Operation Manual

TracVision M3/M2 User’s Guide

Appendix C - Programming User-Defined Satellites

Programming Your User-Defined Satellites

To configure a user-defined satellite, you will need to program into the

antenna the following information about the satellite:

• Satellite name

• Satellite longitudinal position

• Transponder information for all four combinations of

polarization and band (vertical high, vertical low,

horizontal high, and horizontal low):

•Frequency

•Symbol rate

• FEC code

• Network ID

• Decoder type

NOTE: You can find this information on the web at www.lyngsat.com or

www.satcodx.com (neither website is affiliated with KVH).

To program this information into the antenna, enter the following

commands via Windows HyperTerminal (see “Connecting a Laptop to

the Antenna” on page 69).

1. Type HALT then press Enter.

2. Type the following SATCONFIG command then press

Enter:

SATCONFIG,X,A,B,C,D

3. Type @DEBUGON then press Enter.

Field Description

X User-defined satellite stored in antenna library

(996W = User A; 997W = User B)

A Longitude (0-180)

B E (East) or W (West)

C Decoding type (1 = DSS-A, 2 = DSS-B, 3 = DVB)

D Polarization (L = linear)