Campersat Satellite system User manual

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Free to Air Broadcasting
Satellite Receiving Systems
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Campersat Autoseek Autoskew System 4441
Campersat Autoskew Single LNB
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Supplementary Installation Handbook
August 2008
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Campersat Division of Videosat Pty Ltd
Systems Engineering
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Version 1/2008
Installation Instructions
Autoseek Auto Skew CI
FITTING INSTRUCTIONS Autoseek Autoskew
It is no problem to fit an Autoseek Autoskew fully automatic satellite system onto any
vehicle. However, you should take care with some specific points and therefore, PLEASE
READ these instructions carefully before starting your work, to obtain the very best
results later on whenever you use your new system.
Please read each topic in this manual carefully, before performing the work described
there. Go through the topics step by step.
Attention:
Highly sensitive device. Never apply any external force to the dish bracket or the LNB
arm. Any movement of the dish will happen automatically. Do not lift or rotate
manually. Do not carry the system on the dish, the LNB or any of the cables. Always hold
it on the plastic body or the aluminium mounting plate. Do not remove any of the
screws on the plastic body.

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Shipped items
When unpacking you should find the following:
Plastic bag with:
- 5m Cable from TopBox to Receiver
- 3 – pin power supply strip (RED: +12V, BROWN: GND, Black: Ignition)
- TV coaxial cable
- SCART cable
- SCART adaptor
- Operating instructions
- Fitting instructions (this document)
- 6 screws for the mounting plate
- 4 bolts to fit the dish to its bracket
- 4 screws to fit the aluminium elbow (cable-feed-through)
- 2 or 3 way AV Switch Unit
- LNB Switch Unit
Fitting
1. Preparations
Check whether the roof of the vehicle (onto which the fitting is intended) is strong and
stable enough. If not, or unsure, obtain a sheet of aluminium, approximately 2mm thick
1m x 1m size and fit this to the roof first. If in doubt contact the
manufacturer of the vehicle to obtain information about its permissible roof load.
To fit the system you will need a spanner, size 13mm, a+“(Phillips) screwdriver, a drill
with 15mm diameter, a sharp blade and possibly some cleaning fluid. You must obtain a
strong adhesive glue like “sicaflex” or similar.Bathroom silicone is NOT sufficient.
2. Find the fitting location
When you are sure about the permissible load to the roof you will need to find a suitable
location for the system. Refer to page 5 for the space needed. Tentatively put the
mounting plate onto the desired space. Spend a minute to think about
twiring,(downwards to the receiver) that will be needed later on. It is much easier to
install the wiring on top of the roof than inside the vehicle.

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2a. Aluminium elbow
The cable intake into the aluminium elbow must point to the back of the vehicle to
prevent water from coming in whiledriving. It is to your advantage to place the elbow
directlyabove or very close to the fitting location of the receiver.
2b. Receiver
The receiver is equipped with an external infrared eye, the so called „sat-mouse“. You
can install the receiver in any hidden location inside your vehicle, just the remote eye
should be visible to the owner. It is a good idea to place the eye close to the TV or flat
display. When hiding the receiver inside, check if its ventilation is sufficient. 5cm (2
inches) of distance from anything around would be best. Make sure to find a way to do
all the required wiring.
2c. Sat-Mouse

