Testing your system When you have aligned your dish antenna to the azimuth and elevation angles shown on the Install pane, highlight the Signal tab. Signal quality is indicated by a scale at the bottom of the pane and with an audible indication. The frequency and tempo of the tone increase with signal strength.
To perform the Transponder test:
Use this procedure to test the signal strength from the satellite transponder:
1.Select the System Setup tab from the MAIN MENU
2.Highlight the Signal tab to display the SIGNAL STRENGTH menu pane.
3.Highlight the Test menu button as shown in the figure below.
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4.Press SELECT to display the Transponder Test menu (see figure below).
5.Press SELECT to begin the test on the highlighted selection.
Note: Xponder and Source selections displayed may vary from those shown.
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