Hughes Jupiter User manual

Antenna Pointing Guide
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• Contents
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Contents
Understanding safety alert messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Messagesconcerningpersonalinjury ......................5
Messagesconcerningpropertydamage ....................5
Safetysymbols.........................................6
Additionalsymbols...................................6
Chapter 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Scopeandaudience ....................................7
Relatedinstructions ....................................7
Antennapointingoverview..............................7
Pointingtoolsanduserinterfaces.......................8
PointingTools.......................................8
Enteringinstallationparameters ........................9
Chapter 2
Pointing antenna using the DAPT2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Prerequisites.........................................11
Enteringinstallationparameters .......................11
Pointing.............................................15
Registration ..........................................18
Troubleshooting ......................................20
Chapter 3
Pointing the antenna using wireless device. . . . . . . . . .23
Prerequisites.........................................23
SettinguptheWi‐Fidevice ...........................23
Pointandactivateterminalwithwirelessdevice..........24
Acronyms and abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

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• Understanding safety alert messages
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Understanding safety alert messages
Safetyalertmessagescallattentiontopotentialsafetyhazardsandtellyouhowto
avoidthem.ThesemessagesareidentifiedbythesignalwordsDANGER,WARNING,
CAUTION,orNOTICE,asillustratedbelow.Toavoidpossiblepropertydamage,
personalinjury,orinsomecasespossibledeath,readandcomplywithallsafetyalert
messages.
Messages concerning personal injury
ThesignalwordsDANGER,WARNING,andCAUTIONindicatehazardsthatcould
resultinpersonalinjuryorinsomecasesdeath,asexplainedbelow.Eachofthese
signalwordsindicatestheseverityofthepotentialhazard.
DANGERindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,will
resultindeathorseriousinjury.
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WARNINGindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,
couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.

CAUTIONindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,could
resultinminorormoderateinjury.
Messages concerning property damage
ANOTICEconcernspropertydamageonly.
NOTICEisusedforadvisorymessagesconcerningpossiblepropertydamage,
productdamageormalfunction,dataloss,orotherunwantedresults—butnot
personalinjury.
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DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
NOTICE

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Safety symbols
Thegenericsafetyalertsymbol  callsattentiontoapotentialpersonal
injuryhazard.ItappearsnexttotheDANGER,WARNING,andCAUTIONsignalwords
aspartofthesignalwordlabel.OthersymbolsmayappearnexttoDANGER,
WARNING,orCAUTIONtoindicateaspecifictypeofhazard(forexample,fireor
electricshock).Ifotherhazardsymbolsareusedinthisdocumenttheyareidentified
inthissection.
Additional symbols
Thisdocumentusesthefollowinghazardsymbols:
Indicatesasafetymessagethatconcernsapotential
electricshockhazard.
Indicatesasafetymessagethatconcernsapotential
firehazard.
Indicatesasafetymessagethatconcernsapotentially
hazardoussituationinwhichyoucouldfall.
Indicatesasafetymessagethatconcernsapotential
exposuretoradiofrequency(RF)energy.

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Scope and audience
ThisdocumentexplainshowtopointJUPITERsystemantennas.Thisdocumentis
writtenforprofessionalinstallerswhohaveexperiencewithinstallingandpointing
satelliteantennas.
Related instructions
Thispointingguidediscussestheantennapointingonly.Forantennainstallationand
mechanicaladjustmentsontheantenna,seethespecificinstallationguideforthe
antennayouareinstalling.AKa‐bandradioassemblymustbeinstalledwiththe
antennabeforepointing.
Antenna pointing overview
TheantennapointingprocedureisacriticalpartoftheJUPITERantennainstallation
process.Ifthesatelliteantennaisnotproperlypointedtowardthesatellite,itcannot
communicatewiththesatellitetoitsfullcapacity,resultinginadegradationof
systemperformance.
ThebasicrequirementwhenpointingaJUPITERantennaistoaccuratelyaimthe
antennaatthesatellitetowithin0.2dBmaximumlossofreceptionand0.45dB
maximumlossoftransmission.TheJUPITERsystemusesanarrowKa‐bandbeam
whichcanbesensitivetopointingerrors;therefore,itiscriticalthattheantennais
pointedproperlyandaccurately.
Toaccuratelypointtheantenna,followtheproceduresinthismanualexactlyas
theyarewritten.
Theantennapointingprocessisdividedintothreetasks:
•Enteringinstallationparameters
•Pointing
•Registration
Undernormalconditionsandcircumstances,asingleprofessionalinstallercan
performthisprocessalone.
NOTICE

