Appendix A
Warning: Tighten all the coaxial cable connections only by hand.
Using a wrench may
Such damage is not covered by the Limited warranty.
2.Connect a coaxial cable from the TV SET OUT connection on your receiver to your television's RF tuner input. Check to see that the Channel 3/4 switch on the new receiver's back panel is set to the same channel (3 or 4) as your TV.
3.Plug in the receiver's power cord. Make sure both the receiver and TV are turned on.
4.You should see the Point Dish/Signal menu in the new receiver. If you do not, open the Main Menu, by pressing Menu followed by
5.Select Check Switch or Test. An Attention screen will open. Select Check to run Check Switch.
6.When Check Switch is complete, you will see an Installation Sum- mary screen. If the screen shows the correct switch and the message "Satellite reception verified" for all satellites in your system, go to step 7. If the Installation Summary screen does not detect all of the satellites your system should be receiving, check and retighten (by hand) the cable connections between your receiver, LNBFs and switches in your system. Then press Retest or Test to rerun Check Switch again.
7.Select OK or Cancel to return to the Point Dish/Signal screen. Then select Cancel to exit the Point Dish/Signal screen.
8.An Attention screen will open. This screen asks if the mounting and positioning of your dish is complete with a "Locked" indication in the Point Dish/Signal screen. Since your system is already installed and your dish is pointed for the strongest possible signal strength, you can select Yes.
9.The receiver will begin taking a software upgrade. You will see the message shown below.
A progress bar at the bottom of the screen will show how the software upgrade is progressing. Once the software upgrade is complete, you will see a second message that the receiver's memory is now being programmed.
This message may disappear, your screen may go blank for a few minutes, and the green light may continue to blink. This is normal and does not indicate a problem with the receiver.
10.When the software upgrade is complete, press View and you should now be able to watch TV programming. To activate your program- ming on this newly installed receiver, call
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