Winegard MV3500T - Manual (Page 4)

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Operation
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 restored. If signal is interrupted for more
than 15 seconds, the system automatically enters
the search routine. The length of time for the
TV picture to recover depends on the receiver
model you are using.
You must drive in a straight line
at 10 mph or more when starting
to operate in motion.
1. Turn on receiver and television set. The
MV3500T antenna must be connected to a re-
ceiver that is plugged into 120 VAC.
2. Verify that you are getting the receiver’s
menu screens on the television. These screens
are available with or without the dish finding the
signal. See page 6 for details of receiver set up.
3. Turn the power switch on for the the
MV3500T antenna. 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. Normal 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 six minutes, the
unit will toggle to it’s alternate satellite then toggle
back to the primary satellite and go to sleep. If ve-
hicle begins movement in straight line at 10 mph,
the unit will resume tracking mode. See below for
details of modes of operation.
7. If you do not have signal, see Troubleshooting,
p.6.
You may be Stationary or In-Motion
during power up.
Modes of Operation:
The MV3500T satellite antenna has the two
modes of operation: Tracking Mode and Sleep
Mode. Whether stationary or In-Motion during
satellite signal acquisition, the unit enters Track-
ing Mode. In this mode, the unit will actively follow
the satellite as the vehicle travels, even if the ve-
hicle is stationary for the first six minutes.
Tracking mode ends when the MV3500T antenna
has successfully finished its search and the ve-
hicle has not moved for six (6) minutes. Your
MV3500T antenna will resume tracking mode if it
detects movememt in a straight line at 10 mph or
more.
In Sleep Mode, the unit at rest. The antenna en-
ters Sleep Mode six (6) minutes after a
successful search if stationary, or six (6) minutes
after the vehicle stops moving.
Toggle In-Motion:
Your MV3500T satellite antenna will automatically
toggle between the primary and alternate satellite
for your service provider. For toggling In-Motion,
you may notice a slight delay in satellite switching
which could cause a loss in picture. This is nor-
mal, picture loss should be no longer than three
seconds. If the alternate satellite the MV3500T
is trying to toggle to is blocked for more than
25 seconds, the system automatically enters
the search routine.
Use your on-screen guide to
locate your channel rather than
“channel surfing”. This will result
in smoother operation.
If powering up while in-motion, you
must be traveling at a minimum of 10
mph in a straight line.
Rev. 6/06