2 geo-positioning – TechniSat DIGIT MF4-S User Manual

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with the available actions.

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Now use the arrow keys up/down to mark the line Set

West limit.

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Confirm by pressing OK.

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To set the westerly limit, press the green function key

(West limit) and confirm the following screen prompt (Fig.

9-8) by pressing OK.

9.2 Geo-positioning

If the geographical co-ordinates of your location are known, and you

have a suitable motor, this function will simplify finding individual

satellite positions. The co-ordinates for some German cities are listed

in the Annexure (Point 13).

Note! Only switch on the geo-positioning mode if your DiSEqC

motor supports this function.

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Call up the menu used for setting the rotating antenna, as

described above.

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Use the arrow keys to mark the field Geo.Pos.

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Confirm by pressing OK. The menu used to enter the

location will be displayed. (Fig. 9-9)

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Use the OK key to switch the geo-positioning function on or

off.

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Use the arrow keys to mark the field used to enter the

Geographic longitude.

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Use the numeric keys to enter the geographic longitude.

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Now press the arrow key left.

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In this field, use the OK key to indicate whether you are

entering a position longitude East (East) or longitude West

(W).

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Now use the arrow keys to mark the field for entering

Geographic latitude.

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Use the numeric keys to enter the geographic latitude.

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Now press the arrow key left.

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In this field, use the OK key to indicate whether you are

entering a position latitude North (N) or latitude South (S).

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Press the Back key to return to the LNC settings.

The data relating to your location must be entered as a decimal

value, correct to one decimal point. As the co-ordinates are often

stated in degrees, minutes and seconds, these must be converted to

decimal values as follows:

The figure for degrees remains unaffected by the calculation. The

minutes are divided by 60, and rounded to one decimal place. The

result of this division is added to the degrees.

The seconds are not taken into consideration at all, as they do not

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(Fig. 9-9)

(Fig. 9-8)

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