KVH Industries TracVision M5 - Manual (Page 28)

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Follow these steps to turn on the system and set it
up for one of the three European Trisat groups:
1. Ensure the antenna has a clear, unobstructed
view of the sky.
2. Apply power to the receiver(s), TV(s), and
switchplate. Wait two minutes for startup.
3. Press the center MENU button on the MCP to
access the onscreen menu (see Figure 47).
4. At “Install Satellite?”, press YES.
5. At “Trisat Mode?”, press YES.
6. At “USA or Europe?”, press EUROPE.
7. At “Install Europe WB?”, press NEXT until
the display shows the Trisat group you want
to select. Then press YES.
8. At “Set Lat/Long?”, press YES.
9. At “Latitude”, use the - and + buttons to set
each digit of the vessel’s latitude. Press Enter
to accept each digit.
10. At “Longitude”, set the vessel’s longitude.
11. At “Trisat skew angle”, note the reported
skew angle for future reference. Be sure to set
the LNB to this skew angle later.
12. Set up the receiver(s) for the same satellites,
and in the same order, as the antenna:
Trisat Group Satellites
Europe WB HotbirdWB, Astra1, Astra2S
Europe Hotbird, Astra1, Astra2S
Scandinavia HotbirdWB, Sirius, Thor
Antenna Receiver DiSEqC
Sat. A Alternative 1 or A DiSEqC 1
Sat. B Alternative 2 or B DiSEqC 2
Sat. C Alternative 3 or C DiSEqC 3
Install satellite?
Yes Next Return
Trisat mode?
Yes No Return
Menu
USA or Europe?
USA Europe Return
Install Europe WB?
Yes Next Cancel
Set Lat/Long?
Yes Next Return
Latitude: ##N
- Enter +
Use +/- to set vessel latitude
Longitude: ###E
- Enter +
Use +/- to set vessel longitude
Press NEXT until desired Trisat group shown
Installing Trisat
Group - Please wait
, ,
and installed
Restarting antenna
Latitude: ##N
Longitude: ###E
Trisat skew angle
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Figure 47: European Trisat Group Selection Menus on MCP
Selecting a Trisat Group
(Linear only)
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