Winegard MV-4000 - Manual (Page 4)

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Operation
1. Turn on receiver and television set. The MV-4000
must be connected to a receiver that is plugged
into 120 VAC.
2. Verify that you are getting the receiver’s menu
screens on the television. These screens are avail-
able with or without the dish finding the signal.
3. Turn the power switch on for the MV-4000.
The dish should start moving, making one or two
revolutions before it stops to acquire GPS. This can
take a few moments or up to 10-15 minutes. Nor-
mal operation will be less than a minute.
4. Once the unit has acquired GPS, the dish will
begin its search.
The dish will pause on the signal long enough to
determine which satellite it has found.
If it moves off the signal, it is in an effort to verify the
signal and it should return to the signal shortly.
5. After the unit has verified that it has the correct
satellite, it will continue to track the signal.
6. If the vehicle does not move for 6 minutes the
unit will toggle to it’s alternate satellite then toggle
back to the primary satellite and go to sleep. Refer
to page 3 for a description of Sleep Mode. If vehicle
begins movement, the unit will resume tracking
mode.
7. While the vehicle is in motion, the unit will not
enter sleep mode after a successful search. Instead
it will wait until the unit has stopped moving for 6
minutes before entering sleep mode.
8. If you do not have signal, see Troubleshooting,
p. 11.
Recovery From Signal Interruption—
While traveling, the signal will be interrupted
when the line of sight to the satellite is blocked.
Signal is acquired again after line of sight is re-
stored. If signal is interrupted for more than 15
seconds, the system automatically enters the
search routine. The length of time for the TV pic-
ture to recover depends on the receiver model
you are using.
Must drive in straight line for 10
seconds when starting to oper-
ate in motion.