Datastorm Glossary

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D3

The third generation DataStorm controller became available in late 2005. This flat box with multiple blue LEDs on the front contains circuitry that moves the dish. A new standard DVB (Digital Video Broadcast) makes possible the means to find any satellite, anywhere on planet earth. A new method of searching for the satellite called Sweep-and-Search looks for the first satellite it finds with a DVB signal then determines exactly how far the dish must move to locate the correct satellite. The D3 was the first D series controller to run the DataStorm XF series mount system.

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