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If the search procedure will find a correct signal for the new satellite, the beeper issues a 3
seconds tone and the display will show:
Now the system is ready to be used. No other operation must be performed. Enjoy your TV
programs. Within 5 minutes the system will automatically switch to stand-by status.
If the procedure will NOT find a good signal, the system will go back to the Sat Search Menu.
3.2. Fine satellite tracking
This function is useful when the vehicle has been moved a little, or if it is necessary to perform
again the satellite fine tracking. Starting from the following display menu:
Execute the following operations:
1.
Press two times the DOWN key;
the display will show :
2.
Press OK key for 3 seconds;
the fine tracking function will be activated.
3.3. Manual positioning (“SKEW” setting)
Thanks to the new advanced technologies, the area where it’s possible to receive correctly a
satellite signal is increasing more and more. All Europe dedicated TV satellites obviously point
their signals over Central Europe. When the receiver – your motorcaravan – is outside this area,
the antenna looks at the satellite by side, from a certain “angle”. This effect is called “skew” or
"polarization” and affects the receivers located in different countries: Portugal, South Spain,
Morocco, Greece, Turkey and Canary Islands
Normally the satellite system is able to compensate this effect without problems, but in some
cases a manual LNB re-positioning is needed; in practical terms, the LNB must be rotated by
some degrees.
In the following table are displayed the necessary corrections of the SKEW effect, for some
European countries (approximated values)
Zone
Astra I Hotbird
South Spain
+15°
+10°
Portugal
+25°
+15°
Morocco, Gibilterra
+20°
+20°
Canary Islands
+35°
+25°
Greece
-12°
-20°
Turkey, West Russia
-15°
-17°
Other countries
0°
0°
SAT FOUND
< Sat2 name >
SAT FOUND
< Sat Name >
SEARCH FOR SAT
< sat name >
