Manual Operation

At any time during any operation, the system may be put in manual control operation mode by pressing the MANUAL button on the wall plate controller.

WHEN USING THE MANUAL MODE, THE SYSTEM WILL LOSE INFORMATION. You will not be able to move directly to a satellite without re- peating a search process, or automatically go to the last satellite used.

To regain these automatic features, follow directions in number 3 below. 1. Press the MANUAL button on the wall plate

controller. The display will read “Manual Control.” If

 

the dish is in stowed position or less than 24° on

 

the display, the dish is in a less than vertical

 

position. Press and hold the UP arrow key

 

to elevate the dish to a 90° (vertical) position. The

 

display should then read 24° or above in the

 

lower right hand corner. Now you can move the dish

 

left and right safely — no moving part of the dish will

Power

come into contact with the roof.

 

NOTE: A “fail-safe” is built into the unit to prevent the

Stow

dish turning until 0 or a greater number is displayed

 

for elevation when receiver is plugged in.

 

2. Press ARROW buttons for the desired dish

Manual

movement. UP arrow elevates dish, DOWN lowers

 

dish, LEFT moves dish in a counter-clockwise direction,

 

RIGHT moves dish in clockwise direction. You cannot go

 

past the LIMIT message.

 

3. To exit from the manual operation mode, you can

 

1) Press CANCEL or

 

2) Press POWER* or

 

3) Press STOW

 

Wall Plate Controller

Enter

Cancel

ANTENNA

POWER

*If you use the POWER button, remember to hold POWER button in for at least two (2) seconds, then release. “Power off” should be displayed.

NOTE: When in the Manual Operation mode, any positive number will allow unit to rotate. Less than 0° will result in “Raise dish” message.

Preparing for travel — stowing the dish

1.Pressing the STOW button at any time will initiate the command to stow the dish. The display shows “Antenna Auto Stowing” while the dish is in the process of stow- ing. After the dish is in the stow position, you will see the message “Antenna Auto STOWED.” The red LED will go out. The unit will shut off automatically after approxi- mately 1.5 minutes, or you may turn power off by holding in Power button for two seconds.

IT IS ADVISABLE to step outside the vehicle to see that the dish is stowed and ready for travel.

Power

Stow

Manual

Cancel

ANTENNA

POWER

Enter

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Winegard RM-9946, RM-9947 operation manual Manual Operation, Past the Limit message

RM-9947, RM-9946 specifications

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