Aligning The Dish - Bell EXPRESSVU 2700 Installation And Setup

Installation Guide
STEP 5: ALIGNING THE DISH
This is the final step to be completed before ordering your program package. If your
antenna mast is plumb, it can be accomplished very quickly; however, be patient with
the adjustments, as this step can be tricky.
The process of aligning the dish involves two steps. First, you must find the satellite to
obtain a reading on the signal strength bar. Once this is accomplished, you fine adjust the
dish pointing for maximum signal strength and obtain a solid locked signal. Finding the
satellite is the most challenging of the two operations.
If you can see and hear your television from where your dish is mounted, the dish
alignment can be carried out easily by one person.
The adjustment of the antenna is usually accomplished by two people. One person will be
positioning the antenna, while the other person provides information about the effect of
the adjustments by watching the signal strength bar on the television. These two people
must be able to communicate, in order to obtain a peak signal level. This communication
can be achieved by using a cell phone and a house phone, two walkie-talkies, a baby
monitoring system or even shouting. We suggest the following procedure:
1. Make sure that the Vertical Elevation has been set according to the Satellite Location
Table (page 1-44).
2. Point the antenna in the direction of the satellite, as described earlier in Step 2, with a
compass. For reference, mark this starting point on the antenna clamp and mast with
a pencil.
3. Power on the receiver.
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