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To Turn The Meter ON
Connect a RG-6 jumper from the BirDog "INPUT" jack on the front of the meter to the LNBF on the antenna.
Generally point the antenna in the azimuth (magnetic) direction specified by the software in your satellite receiver,
or in the case of a DirecWay installation, a laptop, or customer's PC.
Press and
Hold 5 seconds
Note "S" = Raw Signal Level
Selecting A Satellite
Right & Left
arrows scroll
satellites
Aligning the Dish On The Selected Satellite
Move the dish until "Found"
Note "Q" = Inverse of Data Error Rate
Maximize signal and Tighten Bolts
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OFF
ON
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Battery
Type Satellite
B = Circular
C = C band
K V GE3
K = Ku band
S
B R DirecTV
S
OFF
ON
B R DirecTV
S
B R DirecTV
S
Q
Correct Satellite
Is Confirmed
B R DirecTV
S
Q
Horizon LTD.
85%
Satellite
Longitude
Polarity
Name
81
55
Searching
Battery Strength
101
55
Searching
101
55
Searching
101
165
25
Found
101
175
95
Found
First screen indicates version
number, satellite list code and
battery strength. The meter
s c r o l l s t o n e x t s c r e e n
automatically.
The second screen indicates the
first satellite in the menu, the
longitude of the satellite, raw
signal received, battery strength
and "Searching" since the
satellite has not been found yet.
Find the satellite you are
interested in by scrolling through
the stored memory. In this
example, the DirecTV satellite
located at 101° is selected.
The display indicates a weak raw
signal "S" and the text message
"Searching". Keep scanning the
sky until the "S" increases and the
"Q" bar appears.
Getting close, the dish is pointing
a t
t h e
e d g e
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DirecTV satellite. Note that the
word "Found" appears. Keep
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moving the dish until the "Q" and
"S" levels are maximized.
"Q" is now maxed out,
"S" is maxed out. That's it......
You are done.
%
Tighten the mount bolts.
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