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Old 11-21-2008, 06:51 PM
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Here is a little info i found for you, hopefully it helps. Let us know if you need more assistance.

Dish connections and aiming For dish connection and aiming a dish we must first determine the dish angle settings for our location, as the satellites are HIGHLY DIRECTIONAL, and we MUST be exact to find them. You are aiming at a satellite the size of a car 22,000 miles away, so you MUST be exact! Close won't get it! To do this we use a satellite-aiming site, I like this one, however there are many others that work -Satellite look-angle calculator . Using RG-6 cable. The Dish must be able to see the satellite without obstructions. The mount must be SOLID, and most IMPORTANT – PLUMB, where the dish slides onto the pole, in all plains (translated - on ALL sides of the dish pole (dish removed), with the bubble level, it’s bubble is between the center lines). The dish must be grounded with a separate ground wire connected from a good ground to the dish mount bracket or Pole. Hook up the cable to LNB, routing the cable through the dish post and LNB arm to the LNB connection, be sure the connection is snug. Mount the LNB onto the dish arm, put in LNB retaining screw. Mount the dish onto the pole, leaving the dish mount pole locking clamp bolts loose. If possible, bring the STB (Receiver) with a tv hooked up to it next to you at the dish location, If not get an assistant and yell or use walkie-talkies or cell phone to commutate. Connect the other end of the RG-6 cable to the satellite in connector on the STB (Receiver). Next set the Elevation angle on the dish by, loosing the 2 nuts on the elevation adjustment and set it for the angle that was specified in the dish-aiming calculator for satellite 110. Snug up the 2 adjusting bolts. Aim the dish for the magnetic azimuth that you have previously calculated for the 110 satellites. Set up the STB for satellite 110 by going into the “Setup menu -satellite antenna setup” and setting the TP Freq.= 12224, Set the STB (receiver) to indicate on the TV the signal strenght. With the dish sweep the sky in the direction of the magnetic azimuth S-L-O-W-L-Y, watching the STB signal strength “S” and then the “Q”.Peak the reading, the STB should indicate Satellite 110, once found using a marking pen mark the pole and dish collar so you can return to that setting. Next loosen the elevation bolts and peak the signal strength readings. You should have Greater than 45 on the “Q”uality signal strength (the higher the better) and in the STB satellite setup screen the STB will have a indicator, usually a "Pop up" screen thats indicates Satellite “110”, this is a MUST, if it does NOT indicate 110, you are not aimed at 110 . Once peaked, tighten the pole and elevation lock nuts to keep the dish from moving. Complete the setup by UNPLUGING the STB from power, disconnecting the Dish Cable from the STB and running the cable to the grounded - grounding block and then another RG-6 Cable from the grounding block to the STB. Hook the STB to the TV set and check for signal on the 110 bird, go into the satellites menu and set the sort for “SID” (Station IDentification), set the “autoroll” to “on”, then blind scan the satellite, save it. Now go to channel 100 o, you should be getting a picture and sound, select an other channel and wait (30 min. max.) for autoroll to automatically find the keys.


Testing:

If receiving Dish ES 10/11 (110) goto SID channel 100 (HOME) (12326,H),

If above works your LNB type is set correctly and your dish is aimed and functioning.


Troubleshooting
If you are not getting channel 100 do the following; Go to receivers signal strength meter, you should have good strength, and quality should be greater than 35 on the meter. If not, check your dish cable(s) and the receivers LNB setup. If both OK, re-load the software and re-aim the dish. If you are getting channel 100, check your receivers setup “LNB type”.
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