Raymarine 60STVGen2 Installation And Operator's Manual

S

TV Gen2

Satellite Television Systems

Installation and operation

37, 45 and 60STV Gen2 models

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Documentnumber:81327-2
Date:01-2011

Contents

Chapter1Introduction.............................................7

Safetynotices.................................................................7

Importantinformation......................................................7

Chapter2Installation...............................................11

2.1Planning...................................................................12

2.2Cablesandconnections............................................13

2.3Systemoptions.........................................................17

2.4DualRFSTVsystems...............................................17

2.5QuadRFSTVsystems..............................................19

2.637STVmultiswitchconnection(AmericaandAsia

only)..............................................................................21

2.745/60STVMultiswitchconnections..........................22

2.8Installation/Mounting................................................23

Chapter3Systemoperationandsetup..................27

3.1Introduction...............................................................28

3.2Gettingstarted..........................................................28

3.3SetupusingtheACU.................................................30

3.4Applyingfactorydefaultvalues...................................37

3.5Systeminformation...................................................38

3.6Checkingsystempower.............................................38

3.7Skewangle...............................................................39

3.8GraphicalUserInterface............................................40

Chapter4Maintenanceandtroubleshoot-

ing..............................................................................41

4.1Maintenance.............................................................42

4.2Troubleshooting........................................................42

4.3Raymarinecustomersupport.....................................44

Chapter5Satelliteinformation...............................45

5.1Satelliteproviders.....................................................46

AppendixATechnicalspecication.......................49

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6

STVGen2installationandoperation

Chapter1:Introduction

Safetynotices

Caution:Removetransitpacking

Beforeinstallingoroperatingtheproduct,openthe
antennaunitcoverandremovethefoamtransit
packinginsertsfromtheunitbase.

Warning:Productinstallationand
operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failureto
dosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyour
boatand/orpoorproductperformance.

Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersource
isadequatelyprotectedbymeansofasuitably-rated
fuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.

Caution:Usecorrectliftingpoint

Whenliftingtheantennaunit,alwaysliftfromthebase
plate.DoNOTusetheantennacoverordamageto
thecovercouldoccur.

Caution:Donotdamageconnectors

Takecaretoavoiddamagetotheconnectors
underneaththeantennabaseplatewhenmovingthe
unit.DoNOTusetheseconnectorstolifttheunit.

Caution:Antennacoating

DoNOTpaintorapplyanyothernishtotheantenna
unit.Thiscoulddegradeperformancebeyond
acceptablelimits.

Importantinformation

Handbookinformation

YourSTVsystemprovidestelevisionaccesstohundredsofTV
channels.Ontheopenseaoratthedock,theRaymarineSatellite
TVsystemautomaticallyidenties,acquiresandtrackscompatible
signalsfromalldigitalvideobroadcast(DVB)satellites.

Thishandbookdescribeshowtoinstall,connectandmaintainthe
RaymarineSatelliteT elevision(STV)system.Itisusedwiththe
followingmodels:

Introduction

7

•37STVGen2

•45STVGen2

•60STVGen2

Thesemodelsaresuppliedinvariantsappropriatetoyourregion.
Pleasecarefullyreadandfollowtheinstallation,operatingand

maintenanceprocedures,toensureoptimumperformance.

Geographiclocation

YourSTVsystemwilloperateinvariousgeographicregions,
dependantuponthetypeofsatellitesignalavailable.

Broadlyspeakingdifferentregionsaroundtheglobeuseeither
circularorlinearpolarizationforDVBsatellitebroadcasts.Each
STVunitisconguredtoreceiveeitherLinearorCircularpolarized
signals.

Someexamplesofregionsusingcircularandlinearpolarization
arebelow.

Circularpolarization:

•NorthAmerica

Linearpolarization:

•Europe

•Australia

•NewZealand

•China

•MiddleEast

Forfurtherassistancepleaserefertoyourregionalsatelliteservice
providersorRaymarinetechnicalsupport.

Changinglocation

Ifyouchangeyourareaofoperation,youmayneedtoarrangefor
modicationtoyourSTVsystem:

•Adjusttheantennalownoiseblock(LNB)asappropriateforthe
areainwhichyouareoperating.

•Updatetheregioninformationusingyourcontrolunit(ACU)ora
PCrunningtheGUIsoftware.

•Ensurethatyoursatellitereceivers(IRDs)willoperateandreceive
DVBbroadcastsatyournewlocation.

Important:Pleasereferallservicing/componentreplacementto
authorizedRaymarineagents.

Satellitecoverage

Uptodatecoveragemapsandsatelliteinformationmaybefound
ontheappropriatewebsiteofyoursatelliteserviceprovider.

Televisionreception

ForfullfunctionalityofyourSTVSystem,youmustsubscribetothe
relevantservice(s)fromtheappropriateserviceprovider(s).Full
detailsofserviceprovidersaregiven.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize
electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever
possible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables

carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.

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STVGen2installationandoperation

InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased
to7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradar

beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesabove
andbelowtheradiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused
forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior
anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothave
aseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin
theinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyof
theaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethemaximum

possibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectrical
equipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMCperformance
throughouttheinstallation

Suppressionferrites

Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These
areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe
removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmust
bereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.

Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine
authorizeddealers.

Connectionstootherequipment

Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables

IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtootherequipment
usingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,asuppressionferrite
MUSTalwaysbeattachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.

Declarationofconformity

ThisproductconformswithEUDirective2004/108/ECandis
labelledwiththeCEconformitymark.

Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome
Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware
ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourSTVSatellitetelevisionsystemownership,please
takeafewminutestolloutthewarrantyregistrationcardfoundin
thebox,orvisitwww.raymarine.comandregisteron-line.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarranty
benets.Y ourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingthe
serialnumberoftheunit.Youshouldstickthislabeltothewarranty
registrationcard.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwas
correctatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannot
acceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.In
addition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange
specicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotaccept
liabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproductandthisdocument.

Introduction9

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STVGen2installationandoperation

Chapter2:Installation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Planningonpage12

•2.2Cablesandconnectionsonpage13

•2.3Systemoptionsonpage17

•2.4DualRFSTVsystemsonpage17

•2.5QuadRFSTVsystemsonpage19

•2.637STVmultiswitchconnection(AmericaandAsiaonly)onpage21

•2.745/60STVMultiswitchconnectionsonpage22

•2.8Installation/Mountingonpage23

Installation

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2.1Planning

Power drill

13 mm (1/2 in)

socket

10 mm (3/8 in)

drill

13 mm (1/2in)

spanner

11 mm (7/16in)

spanner

Socket wrench

80 mm (3 in)

hole saw

Pencil

Adhesive tape

Cross-head

screwdriver

5 mm

Allen key

Suitable waterproof

sealant

D11453-1

Partssupplied

AntennaUnit

AntennaControlUnit(ACU)

InstallationKit:

•Bolts

•Flatwashers

•Springwashers

•Selftappingscrews

Cables:

•10mPowercable-usedforconnectingtheACUtotheDCpowersupply .

•3mRFcable-usedforconnectingtheACUandIntegratedReceiver

•15mRFcable-usedforconnectingtheAntennaandACU.

•1.8mPCcable-usedforconnectingtheACUtoapersonalcomputerfor

Documentation

•Installation/operatinginstructions

•mountingtemplate.

CDcontaining:

•SoftwareforrunningtheSTVGraphicalUserInterface(GUI)onapersonal

•UserdocumentationinPDFformat.

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Decoder(IRD).

systemsetupanddiagnostics.

computer(PC).

Toolsrequired

Toolsnecessaryforinstallation.

STVGen2installationandoperation

2.2Cablesandconnections

RF 2RF 1

RF 2

RF 1

RF 4RF 3

Antennaconnectors

RFconnectorsontheundersideoftheantennaconnectthepower,
signalandcontrolsignalstothecontrolunit(ACU).

STVmodelRFconnectors

37STV

45STVand60STV

2RFconnectors

2RFconnectors
Applicabletoregionswithsingle
frequencyband,DVBbroadcast
signals.

4RFconnectors
Applicabletoregionswithdual
frequencyband,linearpolarizedDVB
broadcastsignals.

Extendingcableruns

Note:Systemperformancewillbereducedifsuppliedcables

areextended.

IftheRFcablesuppliedasstandardisnotlongenough,a
98ft(30m)cable,isavailablefromyourRaymarinedealer,
(partnumberE96008).Connectthelongercabletothesupplied15
m(49ft)RFcabletoobtainatotalcablelengthof147ft(45m).

