Application Note
10/29/2015
Applied
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Installing a DIRECTV SWM SL5s KaKu system
with the XR-3 satellite meter
Connections:
Coax cable connected from output port of DIRECTV SWM SL5s LNBF to XR-3 satellite
meter module’s ODU / LNB port
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 your geographic region
SERVICE
DIRECTV
SYSTEM
SWM
LNB MODEL
SL5s Pointing
SWITCH TYPE defaults to
Manual
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, preset the tilt / skew, mount to mast, and grossly
align azimuth. You may want to use the AZ/EL 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 XR-3’s zip code lookup
feature (AZ/EL soft-key near lower left corner of main Run screen).
3) Connect a coax jumper cable from the ODU / LNB port of your XR-3 meter to
the LNBF output port.
Rough Alignment of Azimuth and Elevation of dish on 101°W Satellite
To find the 101° satellite:
Press the LNB soft-key (located on middle right side of LCD screen) to apply power to the
LNB. LNB1 is for the 101° satellite.
Wait approximately 20 seconds after pressing LNB power soft-key before beginning dish pointing.
Adjust the azimuth and elevation of the dish to optimize the alignment by maximizing the
signal level (left bar graph), signal quality (right bar graph), and obtaining a LOCK on the 101 satellite.
Align antenna until strongest signal level and quality have been reached.
After you see LOCK, press ID soft-key (located on middle left side of LCD screen) and verify
that the 101 satellite has been found.
