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- Page 1 M2 ANTENNA SYSTEMS, INC. DH SATELLITE DISH MOUNT MODEL NO: FGSD-3.7DH M2 ANTENNA SYSTEMS, INC. 4402 N. SELLAND AVE. FRESNO, CA 93722 TEL: (559) 432-8873 FAX: (559) 432-3059 WEB: WWW.M2INC.COM 6/24/2020 REV A ©2020 M2 ANTENNA SYSTEMS INCOPORATED...
- Page 2 SATELLITE DISH MOUNT ASSEMBLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Look over all the DRAWINGS to get familiar with the various parts and assemblies in the system. Tools handy for assembly process: 11/32”, 7/16”, 1/2”, 9/16” and 5/8” spin-tites, end wrenches and/or sockets. NOTE: All installations are unique in some way, which means it's OK to preassemble certain hardware, or re- arrange the assembly process to meet specific site requirements.
- Page 3 SATELLITE DISH MOUNT ASSEMBLY SATELLITE DISH MOUNTING RING BOLT, 5/16-18 X 5-1/2” FLAT WASHER, 5/16” (X2) LOCK WASHER, 5/16” NUT, 5/16-18 QTY (16) STEP 3: Mount the SATELLITE DISH SUPPORT RING to the top of the SATELLITE DISH SUPPORTS. Tighten all hardware.
- Page 4 SATELLITE DISH MOUNT ASSEMBLY SATELLITE DISH ASSEMBLY STEP 4: The SATELLITE DISH PANELS come with color coded dots on the rib to indicate which panels need to be mated to- gether for proper alignment. Each dot is labeled with serial num- bers and matching rib numbers.
- Page 5 SATELLITE DISH ASSEMBLY SATELLITE DISH UPPER SUPPORT ROD TAB (QTY 8) BOLT, 1/4-20 X 3/4” FLAT WASHER, 1/4” LOCK NUT, 1/4-20 (QTY 16) STEP 7: Install the UPPER SUPPORT ROD TAB into the rim of the SATELLITE DISH. Install all remaining TABS.
- Page 6 SATELLITE DISH ASSEMBLY SATELLITE DISH BOLT, 3/8-16 X 1-1/4” FLAT WASHER, 3/8” (X2) LOCK WASHER, 3/8” NUT, 3/8-16 SATELLITE DISH MOUNT ASSEMBLY STEP 8 Attach the partially assembled SATELLITE DISH to the DISH ASSEMBLY MOUNT. It may not be possible to reach all the BOLTS to attach the SATELLITE DISH to the DISH AS- SEMBLY MOUNT.
- Page 7 SATELLITE DISH ASSEMBLY BOLT, 3/8-16 X 1-1/4” FLAT WASHER, 3/8” (X2) LOCK WASHER, 3/8” NUT, 3/8-16 BOLT, 3/8-16 X 1-1/4” FLAT WASHER, 3/8” (X2) LOCK WASHER, 3/8” NUT, 3/8-16 QTY (8) AE2000 STEP 10: Carefully attach the SATELLITE DISH with MOUNT to ANTENNA POSITIONER. Hard- ware needed will be part of the ANTENNA POSITIONER ASSEMBLY.
- Page 8 DISH SUPPORT ROD ASSEMBLY LH CLEVIS LH JAM NUT, 3/8-24 SCREW, #8-32 X 1” LH TUBE LOCK NUT, #8-32 ADAPTER SUPPORT TUBE SCREW, #8-32 X 1” RH JAM NUT, 3/8-24 LOCK NUT, #8-32 RH CLEVIS RH TUBE ADAPTER STEP 11: Pre-Assemble the DISH SUPPORT ROD ASSEMBLY.
- Page 9 SATELLITE DISH ASSEMBLY DISH SUPPORT ROD ASSEMBLIES (QTY 8) BOLT, 5/16 X 1” LOCKNUT, 5/16” BOLT, 5/16 X 1” LOCKNUT, 5/16” STEP 12: Attach all the DISH SUPPORT ROD ASSEMBLIES to the UPPER SUPPORT ROD TABS and SATELLITE DISH SUPPORTS. STEP 13: Refer to the tuning section of the manual if you need to tune the SATELLITE DISH.
- Page 10 SATELLITE DISH TUNING NOTE: Once the SATELLITE DISH is secured to the POSITIONER, the DISH may require tuning. Using a ladder or manipulating the DISH with the ANTENNA POSITIONER look at the rim of the DISH. Make sure the rim of the DISH is uniformly flat across the perimeter. Carefully look at all mating junctions of the DISH sections and verify there are no highs or lows that could effect the ANTENNA’S performance.
- Page 11 FGSD-3.7DH PARTS & HARDWARE LIST DESCRIPTION SATELLITE DISH PANEL, 12-3.7M4 (12’) ................... 4 SATELLITE DISH MOUNT BASE PLATE (M2ASD0054) ............1 SATELLITE DISH MOUNTING RING, TOP (M2ASD0053) ............1 SATELLITE DISH SUPPORT (SASD0050) .................. 8 UPPER SATELLITE DISH SUPPORT ROD TAB (M2ASD0020) ..........8 SUPPORT TUBE, 3.7 (12’) SAT DISH (M2ASD0047) *PREASSEMBLED ........
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