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Application Note
05/18/2011
Installing Dish Network
Dish 1000.4 East
with
Super Buddy
satellite meter
Connections:
Output port of Dish 1000.4 East LNBF connected to top (SIGNAL IN) port of Super
Buddy satellite meter with coax cable.
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
Dish Network
•
SYSTEM
Dish 1000.4 East
•
LNB MODEL
1000.4 East
or other as applicable if using a wing dish
•
SWITCH TYPE
defaults to
DpPlusV
(assuming you’ll be connected directly from top
Signal In port of meter to LNBF output port)
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 (elevation) and tilt/skew, mount to mast
and grossly align magnetic compass heading (azimuth). You may want to use the ZIP zip code
look-up feature to obtain rough antenna settings (magnetic compass heading, elevation, etc.).
After completing the System Setup:
1) Press DONE or EXIT to return to the main Run screen.
2) Preset the elevation and skew of the dish based on the parameters provided by the Super
Buddy’s zip code lookup feature (ZIP soft-key on main Run screen).
3) Connect a coax jumper cable from the top (Signal-In) port of your Super Buddy meter to a
LNBF output port.
4) Press the LNB power soft-key to apply power to the LNB and toggle to LNB1 (72.7°W).
Adjust the azimuth and elevation of the dish to maximize the signal level (left bar graph),
signal quality (right bar graph), and LOCK on the desired satellite.
5) Press the ID soft key to verify the satellite. “ID VERIFIED” means you are pointed correctly
at the desired satellite. If ID fails, press SCAN soft-key and Super Buddy will find the
satellite you are aimed at.
6) If desired, you may use Up/Down arrows to scroll through transponders to check for proper
level and quality.
7) Press LNB power soft-key to toggle to LNB2 (61.5°W). Fine tune azimuth, elevation and
skew of dish to maximize signal level (left bar graph) and signal quality (right bar graph),
and achieve LOCK.
8) Press ID soft-key to verify ID of 61.5°W satellite.
9) Press LNB power soft-key to toggle to LNB3 (77°W). Fine tune azimuth, elevation and
skew of dish to maximize signal level (left bar graph) and signal quality (right bar graph),
and achieve LOCK.
10) Press ID soft-key to verify ID of 77°W satellite.
