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1000.4 Dish - Assembly, Pointing, and Peaking
Assembly Instructions
1. Find Azimuth/Elevation/Skew angles for your location.
2. Find a location for the dish antenna with a clear line of sight and a sturdy mounting surface.
3. Mount the mast, making sure it is absolutely vertical. Attach struts to the mast, using the strut instructions.
4. Assemble the dish antenna, setting the skew and elevation angles in the process.
5. Mount the dish antenna on the mast and point the dish to the azimuth angle.
6. Run cables between the dish antenna and the receiver(s), leaving a service loop around the dish mounting bracket
and attaching cables to the mast using zip ties.
Point and Peak Instructions
Rough Point and Peak
1. Using a peaking meter attached to the DPP 1000.4
LNBF PORT 2, rough peak the dish on 72.7°W using
transponder 13, 19, or 21 for maximum strength.
Lock the mast clamp bolts and re-confirm signal.
