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4.3.4. Preparing BDE Location .............................................................................................................................................................. 4-2
4.3.5. Installing The System Cables .................................................................................................................................................. 4-3
4.4. PREPARING FOR THE INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................................................ 4-3
4.4.1. Unpack Shipping Crates .............................................................................................................................................................. 4-3
4.4.2. Inspect / Inventory ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4-3
4.4.3. Prepare ADE Mounting Location ........................................................................................................................................... 4-3
4.4.4. Preparing BDE Location .............................................................................................................................................................. 4-3
4.4.5. Installing The System Cables .................................................................................................................................................. 4-3
4.5. INSTALLING THE ADE ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-3
4.6. INSTALLING THE ADE ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-17
4.7. INSTALL BDE EQUIPMENT .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4-17
4.7.1. ACU & TMS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-17
4.7.2. Other BDE Equipment ............................................................................................................................................................... 4-17
4.8. CABLE TERMINATIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-17
4.8.1. At The Radome .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4-17
4.8.2. ACU & TMS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-18
4.8.3. Other BDE Equipment ............................................................................................................................................................... 4-18
4.9. FINAL ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-18
4.9.1. Remove Stow Braces/Restraints .......................................................................................................................................... 4-18
4.9.2. Verify all assembly and Wiring connections ................................................................................................................ 4-18
4.9.3. Balance Antenna Pedestal ...................................................................................................................................................... 4-18
4.10. POWER-UP THE ADE ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-18
4.10.1. Initialization .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-18
4.10.2. Home Flag Position..................................................................................................................................................................... 4-18
4.10.3. BDE ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-18
4.11. SETUP ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-18
5. SETUP .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5-1
5.1. OPERATOR SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 5-1
5.2. OPTIMIZING TARGETING (AUTO TRIM) ......................................................................................................................................................... 5-1
5.3. OPTIMIZING TARGETING (MANUALLY) .......................................................................................................................................................... 5-1
5.4. RADIATION HAZARD AND BLOCKAGE MAPPING (AZ LIMIT PARAMETERS) ........................................................................................ 5-1
5.5. TX POLARITY SETUP ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5-2
5.6. TRACK DISP ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5-2
5.7. ACU FACTORY DEFAULT PARAMETER SETTINGS – SERIES 97B & 00B ANTENNAS ......................................................................... 5-3
6. FUNCTIONAL TESTING .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6-1
6.1. ACU / ANTENNA SYSTEM CHECK .................................................................................................................................................................... 6-1
6.2. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE AUTO-UPDATE CHECK ............................................................................................................................................. 6-1
6.3. SHIP HEADING – GYRO COMPASS FOLLOWING CHECK .............................................................................................................................. 6-1
6.4. AZIMUTH & ELEVATION DRIVE......................................................................................................................................................................... 6-1
6.5. FOUR QUADRANT TRACKING TEST .................................................................................................................................................................. 6-1
6.6. BLOCKAGE SIMULATION TEST ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6-2
7. MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................................................. 7-1
7.1. WARRANTY INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7-1
7.2. RECOMMENDED PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................................... 7-1
7.2.1. Check ACU Parameters ............................................................................................................................................................... 7-1
7.2.2. Latitude/Longitude Auto-Update check ............................................................................................................................ 7-1
7.2.3. Heading Following .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7-1