Helpline No. UK/Northern Ireland 01422 263270 Rep. Ireland 1890 812049
Helpline No. UK/Northern Ireland 01422 263270 Rep. Ireland 1890 812049
Helpline No. UK/Northern Ireland 01422 263270 Rep. Ireland 1890 812049
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APPENDIX I
PORTABLE SATELLITE TV SYSTEM
Portable Satellite Dish Alignment Instructions & Information
Satellites are located every 3 degrees in a geostationary orbit
35,000 kilometres above the earths surface at the equator which is
known as the Clarke Belt. No matter where you are on the earths
surface the satellites will always be located at the same position the
only thing that changes is the elevation as you move further north
or south.
Satellite transmissions are low power high frequency; in order to
obtain useable signals you need clear line of site between your dish
and the satellite. Any obstruction in the way i.e., buildings / towers
/ power lines can and will affect the signals received, in some cases
eliminating the signals altogether. Selecting a fixing position for
your dish is therefore critical to the success of the installation. In an
open field situation there should be no problems unless something
large is parked between you and the satellite. A built up area is
somewhat more problematic, as a general rule of thumb look to
place the dish as high as possible, the provided cable will allow a
reasonable height to be achieved. A small difference in the location
of the dish can have quite a significant effect on signals received.
Assemble the dish as per the enclosed instructions. Ensure cable
connections have been made correctly There should be no
connection between the inner and outer sheath, if you find you have
a connection it is likely a small strand of outer sheath has bridged
to the inner core on one of your connectors. Do not turn on the
power to your receiver.
Connect the cable to the LNB on the dish (previously assembled as
per instructions), uncoil the cable from the dish to the receiver. You
will see that to uncoil the cable properly will require the twist to be
removed from the cable, this can only be achieved properly with
one end disconnected, once you have the cable laid out with no
twists, connect the other end to the LNB connection on the receiver
unit. Ensure your scart connected to the TV is made correctly using
the TV connection point on the receiver.
Power up the TV, power up the Sat system, ensure the TV is in AV
mode you should see an output from the receiver showing no
signal.
1
Press menu on the remote control
2
Using the blue keys on the remote select the right key until
the highlighted indicator is on the geared cog symbol.
3
Language selection should be set to English.
4
Exit menu.
5
Press List
6
Select Astra 28 east by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT
buttons
7
Select BBC1 London (Highlight in Yellow)
8
Press OK
9
Now press INFO this will give you the parameters of BBC1
London and 2 meters on screen 1. is Signal Intensity and
2. is Signal quality.
10
Press 1 key to get audible output from TV
You are now ready to start to align the dish, if you have been
changing settings previously ensure you have selected
ASTRA28E, this should be indicated in the info screen.
The dish setting clamp should be loosened to allow movement
but tight enough to hold its position securely once an adjustment
is made.
1 Identify due south with a compass.
2 Place the enclosed SATELLITE MAP on the ground in line with
your dish and with the SOUTH arrow aligned correctly with the
aid of the compass.
3 Set the elevation of the dish vertical from horizontal (the dish
has an offset designed in its construction). Look at the dish
from the side, if the top and bottom is in line with a vertical
line from the ground this is the starting point.
4 Move the dish to be in line with the marking for ASTRA 1 28E
on your SATELLITE MAP.
5 When moving the dish try to remember you must keep the
elevation as previously set, only adjust the horizontal
direction for now as indicated above.
Fine tuning
It is at this point you rely on the audible signal generated from
your receiver and through the TV, turn the sound up so you can
hear it from the dish location. It is quite likely you still only have
36 – 37% signal intensity and 10 – 11% quality. The dish is
pointing slightly towards the south, and not at the satellite.
Carefully follow the fine tuning instructions.
Remember do not adjust the elevation at this point, it should be
set at vertical when viewed from the side.