Note:Totalcablelengthsshouldnotexceed45m(147ft).
Systemperformancecannotbeguaranteedifcablesare
extended.

AntennaControlUnit(ACU)

TheAntennaControlUnit(ACU)providesallcontroland
power-switchingfunctionsfortheantenna.Threesoftkeysenable
satelliteprogrammingandantennadiagnosticstobecarriedout.

Installation13

D11531-1

Twobuttonsattheright-handsideofthefrontpanelareusedwith

ANT RF1

FUSEDC 9 to 30V NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-

+

MADE IN KOREA

D11542-2

NMEA

connector

D11726 _1

Red (12 - 32 V /+)

Yellow (NMEA out /+)

Brown (RTCM in /+)

Green (NMEA in /+)

Shield (0V/ ground / -)

GPS antenna
cable

Connector
block

GPS antenna
cable

Additional cable

Pin 1

Pin 2

D11725 _1

somesetupprocedurestoprovideBACKandENTERfunctions.

TheACUrearconnectorsare:

•DC9to30Vforpowerinput.

•ANTRF1-connectspowerandsignaltotheantenna.

•NMEA-connectstoGPS(optional).

•PCINTERFACE-connectstoPCserialportforremoteoperation

fromacomputer(optional).

•RECEIVER-connectstothesatellitereceiver(notsupplied).

Forconnectiondetails,refertotheinstallationprocedures.

ConnectingSTVtoNMEA0183GPS

WiththesystempoweredOFF ,connectanNMEAfeedtotheACU
forGPSpositioninginformation,refertothefollowingillustration
forreference:

UsingGPSwithSTV

YourSTVsystemcanmakeuseofGPStoimprovetheDVBsignal
trackingaccuracy.

•37and60STVGen2models–ThesehaveabuiltinGPS

receiverforimprovedtrackingaccuracy .

•45STV–ThiscanbeconnectedtoanNMEA0183compatible

GPSreceiverusingtheconnectorprovided.

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1.Atasuitablepoint,cutyourGPSantennacable.

2.StripeachwireintheGPSandadditionalcablereadyforthe
connectorblock.

3.ConnectstrippedGPSwirestotheconnectorblock,matching
thewiresoneitherside.

STVGen2installationandoperation

4.PuttheNMEAOUTwire(yellowintheillustration)andground

Minimum bend of cable
100 mm (4 in) radius

Minimum bend
200 mm (8 in)
diameter

D11709 -1

1 2 4

3

wireintotheconnectorblockwiththecorrespondingGPS
antennawires,asintheillustration.

5.Secureallconnectionsintheconnectorblock.

6.Connectandsecurethefreeendoftheadditionalcableinthe2

Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossiblefrom:

•otherequipmentandcables,

•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,

•antennae.

pinplug,sothat:
i.NMEAOUT(+)connectstopin1.
ii.Ground(-)connectstopin2.

7.Connectthe2pinplugtoNMEAontherearoftheACU.

8.SwitchontheSTVsystem.

Powerrequirements

ARaymarineSTVsystemneedseithera12Vdcor24Vdcpower
supply.ThisisconnectedintotheACU.

Groundingrequirements

Routingcables

Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximizeperformanceand
prolongcablelife.

•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Whereverpossible,ensurea
minimumbendradiusof100mm.

ThesegroundingrequirementsareapplicableforRaymarine
equipmentsuppliedwithaseparatedrainwireorscreen.

•Theproductpowercabledrainconductor(screen)mustbe
connectedtoacommongroundpoint.

•Itisrecommendedthatthecommongroundpointisabonded
ground,i.e.withthegroundpointconnectedtobatterynegative,
andsituatedascloseaspossibletothebatterynegativeterminal.
Ifabondedgroundsystemisnotpossible,anon-bondedRF
groundmaybeused.

Bondedgroundsystem(preferred)

•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageandexposuretoheat.
Usetrunkingorconduitwherepossible.DoNOTruncables
throughbilgesordoorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.

•Securecablesinplaceusingtie-wrapsorlacingtwine.Coilany
extracableandtieitoutoftheway.

•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposedbulkheadordeckhead,
useasuitablewatertightfeed-through.

•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesoruorescentlights.

Installation15

RFgroundsystem(alternative)

D11710 -1

1 2 4

3

1.Powercabletoproduct.

2.Drain(screen).

3.Bonded(preferred)ornon-bondedRFground.

4.Powersupplyorbattery.

Implementation

Ifseveralitemsrequiregrounding,theymayrstbeconnected
toasinglelocalpoint(e.g.withinaswitchpanel),withthispoint
connectedviaasingle,appropriately-ratedconductor,totheboat’s
commonground.Thepreferredminimumrequirementforthepath
toground(bondedornon-bonded)isviaaattinnedcopperbraid,
witha30Arating(1/4inch)orgreater .Ifthisisnotpossible,an
equivalentstrandedwireconductormaybeused,ratedasfollows:

•forrunsof<1m(3ft),use6mm

•forrunsof>1m(3ft),use8mm

2

(#10AWG)orgreater.

2

(#8AWG)orgreater.

Inanygroundingsystem,alwayskeepthelengthofconnecting
braidorwiresasshortaspossible.

References

•ISO10133/13297

•BMEAcodeofpractice

•NMEA0400

Important:DoNOTconnectthisproducttoapositively-grounded
powersystem.

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STVGen2installationandoperation

2.3Systemoptions

connects to

Television Monitor

(not supplied)

IRD (not supplied)

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-
+

MADE IN KOREA

RF cable

Antenna base plate

ACU

DC 9 to30V

12 V or 24 V dc
power supply

D11733-1

Brown with
red sleeve

Blue with
blue sleeve

Green/yellow with

white sleeve

Ground

Drain (screen)

RF 2

RF 1

2.4DualRFSTVsystems

YourRaymarineSatelliteTVsystemcanbeconnectedtooneor
multipleIRDs,toofferthemaximumchoiceofchannelstodifferent
cabins.Thissectiondescribesthedifferentcombinationsavailable
andthemethodofconnectingeachvariant.

EnsurethepowersupplyfortheACUisprotectedbyeithera
5Aquick-blowfuseoranequivalentautomaticcircuitbreaker,
connectedin-lineonthepositive(whitewithredtag)wireofthe
powercable.

Notethatforallvariants,theRF1connectorontheACUmustbe
connectedtotheRF1connectorontheantennabaseplate.

Installation

Connectingabasicsystem

1.ConnectanRFcablefromtheANTRF1connectorontheACU
totheRF1connectorontheantennabaseplate.

2.ConnectanRFcablefromtheRECEIVERconnectoronthe
ACUtoeithertheLNB,ANT,orSatelliteInconnectoronthe
rearoftheIRD.

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3.Connecta12Vora24VdcsupplytotheDC9to30Vconnector

to TV monitor (not supplied)

to TV monitor (not supplied)

IRD1 (not supplied)

ANT RF1

FUSE

DC 9 to 30V

NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-
+

MADE IN KOREA

IRD2 (not supplied)

RF cable

Antenna base plate

ACU

Powe r in

D11732-1

RF 2

RF 1

ontherearoftheACU.

4.RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRD.

Systemwith2IRDs

TheRFconnectionintotheIRDisusuallymadeintotheconnector
labelledLNB,ANT,orSatelliteIn.

RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRD.

YoucanconnecttwoIRDstoyourantennaasshowninthediagram.
Inthissystem,oneIRDcanbesetasatwosatellitereceiver.The
otherIRDmustbesetasaonesatellitereceiver.

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STVGen2installationandoperation

connects to

Television Monitor

(not supplied)

IRD (not supplied)

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-
+

MADE IN KOREA

RF 2

RF 1

RF 4RF 3

RF cable

Antenna base plate

ACU

DC 9 to30V

12 V or 24 V dc
power supply

D11546-2

Brown with
red sleeve

Blue with
blue sleeve

Green/yellow with

white sleeve

Ground

Drain (screen)

to TV monitor (not supplied)

to TV monitor (not supplied)

IRD1 (not supplied)

ANT RF1

FUSE

DC 9 to 30V

NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-
+

MADE IN KOREA

RF 2

RF 1

RF 4RF 3

IRD2 (not supplied)

RF cable

Antenna base plate

ACU

Power in

D11547-2

2.5QuadRFSTVsystems

2.ConnectanRFcablefromtheRECEIVERconnectoronthe
ACUtoeithertheLNB,ANT,orSatelliteInconnectoronthe

Connectingabasicsystem

rearoftheIRD.

