL BUC IMAGE TO BE INSERTED* WARNING : The Receive Reject Filter (RRF) must be next to the BUC TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 18 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
2.10 BUC Connections The Transmit (Tx) is denoted by the red strain relief connector on the N-Type RF Connector. TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 21 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
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The feed and OMT can now be attached to the Feed Arm extension/ Waveguide as per steps 22-29 above. TP120 – Operation Manual – E8 September 2010 - 22 - Sandpiper House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8GX, UK Making waves...
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