Using On-Screen Menus
LNBs
An oval satellite dish with three LNBs (not provided with all systems).
Tip
Azimuth is the side-
Elevation is the up/down angle that the satellite dish antenna is pointed.
Tilt is the circular rotation of the dish itself, like the motion of a steering wheel.
Tip
It is important to select the correct dish type. If you do not, you will not receive the proper dish pointing coordinates and you will not be able to take full advantage of your DIRECTV® System.
Dish Pointing
The Dish Pointing menu helps you set up your digital satellite receiver and optimize your reception of the satellite signal.
Selecting Your Dish Antenna
It is important to complete each of the following steps required for your satellite dish antenna. If you do not, you will not receive proper dish pointing coordinates and will not be able to take full advantage of your digital satellite receiver.
Specify the type of dish you are using:
1.Press MENU on the remote control to bring up the Main menu.
2.Select System Setup, then Dish Pointing, then press SELECT to access the dish pointing screen.
3.Select Dish is highlighted by default. Press the SELECT or right arrow button to access the information on the
4.Specify the type of dish you are using: a round satellite dish or an oval satellite dish with two or three LNBs (Low Noise
SELECT.
Note: Changing the dish type will delete all stored Guide information while the digital satellite receiver gets the updated Guide data. While updating Guide information, advanced search features such as the Scout™ and AlphaSort™ will only have a few hours of data from which to work.
Entering Your ZIP Code
This feature allows you to find
1.In the Dish Pointing menu, use the remote control’s arrow buttons to select Enter ZIP Code.
2.Use the numeric buttons on the remote control to enter in the proper ZIP code.
3.After entering the final digit, the receiver displays the
Note: If you have a round satellite antenna, you will not see numbers for Tilt. Tilt applies only for satellite antennas with more than one LNB.
Elevation _______________ Azimuth ____________
Tilt (oval satellite dish only)_____________________
Select by City
Allows you to choose major cities from selected states to find
Enter Lat/Long
Allows you to find
Signal Meter
This feature allows you to determine the strength of all available signals, one at a time. There is a separate test for each satellite from which your antenna receives information.
Note: After you finish installing the dish antenna and exit the Dish Pointing menu screens, the message
“Searching for Satellite Signal” might appear for a few seconds, followed by the Satellite Data Acquisition screen. This is normal. Go to page 8, in the “Wait for the Receiver to Download ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™ Data” section, for details.
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