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Pointing tools and user interfaces
Antennapointingrequirestheuseofseveraltools,asdescribedinthefollowing
sections.
Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver
UseaGPSreceiver(notsupplied)todeterminetheexactlatitudeandlongitude
coordinatesoftheantennasite.Thesecoordinatesareusedtodeterminethecorrect
azimuthandelevationinformationfortheantennatopointatthesatellite.
YourGPSreceivermustbeaccuratetowithin15m.Mostcommerciallyavailable
receiversmeetthisrequirement.UnitsemployingWide‐AreaAugmentationSystem
(WAAS)technologyprovideaccuracyto3m.
TheGPSmustdisplaylatitudeandlongitudeinformationintheformat
DDMM.mmm
whereDD=degrees,MM=minutes,andmmm=fractionalminutes
Theunitmustdisplayfractionalminutestothreesignificantdigits.
Local User Interface (LUI)
TheLUIisthesatellitemodeminterface.Itisusedtoenterinstallationparameters
requiredforpointingtheantenna.TheLUIalsodisplaysthebeaconsignalstrength
formonitoringpurposes.ToaccesstheLUI,youmustfirstconnectyourlaptoptothe
indoorunit(satellitemodem),thenyouwilluseastandardInternetbrowser
(InternetExplorerversion8orhigher,MozillaFirefox3.6orhigher,andGoogle
Chromeversion17orhigher)tonavigatetotheLUI.SeeEnteringinstallation
parametersonpage11fortheexactprocedure.
Pointing Tools
DiSEqC Antenna Pointing Tool (DAPT2)
TheDAPT2isatwo‐waydigitalsatelliteequipmentcontrol(DiSEqC)tool.Ithasa
largebacklitdisplayandthreebuttonsthatenablestheinstallertostepthroughthe

