Dish Pointing - RCA DRD435RH User Manual

Using On-Screen Menus
Tip
It is important to select the correct dish type. If you do
not, you will not receive the proper dish pointing
coordinates and you will not be able to take full
advantage of your DIRECTV® System.
LNBs
An oval satellite dish with thr ee LNBs (not
provided with all systems).
Tip
Azimuth is the side- to-side direction that the satellite
dish antenna is pointed.
Elevation is the up/down angle that the satellite dish
antenna is pointed.
Tilt is the circular rotation of the dish itself, like the
motion of a steering wheel.
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Dish Pointing

The Dish P ointing menu helps you set up your digital satellite receiver and optimize y our
reception of the satellite signal.
Selecting Your Dish Antenna
It is impor tant to complete each of the following steps required for y our satellite dish antenna.
If you do not, you will not r eceive proper dish pointing coor dinates and will not be able to take
full advantage of y o ur digital satellite receiver.
Specify the type of dish you are using:
1. Press MENU on the r emote contr ol to bring up the Main menu.
2. Select System Setup, then Dish Pointing, then press SELECT to access the dish pointing
screen.
3. Select Dish is highlighted by default. Press the SELECT or right ar row button to access the
information on the right-side panel.
4. Specify the type of dish you are using: a round satellite dish or an o val satellite dish with
two or thr ee LNBs (Lo w Noise Block-con ver ter). When the pr oper dish is highlighted, press
SELECT .
Note: Changing the dish type will delete all stored Guide information while the digital satellite
receiver gets the updated Guide data. While updating Guide information, advanced search features
such as the Scout™ and AlphaSort™ will only have a few hours of data from which to work.
Entering Your ZIP Code
This f eature allows you to find dish-pointing coordinates from your local zip code .
1. In the Dish Pointing menu, use the r emote contr ol's arrow buttons to select Enter ZIP Code.
2. Use the n umeric buttons on the r emote contr ol to enter in the pr oper ZIP code .
3. After entering the final digit, the receiver displays the dish-pointing coordinates. For
convenience, recor d the numbers in the spaces belo w.
Note: If you have a round satellite antenna, you will not see numbers for Tilt. Tilt applies only for
satellite antennas with more than one LNB.
Dish-pointing Coordinates
Elevation _______________
Tilt (oval satellite dish only)_____________________
Select by City
Allows you to choose major cities fr om selected states to find dish-pointing coor dinates.
Enter Lat/Long
Allows you to find dish-pointing coordinates from latitude and longitude entries. Latitudes
between 20 and 55 can be enter ed, and longitudes between 65 and 125 can be enter ed.
Signal Meter
This f eature allows you to determine the str ength of all a vailable signals, one at a time. Ther e is a
separate test for each satellite from which your antenna receives information.
Note: After you finish installing the dish antenna and exit the Dish Pointing menu screens, the message
"Searching for Satellite Signal" might appear for a few seconds, followed by the Satellite Data Acquisition
screen. This is normal. Go to page 8, in the "Wait for the Receiver to Download ADVANCED PROGRAM GUIDE™
Data" section, for details.
Azimuth ____________
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