RCA F38310 - 38" 16:9 HDTV, User Manual

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Getting Assistance
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Find Your Dish Pointing Coordinates
Use one of the available methods (ZIP Code, Latitude/Longitude) to find
your dish pointing coordinates.
Follow these steps to obtain your dish pointing coordinates using the ZIP
Code of the dish installation location:
1. Press MENU on the remote control to bring up the Main menu.
2. Select Assistance , then Dish Pointing .
3. Select Enter ZIP Code .
4. Enter the ZIP Code for the satellite dish antenna installation
location.
5. Record the elevation, azimuth, and tilt (oval satellite dish only)
numbers below.
Elevation _____________ Azimuth ___________
Tilt (oval satellite dish only) _____________________
Using the On-screen Signal Meter
Use the signal strength meter to determine whether or not you are
receiving a satellite signal. You can also use it to find the strength of the
satellite signal.
Follow these steps to bring up the on-screen signal meter:
1. Press MENU on the remote control to bring up the Main menu.
2. Select Assistance , then Dish Pointing .
3. Select Signal Meter .
The signal meter screen you see may look somewhat
different from the one pictured above.
Azimuth is the side-to-side direction that
the satellite dish antenna is pointed.
Elevation is the up/down angle that the
satellite dish antenna is pointed.
Tilt is the circular rotation of the dish
itself, like the motion of a steering wheel.