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antennapointingprocedure.TheDAPT2isorangeincolorandithasabuilt‐inaudio
featuretoenhancethepointingprocess.
Figure1:DiSEqCantennapointingtool(DAPT2)
Back(1) Toggle(2) Advance(3)
Figure1showstheDAPT2.
ThethreebuttonsontheDAPT2canservedifferentpurposesduringdifferentphases
ofthepointingprocess.Inmostcases,however,theyfunctionasfollows:
•Back(button1)–Usedtoreturntoapreviousstate
•Toggle(button2)–Usedtochangeaudiolevelandcontrast
•Advance(button3)–Usedtobeginaprocess,proceedtothenextstate,or
respondYestoapromptontheDAPT2display
ThiswillbediscussedinfurtherdetailinChapter2onpage11.
Wireless device
Awirelessrouter(notsupplied)maybeusedintheantennapointingprocess.This
enablestheinstallertopointtheantennausingawirelessdevice(smartphone,
tablet,orlaptop)connectedtothesatellitemodemthroughthewirelessrouter.This
willbediscussedinfurtherdetailinChapter3onpage23.
Entering installation parameters
Aftercompletingphysicalinstallationofthesatellitemodem,connectalaptoptothe
satellitemodemandaccesstheLUIusinganInternetbrowser.Enterthesatelliteand
antennainstallationparameters.Theseparametersinclude:
•Latitudeandlongitudeoftheantennasite
•Satellitename
Afteryousubmittheseparameters,thesatellitemodementersPointingmode.In
thismode,theLUIdisplaysthecalculatedazimuth,elevation,tiltangle,andantenna
polarizationinformationrequiredforcoarsepointingtheantenna. 
Azimuthmeasurementsarecalibratedrelativetotruenorth,notmagnetic
north.
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Pointing
Afterenteringtheinstallationparameters,youcanbegintheprocessofpointingthe
antennaatthesatellite.Usingtheproperazimuth,elevation,andtiltcoordinates
obtainedfromtheLUI,youwillpointtheantennainthegeneraldirectionofthe
satellitetoobtaininitialacquisitionofthesatellitesignal.
Donotattempttopointtheantennamanuallybypullingontheantenna
reflectororthefeedsupportarm.Thiscancausepermanentdamagetothe
antennareflector.Insteadusetheantennamechanicaladjustments.
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Whenthedemodulatorlocksontothesatellitebeaconsignal,thesignalquality
factor(SQF)ofthereceivedsignal‐to‐noiseratio(SNR)pointingsignalappearsonthe
DAPT2orsmartdevicedisplayasanumericalvaluefrom15to255.Thisvalueisthen
usedtofindthepeaksignallevel.
Afterlocatingthesatellite,youusethefineAz/Eladjustmentmechanismto
fine‐pointtheantennausingtheDAPT2orwirelessdevice.Oncethesignallevelis
peaked,youlocktheantennainposition.
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Aftertheantennahasbeenpointedandpeaked,youcompletetheinstallation
processbyusingtheDAPT2orwirelessdevicetovalidateandrecordthepointing
measurements.
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Chapter 2
Pointing antenna using the DAPT2
ThischapterexplainstheantennapointingprocessusingtheLUIandtheDAPT2.
Prerequisites
Beforepointingtheantenna,youmustperformthefollowingsteps:
1. Assembleandinstalltheantennaattheselectedlocationfollowingthe
proceduresintheinstallationguideforthespecificantennamodel.
2. Runtheintra‐facilitylink(IFL)cablebetweentheSATconnectoronthesatellite
modemandtheIFLconnectorontheantennaradio.Foralistofapprovedcables
fortheIFLbetweentheantennaandthesatellitemodem,seetheHughesField
ServiceBulletin,IFLCable,ApprovedList(withlengths)forJUPITERDomestic
Installations(FSB120909‐01).TheFSBliststhemaximumcablelengthforeach
approvedcabletypeforallrelevantradiotypes.
Note:JUPITERantennasuseonlyoneIFLcable.
Entering installation parameters
Thissectionexplainshowtoobtaintheproperazimuthandelevationcoordinatesat
thecustomerlocationtopointtothesatelliteusingtheLUI.
1. UseyourGPSreceivertodeterminethelatitudeandlongitudeoftheinstallation
siteandrecordthem.
Latitude:________Degrees_____Minutes_____Fractionalminutes
Longitude:______Degrees_____Minutes_____Fractionalminutes
2. UsinganEthernetcable,connectyourlaptoptothesatellitemodemLANportas
showninFigure2onpage12.

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Note:Thelaptopmustbeconnecteddirectlytothesatellitemodem(withno
routerbetweenthem).
3. Onyourlaptop,openawebbrowser.(Supportedbrowsersarelistedonpage8.)
4. Type192.168.0.1 inthebrowseraddressbarandpressEnter.
5. AttheLUISystemControlCenterhomepage,clickthesmalliconneartheupper
rightofthescreen,asshowninFigure3(grayedoutletter“i”).
Figure3:IcontoAdvancedPagesfromSystemControlCenter
Figure2:Connectingtheinstallerlaptoptothesatellitemodem
(HT1000shown)
Modem
rear panel
LAN port
Ethernet
cable
Installer laptop PC

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TheAdvancedConfigurationandStatisticsscreenappearsasshownin
Figure4.
Figure4:AdvancedConfigurationandStatisticsInstallationscreen

6. FromtheAdvancedMenu(intheleftpanel),selectInstallation>Installas
showninFigure4.
7. TheHT1000TerminalInstallationscreenshowninFigure5opens.
8. EnterthesitelatitudeandlongitudeGPSvalues.
Figure5:Inputparameters
9. SelectEchoStar‐XVIIfromthedrop‐downmenuasshowninFigure5.
10. ClickSubmit.Thesatellitemodemsavestheinformationandentersthepointing
mode.
11. ThePointingInfoscreenappearsontheinstallerlaptopasshowninFigure6on
page14.