3.Connecta12Vora24VdcsupplytotheDC9to30Vconnector
ontherearoftheACU.

4.RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRD.

Systemwith2IRDs

1.ConnectanRFcablefromtheANTRF1connectorontheACU
totheRF1connectorontheantennabaseplate.

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YoucanconnecttwoIRDstoyourantennaasshowninthediagram.

IRD1 (not supplied)

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-
+

MADE IN KOREA

RF 2

RF 1

RF 4

RF 3

IRD2 (not supplied)

RF cable

Antenna base plate

ACU

IRD3 (not supplied)

IRD4 (not supplied)

DC 9 to 30V

Power in

D11548-2

Inthissystem,oneIRDcanbesetasatwosatellitereceiver.The
otherIRDmustbesetasaonesatellitereceiver.

TheRFconnectionintotheIRDisusuallymadeintotheconnector
labelledLNB,ANT,orSatelliteIn.

RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRD.

Systemwith4IRDs

YoucanconnectfourIRDstoyourantennaasshowninthe
followingdiagram.

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TheRFcablesfromtheantennabaseplateconnecttoeitherthe
LNB,ANT,orSatelliteInconnectorontherearoftheIRD.

RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRDs.

STVGen2installationandoperation

2.637STVmultiswitchconnection

1

4

D11903 -1

OUT 5OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4OUT 1 OUT 6

Multiswitch

LNB

RHCP/+13V

VHF/UHF

INPUT

POWER
24V DC

LNB

LHCP/ +18V

RF 2RF 1

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-
+

MADE IN KOREA

DC 9 to 30V

12 / 24 V

3

2

(AmericaandAsiaonly)

Systemwithmorethan2IRDs

AdualRFSTVsystemoperatinginaregionwithcircularpolarized
DVBsignalsmayincludeamultiswitchasshown.Thisallows
connectionofupto6IRDs(satellitereceiver/decoders).

1.Antennabaseplate

2.ACU

3.Multiswitch

4.IRDs–(notsupplied)

TheRFcablesfromthemultiswitchconnecttoeithertheLNB,ANT,
orSatelliteInconnectorsontherearoftheIRDs.

RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRDs.

Installation

21

2.745/60STVMultiswitchconnections

1

4

D11903 -1

OUT 5OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4OUT 1 OUT 6

Multiswitch

LNB

RHCP/+13V

VHF/UHF

INPUT

POWER
24V DC

LNB

LHCP/ +18V

RF 2RF 1

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-
+

MADE IN KOREA

DC 9 to 30V

12 / 24 V

3

2

Vert Hor Vert/mod

5-50 kHz

Hor/mod

OUT 5OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4OUT 1 OUT 6

Multiswitch

RF 2

RF 1

RF 4RF 3

OUT 5OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4OUT 1 OUT 6

Multiswitch

LNB

RHCP/+13V

VHF/UHF

INPUT

POWER

24V DC

LNB

LHCP/ +18V

1

3

4

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-
+

MADE IN KOREA

DC 9 to 30V

12 / 24 V

2

D11904 -1

Systemwithmorethan4IRDs

Youmayuseamultiswitchconnectedasshown.Thisallows
connectionofupto6IRDs(satellitereceiver/decoders).

NorthAmericaandAsia

2.ACU

3.Multiswitch

4.IRDs–(notsupplied)

RegionsoutsideofNorthAmericaandAsia

1.Antennabaseplate

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1.Antennabaseplate

STVGen2installationandoperation

2.ACU

Clear view of sky

D11449-1

Above the beam

Below the beam

In the

beam

Min 1.2 m (4 ft)

Min 1.2 m (4 ft)

D7950_1

3.Multiswitch

4.IRDs–(notsupplied)

TheRFcablesfromthemultiswitchconnecttoeithertheLNB,ANT,
orSatelliteInconnectorsontherearoftheIRDs.

RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRDs.

2.8Installation/Mounting

Antennaposition

Theantenna,mustbeinstalledwhere:

•Thereisanallroundclearviewofthehorizon.

•Itisnottoohighabovethewater-themaximumrecommended
heightisonenotexceedinghalfthelengthoftheboat.

•Itisasnearaspossibletothecenterlineoftheboat.

•Onarigidmountingplatformthatisnotsubjecttoexcessive
vibration.

•Awayfromtheedgeoftheboat.Thiswillminimizeexcessive
motion,whichcanadverselyaffectreception.

•Clearofanyradarbeam.Thiscouldadverselyaffectantenna
operation.

•Clearofanyobjectwhichcouldblockthesatellitesignal.Ensure

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thereisa+15°to+90°lookangleattheintendedinstallation
position.

+15

90

0

0

Mast

Blocke d!

D7951_1

ACUinstallation

228 mm (9.0 in)55 mm

(2.2 in)

185 mm (7.3 in)

D11550-1

217 mm (8.5 in)

178 mm (7.0 in)

TheACUmustbettedbelowdecksinapositionthatis:

•Dry.

•Wellventilated.

•Easilyaccessible.

•NeartothemainTVviewingarea.

ACUdimensions

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Antennainstallation

Theproceduresforinstallingtheantennaassemblycomprise:

•Preparation-removetransitpacking.

•Procedure-preparemountandtantenna.

STVGen2installationandoperation

Antennapreparation

Packing

restraint

Packing

restraint

D11564_1

Drill hole

,

10 m
m
(

4

/

10

inch

)

diameter in
4 po
sitions

Cut h

ole
,

80 m
m (3

3

/

20

inch
es)

diameter

228.6 mm (9 in

ches

)

228.6 mm (9 in

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1.Removeandretaintheboltsandwasherssecuringtheantenna
dome.

2.Removetheantennadomeandretaininasafeplace.

3.Locateandremovethepackingrestraintsfromtheantenna
assembly.

4.Replacetheantennadomeandsecurewiththeboltsretained
atstep1.

Antennainstallationprocedure

Preparethemountingsurfacethenttheantenna.

1.Usingadhesivetape,attachthetemplatetothemounting
surface,ensuringthatitisparalleltoyourboat’scenterlineas
markedonthetemplate.

2.Usingasuitableholesaw,removetheshadedcenterportion.

3.Drillfour10mmholesinthepositionsindicated.

4.Countersinkthemountingholes,thensmooththeedgesofthe
centerholewithasuitablele,toavoiddamagetothemounting
surface.

5.Securetheantennatothebaseusingbolts,springwashersand
atwashers.

6.Tightentheboltstoatorqueof22.1ft.lb(30Nm)toensurethat
thefoamsealingringiscompressedtopreventwateringress.

InstallingtheACU

UsethetwoxingbracketssuppliedtoinstalltheACU.These
bracketscanbettedtothesidesoftheunittoprovideatopor
bottomx.

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rol Unit

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Under shelf mounting

Desk top mounting

D11551-1

4.Markthe2xingholepositionsforeachmountingbracket,on
themountingsurface.

5.Usingasuitabledrillbit,drillthe4holesinthemarkedpositions.

6.Wherenecessary(forexample,ongel-coatedsurfaces),
countersinkthemountingholestoavoiddamagetothemounting
surface.

7.Usingsuitablescrews,securetheACUintoposition.

1.Selecttheinstallationsite,ensuringthattheproposedsitemeets
thecriteriadescribedunderPlanningtheACUinstallation.

2.UsethescrewsfromtheACUtoxthemountingbracketsto
theACU.

3.PlacetheACUinthepositionwhereitisgoingtobeinstalled.

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STVGen2installationandoperation

Chapter3:Systemoperationandsetup

Chaptercontents

•3.1Introductiononpage28

•3.2Gettingstartedonpage28

•3.3SetupusingtheACUonpage30

•3.4Applyingfactorydefaultvaluesonpage37

•3.5Systeminformationonpage38

•3.6Checkingsystempoweronpage38

•3.7Skewangleonpage39

•3.8GraphicalUserInterfaceonpage40

Systemoperationandsetup

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3.1Introduction

INITIALIZE ANT ENNA

RAYMARINE 45 S TV

INITIALIZE ACU

RAYMARINE 45 S TV

Start of communication between antenna and the ACU.

Antenna initialized.

