Preparing for Installation, Chapter Overview | RCA 15407690 manual

Chapter 1

Preparing for Installation

Chapter Overview:

•Installation Overview

•Mounting Options

•General Site Survey

•Finding the Dish Pointing Coordinates

•Estimating Cable Requirements

•DIRECTV PLUS™ Dish Assembly Overview

•Setting the Elevation and Attaching the Fine Tuning Adjustment

•Attaching the Mast Clamp to the DIRECTV PLUS™ Antenna

•Setting the Tilt (Polarization)

•Attaching the LNB Support Arm and Adapter

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RCA 15407690 manual Preparing for Installation, Chapter Overview

Contents

Changing Entertainment. Again Directv Plus Antenna Grounding Safety Information Table of Contents Final Installation Chapter Overview Preparing for Installation Preparing for Installation Installation OverviewCompleting the Final Installation Mounting the Mast Solid Wood or Lap Siding Mounting OptionsBrick or Poured Concrete Surface Hollow or Cinder Block Wall General Site Survey Should I Do This Myself? Finding a Clear Line of Sight Satellite LocationsHow High Up in the Sky is the Satellite? Recording the Coordinates Using the Dish Pointing Menu ScreenFinding the Dish Pointing Coordinates If you live in San Francisco Precise Site Survey Final Site Survey Estimating Cable RequirementsDon’t have a clear view to the satellite ’m Not sure If I have a Clear View Outdoor Hardware Included Directv Plus Dish Assembly Overview Secure the Antenna Mast Clamp Securing the Mast FootMast Foot Hardware Mast Clamp Hardware Fine Tuning Adjustment Reflector Hardware Setting the Tilt PolarizationAttaching the Mast Clamp to the Directv Plus Antenna 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 Can’t Pick Up the Satellite Signal TroubleshootingCabling and Connections Problems Directv Plus Dish Positioning and Pointing 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%