Maintenance Handbook

SBS-800 Series Operator & Planned Maintenance Handbook
Chapter 7: Local Control
KH-1601-2 Issue 6
Page 40 of 80
7.1.2 Remote/Local Switch
A switch on the front of the Radar Distribution Unit allows the selection of Remote or Local operation.
The following explains the basic operation of the system in these two modes.
WARNING
ANTENNA ROTATION
Depending on the position of the safety switches, the antenna will rotate regardless of the position of
the Remote/Local or Standby/Run switches.
LOCAL OPERATION
With Local selected, the system is in Local control and
is used by the installation engineer or system
maintainer to configure, test or locally control the
system,
Remote control of the system is not possible.
With the optional Service Display off-line, system
control, status and default information can be
accessed, adjusted and viewed in the display panel
which shows control, status and defaults:
See Section 7.1.3 onwards for full details on the
operation of the front panel.
Standby: With the
Standby/Run switch in the
Standby position, the
SharpEye
TM
is in a ready state
but does not transmit.
Run: With the
Standby/Run switch in
the Run position, the
SharpEye
TM
transmits.
Local control disabled? When the optional Service Display is connected and is ‘on-line’,
Local control at the RDU is not possible as the service display has
control.
For RDU Local control, the optional service display must be ‘off-line’;
see Service Display control in the following section for details on
Service Display operation.
REMOTE OPERATION
When Remote is selected, the system is controlled by
the external command and display system or track
extractor.
The Standby Run switch has no function and
Local/Service Display control is not possible.
System status and default information can still be
accessed and viewed in the display panel which shows
status and defaults:
See Section 7.1.3 onwards for full details on the
operation of the front panel.