RCA Satellite TV Antenna manual Partial Dish Assembly, Setting the Elevation on the Dish

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Partial Dish Assembly

Partial Dish Assembly

1.Locate the reflector, the support arm, and the hardware packet.

2.Attach the reflector to the support arm :

•Metal Reflector: Pass the bolts through the reflector, and then place the reflector on the support arm by inserting the bolts through the holes on the support arm. Use a wrench to secure the four self-locking nuts.

•Plastic Reflector: Pass the four bolts molded into the back of the reflector through the four holes on the support arm. Place a star washer and nut on each of the bolts and secure each with a wrench.

•Sony Reflector: Align the screw holes on the LNB arm holes and reflector bracket holes. Screw in the machine screws,tightening the LNB support arm to the reflector bracket. Do not over-tighten.

Hardware

Metal	Plastic	Sony reflector
reflector	reflector
Hardware	Hardware	Hardware
		Hardware
Support	Support	Support arm
Support	Support
arm	arm

Setting the Elevation on the Dish

After you have securely attached the reflector to the support arm, you need to set the dish to point up toward the satellite. This is called “setting the elevation.”

1.Loosen the two elevation nuts so the support sleeve can rotate.

2.Rotate the support sleeve so that the elevation indicator lines up with the tick mark corresponding to the elevation setting you recorded earlier.

3. Tighten both nuts.	Elevation
	Indicator

Elevation

Nut

20			0	0
	30	40		6
			5

Tick Marks

IMPORTANT

Make sure that you use the elevation indicator and not the nut to line up the elevation. If your elevation is not correctly set, you won’t be able to obtain a signal.

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Contents Satellite Dish Antenna Safety Information D940EXP 2nd Room Kit Universal AccessoriesD916 Wireless Phone Jack System ANT200 Amplified TV AntennaAccessory Order Form Detach HereTable Of Contents Table of Contents Preparing for Installation Preparing for Installation Installation OverviewInstallation Overview Completing the Final InstallationBig Question Should I Do This Myself? General Site SurveyGeneral Site Survey Where Is The Satellite, Anyway? How High Up in the Sky is the Satellite?Finding a Clear Line of Sight Finding the Dish Pointing Coordinates Connecting the Receiver to a TVFinding the Dish Pointing Coordinates Additional InformationUsing the Dish Pointing Menu Screen Precise Site Survey Precise Site SurveyTip ’m Not sure If I have a Clear View Final Site SurveyDon’t have a clear view to the satellite Have a Clear View to the SatelliteEstimating Cable Requirements Estimating Cable RequirementsFew Words About Grounding System Cable Estimate Procedure Dish Assembly Overview Dish Assembly OverviewIf you have a Sony reflector, you should have Partial Dish Assembly Partial Dish AssemblySetting the Elevation on the Dish Tighten both nutsMounting the Mast Mounting the Mast on Solid Wood or Lap Siding Mounting The Mast On Solid Wood Or Lap SidingImportant Considerations Materials NeededMounting Instructions YesInstalling a Spacer Mounting the Mast on Solid WoodMounting the Mast on Brick or Poured Concrete Mounting the Mast on Brick or Poured ConcreteMounting the Mast on a Hollow or Cinder Block Wall Materials Needed Tools NeededMounting the Mast on a Hollow or Cinder Block Wall Mounting the Dish on a Hollow or Cinder Block Wall Mounting the Dish On a Pole Mounting the Dish on a PoleImportant Considerations Top view of pole Mounting the Mast on a Roof Step-by-step Instructions for Mounting the Mast on a RoofMounting the Mast on a Roof Make sure the top part of the mast points straight up Final Installation Leveling the Mast Leveling Side-to-SideLeveling the Mast Final Dish Assembly Final Dish AssemblyLeveling Front-to-Back Star washer and bolt Few Words About Grounding the System Few Words About Grounding the SystemRouting and Grounding the Cables Acceptable central building ground pointsRouting and Grounding the Cables Cable Routing TipsRunning Cable Into the House Running a Cable into the HouseMaking the Final Connections Making the Final ConnectionsAbout the Phone Connection Acquiring and Fine Tuning the Signal Maximum Signal StrengthAdjusting the Azimuth and Elevation Settings Acquiring and Fine Tuning the SignalElevation Adjustment Ordering ProgrammingTroubleshooting TroubleshootingCan’t Pick Up the Satellite Signal Cabling and Connections ProblemsTemporary Satellite Signal Loss Dish Pointing StepsProgram Providers Digital Satellite System Installers ReferenceSupport Line Digital Satellite System PublicationsIndex IndexPage Page North Meridian Street Indianapolis,