RC3000 Antenna Controller

Chapter 3

Detailed Operation

KEY LABEL

SPECIFIC FUNCTION

Mode

no specific function

 

 

Scroll Up/

Toggles between potentiometer and

Angle CT

pulse az/el position display in Manual

Scroll Dn /

Toggles between RF/SS1/SS2 signal

RF/SS

strength display in Manual

Enter

Heading Fix in manual

 

 

 

1

Pol CCW

jogs polarization motor counter-

 

 

clockwise when pol movement allowed

2

N

jogs elevation axis up when in MANUAL

El UP

mode

3

 

jogs polarization motor clockwise when

Pol CW

pol movement allowed

4

E

move azimuth axis Counter ClockWise in

Az CCW

MANUAL mode

5

 

Commands Cross-Polarization

H/V

movement in Manual, Store

6

W

move azimuth axis ClockWise in

Az CW

MANUAL mode

7

 

requests move to predefined Horizontal

Sat-H

polarity position

 

 

 

8

S

jogs elevation axis down when in

El DN

MANUAL mode

9

 

requests move to defined Vertical

Sat-V

polarization

0

 

toggles motor drive speed between

Speed

FAST and SLOW

. (decimal

provides way to stop automatic

point)

movements

Stop

 

 

 

+/-

provides way to exit out of certain

BKSP

conditions

 

 

- Selects Waveguide Switch in Manual

 

 

 

GENERAL FUNCTION

momentary push switches between modes within group

button held for 3 seconds switches between operational and programming groups scrolls forward through lists

provides YES answer to prompts scrolls backward through lists provides NO answer to prompts complete entry of data

select entry from list supplies 1 for numeric entry *

supplies 2 for numeric entry * supplies NORTH for latitude entry supplies 3 for numeric entry *

supplies 4 for numeric entry *

supplies East for longitude entry (123°45E) supplies 5 for numeric entry *

supplies 6 for numeric entry *

supplies West for longitude entry (123°45W) supplies 7 for numeric entry *

signals current polarization value to be stored as the Horizontal value

supplies 8 for numeric entry *

scrolls down during alphanumeric entries supplies 9 for numeric entry *

supplies 0 for numeric entry *

provides delimiter for various data entries decimal point for floating point entry ( 3.15) degree sign for lat/lon entry (38°56N) colon for time entry (12:34:56)

slash for date entry (10/11/97)

toggles sign of numeric data entry when cursor at beginning of entry field backspaces one field to the left during data entry

* - numbered keys may also be used to select from a set of choices such as <1>LOCATE <2>STOW

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HP RC3000 manual KEY Label Specific Function, Rf/Ss, Bksp, General Function