Appendix D
EchoStar IRD Commissioning
Procedure
If you have purchased a DISH Network system, there is a chance
that your EchoStar IRD will fail to acquire the satellite when you
first activate it. This has been known to happen in IRDs that have
not been commissioned within several months of their
manufacture. The following process is a manual method of
acquiring the satellite for the first time so that the IRD can
download the most up-to-date satellite and programming data,
allowing it to automatically acquire the satellite from then on.
Please refer to your EchoStar IRD user manual for complete
instructions on the IRD, the remote control, and the command
screens.
Manual Satellite Acquisition and IRD Commissioning
1. Turn on TV and EchoStar IRD.
2. Using EchoStar remote, press MENU.
- The Main Menu will come up on the Screen.
3. Select #6, System Setup.
4. Select #1, Installation.
5. Select #1, Point Dish/Signal.
- The Signal Strength Screen will appear.
6. Using remote, select the zip code box on the
screen, and input the local zip code.
- The screen will show you the Azimuth and
Elevation to the satellite. Write this down.
7. Connect a PC to the data port.
8. Turn on the TracVision SA.
9. Type
HALT <CR>
after receiving the message
*** Entering Search Mode 1 ***.
10. Type in the elevation that you obtained in step 6.
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It will be necessary to have a PC
available to complete the manual
acquisition and commissioning
procedure.