KVH Industries TracVision R4 Benutzerhandbuch

Section 5, “Maintenance,” provides detailed instructions for
authorized service personnel who may be required to replace
TracVision R5/R4 components. 

TracVision R5/R4 has been designed to provide diagnostic
readouts on a PC with a RS-232 serial communication port. If you
are unable to isolate a system problem with the foregoing
troubleshooting tools, set up a laptop to carry out computer
diagnostics as described below. System problems should be
found somewhere through the diagnostic readouts.

The procedure requires a 

PC with Windows HyperTerminal or

download the KVH Flash Update Wizard 

(available for free at

www.kvh.com/wizard).

1. Connect one end of the PC data cable to the

maintenance port on the switchplate (see 
Figure 3-5). Connect the other end to the serial
port on your PC (a 9-pin/25-pin connector adapter
may be needed for some PCs).

2.  If you are using HyperTerminal, open it and

establish the following settings:

• Bits per second: 9600

• Data bits: 8

• Parity: None

• Stop bits: 1

• Flow control: None

If you are using the KVH Flash Update Wizard,
double-click the “KVH Flash Update Wizard”
shortcut on your computer’s desktop to start the
wizard. Then go to the “Select board to flash”
screen. You do not need to flash the antenna to
configure the satellites; you will simply enter
commands in the