Installation guide

50 Installation/Mounting the Dish
5. Horizontally level the mast using either a bubble level or a plumb line.
To horizontally level the mast, place the level, or plumb line, on the mast atan
perpendicular angle to the wall. If you are using a bubble level, move the
bottom of the mounting foot to center the bubble in the window of the level.
If you are using a plumb line, move the lower part of the foot until the plumb
line hangs parallel to the side of the mast. With a pencil, draw a line from the
center line of the lower foot onto the wall. For details on this procedure, see
the leveling the dish section of this manual.
6. With a 7/16" wrench, loosen the lower two nuts holding the mast onto the
mounting foot. With these two nuts loose, move the mast to gain access to the
lower center mounting hole.
7. Align the center mark of the mounting foot with the line drawn in the horizontal
plumb procedure.
8. Drill a 1/8" pilot hole in the lower center mounting hole.
9. Insert a 1/4" x 3" lag screws with washer into the lower mounting hole. At this time
tighten both top and bottom lag screws.
10. With a 3/16" bit in the drill, drill holes in the four comers of the mounting foot.
11. Insert a 5/16" x 1-1/2" lag screws with washers into each of the four outside holes
and tighten.
NOTE: Inserting lag screws into the four comers of the mounting foot is
optional and only done to improve the appearance of the installation. A
minimum of two lag screw in opposite comers of the mounting foot is required.
These lag screws reduce the side-to-side movement of the dish.
12. Vertically level the dish with a bubble level or plumb line.
To do this, place the level, or plumb line, on the mast at an parallel angle to the
wall. If you have not loosened the two bolts securing the azimuth adjustment
on the mounting foot, do it now. If you are using a bubble level, move the mast_
vertically to center the bubble in the window of the level. If you are using a
plumb line, hold the string of the plumb line over the top of the mast so it hangs
at a perpendicular angle to the mounting surface. Move the mast vertically
until the plumb line hangs parallel to the side of the mast. Tighten the two
mounting bolts securing the mast to the mounting foot. For a more detailed
description of this procedure, see the Leveling the Dish section of this manual.