User's Manual

ThurayaIP Satellite Modem User Manual 25
and utilizes more resources since it will search all possible frequencies for
ThurayaIP service. This full search can take up to 20 minutes.
Auto Power ON: When Enabled, the terminal will automatically power
up when external DC is present.
Antenna Pointing: This drop-down menu determines whether the
Pointing Display comes up each time ThurayaIP is powered up or
restarts. The factory default for this setting is Disabled to bypass the
pointing state upon power up. However, antenna pointing can be
Enabled to provide pointing information prior to going online.
LCD Backlight Config: LCD backlighting can be Enabled, Disabled, or
placed on Automatic (off after 15 seconds of inactivity).
Power Up Profile: You can select the power up profile from a drop
down list, including Standard and three customizable streaming profiles.
Each streaming profile can be customized by name, multimedia mode,
fixed rate mode, transmit rate, and receive rate.
Select the Save button to implement your modifications.
POINTING SCREEN
The antenna pointing step can be enabled using the Antenna Pointing
option on advanced settings screen described above. When this option
is enabled, the ThurayaIP will stop in a pointing mode prior to accessing
the network after powering up. This can be useful when optimal pointing
is important, such as with fixed installations using an external antenna.
The pointing screen has a signal strength bar graph and numeric value
to assist in accurate antenna pointing. The orange peak-hold bar at the
end of the blue bar identifies the highest signal strength measured
during antenna pointing and will help you optimise the pointing
direction. Note that obtaining the highest signal strength possible will
ensure that you have an optimum connection to the network.
GPS Receiver: On/Off
GPS Satellites: The number of satellites visible to the unit
GPS Validity: Invalid, Stored or Valid. See the Global Positioning System
Operation section for more details on GPS.
Point Antenna to These Settings: Compass Direction and Antenna Angle
to help orient ThurayaIP toward the satellite. Once this rough pointing is
accomplished, use the Signal Strength meter described below to
optimise the pointing direction.
Signal Strength: This blue bar moves to the right as the signal received
from the satellite gets stronger. The numeric display to the right of the