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Summary of Contents for Multi-Satellite

Page 1: ...n manual for the Winegard Acer Phase III Triple LNB dish is brought to you by the SolidSignal com Tech Team For more information about this product and its availability please click on this page or visit our web site at www SolidSignal com Email info solidsignal com ...

Page 2: ...r pipes gas lines or wiring Watch out for power lines which may be overhead hidden near where you may drill underground and or hidden behind walls keeping safely clear U d 11 t d 11 h I t h of them with ladders antenna and tools during installation sing a power rl 0 rl 0 es In 0 your ouse Routing coaxial cable s through foundation wall d fl tt t II The Federal Communications Commission FCC has rul...

Page 3: ...nting Hardware Multi Satellite Dish Reflector LNB Arm Antenna Back Assembly raraiW eeee Triple head Multi Satellite LNB Mounting Hardware EZAUGNTMMast LNB with built in Multi Switch for four Independent Outputs I W ffrc llj e e Grounding Screw i ...

Page 4: ...6 Cable s page 8 0 Grounding Cable and Antenna page 8 Magnetic Compass G 0 Attaching LNB to Antenna page 9 if m 0 Aiming and Fine tuning Antenna page 9 s EI t D II d B t InformationAlsoIncluded ec rlc rl an I TroubleshootingCheck List for Initial Installation page 11 Loss of Signal Rain Fade page 12 I Installation with Long CableRun page 12 OptionalAccessories not included Typical installation kit...

Page 5: ... on the TV and the receiver Io I Settheantennatype Navigateto the antenna installation screenmenu Select Depending onyourreceiver installation asan oval 3 sat some receiverbrands maycall odel yourdisplaymaylcx k it tri ple 3 sat location Sat 123 or Sat ABC different fromshown In this example a Southern California Findyour coordinates ZIPcode 92683 isentered andreceiver outputs Navigateto the anten...

Page 6: ...ucted viewto all three satellite locations Northern border states haveelevation 30 d h b d t t d 60 SatC 1100 with readings toward an sout ern or er s a es towar Converted Transponders NOTE If you are replacing an 18 dish 8 10 12 with a new Multi Satellite Dish Antenna SatA 1010with 7 SatB 1190 with be sure to check for the required 18 Transponders c 7 Transponders clearance If you do not havethe ...

Page 7: ...wnflaton it so the lipof the framesitssnuglyon the topedgeof themast between mast bottom and base to prevent bel ng pinched or cut Align the mast The EZALIGN Mast pivots up and down and from side to Looking downinto mast side A bubble level ISlocated In the top of the mast to Thepatentedmasthastwoslotsat the the bottomthatallowit to moveup assist in al ignment and downand sidetoside Thisaidsthe ce...

Page 8: ...xception see Step 9 note 2 on page 10 SetElevationAdjustment At the side of the antenna assembly loosenthe two Elevation Metaledge nuts one on each side and preliminarily setthe Elevation In thisexample weshow 7 at SO adjustment per the coordinate number obtained in Step 1 forSouthern California ZIPcode92683 the I Tighten the Elevation nuts but not completely This Elevation setting isSO is a preli...

Page 9: ... Cable and Antenna Option 1 Groundingthe antenna and cable grounding block help protect the satellite receiversystem and other components from lightning damage I Ground wire can be attached anywhereon the metal part of oint the antenna but there is a convenientgrounding screw at one side of the mastbase Installation should comply with local codesand the National Electric Code NEC Sections Groundin...

Page 10: ...in the strongest signal J J possible the higher the signal strength the less likely you are to experience signal outages during adverse weather 0 With a cell phone and house phone ask someone to relay signal strength values to you or hook up a portable TV at the installation site Your receiver may be equipped with an audible beep tone feature the higher pitch the higher the signal A hand held sign...

Page 11: ...dings at all three satellite locations Sat C 110 Transponders 8 10 and 12 should be aligned automatically NOTE1 Occasionally you may see a transponder at Sat A 101 Sat B 119 or Sat C 110 not active it is possible that this transponder is reserved for upcoming programming expansion Switch to other transpo ders at the same satellite location to verify that you have good readings and that your antenn...

Page 12: ... after market off the shelf add on components may The mast not being plumb up straight is a major cause not be as advertised They might not work or could cause of alignment difficulty additional DC drops and signal amplitude attenuation Remove such components go back to the basic D Remove existing TV specific components such as TV connections called out in this manual and re verify splitter etc re...

Page 13: ...result in gradual loss of picture Installation with Long Cable Run For installations where the RG 6 cable runs from the receiver s to the LNB far exceeds100 feet 150 feet or more asencountered in a commercial or multi dwelling building you needto use an AC powerbooster module to bias the LNB You will also need an additional RF signal amplifier to compensatethe signal amplitude loss Otherwise your ...

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