Satellite Dish and TV Aerial Installation and Repairs

If you have poor picture quality one of thecame with the meter, you should at this stage
quickest things you can do is to just take a quickalready have the batteries in your meter and
look from the ground outside to see if your dishpowered on and adjust the meter to get the
or aerial looks as though it may have moved outstrongest signal you can get.
of its original alignment, also from the ground takeIf you get a very strong signal but still get a poor
a look to see if you can see any obvious wirespicture you may need to have your TV checked
that may have broken or come loose. If you canif the cable came directly from the back of the
see something wrong and it is above head height,TV. But if you cannot get a strong signal at the
we would advice you to call a engineer as fallingmeter then take your meter and go to the
just a couple of feet off a ladder can causeconnection nearest to where the cables enter the
serious or fatal injury.property, probably a wall socket. When you
If everything looks OK outside move back insidepurchased your meter you should of also got a
the property to the TV closest to where theshort cable with a male aerial plug on both sides,
cables enter the property and also as poor pictureyou will need this now.
quality, at this point you will also need a satelliteConnect one side to your meter and one side to
finder or a aerial signal strength meter, we will callthe aerial or dish wall socket and test for a signal
this from here on in your meter, you will alsoas above and as described in the meter
need a ohmmeter or other device for measuringinstructions, if you still get no signal here then the
resistance. All three are quite cheap and can beproblem is probably outside and I would advice
purchased online or from a shop that supplyyou to call a engineer capable of working at
aerials or satellite equipment, after you have readheight, but if you do get a strong signal here all
and implemented all the instructions that comeyou need do is keep on checking individual pieces
with your meter, disconnect the aerial from theof wire with your meter and ohmmeter until you
back of the TV and connect the cable to yourfind where the signal stops and change or repair
meter in accordance with the instructions thatas needed.