Setting The Dish Type - Samsung SIR-TS360 - Satellite TV Receiver Owner's Manual

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Highlight the DIRECTV Satellite Signal Meter menu item, then
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press the SELECT button.
The DIRECTV Satellite Signal Meter screen appears.
The signal meter starts checking the satellite signal strength
immediately. The signal strength (from 0-to-100%) is indicated
at the bottom of the screen. The DIRECTV Satellite Signal
Meter screen allows you to check signal strengths from
different Satellites, and different Transponders. The Satellites
option applies only to oval-shaped satellite dishes which receive signals from multiple satellites.
On round dishes, the Satellite setting is fixed. Transponders are the equipment on satellites that
receive the signal from the earth-based program providers and relay it back to earth to your
satellite dish. Different transponders handle the signals for different TV channels.
When setting up your satellite dish, you should try to maximize the signal strength across all
of the satellites and transponders.
To check the signal strength for different satellites (oval dishes only), or different transponders,
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use the left- and right-arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the on-screen Satellite
or Transponder option, then use the up- and down-arrow buttons to change the setting.
The signal meter updates to show you the signal strength for the new satellite or transponder.

Setting the dish type

To function properly, your DIRECTV ®
dish you are using.
You can specify the dish type using the instructions here, or you can follow the steps on
page 33 to use the Auto Detection menu item to automatically set the dish type.
NOTE
For DIRECTV ® High-Definition programming, you will need an oval triple LNB satellite dish antenna.
To manually set the dish type:
If the Progress screen (shown here) is on your TV screen,
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select Installation by pressing the SELECT button.
If this screen is not displayed, access the Main Menu
by pressing the MENU button on your remote control.
Then use the arrow buttons on your remote control to
highlight the Setup menu, and press the SELECT button.
Then highlight the Installation menu, and press the
SELECT button. The Installation menu appears.
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HD Receiver needs to know what type of satellite
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Highlight the Set Dish menu item, then press the SELECT button. The Set Dish menu appears.
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Highlight the Select Dish Type menu item, then press the SELECT button.
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The Select Dish Type screen appears.
Use the right-arrow button on your remote control to highlight
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the Dish Type option on the Select Dish Type screen.
Use the up- and down-arrow buttons on your remote control
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to display the dish type you are using (Round, Oval-2, Oval-3,
or No Dish). As you display each dish type, the on-screen
pictures update showing you what each of these dish types
look like. If you plan to use your DIRECTV
local off-air or cable TV programs, but do not plan to receive
DIRECTV ® programming, select No Dish.
A message appears warning you that your DIRECTV
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off and on) for the Dish Type setting to take effect. When you have displayed the correct dish
type, use the right-arrow button on your remote control to highlight the on-screen SELECT
button, then press the SELECT button.
To change the Dish Type to the new setting, highlight the
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on-screen SELECT button, then press the SELECT button.
To leave the Dish Type setting unchanged, highlight the
on-screen Cancel button, and press the SELECT button.
After you select the on-screen SELECT button, the DIRECTV
If you selected No Dish, the DIRECTV HD Receiver will perform an auto-scan to put your
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cable and off-air channels into its memory so you can tune them and see them in the
on-screen Guide.
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® HD Receiver needs to reboot (turn itself
HD Receiver will reboot.
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