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Page 1: ...INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR THE MOTOR Motor Horizon Horizon ref 450908 v347 ...

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Page 3: ...can work with all types of receivers it is impossible to be precise on the kind of operations that you will have to do on your receiver We then advise you to read both user manual very carefully this one and the one from the receiver to identify what you will have to do on the remote control That will allow you to do the necessary operations for each of them These are some small advices to help Mo...

Page 4: ... by step rotation If your receiver has the step by step rotation you will be able to adjust precisely the motor position If it is not the case try to reach as precise ly as possible the desired angle with a continuing rotation It is useful to keep the degree order precision 1 Put the receiver on the reference satellite channel If the receiver is pre programmed put it on the satellite channel you w...

Page 5: ...tore saved 8 Display the signal indicator Generally the signal indicator appears when pressing on the INFO key Sometimes you have to access the channel search menu The indicator is often showed as two bars For the alignment you need to maximise the signal then when it is going up optimise the quality If the level is high but the quality is not going up that means that you are on another satellite ...

Page 6: ...commended diameter minimum 40 mm 1 6 6 Satellite receiver 7 TV set PAL for digital reception and PAL SECAM for analogue to be able to watch it in colour 8 Scart lead male male 21 pin 9 F plug 10 Cable special for satellite normal TV cable won t work 11 Motor 450908 12 13 17 18 10 11 B Necessary elements 4 0 208 994 11 81 ...

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Page 8: ...t not be blocked a too important tightening might break one of the support clamps When the motor is assemble do not fix it straight away on the mast or the stand off arm some operations needs to be done near the receiver Screw on all the screw without blocking it The screw 2b must be tighten at the maximum and the cover 2a must be leave up to allow you to read the motor angle in rela tion to south...

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Page 10: ...per In case you damage it you could do it all over again after downloading the user manual on the Metronic website www metronic com Position the angle system on the west side of the motor like on the picture C2 the angle is 31 5 Adjust the nut from the 2c screw to display the incline of your location When the right angle as been adjusted tighten the screw and the nut 2d as well OK Tighten the scre...

Page 11: ...9 0 208 994 11 81 Inclination and angular reading for Hotbird 3 ...

Page 12: ...ension indicated on the diagram below the plug must screw on the aluminium foil roll up Make sure that none of the braid strand is in contact with the central core of the cable Connect the receiver to the television set with a scart lead Put the motor near the receiver on a table or on the floor and connect the receiver LNB input to the Motor DEMO output with the 1 5m 4 92ft cable then switch on t...

Page 13: ... 45 At the nearest 10 If it is not the case check the mechanical stop as indicated at the end of this user manual If the motor does not spin connect the motor to the LNB with the long cable then reset the motor To verify the right position of the mechanic west stop do a continuous spinning 4 towards the west The motor should stop at 45 to within about 10 If it is not the case check the mechanical ...

Page 14: ...cal lines For example 18 E in Glasgow 13 E in Bordeaux and 2 W in Naples 4 Go into the DiSEqC 1 2 2 menu then with a continuing rotation 4 bring the motor roughly on the Hotbird azimuth with a step by step rotation 5 Example Brest 20 The person using the remote control must make the motor spin until you reach the metallic notch used to read the azimuth at 20 When we look at the graduations the not...

Page 15: ...s and then fix the motor on the top end of the support 8 Direct approximately the motor towards the south In case of an assembling on a wall make sure the wall faces south to within about 20 and use a 45cm stand off arm at least see diagram F2 Connect the receiver and the motor by the long wire prepared at the step D F2 13 0 208 994 11 81 4 5 7 Go to corresponding paragraph page 2 and 3 ...

Page 16: ...tor towards the south Adjust the angle on the back support of the dish so as to do the dish will be vertical Switch on the receiver Do a continuing rotation 4 until the stop 45 East and 45 West to check if there is no obstacle If you get close from an obstacle during the spin go to paragraph N page 21 to adjust your mechanical stop Put the receiver on the Hotbird reference channel G Satellite dish...

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Page 18: ...d I Check the LNB and receiver user manual WARNING some LNB need to be assembling at 45 Checking Before going to the final stage the alignment check that your installation looks like the picture below J 11 16 0 208 994 11 81 ...

Page 19: ... not going up increase the satellite dish incline of 2 and do the same manual scan Carry on as above by step of 2 followed by a scan until the level increase When you are on the right satellite the image will appear in the background Adjust it to obtain the maximum in level and quality bar the longest as possible In some area it is normal that you will turn up to 20 scanning be patient 3 Block tem...

Page 20: ...nything at all even when you slightly move the satellite dish alignment In that case it means that an error has been made during the installation mast not vertical error between east and West bad reading of the azimuth Restart the installation from the beginning while checking the details very carefully Secondary case You have a bad reception and you have to adjust slightly the satellite dish posi...

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Page 22: ... some channels at the same frequency Try the operation above again and make sure that your satellite dish is pointed slightly on the left from Hotbird like shown on the Diagram 17 underneath Do the same operations for the other satellites For your information the diagram 17 gives you the satellites relative position for which some channels are pre programmed in the metronic receivers When you rece...

Page 23: ...ustment is suitable for a fixing on a gable if your stand off arm is at least at 45cm from the wall and the wall faces south If it is not the case you need to limit the movement of the dish to avoid it to be damaged against the wall This adjustment must be done when the dish is set up on the motor 21 0 208 994 11 81 Fragile cord correctly maintain the electrical block to avoid tearing off the cord...

Page 24: ...continuing rotation 4 towards the east until the satellite being near the obstacle Pull towards you the white cylinder top part and make it spin until the top stop touch the sensor During that adjustment make sure you do not move the bottom part West stop Then close the cover the Stop adjustment is finished You will then be able to validate the new position of your stop on you receiver For that re...

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