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Getting
Assistance
Find Your Dish Pointing
Coordinates
Use one of tile available
methods
(ZIP Code,
Latitude/Longitude)
to find your dish
pointing
coordinates,
To obtain
dish pointing
coordinates
using
the ZIP Code of the dish
installation
location:
1.
Press MENU orl the remote control to bring up the Main menu.
2.
Select Ass_;tance, then Disb Pointing.
3.
Select Enter ZIP Code,
4.
Enter the ZIP Code ik)r the satellite dish antenna
installation location.
5.
Record
the elevation,
azimuth,
and
tilt (oval
satellite
dish only) numbers
below.
Elewttion
Azimuth
Tilt (oval
satellite
dish only)
Using
the On-screen
Signal
Meter
Use the signal
strength
meter
to detennine
whether
or not you are receiving
a satellite
signal.
You can a/so use it to find the strength
of the satellite
signal.
To bring
up the on-screen
signal
meter:
1.
Press MENU on the remote
control
to bring
up the Main menu.
2.
Select
Assistance,,
then
Disb Pootting.
3.
Select
,g{q*lcIlMete*:
Srgn_
M,:_ r
Azimuth
is the side-to-
side direction
that the
satellite dish antenna is
pointed.
Elevation is the upldown
angle that the satellite
dish antenna
is pointed.
Tilt is the circular rotation
of the dish itself, like the
motion of a steering
wheel.
The signal meter screen you see may look somewhat
different
from the one
pictured
above.
Sclect
a satellile
lo(.ation
(such as 101W).
If the satellite
dish
antenna
is pointed
_.OtTCCt]}'
lht. ' siRnal lnetcr
\viii show
you tile cmrent
signal
strength
and }ou should
hear
a c()n[ilILIOLIS
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