Figure6:PointingInfoScreen
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Note:Ifyoumodifyanyexistingparameters,themodemreboots,and
theTerminalPointingInfoscreenwillappearfollowingthereboot.Toreturn
totheInputParametersscreenatanytime,clickRe-Install.
Note:TheinitialSQFvaluewillmostlikelybeeither0or15,indicatingthatthe
demodulatoriseitherinitializing(0)orsearchingforabeaconsignal(15).
Oncethedemodulatoracquiresthebeaconsignal,theSQFvaluewillbe
greaterthan15.
12. Makeanoteofthefollowingvaluesshownonthisscreen.Youwillneedthis
informationtopointtheantennaandcompletetheinstallation.
•Azimuth
•Elevation
• Antennatilt(0.74mantennasonly)
•ODUpolarizationsetting(LHCPorRHCP)
Note:Thisisthetruepolarizationsetting.Ensurethatthepolarizerontheradio
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Pointing
Thissectiondescribeseachphaseofthepointingprocessandthemessagesthat
appearontheDAPT2displayscreenduringtheprocedure.
1. Attheradio,installtheDAPT2inlineontheIFLcableasshowninFigure7.Be
suretoconnectthecablestotheDAPT2inaccordancewiththeconnectorlabels
ontheDAPT2rearpanel(notshown).
Note:JUPITERantennasuseonlyoneIFLcable.
Whenconnectedproperly,theDAPT2powersupautomaticallyandtheIFL
voltageontheLCDdisplay,asshownbelow.
Note:Thevoltagereadingshownbelowisonlyanexample.Actualvoltagemay
vary.
WhenyoupresstheAdvance (3)button,theDAPT2brieflydisplaysthecurrent
softwareversion,asshownbelow.
Figure7:InstallingtheDAPT2
IFLcable
Tosatellite
modem
Labelonrearpanel:
IDU
Toradio
assembly
Jumper
DAPT2
Labelonrearpanel:
LNB

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Note:Youmayseeadifferentreleasenumber.
Afterafewseconds,thefollowingmessageappearsbrieflywhilethemeasured
IFLvoltageistransferredtothesatellitemodem:
Afterafewseconds,thefollowingmessageappearsontheDAPT2screen.
2. PresstheAdvance (3)button.
Whenthesatellitemodemreceivesthevoltageresponsemessage,itadvancestothe
Pointingstateduringwhichtheantennacanbecoarseandfine‐pointed.
UponenteringthePointingstate,theDAPT2displayreads:
ThehighestrecordedSQFvalueisontheleftandthecurrentSQFreadingison
theright.
ASQFvalueof32orgreaterindicatesacquisitionofthecorrectsatellitebeacon.
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3. WaitfortheSQFreadingtosettleonavaluethenusetheappropriatelysized
wrenchforthespecificantennatoadjusttheantennaazimuthandelevationas
showninFigure8.ContinueuntilyouachievethehighestpossibleSQFvalue.
Note:ThetonefromtheDAPT2willbelouderandthecadencewillquickenasthe
beaconisacquired.

Figure8:Adjustingtheantennaposition

Youmustusetheadjustmentmechanismforazimuthadjustments.Donot
attempttopointtheantennamanuallybypullingontheantennareflectoror
thefeedsupportstructure.Thiscancausepermanentdamagetotheantenna.
4. Whenthesignalsarepeaked,tightentheazimuthandelevationbolts
completely.
Note:Becauseslightmovementoftheantennaoccursduringlockdown,always
measurethesignalpeakvalueafterlockingdowntheantenna.
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Registration
Note:Ifyoublockthesignaltothefeedhornortheantennaduringthepointing
validationtests,thebeaconsignalislost,andtheSQFreadingontheDAPT2
displayreads:
Donotblockthefrontofthefeedhornforlongerthan10seconds.Ifthebeacon
signalislostformorethan10seconds,thesatellitemodemwillmostlikelyrevertto
pointingmodeandyouwillhavetostartthepointingprocessover.
1. PressAdvance (3)forYesorToggle (2)toreturntoPointingValidationmode.If
youpressAdvance (3),theDAPT2promptsyouforconfirmationthatyouwant
tosavetheresults,withthemessage: 
Note:DonotdisconnecttheDAPT2untilinstructedtodoso.Disconnectingthe
DAPT2prematurelycouldcausealossofallstoreddata,invalidatingthe
entirepointingprocess.Itcouldalsocausethesatellitemodemtocrash.
2. PressAdvance (3)tosavethepointingvalidationresults,orBack (1)toreturnto
thepreviousstate.
 