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It holds the remote receiver and a channel number display as well as 2 buttons for local
operation. Its location should be visible from the owner’s normal seating position, to
ensure proper operation of the remote unit. The remote operates by infrared light (IR).
2d. Free space required by TopBox
Make sure, that there is enough space for the AutoSkew when folded down and when
operating (while the dish is being rotated). You have to fit the system with the LNB
pointing to the back of the vehicle.
This diagram shows you the space required for fitting. With the dish in folded-down
position there is a free space of about 135mm (5 inches) between the dish and the roof.
So you can place the dish over any existing railing, if it is lower than mentioned.
3. Fitting the mounting plate
When you are absolutely sure about the fitting position of the Oyster you should
double check its fitting direction. The LNB arm has to point to the vehicle’s back. The
bolts on the mounting plate are NOT fully symmetrical. This is why you need to
takespecial care to fit the plate into the correct direction. The side with the bolts
closer to each other is the forward direction. You can put the TopBox onto the plate
to see if it fits!
Attention!
Before fixing the mounting plate onto the roof, be absolutely sure to fit it the correct
way. Reversed fittings can damage the antenna while travelling and such events will
not be covered by warranty.
If not done already, remove the 4 nuts fixing the TopBox onto the mounting plate.
Take away the TopBox for the moment. The mounting plate is glued onto the roof
first and fixed with 6 screws afterwards. Before applying the glue, clean the roof and
the plate with cleaning liquid. When done, apply glue onto the bottom side of the
mounting plate. Put the plate onto the position that you decided on before. Again

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check for the correct direction! When you are sure, just stand on the plate with both feet
for a few seconds to press it on firmly. Any glue coming out on the sides can be cleaned
away. Now put in the 6 screws to give it some additional safety. Apply some glue to the
screws as well to make sure that they are fitted waterproof.
4. Place on the AutoSkew
First plug in the two connectors into the matching receptacle.The black cable has to be
fed out into the REAR direction. Now place the AutoSkew onto its mounting plate. Put
the cable into either one of the two given slots in the cabinet. Do not fix the box withthe
nuts for the moment.
5. Fixing of the aluminium elbow (cable-feed-through)
Take care to fit the elbow in the correct way. The intake of the cable has to point to the
back of the vehicle.
a) Drill a hole of approx. 15mm (1/2 inch) into the roof. Decide the location of the hole
wisely to avoid any extra work inside the vehicle.
b) Place the elbow on its intended position above the hole. Do the necessary cable work
on the roof. Push or pull the cable through the elbow until you have a proper length
outside the vehicle. It will be very difficult to shift the cable after the final fitting of the

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elbow! Guide the receiver-side end of the cable through the hole. Any cable that is
possibly remaining must be placed inside the vehicle.
c) Clean the elbow and the area around the hole and fix the elbow with glue, similar to
the fitting of the mounting plate. Apply some extra glue into the hole to prevent water
from coming in at any later time.
d) Finally, fix the elbow with the screws supplied. Again, apply some glue onto any screw
before fixing it. Make sure that the length of cable on the roof is sufficient to do proper
cable work.This is your last chance to do so.
g) Now double check that the AutoSkew is in a proper position with the LNB-arm
pointing to the back of the vehicle, that the cables are plugged into the TopBox and that
the cable work on the roof is nice and clean. If all is perfect you can fix the TopBox with
the 4 nuts and you can tighten the plastic ring on the aluminium elbow. The ring has
a size of 27mm, but can easily be tightened by hand.
Ensure that all work you have done is nice and clean and that the roof is fully
waterproof.
6. Cable work inside the vehicle
a) Guide the cable coming through the roof to the receiver. Any remaining cable
must not be cut but should be wound neatly and stored close to the receiver.
c) Connect the SCART or the coax cable to the receiver and interconnect it to your
display. Take care to fix the cables to prevent the connectors from falling out at a
later time when the vehicle is travelling.
d) Connect the 3-pin power connector to the receiver. Make sure that the receiver’s
main switch is in OFF or “0” position. You have to extend the 3 short pieces of wire to
connect it to the matching terminals inside the vehicle. Refer to page 9 for the power
interconnection.
e) Connect the 8-pin RJ45 connector coming from the satmouse.Place the mouse
onto an acceptable position and guide the cable properly to the mouse position. Any
remainder of cable should be wound neatly and stored close to the receiver.This
cable is about 1.5m long. If this is not sufficient for the intended sat-mouse position
you can obtain any 8-pin “ISDN type” telephone extension cable at a maximum of 5
metres to extend this cable.
7. Power supply
Always make sure that there is enough power to the AutoSkew to avoid trouble. As
with any other computer device, the OysterAutoSkew receiver is somewhat sensitive
to a weak power supply.
a) The AutoSkew requires a 12V or a 24V DC power supply. We recommend a 12V
supply. Any voltages above 30V or any AC voltages will destroy the receiver
absolutely. This will NOT be covered by warranty.

