TERK Technologies 1DIRECTV Assembling/Adjusting Antenna on Ground, Attaching Antenna to Mast

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Assembling/Adjusting

STEP 4 Antenna on Ground

On even ground, attach dish to the LNB Arm/Antenna Back Assembly as shown. Leave off the Triple-head LNB until the antenna is mounted on the mast and you’ve routed cable through the LNB Arm.

Set Tilt Adjustment

At the back of the antenna assembly, loosen the Tilt nuts and then set the Tilt adjustment according to the coordinate number you obtained in Step 1.

Tighten the Tilt nuts. Do not change the Tilt adjustment again from this point on (even if you could not find the satellite signal during alignment). Unlike the Elevation and Azimuth coordinates, there is no need to fine-tune Tilt; doing so may cause alignment difficulty. For some of the Eastern Seaboard states, however, there maybe an exception: see Step 9, note #2, on page 10.

Set Elevation Adjustment

Dish attaching to the LNB Arm/Antenna Back Assembly

In this example we have

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for Southern California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ZIP code 92683),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Tilt setting is 102°.

 

90

1

00

110

12

0

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

0

 

 

 

 

Tilt Nuts

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

0

 

 

 

 

 

(one shown)

At the side of the antenna assembly, loosen the two Elevation nuts (one on each side) and preliminarily set the Elevation adjustment, per the coordinate number obtained in Step 1.

Tighten the Elevation nuts, but not completely. This is a preliminary adjustment, which you may have to fine-tune later on.

STEP 5 Attaching Antenna to Mast

Slide the back of the antenna assembly onto the top of the mast until it stops at the pivot bolt. If necessary, slightly loosen the two Azimuth/Mast clamp bolts and pivot bolt so the antenna will go on to the mast.

Tighten the two Azimuth/Mast clamp bolts and the pivot bolt just enough so the antenna has only side-to-side movement (rotational swing around the mast) for later Azimuth alignment in Step 9.

In this example we show for Southern California (ZIP code 92683), the Elevation setting is 50° (use the position of the metal edge to the Elevation scale; do not use the washer or the bolt as reference).

2 0

3 0

40

50

Metal edge at 50°

Elevation Nuts, one on each side

Azimuth/

Mast Clamp Bolts

60

Pivot Bolt

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Contents Introduction Safety Information Installation ManualAntenna Assembly Overview Contents of Package Following pages, you’ll find step-by-step instructions for Optional Accessories not includedSteps for Installation Tools RequiredAzimuth Elevation Tilt Connect your receiver to the TVSet the antenna type Find your coordinatesSat C, 110 with Converted Transponders Finding Suitable Antenna SiteDifferent location If you live on the West Coast,Tighten mast bolts Installing Ezalign MastMount the base securely Align the mastAttaching Antenna to Mast Assembling/Adjusting Antenna on GroundSet Tilt Adjustment Set Elevation AdjustmentRun cable from receiver Routing RG 6 CablesConnect to grounding block Mark the mast and antenna bracket point with a pencil Aiming Fine-tuning AntennaAttaching LNB to Antenna Align the AzimuthFine-tune Elevation Verify satellite signalsVerify Azimuth alignment Fine-tune the ElevationTroubleshooting Check List for Initial Installation Installation with Long Cable Run Loss of Signal/Rain Fade