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2 - programming user-defined satellites, Section 2.5.2, Programming user-defined satellites – KVH Industries TracVision C3 User Manual

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For example, to assign Astra 2S and Hotbird for your satellite
pair, and to track Astra 2S, you would enter the following data:

SATINSTALL,ASTRA2S,HOTBIRD

@L,A

ZAP

2.5.2 Programming User-defined Satellites

The TracVision C3 satellite library has two open slots that you
may use to program two user-defined satellites in case you want
to install/watch a satellite that is not in the KVH predefined list.
To configure a user satellite, the system must first be in Idle
Mode (by typing

HALT

) and then information about the satellite

must be provided, including:

Satellite name

Satellite position (longitude)

Transponder information for each of the following
polarizations/frequencies:

- vertical high & vertical low

- horizontal high & horizontal low

or

- right

- left

Transponder information includes:

- frequency

- symbol rate

- FEC code, and

- network ID (in hexidecimal format)

Decoder type

This information can be obtained from your satellite service
provider or from sites on the Internet, such as

www.satcodx.com

.

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For your reference, the satellite
configuration information for the
predefined satellites is available on
our web site at

www.kvh.com/

footprint/index.html

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