Installation guide

32 Installation
INSTALLATION The two major components of the Digital Satellite System are the dish and receiver.
These components are packed separately in the carton. The dish packaging contains
five pieces. These are the dish, LNB support arm, foot and mast assembly, LNB, and
a package that contains the nuts and bolts required to assemble the dish. The receiver
packaging contains the receiver, remote control, RF cable, and a telephone cable. The
deluxe system receiver (DRD203RW) contains the basic components listed above,
plus audio, video, and S-video cables. The dish packaging is almost the same for both
the deluxe and the basic (DS1120RW) systems. The difference between the two
antenna systems is the LNB and dish. In the deluxe system, the LNB is a dual output
while the basic system's LNB is a signal output. The dish used with the deluxe system
is made of SMC material, while the basic package includes a metal dish. Before
starting an installation, check for the presence of all pieces in the system packing.
In this section of the training manual, installation of the Digital Satellite System is
divided into four steps. Each step forms a different section of this manual. The steps
are:
1. Mounting the Dish (page 41)
2. Assembling the Dish (page 78)
3. Installing the Receiver (page 98)
4. Aligning the Dish (page 104)
Included in each of these sections are instructions for performing the step; plus, tool and
material lists required for the step. To see what tools are needed to do a step, go to the
section that matches your installation site. Then, look at the list of tools and materials.
To install the system, you must perform each of these steps. You may choose to perform
these steps in a different order given than that in this manual and the way you install the
system may vary. However, the goal is to install the system quickly and efficiently. The
order you perform the steps should help you do this.
Mounting the
Dish
This section addresses mounting the foot and mast assembly to a surface. There are
three basic mounting systems for the dish: vertical, horizontal, and special. Both the
vertical and horizontal mounting systems use the foot and mast assembly included
with the Digital Satellite System. Special mounting systems include chimney and pole
mounts. These systems require the use of hardware that is not included with the RCA
Digital Satellite System, such as a metal pole and concrete for a pole mount system and
a chimney bracket for a chimney mount system. In the explanations of the different
mounting systems, the material lists include the additional hardware needed to install
that system.