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Basic DIY Dish Alignment Guide Using the SF95 Meter
This guide is only a basic outline of the steps required. If you feel the aligning of your satellite dish requires a skilled
professional please contact your local installer.
Whilst much of what is written here applies also to C Band dish installation, C Band dishes are much harder to install
correctly and this brief guide is not specifically for C Band installations. Primarily this guide covers aligning a newly installed
dish for Freeview. It will also be useful if your dish has moved in the wind and needs realigning.
1.
This step begins after you have installed your satellite dish and fitted the LNB. Set the LNB so the F connector faces
the 8 o’clock position if you were looking into the dish like a clock face. This means you are looking at the back of the
LNB with the F connector (where the cable connects) at 8 o’clock. Tighten the LNB holder.
Make a rough adjustment of the dish by using a compass to align it to the compass setting required for your area.
Also set the elevation using the scale on the dish or using an inclinometer. The compass setting and elevation for the
satellite Freeview uses is in the table on page 2. Just use your nearest town.
2.
The SF95 meter comes with a short length of coax cable with F connectors fitted. Connect this cable between the
LNB and the ‘LNB’ connection on the SF95 meter.
3.
Make sure your satellite receiver is turned off, and then connect the cable from your satellite receiver to the ‘REC’
connection on the SF95 meter. You now have your SF95 meter beside your dish, connected in the cable line between
the dish and your receiver. Turn your satellite receiver on and choose a channel that you know is on the satellite you
wish to receive. For example if you are aligning your dish for Freeview select TVOne.
Please note that using the SF95 meter for dish alignment requires that your satellite receiver is already tuned to the
service you wish to receive. If your receiver is new and untuned, simply take it to your friend or neighbour, connect it
up and tune it in, before completing your installation.
