Authorizing Your Service; Antenna; Dish Antenna - DirecTV HIRD-E6 Owner's Manual

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INSTALLING AND POINTING YOUR SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA

while grasping the outer edges of the reflector, rotate the satellite dish antenna until it is pointing

toward the azimuth value determined earlier (result minus 10 degrees). Be sure that as you do this

you do not lean on the reflector, as that would affect the alignment. Don't tighten the bolts just

yet!

1) Slowly turn the satellite dish antenna 20 degrees towards and past the actual determined

azimuth. It should take about 20 seconds to make the sweep of the sky.

2) If no signal was found in this pass, increase the elevation by 1 degree and slowly turn the

satellite dish antenna back the other direction. If you do find a signal, go to step 4.

3) If you have done this for 9 passes (now 4 degrees above the determined elevation), start back

at the beginning point and try again. If you cannot achieve any signal after several tries,

recheck that the LNB satellite cable is connected to the SATELLITE IN jack - not the IN

FROM ANT jack. For additional support, call your dealer or the Customer Care Center at

1-877-272-8636.

4) To have reached this step it is assumed that there is some degree of signal. A numeric value

for the strength ranges from 0 to 99. While your signal strength may vary, refer to the

following map to determine the suggested signal strength goal for your area:

5) Gently continue turning the satellite dish antenna reflector a small amount as you were

turning it when you began receiving a

signal. Continue to adjust the satellite

dish antenna in this fashion until the

signal strength meter reaches the

highest possible reading. Tighten the

azimuth bolts.

6) Slowly tilt the satellite dish antenna

up and down to try to improve the

signal strength reading. When you are

satisfied that you have achieved the

strongest signal, tighten the elevation

bolts.

You may choose to try different

transponders. Each transponder transmits

multiple programs at a time. The transponder displayed when entering the screen represents the

one associated with the last viewed program (or "02" if no program has been viewed). By moving

the highlight to the transponder area, you can enter a number from 01 to 32. Different transponders

may show varying signal strengths. This is not indicative of any problem unless the variations are

extreme (such as 40 and 90). In the event of signal reception problems, customer service

representatives may ask for information such as signal strength on a different transponder. Do not

change transponders trying to find the best signal since the transponder will automatically change

to the one that corresponds with the satellite channels that you view.

As a check, select the other satellite to confirm a strong signal.