Sea Tel COASTAL 18, Installation And Operation Manual

Table of Contents

v

1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1-1

1.1. G

ENERAL 

S

YSTEM 

D

ESCRIPTION

...................................................................................................... 1-1

1.2. P

URPOSE

........................................................................................................................................ 1-1

1.3. S

YSTEM 

C

OMPONENTS

.................................................................................................................... 1-1

1.4. G

ENERAL SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL

.................................................................................................... 1-1

1.5. Q

UICK 

O

VERVIEW OF CONTENTS

...................................................................................................... 1-2

2. OPERATION ....................................................................................................................................... 2-1

2.1. N

ORMAL 

O

PERATION 

F

LOWCHART

................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2. S

YSTEM 

S

TART

-U

P

......................................................................................................................... 2-2

2.2.1. Power-up/Initialization Phase........................................................................................... 2-2
2.2.2. Search phase ................................................................................................................... 2-2
2.2.3. Tracking phase................................................................................................................. 2-3

2.3. O

PERATION 

M

ODE 

S

CENERIOS

........................................................................................................ 2-3

2.3.1. Switching Satellites .......................................................................................................... 2-3
2.3.2. Adjusting Polarization....................................................................................................... 2-3

2.4. L

INEAR 

P

OLARIZATION 

A

DJUSTMENT

................................................................................................ 2-4

2.4.1. Optimizing the polarization while on the desired satellite ................................................ 2-4
2.4.2. Setting polarization for a different satellite (changing satellites)...................................... 2-5
2.4.3. Setting polarization when you have changed geographic areas ..................................... 2-5

2.5. L

OSS OF SATELLITE DUE TO BLOCKAGE OR RAIN

-

FADE

....................................................................... 2-6

2.6. L

OW 

N

OISE 

B

LOCK 

C

ONVERTER 

O

PERATION

.................................................................................... 2-6

2.7. R

ADOME 

A

SSEMBLY 

O

PERATION

...................................................................................................... 2-6

3. BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 3-1

3.1. S

ATELLITE 

B

ASICS

........................................................................................................................... 3-1

3.1.1. Ku-Band Frequency (10.95-12.75GHz) Satellites ........................................................... 3-1
3.1.2. Blockage .......................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.3. Rain Fade......................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.4. Signal level....................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.5. Satellite Footprints ........................................................................................................... 3-2
3.1.6. Satellite Footprint Charts ................................................................................................. 3-2
3.1.7. Satellite polarization ......................................................................................................... 3-2

3.2. A

NTENNA 

B

ASICS

............................................................................................................................ 3-3

3.2.1. Azimuth ............................................................................................................................ 3-3
3.2.2. Elevation .......................................................................................................................... 3-3
3.2.3. Antenna polarization (Linear or Circular) ......................................................................... 3-3
3.2.4. Stabilization...................................................................................................................... 3-4
3.2.5. Search Pattern ................................................................................................................. 3-4
3.2.6. Satellite Identification Receiver........................................................................................3-4
3.2.7. Tracking ........................................................................................................................... 3-4
3.2.8. Unwrap............................................................................................................................. 3-4

3.3. C

OMPONENTS OF THE 

S

YSTEM 

C

ONFIGURATION

............................................................................... 3-5

3.3.1. Antenna Assembly ........................................................................................................... 3-5
3.3.2. Display Antenna Control Panel ........................................................................................ 3-5
3.3.3. Power Supply ................................................................................................................... 3-6