DirecTV HIRD-E4, Owner'S Manual

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INSTALLING THE SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA
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AGE
4-11
10) Install the mast assembly onto the cinder block
surface using a 3-inch x ¼-20 machine screw (see
diagram). Tighten the screw enough to secure the
base plate, but leave it loose enough to enable
you to adjust the base plate.
11) Verify that the mast is still plumb and adjust if
necessary.
12) Mark the locations of the other three outside
holes on the cinder block surface.
13) Remove the base plate from the cinder block.
14) Drill three ½-inch holes for the outside holes.
15) Repeat steps 8 through 12 to install togglers in
the three drilled holes.
16) Install the base mast assembly using the 3-inch x ¼-20 machine screws and four 5/16-inch
washers.
17) Tighten the four machine screws.
With the base plate and mast installed, proceed to the section titled “Attaching the Reflector onto
the LNB Support Arm” later in this chapter.
Installing the Satellite Dish
Antenna onto a Metal Pole
The satellite dish antenna can be installed onto a metal pole. You will not be using the base plate
or mast included with the satellite dish antenna for this procedure. Store these items in case you
decide to move the satellite dish antenna to a new location in the future.
Have the following tools and materials handy during this process.
•
Hole digging tools
•
Wheelbarrow or
concrete mixing box
•
Carpenter’s level
•
Pencil or chalk
•
Guy wires and
wooden stakes
•
Hacksaw
•
40-pound bag of
quick setting concrete
(Qty 4)
•
Metal pole (1¼-inch
inside diameter
schedule 40
galvanized water pipe
- 6-foot length
minimum)
Installation Procedure
1) Use a hacksaw to cut the bottom edge of the pole at a 45° angle, as shown. This prevents the
pole from rotating in the concrete over time.