RF Mogul Mount User manual

MOUNT
INSTALLATION
&
EDUCATION
GUIDE
4 Jan 2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEFINITIONS ................................................ 5
Mount Rotation Definitions ...................... 6
Fun tion of Antenna Movement................ 7
MOUNT COMPONENTS
Front........................................................... 8
Rear............................................................ 9
INSTALLATION MOUNTING PADS ......... 10
INSTALLATION OF vGPS ............................ 11
vGPS for DirecTV............................................. 12
vGPS for SHAW Direct ................................... 13
FEATURES AND OPERATION.................... 14
MOUNT ROTATIONAL CLEARANCES.... 15
BILL OF MATERIALS................................... 16
MOUNTING HINTS....................................... 17
WIRING DIAGRAM...................................... 18
ROOF CONNECTOR HOUSINGS ............... 19
FIELD SERVICE RELATED PARTS.......... 20
SUPPORT ......................................................... 21
Parts return pro edure
Support onta t information

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NOTES

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DEFINITIONS
The mount onsists of several omponents that make it up.
DISH, REFLECTOR, PARABOLA
Re eives signal from the satellite and refle ts it into the LNB.
LNBF
Re eives the fo used signal from the dish and blo ks the noise from the signal and sends it to the
satellite re eiver by way of the oax, hen e, it is alled a Low Noise Blo ker (Feed).
LNB ARM
Holds the LNB in the proper fo al point of the Dish.
DISH SUPPORT ARMS
Atta hes the dish and skew assembly to the Base Unit.
SUPPORT ARM ATTACHMENT BOLTS
Se uring bolts that se ure the Dish Support Arms to the Base Unit.
BASE UNIT
Performs the rotating fun tions in both Azimuth and Elevation. It is atta hed to the roof of the RV by
s rews or bolts.
Dish, Refle tor, Parabola
LNBF
LNB Arm
Dish/Skew Support Arms
Base Unit
Dish Support Arms
Atta hment Bolts
LNB size will vary in
onfiguration depending
upon servi e requirements.

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MOUNT ROTATIONS
The mount will use the rotation of three (3) axis to a hieve a quisition. Terminology is helpful when
onversing with your installing dealer or a fa tory support te hni ians. Earlier in this manual you were
given instru tion on erning the omponents of the mount. We will now dis uss the rotation of the mount
and what is a omplished with ea h movement.
Rotation of the base in a lo k
wise/ ounter lo kwise is all
A IMUTH
Tilting of the antenna from side
to side is alled SKEW
The antenna in the travel
position is alled STOWED
To FRONT of vehicle
Antenna in the upright position
and not moving is alled
DEPLOYED
Movement of the antenna from the STOWED position
to the DEPLOYED position is alled ELEVATION

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FUNCTION OF ANTENNA MOVEMENT
A IMUTH
On e the antenna is deployed, the Controller (Indoor Unit) will instru t the mount to rotate lo kwise
and then ounter lo kwise to sweep the sky for satellites. If the system does not see a satellite that it an
identify on e it rotates to its lo kwise or ounter lo kwise, as it stops against an azimuth limit it will go up
2 degrees and reverse dire tions. If it does not see a satellite that it an identify on this pass when it hits the
opposing limit it will go down 4 degrees in elevation. If nothing seen, it will go up 6 degrees, ever widening
its sear h pattern until it has swept a "box" in the sky. If nothing is found in this sear h pattern the system
will display an error as to what it thinks is wrong.
SKEW
On e the ontroller has identified two satellites or has input from a vGPS, it will al ulate the ar in
whi h the satellites reside and tilt the antenna (and LNB's) to align ea h LNB at the end of the LNB Arm
with their appropriate satellites. If you travel from Southern Florida to Southern California the skew angle
will hange dramati ally. It will tilt or skew the antenna an opposite or more extreme dire tion. It will
hange somewhere in the middle of the ountry depending upon the satellites that you are looking for.
DEPLOYED
If the mount has quit moving it has probability a quired, identified and maintained a high signal lo k
and you are probably wat hing TV.
STOWED
When the mount is given a ommand to stow, it will elevate fully to lear any obje t on your roof,
bring skew into a neutral position and then rotate in azimuth until it hits an azimuth limit. At that time it will
move down in elevation until it omes to rest in a travel position. This is an important step. This will
prevent the automati stow feature that an overpass provides. (just he king to see if you were reading the
manual).
ELEVATION
The ontroller remembers its last elevation that it saw when it last identified a satellite. It will rise to
that spe ifi elevation to shorten your sear h time. If the system has a vGPS then that devi e will provide
the ontroller with the proper required information for proper satellite a quisition.

