Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KVH TracVision KVH Industries
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Installation 54-0239 Rev . A T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. • Provides excellent satellite TV reception while driving along the open road. • Antenna tracks the DIRECTV 101W satellite, which is located in the southern sky .
Installation 54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. • T wo people are required to lift the antenna.
Installation 54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. • Position the roof rack crossbars 35 1 / 2 " apart, measured center-to- center . • At least 1" clearance is required between the underside of the antenna and the roof.
Installation 54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. • KVH’ s roof-mount kit is designed only for flat metal roofs up to 3 / 16 " thick. • Install a jack nut in all eight 7 / 16 " mounting holes.
Installation 54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. • KVH’ s Hummer kit is designed only for standard 2"-thick Hummer roof rack crossbars. • Position the roof rack crossbars 39 1 / 2 " apart, measured center-to- center .
A ugat T ool Installation 54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. • If you must cut the antenna cable, terminate the cable with the supplied Snap-N-Seal ® F-connector .
Installation 54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. Before you start: • Before connecting the power cable, remove the key from the ignition and remove the negative lead from the vehicle battery .
Installation 54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. Do not connect the receiver directly to the vehicle’ s batter y without following these additional steps: • Install a protective fuse (6 amps) within 18" of the battery .
Installation 54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. 9 Y ou af fixed the antenna serial number label to the red Activation Card.
PLEASE NOTE! If the T racV ision system was left on when the vehicle was last turned of f, T racVisionwill automatically turn on when you start up the vehicle.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. 6. If Message 1 does not appear after 30 seconds , press the remote control’ s SA T button. Then press the POWER button.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. Activating a Receiver • Before the customer can start enjoying satellite TV , he/she must activate the receiver (after the system has been installed) .
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. • Don’t forget to give the customer the Activation Card! The customer must call KVH at 1-866-551-8004 to activate.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. DO... • DO remove all wire shipping restraints from underneath the antenna. • DO get another person’ s help to lift the antenna.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. DO NOT ... • DO NOT mount the antenna to a sloped surface. • DO NOT tilt the antenna greater than 45° once the restraints are removed.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. DO... • DO install the receiver in a dry , well-ventilated area away from any heat sources. • DO allow at least 2 inches of empty space around the receiver for ventilation.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. DO... • DO terminate the antenna cable with the supplied Snap-N-Seal F-connector . • DO use an Augat tool to install F-connectors.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. DO NOT ... • DO NOT route the antenna cable where it may become chafed. • DO NOT disconnect the two short cables that connect from one jack to another on the receiver ’s rear panel.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. DO... • DO remove the key from the ignition and remove the negative lead from the vehicle’ s battery before connecting the receiver power cable.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. DO... • DO teach your customer how to operate the remote control. For example, tell the customer to press the HUGHES button to turn the backlight on for nighttime operation.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. DO... • DO call KVH T echnical Support at 1-401-847-3327 (press 3, 5, then 1 to skip the recording) or e-mail at techs@kvh.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. • For complete troubleshooting information, refer to Section 10 of the TracVision A5 User’s Guide and the flowcharts on the following pages.
54-0239 T racVision A5 Shop Manual © 2004 KVH Industries, Inc., All rights reserved. The following pages provide step-by-step flowcharts for troubleshooting the problems noted below: • Picture f.
TracVision A5 Troubleshooting F l owc har t Symptom: Picture freeze frames or pixels F reez e fram es or pixels Che c k for block age ( t rees, rain, dew, e t c .
TracVision A5 Troubleshooting F l owc har t Symptom: Receiver locks up after guide download compl e te s Remove po w er fr om t h e receiver for 10 sec on ds, b y either turning off t h e r ecei ver f.
TracVision A5 Troubleshooting F l owc har t Symptom: Receiver turning on/off without user a ct io n Rece iv er i s turning on an d off wi t hou t user act i on Is power sup p ly t o t he receiver c on.
TracVision A5 Troubleshooting F l owc har t Symptom: Program Guide doesn't l oa d and/or only odd transponders are OK Progra m G u id e does n' t l oad and/or onl y odd tr a nsponde rs ar e OK Is the rec ei ver set to "stack ed L NB " ? No Ye s Check fo r t hi rd party spl it t ers, amps, et c.
TracVision A5 Troubleshooting F l owc har t Symptom: Remote control works intermittently or no t at a l l Rem ot e contro l w or ks intermitten tl y or not at all Pro b lem sol v ed? Done Ye s No Pro .
Prob l em found ? TracVision A5 Troubleshooting Fl owc ha rt Symptom: No picture and no DIRECTV b an n er No picture & no DIREC T V banner display e d on monitor Turn on the monitors and /o r reco.
TracVision A5 Troubleshooting Fl owc ha rt Symptom: No picture but DIRECTV banner di sp l ayed No pictu r e but DIRECTV banner disp la yed At Signal Quality Menu , i s signal level above 50 for transp.
TracVision A5 Troubleshooting Fl owc ha rt Symptom: Antenna is n o i sy Antenna is making a "whirring " sound Yes Check fo r bloc k age No Antenna is vibra t in g excess i vel y, thumping, c.
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