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NOTE: +12V/24V is RED and COMMON GROUND is BROWN
b) To interconnect the Oyster you should use cables with a diameter of 2.5mm². Use
4mm² if the length of your cables extend beyond 5m.
c) Always directly connect the system to the vehicle’s battery. If you find existing
power lines in the vehicles, note that they are most often NOT sufficient to supply
the AutoSkew.Never ever connect the AutoSkew to lines of any other high power
system, such as an air conditioner, a microwave oven or anything that is suspected of
producing interference such as an electric ignition to any kind of a gas heater. Such
systems will severely interfere with the AutoSkew and will disturb regular operation.
d) If you find a central fuse and switch unit in the vehicle, you may connect the
AutoSkew to it, if this unit is directly connected to the batteries with large diameter
cables (25mm² and up).In case of any trouble try to bypass such a unit to see if it
fixes the trouble. Any fuse along the power line should be between 10A and 20A.

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8.Safety / Ignition OFF
The 3-pin power connector holds a third line, colored black. This is to automatically
retract the antenna if the vehicles motor is started.
The automatic retraction will avoid any damage to the system if the owner
accidentally forgets to switch the system off properly before starting to travel.
You must connect the ignition line to the vehicle’s ignition control line to get this
feature working. No special cable diameter is required, as this line is control only, not
a power line. The control voltage must be > 8V and < 30V.
9. Interconnection
10. Fitting of dish
When all interconnection and fitting is done you have to fit the dish finally.
Attention: Before the first power up, check if all tools have been removed from the
TopBox. It might be a good idea to have an assistant watching the TopBox when it is
coming up first, if you do not have direct sight to it when first powering up.
a) Switch on the main power switch on the receiver to “ON” (I).
b) Watch the sat-mouse. If you see a moving bar the antenna will go up. If you just
see a small dot, press the red button on the remote to get it up. If you see two bars
for more than 5 seconds then something may be wrong with the power supply.
c) Watch the antenna while it is going up. As soon as the arm is roughly vertical or
slightly over vertical press EXIT on the remote. The antenna has to stop movement
immediately.
Be sure to beam the remote towards the sat-mouse while pressing EXIT and to mount
the batteries into the remote before this operation. When the arm is approximately
vertical and stopped, you can fit the dish onto the arm.

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Configuration of the receiver in Australia
Operation
This procedure is the basic operating procedure and will be become second nature.
We have covered a few extra pointers in the commissioning section so feel free to
refer to hints and tips there.
Satellite Output
•Connect the Coax cable from the control unit Sat out to the LNB switch kit at
the Campersat dish connection. Connect receiver 1 to Sat receiver A &
receiver 2 to Sat receiver B.
Control Unit Receiver 2
LNB Switch
Unit
Receiver 1
Sat Out
B
A
Control Unit
Scart Connection
Receiver 2Receiver 1
AV Switch
Unit
TV
In

