Raven installation and operation manual (mandatory reading for both the installer and customer) the easy to use fully automatic satellite tv system © 2014 aardvark electronics 2 maple drive mackay qld 4740 ph 07 49555879 fax 07 49556216 web : www.Vansat.Com.Au email : support@vansat.Com.Au (abbrevia...
Power – dc 12 > 24v current – typically 1 amp during normal operation and 4 amp temporary for search (search time varies but is normally 1 > 2 minutes after power on) lnb type – ku band. High gain dual polarity (v/h), twin output & automatic skewing lnb lo frq – 10700 mhz (10.7 ghz) reflector (dish)...
3 satellite dvbs1 and dvbs2 compliant roof space required – refer to the below figure. To calculate for maximum elevation (how far back the dish will pivot at the northern tip of queensland) measure outwards a distance of 30cm from each side of the mounting plate. From this point measure upwards 21c...
4 rooftop assembly dish control unit (12/24v – can also be mains powered by optional adapter) vast hd receiver pay tv decoder (only applicable for pay subscribers otherwise ignore and use vast) * if you don’t have a separate vast decoder connect your paytv (if applicable) directly to coax cable 2 * ...
5 rooftop mechanism installation safety first – have you read and understood our safety warnings on page 5 ?? Pick an area anywhere on the roof of your mobile home that will allow the unit to be mounted as flat and level as possible with good support that will permit the dish, once fitted and raised...
6 mark and drill the four bolt holes. The assembly should be positioned over ceiling battens. Apply a generous amount of the supplied adhesive to the underside of the base, remembering to also apply in and around the bolt holes. You have two options of attaching the unit. (1) you can simply affix us...
7 apply adhesive to bottom of the stop and affix to the roof using the supplied stainless screws (cover the tops of the screws also with adhesive). The completed job should resemble the below (except yours will have adhesive on the bolts and screw heads of course). Bump stop fitted at the end (top) ...
8 cable entry and wiring configuration position the junction box as far away from the revolving mechanism (dome) as needed to ensure the cable will not foul as the unit rotates. Some thought should be given to positioning the junction box over an internal cavity like a cupboard. The cable length fro...
9 if the 3.5m dome cable is long enough to reach the motosat control unit without using the included 5m extension cable please skip this step: when using the extensions cable carefully click the two black connectors together (take care you do-not bend any of the pins when doing this and that none of...
10 internal motosat control unit installation the control unit can either be flush mounted to a cupboard wall (on its side or upside down is also fine) or simply left free standing. Do not however block the ventilation holes. Screw either one of the two signal coax cables coming from the roof (does ...
11 note: why thick cable? The power consumption is very low in normal operation but during the search (typically 1-2 minutes) the current draw is around 4 amps. If you use light power cable the unit will search slower and may even stall with an err message on the display. Low battery voltage will al...
12 pressing the sat button will allow you to specify which satellite you wish to view (hint – 99% of people want c1/d3 for vast & paytv services): reception of the following four satellites is possible in most areas of australia: optus c1/d3 (vast & paytv) optus d1 (some abc/sbs channels) optus d2 (...
13 the following two satellites may only be visible over the eastern side of australia and reception will be difficult in many areas:- asiasat 4 nss6 (channels, satellites, broadcaster and/or government policy changes, products, platform changes affecting service availability now and in the future a...
14 using an external paytv decoder and a vast decoder for installations where the customer has both a vast decoder as well as a paytv decoder, connect the spare white coax cable from the roof to the vast decoder as above. For the paytv decoder connect the short loop coax cable (supplied) from the “l...
15 man v/s machine (optional) ok, so the machine is automatic. Fancy you can do the alignment better than the electronic brain? On the remote control for the motosat control unit press func and go down to “manual adjust” and press ok. In the screen that appears you will see “level” and “quality” bar...
16 undocumented features (good bits we’ve added) viewing the mechanical & electronic positioning – while the system is searching if you press info on the remote it will show you the mechanical (and electronic) values the system is currently searching. The skew value is the lnb twist. System default ...
