Acquiring and Fine Tuning the Signal
Now that you have installed the satellite antenna and routed all of the cable, it’s time to acquire and fine tune the signal. Before you begin, you may want to go outside and
•Make sure that the elevation indicator (the edge of metal, not the washer or the bolt) is aligned to the correct elevation.
•Use a compass to verify that the azimuth setting on the dish is correct.
When you are confident that the settings are correct, bring up the “Dish Pointing” menu again and use the signal meter to see if you are getting a signal. Once you have acquired the signal, you’ll want to make some
Refer to your receiver manual for dish pointing information.
If you are not receiving a signal, you need to incrementally adjust the azimuth setting on the dish. After you receive a signal, you will want to continue to adjust the azimuth to try to get the best possible signal.
Maximum Signal Strength
While the maximum signal strength is 100, the signal strength you achieve will probably be less. Although there is no difference in picture quality between a signal strength of 60 and 85, the higher the signal, the less likely you are to experience signal outages during adverse weather.
Tip
You can adjust your TV’s volume to hear the signal meter from the dish location, or you may want a friend to watch the signal meter and relay the strength to you.
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