Antenna is searching for Satellite A.

Operating mode - antenna tracking satellite

SEARCH A:
HOTBIRD

SETUP

ASTRA2

B:HOTBIRD

SETUP

TRACKING A:

ASTRA2

B:HOTBIRD

TURKSAT

TRACKING A:

ASTRA2

System set with two
default satellites

System set with three
default satellites

3.2Gettingstarted

Thissectionofthehandbookdescribeshowtosetupyour
RaymarineSatelliteTVsystemafterinstallationusingtheACUorthe
GraphicalUserInterface(GUI),andincludesthefollowingfunctions:

•Systemstartup•Editingsatelliteinformation

•Changethedefaultsatellite•Settingantennaparameters

•Monitortheantennastatus

•Entersetupmode

•Settingyouroperatingregion

•Settingthelocalfrequency

•SettingtheDiSEqCmethod

•Displayversions

•Settingthedefaultsatellites•Settingantennagoposition

•SettingupRemoteControl•Settingantennamovestep

•SettingtheGPS

Manyoftheabovefunctionswillonlyberequiredatinitialinstallation
ofyoursystem.

Important:Raymarinedoesnotrecommendchangingthe
satelliteinformationunlessadvisedtodosobythesatellite
provider.

Note:ThesatellitenamesshownontheACUscreenare
dependentongeographiclocationandthereforemaybedifferent
tothenamesinthismanual.

Note:V erticalandhorizontalpolarizationappliestoregionswith
linearpolarizationonly

Switchingon

EnsureyourIRDsandtelevisionmonitorsareswitchedon.

PressthepowerswitchontheACUtoswitchonthesystem.Check
ontheACUthatthestart-upscreensaredisplayedinthecorrect
sequence.

Startupsequence

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Changingthetargetsatellite

B: HOT BI RD

S ET UP

T RACKI NG A:

AS TRA2

B: AS TRA2

S ET UP

T RACKI NG A:

HOT BI RD

B: HOT BI RD

T URKS AT

T RACKI NG A:

AS TRA2

HOT BI RD

T URKS AT

T RACKI NG B:

AS TRA2

HOT BI RD

T URKS AT

T RACKI NG C:

AS TRA2

Sys te m with 2 de fa ult sate llites

Sys te m with 3 de fa ult sate llites

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T RACKI NG A: AS T RA2

D11738 -2

B: HOTB I RD S ET UP

T RACKI NG A: AS T RA2

B: HOTB I RD

S ET UP

Yoursatellitesystemcanbesetuptotrackeithertwoorthree
defaultsatellites,dependingonyourgeographicallocation.The
nameofthesatellitethesystemiscurrentlytrackingisshownin
thetoplineoftheACUdisplay.

Monitoringantennaoperation

Withthesystemswitchedonandrunning,theACUdisplayshows
thecurrentstatusoftheantenna.Thiscanbeeither:

•TRACKING-theantennaistrackingthesatellite

•SEARCH-theantennaislookingforthesatellite

•UNWRAPPING-theantennaisunwrappingcable

Youcancheckthedetailsofthesatellitepositionbypressingthe
centersoftkey:

•Oncetoseetheelevation

•Twicetoseelatitude,longitudeandsignalstrength

•Threetimestoreturntothenormaloperatingdisplay

Tochangethedefaultsatellite,pressthelefthandsoftkey.The
defaultsatellitechangesandisautomaticallytrackedbythe
antenna.

Systemoperationandsetup

Settingsleepmode

Iftheantennaloosesthetrackingsatellitewhilstinsleepmode,
sleepmodeiscancelled.Toregisterakeyonyourremotecontrolto
accesssleepmodesee’Settingtheremotecontrol’.

1.PressBacktoaccesssleepmode.

2.PressBackagaintoexitsleepmode.

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3.3SetupusingtheACU

SET SAT PAIR?

NEXT

BACK soft key

ENTER soft key

Context-dependent soft keys

PREV

YES

SAT NAME: ASTR A2

- INPUT

+

BACK

ENTER

Setupprinciples

UsingtheACU

TheACUsetupmodegivesaccesstoaseriesofsetuppages,to
enableyoutoadjustthesystemparameters.

WhensettingupthesystemfromtheACU,threecontext-dependent
softkeysbelowthedisplayareusedtoselectandadjustthe
requiredparameters.

Singlefunctionsoftkeysareusedonlyduringsetuproutines:

•TheBACKsoftkeyenablesyougotothepreviousscreen.

•TheENTERsoftkeyisusedtoconrmsettings.

Youcan:

•Deneapairortrioofsatellitesyouwanttouse.

•SetthesystemtoworkwithGPS.

•Editarangeofsatelliteinformation.

•Setvariousantennaparameters.

•SettheLNBlocalfrequency.

•SettheDiSEqCmethod.

•Resetthesystemtofactorydefaultvalues.

Youcanalsousesetupmodetomanuallycontrolthedirectionthat
theantennapoints.

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Setuproutines

Insetupmode,usethePREVorNEXTsoftkeytoselectthe
requiredsetupscreen.

Forsomesetupfunctions,youalsousethePREVandNEXTsoft
keytoselectaparticularvalue.Forexample,whensettingdefault
satellites,youusePREVorNEXTcyclethroughthenamesof
availablesatellites.

Editingscreens

Somesetupscreensenableyoutoeditindividualcharactersand
aretypicallypresentedinthismanner:

Onthescreen,theeditablecharacterisindicatedbyanunderscore
cursor(underAinthisillustration).

Toeditthecharacters:

1.Withthecursorundertherstcharacter,usethe-and/or+soft

keystomovethroughtheavailablecharactersuntiltherequired
characterisdisplayedabovethecursor .

2.PresstheINPUTsoftkeytoaccepttheeditedcharacter.The

cursorthenmovestothenextcharacter.

3.Repeatsteps1and2untilyouhaveeditedallnecessary

characters.Ifyouwanttochangeanycharacter,usetheBACK
softkeytomovethecursortotherelevantcharacter .

4.Whenyouhavecompletedtheeditforascreen,pressthe

ENTERsoftkeytoacceptthevaluesandmovetothenextsetup
screen.

Enteringsetupmode

Entersetupmodeasfollows:

STVGen2installationandoperation

1.PresstheENTERsoftkeytodisplaythesetupentrypage.

SETUP MODE?

YES

NO

D11554-1

SET SAT PAIR?

PREV YES

NEXT

D11556-1

2.PresstheYESsoftkeytodisplaytheSETSATPAIR?screen.

Thisistherstscreeninsetupmode.

Settingtheoperatingregion

Usethisproceduretosettheappropriategeographicregion.
WiththeACUinsetupmode:

1.UsethePREVsoftkeytodisplayLOADREGIONINFO?.

2.PresstheYEStodisplayCONTINENT.

3.UsethePREVorNEXTsoftkeytocyclethroughthecontinent

namesinthetoplineofthedisplay,untiltherequiredcontinent
nameisdisplayed.

4.PresstheSELECTsoftkeytoconrmthecontinentanddisplay
REGION.

5.UsethePREVorNEXTsoftkeytocyclethroughtheregion
namesinthetoplineofthedisplay,untiltherequiredregion
nameisdisplayed.

6.PresstheSELECTsoftkeytoconrmtheregionanddisplay
theLOAD?screen.

7.Presseither:

•YEStoloadthenewsettings.Whenthenewsettingshave

beenloaded,thesystemre-initializesautomatically .

•NOtoreturntoSETUPMODE?withoutmakinganychanges.

Systemoperationandsetup

8.IfSETUPMODE?isdisplayed,press:

•YESifyouwanttoremaininsetupmode,or

•NOtore-initializethesystemandreturntooperationalmode.

Settingthedefaultsatellites

Usethisproceduretoseteithertwoorthreedefaultsatellites.

1.CarryouttheEntersetupmodeproceduretodisplaytheSET
SATP AIR?screen.

2.PresstheYESsoftkeytodisplaytheSETTRIPLESATscreen.

3.Ifyouareinanareawherethreesatellitesareavailablepress
YES.Otherwise,pressNO.

4.UsethePREVorNEXTsoftkeytocyclethroughthesatellite
names,inthetoplineofthedisplay .

5.Whentherequiredsatellitenameisdisplayed,pressthe
SELECTsoftkeytoselectthissatelliteassatelliteA.

6.Repeatsteps4and5toselectsatelliteB.

