KVH Industries TracVision S3 Satellite TV System User Manual


 
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<cr>
@L,A<cr>
ZAP<cr>
2.5.2 Programming User-defined Satellites
The TracVision L3/S3 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.