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•To switch from receiver 1 to 2, press button A to B & vice versa for receiver 2
to 1
•Power up TV and Satellite Equipment.
•Set TV system to Receive Satellite Signals.
TV should display searching for signal. It is OK to leave Satellite Receiver settings
there.
Video Output
•Connect the Scart Adaptor 7040G with (2) or 3 way connectors to the IN1 on
the (2)or 3 way AV Input switch(yellow-yellow, red-red, white-white)
•Connect from receiver 1 (Free To Air or Select TV) to the IN2 on the (2)or 3
way AV Input switch and receiver 2 to the IN3
Connect Y-W-R connectors from OUT on the 3 way switch input to your TV
AV Connections
11. Adjust TV set and receiver
You have two possibilities to interconnect the receiver and the display (TV set). It is
enough to do only ONE of either the coax connection or SCART connection.
Coax connection
First, you need to connect the coax cable on both sides (TV and receiver) then you will
have to tune in your TV to the proper channel. To do so the AutoSkew just needs to be
powered up. Refer to your TV set manual how to operate your TV to tune in correctly.
SCART connection
This way needs no tuning of the TV set and will typically give a better picture quality,
therefore it is to be preferred. Simply connect the SCART cable into the receptacle
named “TV scart” on the receiver side and into the matching one on the TV side(use
adaptor provided & AV cables for this connection).
Almost any TV will auto detect the receiver when switched on and will automatically
change over to SCART input. If not, you need to refer to the TV manual to find how to
get the TV into the CART (AV) mode.Once the connection of the TV is OK you should
see at least some Onscreen Display menu coming from the AutoSkew receiver.
Press the red button on the AutoSkew remote again to retract the dish. With the dish
retracted the AutoSkew should switch to Standby immediately.

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The AutoSkew is now ready to operate. For a first test, just switch on again and wait
about a minute, while the system will locate the satellite and will lock onto its
transmission.
Any details about the operation of the AutoSkew can be found in the AutoSkew
Operating Manual. A brief description is given on the following page.
Note: Before switching on, make sure you have free sight to
the satellite (in a northerly direction).
12. Operation of the AutoSkew
a. Switch on the TV set. Switch to SCART or the matching TV channel if necessary.
b. Power up the AutoSkew with the red button on the remote. Alternatively you can
push both buttons on the sat-mouse simultaneously for a short moment to get the
system up.
Everything else will go on automatically from now on, until you will see a picture on
your screen.The AutoSkew will typically move to the position where a signal has been
received from last time. If no signal can be found there, it will jump to a fully
automatic search immediately.While the antenna is moving you will see moving
dashes on yoursat-mouse. It will typically take no longer than 60 seconds to lock
onto a satellite signal, but you should allow up to 10 minutes for a freshly-fitted
system.
Searching For Satellite
This section is a guide for searching and switching between satellites.
1. Press Menu on the remote control. A new list will appear.
Go to Oyster Digital and press OK. A new menu will then display. A new Menu will
display.
•Search via location
•Manual search
•Retract & switch off
•Edit settings
To search for C1 satellite, ensure when you have selected automatic search and that
the satellite being searched is displayed as C1.
If after a few minutes the dish has not found the satellite, press exit and go to search
via location and ensure it is searching from your current location. eg Sydney NSW
Should you be unsuccessful, select the nearest location to your current one and press
OK.

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To change satellites from C1 to eg. Pas 8(Select TV) please read the following:
•Press menu and go to Oyster Digital and press OK.
•Go to edit settings and press OK.
•Go to search satellite and press arrow across on your remote control intil you
see Intelsat 8(PAS 8) and then press OK.
•Another list will display, select Intelsat 8, and press OK.
•Go up to Autosearch, then press OK.
•The system will then search for the selected satellite.
To change from Intelsat 8 to C1, follow the above directions but select C1 rather than
Intelsat 8.
Please note: When using C1 satellite, and viewing Free To Air channels, you must
leave the Oyster system on channel 4. The signal will be then be delivered to your
receiver.
LNB Settings When Using Select TV
1. When your system has found Intelsat 8(Pas 8) Turn on your Select TV Receiver
allow to start up.
2. Using your Select TV remote, press Menu.
•Select Antenna settings
•Select LNB Type
•Select LNB Frequency 1
•Type in 10,700 on your remote keypad using the number on your remote
•Press exit, and then exit once again
3. You will then be prompted to save settings. Press OK to confirm.
4. Next press exit to exit the menu. Select TV will now be operational.

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