7.Ifyouaresettinguptriplesatellites,repeatsteps4and5to
selectsatelliteC.

8.WhentheSA VE?screenisdisplayed,presstheYESsoftkey .

9.WhentheSETUP?screenisdisplayed,presseithersoftkey:

•YESifyouwanttoremaininsetupmode,or

•NOtore-initializethesystemandreturntooperationalmode.

Settingtheremotecontrol

UsethisproceduretosetupyourremotecontrolwiththeACU.

WiththeACUinsetupmode:

1.PressNEXTtocyclethroughtheoptionsanddisplaySET
REMOCON?.

2.PressYEStodisplaytheCHANGESA Tsetscreen.

3.PressSELECTtodisplaythePRESSAREMOTEKEYscreen.

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4.PointyourremotecontroltowardstheACU,thenpressthe
remotecontrolbuttonthatyouwanttoallocatetotheselected
function.

5.Pressthesameremotecontrolbuttonagaintoconrmthe
selection.

6.Ifyouwanttosetupanotherremotefunction:
i.AttheACU,presstheBACKsoftkey.
ii.PressNEXTtoselectthenextfunctiontosetup.
iii.Repeatthesteps3to6above,foreachremotecontrol

functiontobesetup.

7.Whenallrequiredfunctionshavebeensetforremotecontrol,
presstheEXITsoftkeytoreturntothetoplevelofthesetup
menu.

SettingtheGPS

WiththeACUinsetupmode:

1.PresstheNEXTsoftkeyuntilSETGPS?isdisplayed.

2.PressYEStoenterGPSsetupmodeanddisplaythe
LONGITUDEscreen.

3.Setthecurrentlongitudeasfollows:
i.Usethe+and-softkeystoentertherequiredvalueforthe

characterabovethecursor(underscore).

ii.PresstheINPUTsoftkeytoaccepteachcorrectcharacter

andmovethecursortothenextcharacter.

iii.Repeatthesestepsuntilthecorrectlongitudenumericvalue

hasbeenenteredandthecursorisunderthelongitude
directionindicator,E(east)orW(west).

iv.UsetheEorWsoftkeytosettheappropriatedirection.

4.PresstheINPUTsoftkeytoproceedtotheLATITUDEscreen.

5.Setthecurrentlatitudeasfollows:
i.Usethe+and-softkeystoentertherequiredvalueforthe

characterabovethecursor.

ii.PresstheINPUTsoftkeytoaccepteachcorrectcharacter

andmovethecursortothenextcharacter.

iii.Repeatthesestepsuntilallcorrectlatitudevalueshave

beenenteredandthecursorisunderthelatitudedirection
indicator,N(north)orS(south).

iv.UsetheNorSsoftkeytosettheappropriatedirection

6.PresstheINPUTsoftkeytoproceedtotheSAVE?screen.

7.Presseither:

•YEStosaveyoursettings,or

•NOtocanceltheoperationandreturntotheSETUPMODE?

screen.

Note:IfyoursystemisconnectedtoaGPSantenna,theposition
willbeupdatedinrealtime.

Satelliteinformation

Important:WerecommendthatyoudoNOTattempttoedit

satelliteinformation.However,ifyouhavetodoso,contactthe
RaymarineCustomerSupportDepartmentforadvicebefore
makinganychanges.

Theeditableparametersaretypically,insequence:

•LONGITUDEindegreesandminutes,plusE/Wselector.

•VERLOW/RHCP.Verticallowbandtrackingfrequency(inMHz)

andsymbolrate(inkHz).

•VERLOWNID.Verticallowbandnetworkidentity(NID).

•HORLOW/LHCP.Horizontallowbandtrackingfrequency(in

MHz)andsymbolrate(inkHz).

•HORLOWNID.Horizontallowbandnetworkidentity(NID).

•VERHIGH.Verticalhighbandtrackingfrequency(inMHz)and

symbolrate(inkHz).

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•VERHIGHNID.Verticalhighbandnetworkidentity(NID).

•HORHIGH.Horizontalhighbandtrackingfrequency(inMHz)

andsymbolrate(inkHz).

•HORHIGHNID.Horizontalhighbandnetworkidentity(NID).

•Themethodofverifyingsatellitetracking.Theoptionsare:

–SIGNAL-useonlythesignallevelfortracking.

–DVBLOCK-useonlyDVBLocksignalfortracking.

–DVBDECODE-verifysignalusingDVBdecodingmethodfor

tracking.

–DSSDECODE-decodeonlyDSSLocksignalfortracking.

•ThemethodofsupplyingpowertotheLNB.Theoptionsare:

–AUTO-changevoltagetoLNBbytheIRDvoltage.Thisisthe

RECOMMENDEDSETTING.

–ONLY13V-alwayssupply13VtoLNB.

–ONLY18V-alwayssupply18VtoLNB.

•TherequiredmethodofDigitalSatelliteEquipmentControl
(DiSEqC).Theoptionsare:

–AUTO-changesignaltoLNBbytheIRDDiSEqC.Thisisthe

RECOMMENDEDSETTING.

–ONLY0KHZ-alwayssupply0kHztoLNB.

–ONLY22KHZ-alwayssupply22kHztoLNB.

Editingsatelliteinformation

WiththeACUinsetupmode:

1.PresstheNEXTsoftkeytocyclethroughtotheEDITSATINFO?

screen.

2.PressYEStoentertheeditmode.

Asatellitenameeditscreenisdisplayed.

3.UsePREVorNEXTtocyclethroughtheavailablesatellites.

4.T oeditthedisplayedsatellitename,pressSELECT.

Aneditscreenisdisplayed.

5.Changethedisplayednameasfollows:

i.Usethe+and-softkeystochangethevalueofthecharacter

abovethecursor(underscore).

ii.PresstheINPUTsoftkeytoaccepteachcorrectcharacter

andmovethecursortothenextcharacter.

6.PresstheENTERsoftkeytoconrmtheediteddataanddisplay

theeditscreenforthenextparameter.

7.Proceedandeditothersatelliteinformationasrequired.Typical
parametersavailabletoeditare:

•LONGITUDE

•VERLOW/RHCP

•VERLOWNID.

•HORLOW/LHCP

•HORLOWNID

•VERHIGH

•VERHIGHNID

•HORHIGH

•HORHIGHNID

8.PresstheENTERbuttontoaccepttheHORHIGHNIDvalue,
anddisplaytheVERIFYscreen.

9.UsethePREV,NEXTandENTERsoftkeystoeditthefollowing
parameters.

•VERIFY–methodforverifyingsatellitetracking.

•VOLTAGE–methodofsupplyingpowertotheLNB.

•DISEQC–digitalSatelliteEquipmentControl.Choose

betweenAuto,0KHzand22KHz.

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10.PressENTERtoaccepttheDISEQCmethodanddisplaythe
SAVE?screen.

11.Press,either:

•YEStosavethechangesyouhavemade,or

•NOtodiscardanychanges.

TheSETUPMODE?entryscreenisthendisplayed.

12.Presseither:

•YESifyouwanttouseanothersetupfunction,or

•NOtore-initializethesystemusingthenewsettings.

Antennaparameters

Important:WerecommendthatyoudoNOTattempttochange

theantennaparameters.However,ifyouhavetodoso,contact
theRaymarineCustomerSupportDepartmentforadvicebefore
makinganychanges.

Theantennaparametersyoucanchangearetypically,insequence:

•SCANOFFSET.Theanglebetweenthemarkedpointonthe

sub-reectorandthedatum.

•TRACKSCALE.Todeterminethespeedatwhichtheantenna

tracksasatellite.AhighTrackScalevaluegivesahightracking
speed.

•DETECTLEVEL.Thebasicsignaldetectionlevel.

•WRSLEVEL.ThebasicWRSdetectionlevel.

•TRACKOFFSET.

•POWERLEVEL.

•DISEQCLEVEL.Thevaluethatidentiesa22kHztone.

•OFFSETRH-LH.ThedifferencevaluebetweenRHCP/LHCP

andSCANOFFSET.

•ELOFFSET.

•USEWRS.AppliesWRSwhileantennaissearchingforsatellite.

•OFFSETDIFF.AppliesOffsetDifference.

Editingantennaparameters

1.CarryouttheEntersetupmodeproceduretodisplaytheSET
SATP AIR?screen.

2.PresstheNEXTsoftkeythreetimestodisplaytheSETANT
PARAMETER?screen.

