Mounting the Mast | RCA 15407690 guide

Chapter 2

Mounting the Mast

Chapter Overview:

•Mounting The Mast On Solid Wood Or Lap Siding

•Mounting the Mast on Brick or Poured Concrete

•Mounting the Mast on a Hollow or Cinder Block Wall

•Mounting the DIRECTV PLUS™ Dish On A Pole

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RCA 15407690 manual Mounting the Mast

Contents

Changing Entertainment. Again Directv Plus Antenna Grounding Safety Information Table of Contents Final Installation Chapter Overview Preparing for Installation Mounting the Mast Installation OverviewPreparing for Installation Completing the Final Installation Hollow or Cinder Block Wall Mounting OptionsSolid Wood or Lap Siding Brick or Poured Concrete Surface General Site Survey Should I Do This Myself? How High Up in the Sky is the Satellite? Satellite LocationsFinding a Clear Line of Sight Finding the Dish Pointing Coordinates Using the Dish Pointing Menu ScreenRecording the Coordinates If you live in San Francisco Precise Site Survey ’m Not sure If I have a Clear View Estimating Cable RequirementsFinal Site Survey Don’t have a clear view to the satellite Outdoor Hardware Included Directv Plus Dish Assembly Overview Mast Clamp Hardware Securing the Mast FootSecure the Antenna Mast Clamp Mast Foot Hardware Fine Tuning Adjustment Attaching the Mast Clamp to the Directv Plus Antenna Setting the Tilt PolarizationReflector Hardware Move On to the Next Section Attaching the LNB Support Arm and Adapter Mounting the Mast Important Considerations Mounting The Mast On Solid Wood Or Lap Siding Mounting Instructions Installing a Spacer Mounting the Mast on Brick or Poured Concrete Yes Important Consideration Mounting the Mast on a Hollow or Cinder Block Wall Snap off straps flush with the wall Mounting the Directv Plus Dish On a Pole 45 cut Final Installation Leveling Side-to-Side Leveling the Mast Leveling Front-to-Back Final Directv Plus Dish Assembly LNB Hardware Grounding Hardware Acceptable central building ground points Cable Routing Tips Routing and Grounding the Cables Cable Entry Overview Running Cable Into the House Step-by-Step Instructions for Routing the Cables Multiswitch Mounting Hardware About the Phone Connection Making the Final Connections Maximum Signal Strength Acquiring and Fine Tuning the Signal Fine-Tuning adjustment Final Installation Reference Directv Plus Dish Positioning and Pointing Problems TroubleshootingCan’t Pick Up the Satellite Signal Cabling and Connections Problems Directv Plus Dish Pointing Steps Temporary Satellite Signal Loss Returning Equipment to Thomson for Repair or Exchange Toll-Free Telephone Product Help Limited Warranty LNB Index Restrictions 2 RG-6 coaxial cable 100%