INSTALLING AND POINTING YOUR SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA

8)Install the mast assembly onto the mounting surface using a 3-inch x ¼-20 machine screw

(see diagram). Tighten the screw enough to secure the base plate, but leave it loose enough to enable you to adjust the base plate.

9) Verify that the mast is still plumb and adjust if necessary.

10) Mark the locations of the other three outside holes on the mounting surface.

11) Remove the base plate from the brick surface.

12) Drill three ½-inch x 3-inch holes for the outside holes.

13) Install the base plate using the 3-inch x ¼-20 machine screws and four 5/16-inch washers.

14) Tighten the four machine screws.

With the base plate and mast installed, proceed to the section titled “Attaching the Reflector Onto the LNB Support Arm” later in this chapter.

Installing the Satellite Dish

Antenna onto a Cinder Block

Surface

The satellite dish antenna can be installed onto cinder block surfaces. This section describes installing the satellite dish antenna base plate and mast onto a cinder block or masonry surface.

Have the following tools and materials handy during this process. Items marked with a asterisk

(*) indicate that they are included in the Do-It-Yourself Installation Kit (sold separately).

∙

Masonry drill bit (½-

∙

Silicone sealant *

∙ Hammer

 

inch)

∙

Togglers* (Qty. 4)

 

∙ Machine screws * (¼-

 

∙

Washers * (5/16-inch,

 

 

inch x 3-inch , Qty. 4)

 

 

 

Qty. 4)

 

 

 

 

 

∙

Carpenter’s level

∙

Wrenches (3/8-inch,

 

 

 

 

∙

Pencil or chalk

 

7/16-inch, or

 

∙

Electric drill

 

adjustable)

 

 

 

 

Installation Procedure

1)Select a flat and secure site to install the satellite dish antenna base plate.

2)Tap the cinder blocks with a hammer to locate the hollow center cores.

3)Place the base plate so the outside holes are positioned over the hollow center cores of the cinder block. Do not drill into the mortar between the cinder blocks.

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