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Home Signal Distribution Kit Installation Guide
Table of Contents
Box ConTenTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ToolS ReqUIReD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CaUTIon anD WaRnInGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ComBIneR anD SPlITTeR PoRT IDenTIfICaTIon . . . . . . . . . . 5
InSTallaTIon ConSIDeRaTIonS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Multiswitches, Signal Splitters, DishPro Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . 5
InSTallaTIon oVeRVIe W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Simple Conguration (Single LNB, No Multiswitch) . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Materials Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before Multiswitch Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Materials Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
After Multiswitch Conguration (Multiswitch on the Roof) . . . . . . . . 13
Materials Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
After Multiswitch Conguration (Multiswitch Inside the Home) . . . . . . 17
Materials Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
InSTallaTIon PRoCeDUReS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SIRIUS Antenna Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1. Assembling the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2. Determining a Location for the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3. Antenna Mounting Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Wall Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Roof Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Mast Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4. Adjusting and Aiming the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Simple Conguration Installation Procedure (Single LNB, No Multiswitch) . .28
Before Multiswitch Conguration Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . .30
After Multiswitch Conguration Installation Procedure (Multiswitch on Roof) . 32
After Multiswitch Conguration Installation Procedure (Multiswitch Inside
Home) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
TRoUBleSHooTInG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
anTenna SPeCIfICaTIonS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
CoPyRIGHTS & TRaDemaRKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36