INSTALLING AND POINTING YOUR SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA

Refer to the following:

∙Go to the section titled “Grounding the Metal Pole Mount” if your satellite dish antenna is installed on a metal pole.

∙Go to the section titled “Grounding the Base Plate” if you satellite dish antenna is installed on the supplied satellite dish antenna mast.

Grounding the Metal Pole Mount

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).

∙1½-inch ground clamp

∙5/8-inch x 8-foot ground rod and ground rod clamp

∙#8 aluminum grounding wire *

∙Cable ties *

∙Adjustable wrench

∙Sledge hammer

Installation Procedure

1)Approximately 1 foot from the pole’s cement pier foundation, use a sledge hammer to drive the ground rod 8 feet into the ground.

2) Install the grounding clamp approximately 1 foot from the base of the pole.

3) Install the #8 aluminum grounding wire onto the ground clamp in accordance with National Electric Code 810-15..

4)Route the ground wire from the clamp to the ground rod. Use the ground rod clamp to attach the grounding wire to the ground rod.

5)Secure the ground wire to the pole using the cable ties.

You can now proceed to the section titled “Installing and Routing the LNB Coaxial Cable.”

Grounding the Base Plate

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).

∙

5/8-inch x 8-foot

∙

Adjustable wrench

∙

Sledge hammer

 

ground rod

∙

#8 aluminum

∙

Cable ties *

 

 

∙

ground rod clamp

 

grounding wire *

 

 

Installation Procedure

1)Use a sledgehammer to drive the ground rod 8 feet into the ground near where you installed the satellite dish antenna base plate.

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