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Pointing the antenna and sending a command
You can point the antenna to the specific satellite position and send a randomly
chosen valid command directly to the antenna.
To point the antenna to a specific satellite position:
Pointing parameters - Used to point the antenna to a specific satellite position, and to
send a valid command directly to the antenna.
1. Click Stop tracking to stop the antenna movement.
2. To set the desired satellite orbital position, enter the corresponding value
(positive for East; negative for West) in the Acquisition field, and click Go!
3. To send a debugging command directly to the antenna, populate the Command
field with the desired command, and click Send.
A response is displayed in the Response field.
Table 26: ACU web interface - Maintenance parameters - Pointing
Specific satellite position (degrees) to go to.
Command for directly passing to the
antenna.
Received response from the antenna.
Set LNB Values and Tune the DVB Tuner
You can set several parameters of the antenna LNB and tune the integrated DVB
tuner in the ACU.
Table 27: ACU web interface - Maintenance parameters – LNB configuration
Polarization setting for the LNB.
Frequency band of the LNB.
FSS/BSS control for dual LNB antenna.
Desired tuner frequency in MHz.
Desired tuner symbol rate in ksps.
Desired tuner FEC value. “A” for automatic.
Type of the transponder, DSS flag.