The Weather Channel Weather Star XL User manual
Installation and Instruction Guide
The Weather Channel®
A Landmark Communications, Inc. Network
300 Interstate North Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
1st Edition
February 1999
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The information, drawings, and data contained herein are the proprietary information of The Weather Channel Copyright 1999
The Weather Channel, Inc.
Attention
Weather Star XL® technology requires the correct county addresses to ensure proper
delivery of weather warnings, watches, and advisories. Address information for your
primary viewing county has been pre-installed in your new Weather Star XL based on
the data that your system has previously provided to The Weather Channel®. If for any
reason your viewership area has shifted or expanded to another county, please notify
Star Operations immediately (1-800-554-7354).
WARNING: NEVER unplug the Weather Star XL without first powering it off.
Failure to power off the Weather Star XL could cause irreparable and
permanent damage to the unit.
To power off the Weather Star XL, insert a #6 Phillips screwdriver or the
end of a pen cap into the Power hole (located on the front panel) and
gently press one time. Wait 30 seconds for the unit to power off. It is
preferable to call Star Operations before powering off the Weather Star
XL.
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We welcome your comments concerning this publication. Although every effort has
been made to keep it free of errors, some may occur. When reporting a specific
problem, please describe it briefly and include the publication title, the paragraph or
figure number, and the page number.
Send your comments to:
Star Operations Department #53
The Weather Channel
300 Interstate North Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Or by Internet E-Mail to:
Or call:
1-800-554-7354
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Copyright, 1999
The Weather Channel, Inc.
All Software resident in this equipment is protected by copyright.
Installation and Instruction Guide
Weather Star XL®
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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................5
Installation ..............................................................................................7
Mounting the Weather Star XL ...................................................................... 7
Connecting the Weather Star XL.................................................................... 7
Connecting the Weather Star XL Using a Receiver and Videocipher ................ 8
Connecting the Weather Star XL Using an IRD................................................. 9
Connecting Commercial Insertion Equipment.................................................... 9
Installing Communications........................................................................... 10
Installing the Modem ........................................................................................ 10
Installing a Terminal/Terminal Emulator.......................................................... 11
Powering the Weather Star XL..................................................................... 15
Working with the Advertising Crawl Manager ...................................16
Setting up the Modem Software ................................................................... 16
Accessing the Advertising Crawl Manager .................................................. 16
Accessing the Crawl Manager via modem........................................................ 17
Accessing the Crawl Manager via terminal ...................................................... 17
Working with the Crawl Manager Main Menu ............................................ 18
Changing the Crawl Manager Password ...................................................... 18
Adding a Crawl to the Crawl List................................................................. 19
Editing a Crawl in the Crawl List................................................................. 21
Moving a Crawl ............................................................................................ 22
Deleting a Crawl........................................................................................... 22
Adding a Crawl to the Schedule List............................................................ 23
Setting a Crawl Schedule.............................................................................. 23
Crawl Schedule Example .................................................................................. 24
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................25
Contacting Star Operations........................................................................... 25
Power-on Tests ............................................................................................. 25
Index......................................................................................................41
Installation and Instruction Guide
Weather Star XL®
Introduction
The Weather Channel®transmits its programming from the uplink in Atlanta, Georgia,
to affiliates throughout the U.S. (see Figure 1). Transmitted with The Weather Channel
programming are network control commands and weather data supplied by the National
Weather Service for thousands of weather zones.
At the affiliate site, The Weather Star XL®is installed between a satellite receive
system tuned to The Weather Channel programming feed and the channel modulator.
The Weather Star XL captures the data designated for its specified weather zone and
displays it automatically at the appropriate time. Local crawl messages may be entered
through the supplied modem or with a terminal through the RS-232 port.
Cable Modulator
Satellite RCVR/Videocipher
or IRD
GE Satcom C3 Transponder 13
Satellite Dish Satellite Dish
The Weather
Channel
The National Broadcast
originates from The
Weather Channel (TWC)
headquarters in Atlanta,
Georgia.
The Local Broadcast is
produced by the Star XL
installed at the local cable
operator site.
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Figure 1. Network Overview.
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