User manual

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Installing a DISH 500 Antenna
16. Select Cancel or OK to return to the P oint Dish/Signal screen. Make sure
the check m ark is next to 119 West. If not, move the highlight to 119
West and press SELECT. Notice the signal strength bar. This is used to
help you aim the dish by showing the strength of the signal you a re
receiving. Look at the signal str ength bar while you aim the dish. Don’t
stand in f ront of the dish while you aim it, because your body will block the
satellite signal. After you adjust the a im, let go of the dish so that you can
get a good signal r eading after the dish se ttles back in place by itself. Do not
change the skew se tting.
17. Turn the d ish back and forth very slowl y, until the signal strength bar turns
green. This shows you’ve found the signa l.
Note: If you cannot find the signal, turn the dish back to the first azimuth
angle. Then, loosen both elevation bolts just e nough so you can tilt the dish.
Tilt the dish elevation up by two degrees, a nd then tighten both bolts. Now,
turn the dish back and forth again. If y ou still can’t find the signal, tilt the
dish up a gain very slightly and turn the dish back and forth until you find the
signal.
18. Once the signal strength bar is green, turn the dish back and forth just a
little, to where the signal strength bar shows the strongest signal. When you
find the strongest signal, tighten both mast clamp bolts. Then loosen both
elevation bolts, just enough so you can tilt the dish. Tilt the dish up and
down just a little, to whe re the signal strength bar shows the stronge st
signal. Do not adjust the skew. W hen you find the str ongest signal, tighten
all bolts in the dish assembly so the dish cannot be moved.
Tip: Have one
person aim the
dish while
another watches
the signal
strength or
listens to the
signal tone.