| Are planning to buy a satellite dish? Here's a basic | | | | order to set it in place. Once this is achieved, you |
| guide on installation of your dish and this has been | | | | can mount the mast as well as the foot assembly |
| created through research of the various brands | | | | as specified in the manual. In order to keep the |
| available. | | | | mast horizontally and vertically straight, you need |
| Step 1: Familiarization with your satellite dish | | | | to use a plumb bob or a level. |
| equipment: This is not a soft toy, it is a | | | | Step 5: Alignment of the Dish: Use a compass and |
| technologically advanced piece of equipment or | | | | a pencil for aligning your satellite dish in such a |
| machinery and hence knowing the various parts | | | | way so that it can locate the satellite signal. Now |
| will help you to set it up without any problems. | | | | slowly mount the dish assembled by you by sliding |
| The various parts that you need to identify | | | | the clamp down over the mast arm. Now tighten |
| include:o The dish or reflectoro LNBo Mounting | | | | the bolts to hold it secure and remember not to |
| hardware like screws and bolts | | | | tighten it so hard that it becomes impossible to |
| Step 2: Determining the type of satellite dish. The | | | | turn it later on. Now use the skew or tilt |
| second step is to determine whether you are | | | | coordinates to set the tilt of your dish to the |
| setting up an elliptical multi satellite TV dish or the | | | | specific location. Once this is done, set the dish |
| standard satellite dish. The elliptical dish measures | | | | elevation using the angle calculator. |
| 18x24 inches while the standard dish has a | | | | Step 6: Locating the Signal. Now you need to run |
| diameter of 18 inches. | | | | the cables from your receiver to the satellite dish. |
| Step 3: Settings of your satellite dish. Here's how | | | | Once that is in place, turn on your satellite |
| to calculate the angle. You need to write them | | | | receiver. Remember to put your receiver in the |
| down so that the settings can be made | | | | dish pointing or signal pointing mode once you |
| accordingly | | | | enter the setup menu. Consult the manual. The |
| Azimuth: ____________ | | | | next step will be to stand behind the satellite dish |
| Elevation: ____________ | | | | so that it can be moved 3 degrees to the right. |
| Tilt: ____________ (Skew) | | | | Check for signal. If the signal is not there then |
| Step 4: Mounting of the satellite dish. Don't just go | | | | move your dish by three more degrees towards |
| ahead and mount it; consult the product manual | | | | the right and check again for a signal. Continue this |
| first. The manual has step-by-step instructions of | | | | process till you are able to get optimal signal |
| assembling the dish. | | | | quality, which should be between 75 and 100 on |
| Note: The LNB arm needs a special mention here. | | | | the receivers signal strength meter. |
| It has a clamp that will slide down over a mast in | | | | |