IfyoupressToggle(2),theDAPT2displayreads:

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Thisindicatesthatyouhavecompletedthepointingprocesssuccessfully.The
DAPT2displaysthismessageforapproximately10secondsandthendisplaysthe
IFLvoltagetoindicatethatthepointingprocesshasfinished.
Note:DonotdisconnecttheDAPT2untiltheIFLvoltageappears.Disconnecting
theDAPT2prematurelycouldcausealossofallstoreddata,invalidating
theentirepointingprocess.
3. WhentheIFLvoltageappears,disconnecttheDAPT2andreconnecttheIFLcable
directlytotheradio.
4. Securealloutdoorcableconnectionswithdielectricgreaseandweatherproofing
tapeasshowninFigure9.
Figure9:Weatherproofingthecableconnectors
Thiscompletesthepointingprocess.

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Troubleshooting
Theproceduresaboveoutlinesthebasicpointingprocess.ShouldtheDAPT2display
anerrormessageorifyoureceiveunexpectedresults,usetheinformationinTable1
belowtohelpyoudiagnoseandresolvetheproblem.Iffollowingtheprocedures
outlinedbelowdoesnotresolvetheproblem,contactInstallerSupport.
Table1:DAPT2displaymessages
Symptom Indication Corrective Action
Permanent
COMM
Startup
message
Satellitemodemisnotinpointingmode.
Advancebuttonwasbeenpressedbefore
submittingtheinstallationparameters.
AttheLUI,verifythatthesatellitemodem
isinpointingmode(refertoFigure6on
page14).Ifthesatellitemodemisnotin
pointingmode,repeatsteps
4‐10ofEnteringinstallationparameters
onpage11.IftheDAPT2doesnotdisplay
theSQFreading(SQF<>sqf)afterafew
seconds,pressAdvance.
Permanent
Logging
VoltMeas
message
CablesontheDAPT2arenotconnected
properly.
ReconnectthecablestotheDAPT2in
accordancewiththeconnectorlabelson
theDAPT2rearpanel.
Permanent
Switch IFL
Cable
message
TheSatellitemodemCableisconnectedtothe
LNBsideoftheDAPT2
ReconnectthecablestotheDAPT2in
accordancewiththeconnectorlabelson
theDAPT2rearpanel.
SQF does not
go higher
than 1
•Circularpolarizationsettingisincorrect.
•Installationparametersincorrect.
•NoRxcableconnectedbetweenDAPT2and
LNB,orbadcableused.
•SetthepolarizationtoLHCPorRHCPas
indicatedontheTerminalPointingInfo
screen(SettingforODUPolarization).
•GotoModify Installation
ParametersunderAdvanced
ConfigurationandStatisticsanduse
theInstallationReferenceSheettomake
theappropriatecorrections.
•Connect/replacetheRxcablebetween
DAPT2andLNB.
Low SQF
indication Incorrectinstallationparametersentered. Ifincorrectparameterswereentered,the
modemcouldbeinstalledinthewrong
downlinkcell.GotoModify Installation
ParametersunderAdvanced
ConfigurationandStatisticsandusethe
InstallationReferenceSheettomakethe
appropriatecorrections.
Find Sys
Status X Ifthesatellitemodementersthisphasebefore
pointingwascompleted,usetheBackbutton
toreturntoPointmode.
Inthisphase,youmustwaitforthesatellite
modemsatellitemodemtofinishatask.