Determine antenna angles

This section explains how to determine the proper antenna position. This is expressed in degrees of azimuth (horizontal) and elevation (vertical). Use the receiver front panel controls shown below to complete this procedure.

Power

Power

Main Menu

Direction

SELECT

On/Standby

Indicator

Button

Buttons

Button

POWER MENU

SELECT SELECT

POWER

 

Tilt angle also appears if you have select an Oval Antenna from the Dish Type menu.

1.Press the front panel MENU button to display the MAIN MENU below.

2.Use the button to highlight the System Setup tab.

MAIN MENU

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Program Guide

 

Guide Options

 

Audio & Video

 

Caller ID

 

Program Director

 

Watchword

 

Interactive

 

Purchases

 

Lock & Limits

 

View Mail

 

System Setup

 

Watch TV

 

Main Menu tabs

3.Press the front panel SELECT button.

4.The INSTALL menu allows you to determine the correct antenna position using your 5-digit ZIP code. Enter your ZIP code and press SELECT.

The correct azimuth and elevation angles appear as shown below.

5. Use these values to properly align your dish antenna.

INSTALLATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Install

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signal

 

 

 

Dish Type

Alignment

 

VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prefs

 

 

 

Round Dish

ZIP Code

 

 

 

ZIP Code Entry

 

 

 

Test

 

ZIP Code Oval Dish 2OK

Lat/Long

 

New Card

2

0

9

0

2

Cancel

ZIP Code: 20902

 

Upgrades

 

 

 

 

Oval dish 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latitude:

 

 

Features

 

 

 

Round dish

 

 

 

 

 

Longitude:

 

Watch TV

 

 

 

for 1

 

Elevation:

38

 

 

 

 

satellite

 

 

 

 

 

 

Azimuth:

224 SW

Main Menu

 

 

 

location

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tilt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finding antenna settings based on ZIP code

4 Getting started

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