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Press RESET on the ACU front panel to initialize the system. Verify the display shows "SEATEL INC - MASTER"
and the ACU software version number. Wait 10 seconds for the display to change to "SEA TEL INC - REMOTE"
and the PCU software version number. If the display shows "REMOTE INITIALIZING” wait for approximately 2
minutes for the antenna to complete initialization and report the Antenna Model and PCU software version.
Basic settings (like Rx Frequency, Satellite angle, etc) will be entered from the four quick access buttons ( SHIP,
SAT, ANTENNA, MODE), using the numeric keypad to edit digits.
Press ENTER (you will now see STATUS REMOTE AUX xxxx)
In SETUP mode, pressing the MODE button advances you to the next parameter, pressing ENTER stores any
value you entered and advances you to the next parameter.
Key in the value of EL TRIM, press ENTER, and then press ENTER again to advance.
Enter the value of AZ TRIM, press enter, and then press ENTER again to advance.
Scroll through the entire setup parameters to verify your parameter settings.
Note for Negative values, after entering the digits, press the “N/S E/W” key once before pressing ENTER, and
then press ENTER again to advance.
There are two (2) settings to save, one (1) is the DAC settings and two (2) is the PCU settings.
At the “SETUP SAVE NEW PARAMETERS” screen, press the UP arrow, and then Enter.
1- Key in ".94 ENTER" (note the decimal point). "^0000" should appear in the command window.
2- To toggle the current DishScan state, key in 67 and hit the ENTER key. If DishScan was ON it
will now be OFF, if it was OFF it will now be ON.
The PCU is already configured but just in case you need to configure PCU.
To configure the PCU, select the REMOTE COMMAND window on the DAC-97 by pressing the MODE key until
this window appears (if the DAC-97 will not advance beyond the REMOTE AUX window, enter 7979 and press
ENTER).
In the REMOTE COMMAND window, key in ". 7 8 ENTER". An "N" should now appear in the
command window.
NOTE: Configuring the PCU turns DishScan OFF - You must turn DishScan
ON by following procedure above (Turning Dishscan On)
If cycling the power is not an option, due to the antenna power source not accessible, or the radome access
restricted, one can do a soft reset by entering the command ^0090 and ENTER. You should see an error alarm
light on the DAC and the antenna will be initializing.
Error Codes
These are listed in the SeaTel manuals. The error code on the right side of the display is a system error that
breaks down to these entries. A number that isnt here indicates multiple errors (ie. a 20 indicates a 16 and a 4
error).
Code Explanation
128 Satellite Out Of Range
64 Reserved for future use
32 Reserved for future use
16 Conscan Error
8 Pedestal Error
4 ACU-PCU Communication Failure
2 Wrong Synchro Converter Type
1 Gyro Read Error