3.PressYEStoenterparameteredit.ThePARAM:SCAN
OFFSET:screenisdisplayed.

4.UsethePREVandNEXTsoftkeysasnecessary ,todisplaythe
parameteryouwanttochange.

5.T ochangethedisplayedparameter,presstheYESsoftkey.
Aneditscreenisdisplayed.

6.Changethedisplayedparameterasfollows:
i.Usethe+and-softkeystochangethevalueofthecharacter

abovethecursor(underscore).

ii.PresstheINPUTsoftkeytoaccepteachcorrectcharacter

andmovethecursortothenextcharacter.

iii.Repeatsub-stepsa,bandcuntilthecorrectnamehasbeen

entered.

7.PresstheENTERsoftkey,todisplaytheANOTHER
PARAMETER?screen.

8.T o:

•Exitthesetupprocedure,presstheNOsoftkeytodisplay

theSAVE?screen.

•Setupanotherantennaparameter,presstheYESsoftkeyto

returntotheparameterchangeroutine,thenrepeatsteps4
to8asnecessary.

9.WhentheSAVE?screenisdisplayed,press,either:

•TheYESsoftkeytosavethechangesyouhavemade,or

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•TheNOsoftkeytodiscardanychanges.

TheSETUPMODE?entryscreenisthendisplayed.

10.Presseither:

•theYESsoftkey ,ifyouwanttouseanothersetupfunction,or

•theNOsoftkey ,tore-initializethesystemusingthenew

settings.

SettingLNBlocalfrequency

WerecommendthatyoudoNOTattempttochangetheLNBlocal
frequency.

However,ifyouhavetodoso,contacttheRaymarineCustomer
SupportDepartmentforadvicebeforemakinganychanges.

1.CarryouttheEntersetupmodeproceduretodisplaytheSET
SATP AIR?screen.

2.PresstheNEXTsoftkeyfourtimestodisplaytheSETLOCAL
FREQ?screen.

3.PressYEStodisplaytheLNBTYPE:screen.

4.Carryoutthesettingupprocedureforsinglebandoruniversal
band,asnecessary.

•Singlebandfrequenciesare:

–Asia,11300Mhz.

–Japan,10678MHz

–Korea,10750MHz

–America.11250MHz

•Universalfrequenciesare:

–Lowband,9750MHz

–Highband,10600MHz

SettingsinglebandLNBfrequency

WiththeLNBTYPE:screendisplayed:

1.UsethePREVorNEXTsoftkeytoscrolltoSINGLE

2.PressSELECTtodisplaytheLOCALFREQeditscreen

3.Settherequiredfrequencyasfollows:

i.Usethe+and-softkeystochangethevalueofthecharacter

abovethecursor(underscore),asnecessary.

ii.PresstheINPUTsoftkeytoaccepteachcorrectcharacter

andmovethecursortothenextcharacter.

iii.Repeatsub-stepsa,bandcuntilthecorrectfrequencyhas

beenentered.

4.PresstheENTERbuttontoacceptthefrequencyvalueand
displaytheSAVE?screen.

5.Press,either:

•TheYESsoftkeytosavethechangesyouhavemade,or

•TheNOsoftkeytodiscardanychanges.

TheSETUPMODE?entryscreenisthendisplayed.

6.Presseither:

•YESifyouwanttouseanothersetupfunction,or

•NOtore-initializethesystemusingthenewsettings.

SettinguniversalLNBfrequency

WiththeLNBTYPE:screendisplayed:

1.UsethePREVorNEXTsoftkeytoscrolltoUNIVERSAL

2.Press,either:

•TheYESsoftkeytosavethechangesyouhavemade,or

•TheNOsoftkeytodiscardanychanges.

TheSETUPMODE?entryscreenisthendisplayed.

3.Presseither:

•YESifyouwanttouseanothersetupfunction,or

•NOtore-initializethesystemusingthenewsettings.

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SettingtheDiSEqCmethod

WerecommendthatyoudoNOTattempttochangetheDiSEqC.
However,ifyouhavetodoso,contacttheRaymarineCustomer

SupportDepartmentforadvicebeforemakinganychanges.

1.CarryouttheEntersetupmodeproceduretodisplaytheSET
SATP AIR?screen.

2.PresstheNEXTsoftkeyvetimestodisplaytheUSEDISEQC?
screen.

3.PressYEStodisplaytheDiSEqCeditscreen.

4.UsethePREVorNEXTsoftkeystoselecttherequiredDiSEqC
method.Theoptionsare:

•USETOCHANGEBAND-DiSEqCusedtochangehighand

lowbands.

•USETOCHANGESA T-DiSEqCusedtochangethesatellite

beingtracked.

•DONOTUSEDISEQC-DiSEqCnotused.

5.PresstheENTERsoftkeytoacceptthefrequencyvalueand
displaytheSAVE?screen.

6.Press,either:

•TheYESsoftkeytosavethechangesyouhavemade,or

•TheNOsoftkeytodiscardanychanges.

TheSETUPMODE?entryscreenisthendisplayed.

7.Presseither:

•YESifyouwanttouseanothersetupfunction,or

•NOtore-initializethesystemusingthenewsettings.

Manuallydirectingtheantenna

YoucanusetheACUtomanuallycontroltheantenna.Theoptions
are:

•Settingtheantennagoposition-yousethorizontalandvertical

anglestowhichyouwanttheantennatopoint.

•Antennamovestep-enablesyoutomanuallysteptheantenna,
totherequiredhorizontalandverticaldirections.

Settingantennagoposition

1.CarryouttheEntersetupmodeproceduretodisplaytheSET

SATP AIR?screen.

2.PressthePREVsoftkeyvetimestodisplaytheANTGO

POSITION?screen.

3.PressYEStodisplaytheGOTOAZeditscreen.

4.Denethehorizontalpositiontowhichyouwanttheantennato

move,asfollows:
i.Usethe+and-softkeystochangethevalueofthecharacter

abovethecursor(underscore).

ii.PresstheINPUTsoftkeytoaccepteachcorrectcharacter

andmovethecursortothenextcharacter.

iii.Repeatsub-stepsa,bandcuntiltherequiredvaluehas

beenentered.

5.PresstheENTERsoftkeytoconrmthehorizontalpositionand

displaytheGOTOELeditscreen.

6.Usingaproceduresimilartothatinsteps4and5,denethe

verticalpositiontowhichyouwanttheantennatomove.

7.PresstheENTERsoftkeytoconrmtheverticalpositionand

displaytheGOTOPOSITION?screen.

8.Press:

•YEStodrivetheantennatothepositionyouhaveset.When

younolongerneedtheantennatopointinthisdirection,press
theEXITsoftkeytoreturntotheSETUPMODE?screen.

•NOtoreturntotheANTGOPOSITION?screen.

Settingantennamovestep

1.CarryouttheEntersetupmodeproceduretodisplaytheSET

SATP AIR?screen.

2.PressthePREVsoftkeyfourtimestodisplaytheANTMOVE

STEP?screen.

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3.PressYEStodisplaytheSTEPAZcontrolscreen.

4.UsetheCCWorCWsoftkeystosteptheantenna

counter-clockwiseorclockwise,totherequiredhorizontal
direction.Thehorizontalangleisdisplayedonthetopline.

5.Whenyouhavesettherequiredhorizontaldirection,pressthe

ELsoftkeytodisplaytheSTEPELcontrolscreen.

6.UsetheDOWNorUPsoftkeystosteptheantenna,tothe

requiredhorizontaldirection.Theverticalangleisdisplayedon
thetopline.

7.Toleavetheantennamovestepmode,presstheEXITsoftkey
toreturntotheANTMOVESTEP?screen.

3.4Applyingfactorydefaultvalues

Usethisproceduretoreturnallsettingstothefactorydefaultvalues.

WiththeACUinsetupmode:

1.PressthePREVsoftkeyuntilSETDEFAUL T?isdisplayed.

2.PressYES.
ThemessageDEFAULTSETTINGisdisplayedandthe

parametervaluesarereset.Whentheprocedureiscomplete,
theSETUPMODE?entryscreenisdisplayed.

3.Presseither:

•YESifyouwanttochangethesetupvalues,or

•NOtore-initializethesystemusingthedefaultsettings.

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3.5Systeminformation

3.6Checkingsystempower

YoucanusetheACUtodisplaysystemproductserialnumbersand
softwareversions.

Theprocedurefordoingthisisdescribedaspartofthemaintenance
procedures.

