Overview of the Commissioning Procedure Setup Procedure
7-2 Ocean TRx™ 4500 Installation and Operations Manual
7.1 Overview of the Commissioning Procedure
NOTE 1: The OceanTRx
TM
4-500 Maritime Satellite Communication System is preconfigured and
tested before it is shipped. Tampering with any of the system settings that are not explicitly mentioned
in this manual can impair the functioning of the system.
NOTE 2: Be sure to press [V] on the keyboard to save changes to the system.
The commissioning procedure consists of the following steps
1. Compass Input configuration
2. Selecting (or defining) the satellite (to be acquired at a later stage).
3. Perform compass offset.
4. Define the blockage zones.
5. Acquire satellite and verify AGC.
6. Perform cross polarization isolation (CPI) test and 1dB Compression Point (CP) test
with the NOC and verify proper operation.
7. Perform open AMIP test for Idirect type modem.
NOTE: Modem should be already configured according to the manufacturer’s instructions). Verify
the Tx and Rx are within range can be Locked (system locks-in the corrected satellite).
8. Verify with the satellite operator the range of the RF parameters.
7.2 Compass Input Configuration
NOTE: It is recommended to perform this step during the commissioning procedure. However, if for
some reason, the compass is not available at this point, you can manually enter the heading
information (Commands menu, Set Compass and enter Ship’s Heading – section 7.2.3). The
compass input configuration can then be performed at a later stage.
This procedure consists of two phases:
Select the compass type
Configure the compass communication parameters
(If necessary – nor reading), set compass reading manually
7.2.1 Selecting Compass Type
This section describes the procedure for selecting compass type and configuring basic
compass parameters.
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