It's just not that hard to do:
First, make sure the base mount is plumb & level. That's fairly important; because if the mount isn't plumb * level, all the other settings will be off.
Get the settings from the pointing menu. With the dish on or off of the mount, set the elevation. Make sure you are using the index mark, not the edge of the metal for your guide. It's a little different depending on which/whose dish you have, but there'll be a hash mark to line up the elevation scale. When the elevation is set, lock it down and don't touch it.
With the dish on the mounting arm and tightened only enough to take out the slop (but can still be rotated) start by pointing the dish due South, that'll be 180 degrees on the compass.
Rotate the dish to the direction (Azimuth) indicated by the pointing program. If you're listening for the tone (versus using a meter), then move the dish just slightly to the West ... then WAIT at least two "beep cycles." It can take a bit for the receiver to "sync up," especially the first time. After two beep cycles, move it a little further West (three degrees is suggested) and WAIT...then move....WAIT...etc until you get a solid tone.
If you don't get a solid tone after moving it well beyond where the satellite ought to be, then go back to South, and do the same thing ... move it silghtly to the East ... WAIT, move, Wait, etc.
If you get a signal, and the video says something like "Welcome to DTV's Newest Satellite"....then you're on the 119, not the 101. Move the Dish 18 degrees East and you should have tone, signal, and video.
If you STILL don't have signal, then bump the elevation up one hash mark and repeat the above. Then down one mark (from the starting position) and repeat the above.
If you don't have signal after that, your coax (or more likely, the connector(s)) is probably bad.
If you know how to use a volt-ohm meter, you can measure the voltage at the "Sat In' connector. It should swing between +13 and +18 volts DC, and the screen will read "Searching for Satellite Signal."
I use a meter, but the process is basically the same.
Good Luck
Scott
First, make sure the base mount is plumb & level. That's fairly important; because if the mount isn't plumb * level, all the other settings will be off.
Get the settings from the pointing menu. With the dish on or off of the mount, set the elevation. Make sure you are using the index mark, not the edge of the metal for your guide. It's a little different depending on which/whose dish you have, but there'll be a hash mark to line up the elevation scale. When the elevation is set, lock it down and don't touch it.
With the dish on the mounting arm and tightened only enough to take out the slop (but can still be rotated) start by pointing the dish due South, that'll be 180 degrees on the compass.
Rotate the dish to the direction (Azimuth) indicated by the pointing program. If you're listening for the tone (versus using a meter), then move the dish just slightly to the West ... then WAIT at least two "beep cycles." It can take a bit for the receiver to "sync up," especially the first time. After two beep cycles, move it a little further West (three degrees is suggested) and WAIT...then move....WAIT...etc until you get a solid tone.
If you don't get a solid tone after moving it well beyond where the satellite ought to be, then go back to South, and do the same thing ... move it silghtly to the East ... WAIT, move, Wait, etc.
If you get a signal, and the video says something like "Welcome to DTV's Newest Satellite"....then you're on the 119, not the 101. Move the Dish 18 degrees East and you should have tone, signal, and video.
If you STILL don't have signal, then bump the elevation up one hash mark and repeat the above. Then down one mark (from the starting position) and repeat the above.
If you don't have signal after that, your coax (or more likely, the connector(s)) is probably bad.
If you know how to use a volt-ohm meter, you can measure the voltage at the "Sat In' connector. It should swing between +13 and +18 volts DC, and the screen will read "Searching for Satellite Signal."
I use a meter, but the process is basically the same.
Good Luck
Scott
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