Chapter 2

Installation and Setup

3.Use a coaxial cable to connect the antenna to the SAT ANT port, see Figure 3 below, which is found on the back face of the DL-V3. See also Section 2.1.8, Connecting the Antenna to the Receiver on Page 32.

Figure 3: Antenna Port

4.Establish a physical communication connection between the DL-V3 and the PC/laptop

Either:

Connect COM1 on back of the DL-V3, see Figure 4 below, to a DB-9 serial

 

port on the PC/laptop

or:

Connect the USB port, see Figure 4, on the front of the DL-V3 to a USB port

 

on the PC/laptop (first install the USB drivers available on the CD provided),

 

see also Section 2.2.2, Universal Serial Bus (USB) starting on Page 34

Figure 4: COM1 Port (left) and USB Port (right)

The following types of connection can be made after initial communication and configuration steps have been taken for either Bluetooth or Ethernet:

Either:

Connect the Ethernet port, see Figure 5 on Page 27, on the back of the DL-V3

 

to an Ethernet port on the PC/laptop. See also Appendix D, Ethernet

 

Configuration starting on Page 178

or:

Use Bluetooth communications, see Figure 6 on Page 27. See also Appendix E,

 

Bluetooth Configuration starting on Page 195

See also Section 2.1.10, Connecting Data Communications Equipment on Page 33.

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