WiththeACUinsetupmode:

1.PresstheNEXTsoftkeytocyclethroughtheoptionsuntilthe
VIEWPOWER?screenisdisplayed.

Thefollowinginformationisdisplayedsequentially:

•ACUPOWER

•ANTPOWER(antennapower)

•IRDpower .

2.T oleavethepowerdisplay ,pressEXIT.
TheSETUPMODE?entryscreenisthendisplayed.

3.Presseither:

•YESifyouwanttouseanothersetupfunction,or

•NOtore-initializethesystem.

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3.7Skewangle

D11562_1

LNB securing
screws (4 off)

LNB

Increase

skew angle

Decrease
skew angle

+90°

-90°

0°

+

-

Angle guide

Theskewanglecanaffectreceptiononlyforregions/satellites
usingLinearPolarizedsignals.Whenselectingbetweendifferent
satellites,orwhenmovingfromonegeographicregiontoanother,
theangleofincidencebetweentheantennaandthesatellitesignal
willvary.TheskewangleoftheLNB(LowNoiseBlock)maybe
adjustedtocompensateforthisinordertomaintainanoptimal
signal.

•Auto-skew(PremiumSTVmodels)–Auto-skewrequiresno

manualadjustment.Theskewangleisautomaticallyadjustedto
suityourlocation.

•Manualskewadjustment–ForsystemswithouttheAuto-skew

feature,youcanmanuallyadjusttheskewangle.

Beforeattemptingtodoadjusttheskewangle,seekadvicefrom
yourserviceprovider.

Note:DONOTattempttosettheskewanglewithpowerapplied.

4.Attherearofthereector,identifythefourscrewsthatsecure
theLNB,tothereector,thenloosenthescrewsjustsufciently
toenabletheLNBtoberotated,asshownintheillustration.

Settingtheskewangle

Contactyourserviceprovidertoobtaintheoptimumskewanglefor
yourgeographicalarea.

Note:Factorydefaultskewanglesettingsare:

•FortheUSA:0°

•FortheEU:–8°

Tosettheskewangle:

1.Ensurethatallpowertothesystemisswitchedoff.

2.Removeandretaintheboltsandwasherssecuringtheantenna
dome.

3.Removetheantennadomeandstoreinasafeplace.

Systemoperationandsetup

5.RotatetheLNBasnecessarytosetittotheskewangle
recommendedbyyourserviceprovider.

6.SecuretheLNBbytighteningthefourscrewsreleasedatstep4.

7.Replacetheantennadomeandsecureitwiththescrewsand
washersretainedatstep2.

Auto-skew–manualskewsetting

ForSTVsystemswiththeauto-skewfacility,youcanselectbetween
auto-skewandmanualadjustment.

WiththeACUinsetupmode:

1.UsethesoftkeystonavigatedowntotheLNBskewcalibration
menu.LNBSKEW?>CALIBRA TION?

2.SelectfromthefollowingoptionsusingthePREV,NEXTand
YESsoftkeys.

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•AUTO–Auto-skewisenabled,youcannotmanuallyadjust

ANT RF1

FUSE

DC 9 to 30V

NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

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+

-
+

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theskewposition.

•MANUAL–Auto-skewisdisabled,youcanproceedandset

askewposition.

3.Formanualmodeadjustment,usethe+1and-1softkeysto
selecttherequiredvalue,thenpressSETwhencomplete.

3.8GraphicalUserInterface

GraphicalUserInterface(GUI)softwareisprovidedontheCDROM
suppliedwithyoursystemcomponents.Wheninstalledona
PersonalComputer(PC)itenablesyoutooperateyourantenna
systemfromthecomputer.Todothis,theACUmustbeconnected
totheserialportofthecomputer,usingthe1.8mPCcablesupplied.

YoucanusetheGUIforthemajorityofoperatingandsetup
functions.

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Chapter4:Maintenanceandtroubleshooting

Chaptercontents

•4.1Maintenanceonpage42

•4.2Troubleshootingonpage42

•4.3Raymarinecustomersupportonpage44

Maintenanceandtroubleshooting

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4.1Maintenance

4.2Troubleshooting

Warning:Switchoffpower

Beforecommencinganymaintenancetask,switchoff
allpowertotheproduct.

Maintenanceprocedures

AlthoughyourRaymarineSatelliteTVsystemrequireminimal
maintenance,ensurethatyoursystemmaintainspeakperformance
bycarryingoutthefollowingmaintenancetasksonaroutinebasis:

•Examinecablesforsignsofdamagesuchaschangorcuts.

•Checkthatallcablesaresecurelyconnected.

•Washtheexterioroftheantennacoverwithfreshwatertoremove

saltdeposits;amilddetergentmaybeaddedtoremovegrime.

–DONOTuseabrasivecleanersorsolventssuchasacetoneas

thismayresultinirreparabledamagetotheunit.

–Theantennaisnotasealedunit,soDONOTuseapower

spraytowashtheexteriorasthismayresultinwateringress
anddamagetotheunit.

•Twiceayearremovetheantennadomeandexaminetheantenna

assemblyforsignsofcorrosion.

YourRaymarineproducthasbeensubjectedtocomprehensivetest
andqualityassuranceprogramspriortopackingandshipping.
However,shouldtheproductdevelopafault,refertothefollowing
tableandlist(below)toidentifyapossiblecauseandcorrective
actiontohelprestorenormaloperation.

Ifyoustillhaveaproblemafterreferringtothetable,contactyour
localRaymarinedealer,nationaldistributororRaymarineProduct
Supportforfurtheradvice.

Symptom

Antennanotfunctioning

Displayshows‘ANTOUT
OFCONTROL’message

NopictureonTVXXXX

Intermittentpicturefor
shortintervals

Systemworksatthedock
butnotunderway

Systemwillnotnd
satellite

‘Snowy’televisionpicture

1.Blownfuse,lowpowerorwiring.Checkthat:

•Thein-linequickblowfuse(iftted)hasnotblown,orthecircuit
breakerhasnottripped.Ifthefusehasblown,replaceitwith
oneofthesametypeandrating.

•Therearenodamagedwiresand/orinsecureconnections.

Possiblecause

1234

XX

XX

XXXXXX

X

XXXXXXX

5

X

6

7

8

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•ThereisnopowerlossthroughthecablefromtheRF1connector

ontheantennaunit,particularlyifthiscablehasbeenextended.

2.Satellitesignalblocked.
Checkthattheantennahasaclearviewofthesky.Satellitesignals
canbeblockedordegradedbybuildings,otherboats,orequipment
onyourboat.

3.Outsidesatellitecoveragezone.
Yoursystemwillprovideexcellentreceptionwithintheantenna
coverageareaforyoursatellitetelevisionservice.However,signal
qualitymaydegradeasyouapproachtheedgesofthiszone.Refer
totheinformationon“Satellitecoverageareas”tochecktheviable
coverageareaforyourantenna.

4.Radarinterference.
Theenergylevelsradiatedbyradarunitscanoverloadtheantenna
circuits.Ensurethatyourantennaisinstalledcorrectlywithrespect
toyourradarunit,asdescribedintheplanninginformationforSTV .

5.IncorrectorlooseRFconnectors.
Allconnectionsshouldbecheckedaspartoftheregular
maintenancerecommendedbyRaymarine,toensurethattheyhave
notbecomeloose.AlooseRFconnectorcanreducesignalquality
orcausetheantennanottowork.

6.Multi-switchinterference.
IfyouhavemultipleIRD’sconnectedtoyoursystem,makesurethat
youareusinganACTIVEnotP ASSIVEmulti-switch.

7.IRDtroubleshooting.
YourIRDmaybethecauseofunsatisfactoryoperation.Checkthe
IRDscongurationtoensureitisprogrammedfortheareainwhich
youareoperating.UnplugtheIRDfromthepowersupplyfor15
seconds,thenreconnectandallowthesystemtoinitialize.

8.LNBfault.
IfyouhaveanLNBfault,contactyourlocaldealer,national
distributororRaymarineProductSupportforfurtherassistance,
TheLNBmayrequirereplacing.

Antennadiagnosisprocedure

WiththeACUinsetupmode:

1.PressthePREVsoftkeytocyclethroughtheoptionsuntilANT
DIAGNOSIS?isdisplayed.

