Applied Instruments DIRECTV SWM SL5S KaKu Application Note

Application Note
11/23/2009

Installing a DIRECTV SWM SL5S KaKu system

with the Super Buddy™ satellite meter
Connections: SL5S LNBF connected to top (SIGNAL IN) port of Super Buddy meter with coax
cable.

Meter set-up

Press the SYST System soft-key (located near top left corner of LCD screen) to enter the System
Setup menu. Then select the following:
•
REGION
•
SERVICE
•
SYSTEM
•
LNB MODEL
•
SWITCH TYPE
To make selections, arrow up or down to the item to change and press Enter, then arrow up or
down to the desired option and press Enter. Press EXIT or DONE to return to Run Mode

Antenna Pointing

Install the mast plumb, preset the antenna vertical angle, mount to mast and grossly align
azimuth. You may want to use the ZIP zip code look-up feature to obtain rough antenna settings
(magnetic compass heading, elevation, and tilt/skew).
After completing the System Setup:
1) Press DONE or EXIT to return to the main Run screen.
2) Adjust the tilt or skew of the dish based on the parameters provided by the Super
Buddy's zip code lookup feature (ZIP soft-key on main Run screen).
3) Connect a coax jumper cable from the top (Signal-In) port of your Super Buddy meter to
the LNBF output port.
4) Press the LNB soft-key to apply power to the LNB. LNB1 is for the SWM101 satellite.
Adjust the azimuth and elevation of the dish to optimize the signal level (left bar graph)
and signal quality (right bar graph) on the SWM 101 satellite.
5) Then press the LNB soft-key a 2
or skew of the dish to optimize the signal level (left bar graph) and signal quality (right bar
graph).
6) Now press the LNB power soft-key two times to return to the SWM 101 satellite.
Complete the dithering/fine tuning process, adjusting the azimuth and elevation of the
dish while looking at the 101 satellite, as directed by DIRECTV.
This will ensure good signal reception from all five satellites (99, 101, 103, 110, 119) if your pole
is plumb.
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time. LNB2 is for the SWM 119 satellite. Adjust the tilt
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