What are the direct exchange (DX) procedures for AFRTS PowerVu equipment?
Depending whether the decoder is government owned, customer owned, customer leased, or US Navy owned one of four different procedures are followed. These procedures are found in the AFRTS Satellite Handbook. Government issued decoders: The direct exchange (DX) procedure is based upon the former Television-Audio Support Activity (now Defense Media Center) External Policy and Procedure, dated August 29, 1996 and provides DX procedures for all models of AFRTS provided Power Vu Integrated Receiver-Decoders (IRD). Customer purchased equipment is addressed later. All activities will operate in accordance with these procedures. Local repair of PowerVu equipment is NOT authorized. When it is determined that a piece of Power Vu Equipment is defective, furnish the following information: Model number(s) of the defective unit(s). Rack mountable commercial 9223 IRDs are provided in three Models: 803-200, 803-201 and 803-202. These model designations are provided as part of a bar code on the front o