2.PressYEStostartthediagnosisroutine.
Thediagnosisroutinerunsautomatically ,carryingoutaseries

oftestsdesignatedCODE101toCODE110.Aseachtest
completes,checktheresultindication:

?

—

●

Anumber

3.WhentheDIAGNOSISCOMPLETEscreenisdisplayed,press
EXITtoreturntotheSETUPMODE?entryscreen.

ForfurtherassistancecontactyourlocaldealerorRaymarine
technicalsupport.

Testrunning

Testskipped

Testpassed

Testfailed

Maintenanceandtroubleshooting

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4.3Raymarinecustomersupport

Raymarineprovidesacomprehensivecustomersupportservice.
YoucancontactcustomersupportthroughtheRaymarinewebsite,
telephoneandemail.Ifyouareunabletoresolveaproblem,please
useanyofthesefacilitiestoobtainadditionalhelp.

Websupport

Pleasevisitthecustomersupportareaofourwebsiteat:

www.raymarine.com

ThiscontainsFrequentlyAskedQuestions,servicinginformation,
e-mailaccesstotheRaymarineTechnicalSupportDepartmentand
detailsofworldwideRaymarineagents.

Telephoneandemailsupport

IntheUSA:

•Tel:[phone]extension2444

•Email:[e-mail]

IntheUK,Europe,theMiddleEast,orFarEast:

•Tel:[phone]

•Email:[e-mail]

Productinformation

Ifyouneedtorequestservice,pleasehavethefollowinginformation
tohand:

•Productname.

•Productidentity .

•Serialnumber .

•Softwareapplicationversion.

Youcanobtainthisproductinformationusingthemenuswithinyour
product.

Checkingserialnumbers&softwareversions

Usethisproceduretoseeproductserialnumbersandsoftware
versions.

1.PressENTERthenYEStoaccesssetupmode.
TheSETSATPAIR?screenisthendisplayed.

2.PresstheNEXTsoftkeytocyclethroughtheoptionsandthen
selectVIEWVERSION?.

Thefollowinginformationisdisplayedsequentially:

•Theantennaproductname.

•Theantennaserialnumber.

•Theantennasoftwareversion.

•TheACUsoftwareversion.

•Thelibraryversion.

3.T oleavetheinformationdisplay,presstheEXITsoftkey.
TheSETUPMODE?entryscreenisthendisplayed.

4.Presseither:

•YESifyouwanttouseanothersetupfunction,or

•NOtore-initializethesystem.

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Chapter5:Satelliteinformation

Chaptercontents

•5.1Satelliteprovidersonpage46

Satelliteinformation45

5.1Satelliteproviders

Toreceiveasatellitetelevisionserviceyouneedtosubscribetothe
servicefromtherelevantserviceprovider .

Satelliteproviders-Europe

CountrySatellitesServiceprovider

England

Germany

France

Astra-AST02AS0
Astra-AST02AN0

Primary:

•Astra-AST01GKU

Secondary(limited
channels)

•Hotbird-HOT234KW

•Astra-AST01EH1

•Astra-AST01FH1

•Astra-AST01EV1

Hotbird-HOT234KS
Hotbird-HOT234KW
Astra-AST101GKU

Astra
www.ses-astra.com

Astra
www.ses-astra.com
Hotbird
www.eutelsat.com

Hotbird
www.eutelsat.com
Astra
www.ses-astra.com

Spain

Italy

Scandinavia

Turkey

Primary:

•Astra-AST01GKU

Secondary(limited
channels)

•Hispasat-HIS01AKS

•Hispasat-HI01CKS

•Hotbird-HOT234KW

•Astra-AST01EV1

Hotbird-HOT234KS
Hotbird-HOT234KW

Primary:

•Sirius-SIR002KN

•Thor-THO002KU

Secondary(limited
channels)

•Sirius-SIR003KN

•Thor-THO001KU

•Thor-THO003KU

Hotbird-HOT234KW
Turksat-TUR01BKT
Turksat-TUR01CEB

Astra
www.ses-astra.com
Hispasat
www.hispasat.com
Hotbird
www.eutelsat.com

Hotbird
www.eutelsat.com

Sirius
www.nsab.se
Thor
www.telenor.com

Hotbird
www.eutelsat.com
Turksat
www.satcom.gov.tr

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Russia

GreeceHotbird-HOT234KW

Thor-THO003KU
Hotbird-HOT234KW

Satelliteproviders-UnitedStatesofAmerica

SatellitesServiceprovider

NIMIQ1-NIM001KB
NIMIQ2-NIM002KB

EchoStar3-ECH003KB
EchoStar6.8-ECH008KB
EchoStar7-ECH007KB
EchoStar1.2-ECH001KB

DIRECTV-DTV101
DIRECTV-DTV119

BellTVwww.bell.ca

EchoStarCommunications
Corp.www.dishnetwork.com

DirecTVInc.www.directv.com

Thor
www.telenor.com
Hotbird
www.eutelsat.com

Hotbird
www.eutelsat.com

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AppendixATechnicalspecication

37STV

Nominalsupplyvoltage12or24Vdc

Operatingvoltagerange

Powerconsumption30Wtypical,50Wmax

Dimensions

Weight

EnvironmentalInstallationenvironment

ConformanceCE-ConformstoEUDirective

9to30Vdc

•Satelliteantennaunit:43cmx44
cm(17inx17.3in)

•Antennadishdiameter:37cm
(14.6in)

•Antennacontrolunit:17.8cmx

21.7cmx5.4cm(7x8.6x2.2in)

•Satelliteantennaunit:9kg(19.8
lbs.)

•Antennacontrolunit:1.20kg(2.6
lbs)

•Operatingtemperature:-15ºCto
+55ºC(5ºFto131ºF)

•Storagetemperature:-25ºCto
+70ºC(-13ºFto158ºF)

•Relativehumidity:max95%

2004/108/EC

Azimuthrange

Elevationrange

Vesselmotion

Rollandpitchresponserate

Turnrate

45STV

Nominalsupplyvoltage12or24Vdc

Operatingvoltagerange

Powerconsumption30Wtypical,50Wmax

Dimensions

Weight

680°

+10to+80°

•Roll±25°

•Pitch±15°

60°persecond

60°persecond

9to30Vdc

•Satelliteantennaunit:50cmx54
cm(19.7inx21.2in)

•Antennadishdiameter:45cm
(17.7in)

•Antennacontrolunit:17.8cmx

21.7cmx5.4cm(7x8.6x2.2in)

•Satelliteantennaunit:11.6kg
(25.6lbs.)

•Antennacontrolunit:1.20kg(2.6
lbs)

Systemperformance

Frequency

MinimumEIRP50dBW

Technicalspecication

Ku-band10.7to12.75GHz

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EnvironmentalInstallationenvironment

•Operatingtemperature:-15ºCto
+55ºC(5ºFto131ºF)

•Storagetemperature:-25ºCto
+70ºC(-13ºFto158ºF)

•Relativehumidity:max95%

ConformanceCE-ConformstoEUDirective

2004/108/EC

Systemperformance

Frequency

Ku-band10.7to12.75GHz

MinimumEIRP49dBW

Azimuthrange

Elevationrange

Vesselmotion

680°

+0to+90°

•Roll±25°

•Pitch±15°

Rollandpitchresponserate

Turnrate

50°persecond

50°persecond

60STV

Nominalsupplyvoltage12or24Vdc

Operatingvoltagerange

9to30Vdc

Powerconsumption30Wtypical,50Wmax

Dimensions

•Satelliteantennaunit:70cmx72
cm(27.5inx28.3in)

•Antennadishdiameter:60cm
(23.6in)

•Antennacontrolunit:17.8cmx

21.7cmx5.4cm(7x8.6x2.2in)

Weight

•Satelliteantennaunit:20kg(44
lbs.)

•Antennacontrolunit:1.20kg(2.6
lbs)

EnvironmentalInstallationenvironment

•Operatingtemperature:-15ºCto
+55ºC(5ºFto131ºF)

•Storagetemperature:-25ºCto
+70ºC(-13ºFto158ºF)

•Relativehumidity:max95%

ConformanceCE-ConformstoEUDirective

2004/108/EC

Systemperformance

Frequency

Ku-band10.7to12.75GHz

MinimumEIRP47dBW

Azimuthrange

Elevationrange

Vesselmotion

680°

+5to+90°

•Roll±25°

•Pitch±15°

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Rollandpitchresponserate

Turnrate

45°persecond

45°persecond

Technicalspecication

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