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LinkStar RCST Installation Guide
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................................. VII
AVOID PERSONAL INJURY FROM ELECTRICITY ..........................................................................................................................VII
REPLACE FUSES WITH IDENTICAL TYPES ...................................................................................................................................VII
DO NOT DISCONNECT POWER CABLE FROM PLUG-IN TERMINAL ..............................................................................................VII
ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................................VII
FIRE AND ELECTRIC SHOCK WARNING ......................................................................................................................................VII
RESUSCITATION ....................................................................................................................................................................... VIII
USE SAFETY-APPROVED EQUIPMENT ....................................................................................................................................... VIII
EMERGENCY PLAN ................................................................................................................................................................... VIII
ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... VIII
1.
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................................1
2.
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS .............................................................................................................................................1
3.
SYSTEM DIAGRAMS .........................................................................................................................................................2
4.
LINKSTAR REMOTE SITE COMPONENTS..................................................................................................................4
5.
RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION TOOLS AND TEST EQUIPMENT ...................................................................6
6.
IFL REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................7
7.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE........................................................................................................................................8
8.
IFL INSTALLATION ..........................................................................................................................................................9
9.
ANTENNA POINTING......................................................................................................................................................10
10.
RCST INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................................12
11.
VERIFYING RCST OPERATION ...............................................................................................................................15
11.1.
11.2.
11.3.
TDM BER.................................................................................................................................................................15
TDMA BER...............................................................................................................................................................15
IP PING .......................................................................................................................................................................15
12.
CROSS POLARIZATION .............................................................................................................................................17
13.
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................................................................18
13.1.
RECOMMENDED TROUBLESHOOTING EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................................18
13.2.
IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM........................................................................................................................................18
13.3.
RCST POWER ON FAILURE .......................................................................................................................................19
13.4.
NO SATELLITE BEACON SIGNAL .................................................................................................................................19
13.5.
RECEIVE SYNCHRONIZATION ......................................................................................................................................20
13.5.1. Receive TDM Signal..............................................................................................................................................20
13.5.2. LNB .......................................................................................................................................................................22
13.5.3. Receive IFL Cable.................................................................................................................................................23
13.5.4. Antenna .................................................................................................................................................................23
13.5.5. TDM Frequency and Symbol Rate ........................................................................................................................24
13.6.
RECEIVE TDM BER ...................................................................................................................................................24
13.7.
TRANSMIT SYNCHRONIZATION ...................................................................................................................................25
13.7.1. RCST Transmission...............................................................................................................................................27
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