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MOUNT COMPONENT (Front View)
Control able and Coax
ables enter the mount
here.
Azimuth Limit Bar
Elevation Limit Sensor
Azimuth Limit Sensor
Elevation Motor/Gearbox
Assembly
Azimuth Motor/Gearbox
Assembly

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MOUNT COMPONENT (Rear)
SKEW ASSEMBLY
This assembly tilts the dish from side to side (skew) to align for polarity and satellite positioning or
both.
DISH ARM COVER
Covers and prote ts the Skew Motor me hanism from the elements. Provides prote tion from tree
limbs et . that it may en ounter in the stowed position when the RV is moving.
Skew Assembly
Dish Arm Cover
Skew Motor/Gearbox
Assembly
Skew Chain
Dish Ba king or Skew
Mounting Plate
Azimuth Base Cover

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The Mount will be shipped
with the Mounting Pads
rotated into the "shipping"
position. They will be
rotated and se ured prior to
installation. For roofs that
have a stable platform they
may be installed in this
position.
The Mount will be shipped
with the Mounting Pads
rotated into the "shipping"
position. They will be
rotated and se ured prior to
installation. For roofs that
have an unstable platform
they may be installed in the
"open" position.
INSTALLATION MOUNTING PADS

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INSTALLATION OF vGPS
The vGPS is a devi e that is affixed to the Dire TV SWM or SHAW Dire t LNB. It is used in the
a quisition sequen e of ontroller. It is riti al that the vGPS be installed and wired a ording to the
following information. Failure to do so will make the system inoperable.
There are two (2) important pro edures to follow.
No. 1
No. 2
Atta h the vGPS bra ket to the Dire TV or
SHAW Dire t LNB in this manner.
The oax able with the YELLOW sleeving must
be onne ted to the vGPS in this manner..
YELLOW Sleeve

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vGPS BLOCK DIAGRAM
SWM

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vGPS BLOCK DIAGRAM
SHAW Direct

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FEATURES AND OPERATION
The mount is designed to respond from ele troni signals from the ontroller (In Door Unit) to raise it
from its stowed position and align itself automati ally on the sele ted satellite(s).
To operated the system follow these steps:
1. Initially you will want to make sure the Dip Swit hes are set properly based on your onfiguration
requirements.
2. Turn ON Power to the ontroller
3. If you want to raise the dish or sear h for satellite(s), press SEARCH
4. If you want to stow the dish, press STOW
If you want to watch satellite TV, after following the above procedures:
1. Turn ON your TV
2. Turn ON your satellite re eiver
3. Look at your television
4. (Just he king to see if you read the manual)(smile)
This mount is "Field Serviceable". Most all components that make up this mount may be changed in
the field by the consumer or a RF Mogul dealer. There is practically no part of this mount that cannot
be repaired or replaced in the field.

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ROTATIONAL CLEARANCES
LOOK ANGLE LIMITS
Look angle for Northern limits are
EAST
Lat 49°
Long 65°
This is approximately a 18° look angle for the refle tor.
WEST
Lat 61°
Long 136°
This is approximately a 15° look angle for the refle tor
Look angles for Southern limits are
WEST
Lat 24°
Long 107°
This is approximately a 65° look angle for the refle tor
This does not say that you will be able to see the signal at these angles, only that the dish is apable of
moving to these extremes at these oordinates. Consult your programmer for viewing apabilities.
If you don't understand these
measurements, please contact our
Technical Support Department.
MOUNT FOOTPRINT
(Stowed)
Dish Size Width Length
75 m 36" 37.0"
70 m 33" 32.5"
60 m 35" 25.5"
Height 10.5"

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BILL OF MATERIALS
Your system, when ordered as a system, omes with the following items:
• 1 ea. Mount onsisting of the base, refle tor, LNB Arm and LNB (the Mount)
• 1 ea. LNB Landing Plate
• 15 ft. 20 gauge, 12 ondu tor ontrol able (terminated on the mount end)
• 1 ea. 12 pin onne tor for se uring the ontrol able to the ontroller
• 1 ea. Controller (Indoor Unit)
• 1 ea. 12v 5 amp Power Supply for the ontroller
• 1 ea. User Guide
• 1 ea. Produ t Registration Card
If the system is DirecTV SWM or SHAW Direct you will re eive..
• 1 ea vGPS
• 1 ea vGPS Mounting Bra ket
Things that the installing dealer will supply:
• Sealant for sealing during installation
• S rews for se uring the mount, LNB Landing plate and Conne tor Housing to the roof
• RG6U oax
• Coax onne tors
• Loom for en asing able on the roof (optional)
• Cable lamps or straps used to se ure the ables to the roof (optional)
What is required but not supplied
• Common sense

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MOUNTING HINTS
The steps outlined here will help you determine what is important to you when installing your RF
Mogul satellite television system. They are not expe ted to give you every detail of the installation
pro edure but will provide an overview.
Position the mount in this manner for Direction of travel
• It is recommended that you pla e the mount in the enterline of the RV. It is not required but
re ommended. The mount is designed to handle slightly urved roofs be ause of the nature of the
Mounting Feet.
• Seal beneath the mounting feet to prevent moisture from penetrating the holes made by the
atta hment s rews. Use the all s rew holes in the mounting feet that are ne essary to omplete a
proper installation.
• Use proper sealant whenever penetrating the roof during installation. A tri k would be to s rew
through the sealant rather than just surrounding the penetration.
• Leave at least a 6" Servi e Loop when determining length of able to use. It may be ne essary to ut
the able to repla e onne tors in the future and you will want some sla k when doing so.
• Always use a Diele tri gel or grease on all out door ele tri al onne tions to prevent moisture
damage.
• Find a location for the mount that will a ommodate the shortest able runs as possible.
• Allow for proper learan e to prevent the mount from hitting things like the air onditioner, radio
antenna, off air television antenna, solar panels et .
Base towards the FRONT of the vehi le. Antenna points to the
RE
AR
of the
vehi le.

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WIRING DIAGRAM
For Dish Network, BELL TV and SHAW Direct Configurations
Satellite Re eive
r
#4
Satellite Re eiver
#3
Satellite Re eiver
#2
Satellite Re eiver
#1
To TVs
DC Power Supply
Your onfiguration may vary with the
number of oax ables run*.
RED indi ates Control able from roof Mount
RF Mogul ontroller
*This wiring diagram depi ts 4 oax ables. The mount is wired standard with 2
(or one(1) in the ase of Dire TV SWM)). Your appli ation may require more
oax ables. Up to two (2) more oax ables an be inserted into a mount ex ept
the Dire TV SWM mount as this mount will only have one able. It is
re ommended that the installing dealer a quire and sto k additional mount oax
ables. See details for running additional oax ables.
1
2
3
Optional
4
Optional
This coax cable has a BLACK sleeve or band
as it exits the mount. Do not use any other
color sleeve to connect to the controller.
DirecTV SW
M
requires just a single
oax able for its SWM servi e.
Multiple oax ables are not required.
See "vGPS Blo k Diagram" in this
manual for more details.

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HOUSINGS
Control/RG6U Cable Connector Housing
positioned next to the mount
Cable Clam Shell
covers the entry hole of the
Control and RG6U cables
This overing will house
• 1 Control Cable and,
• Up to 4 RG6U Coax
Cables
Housing will be manufa tured
of bla k plasti material.
This overing will house
• 1 Control Cable, and
• Up to 4 RG6U Coax
Cables
Shown with Control Cable
Conne tor and no ables.
Housing will be manufa tured
of bla k plasti material.
NOTE:
The Connector Housing will not be sealed
with Di or, only the s rews that atta hed the
inner plate to the roof will require sealing (not
the over).
HOUSINGS
For prote tion of able onne tions and roof entry hole
Note:
The Clam Shell will require sealing with
Di or. Spe ifi ally the ables as they enter
the shell, and the shell itself.

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FIELD SERVICE RELATED PARTS
Your mount onsists of several "field servi eable" omponents. Depending upon your warranty
status the parts may require pur hasing. The pri ing given in this manual is give to provide you an estimate
of the ost of the part. It is not intended to be the a tual pri e.
Description Part Number Associated Cost
Motor
Azimuth
Elevation
Skew
Sensor
Azimuth
Elevation
Skew
Covers
Azimuth
Elevation Arm (skew)
Cable
Control 15'
Control 30'
Control 50'
Optional Mount Coax Cable 76" (From the onne tor over to the LNB)
Interconnect PC Board (Azimuth)
LNB
Dire TV SWM 3 LNB
Dish Network 3 LNB
BELL TV 3 LNB
SHAW Dire t E75 XKU Triple LNB
Controller
RFM 1000
Power Supply
12 VDC, 5 amp.
Reflector
SHAW Dire t 75 m
Dire TV 70 m
Dish Network HD/ BELL TV 60 m
LNB Arm Assembly
SHAW Dire t
Dire TV
Dish Network HD/ BELL TV