2
4 With the dish motor Azimuth on Zero ( It is on zero when supplied ) fit the dish mover to the
pole facing
true north
using a compass .(True North is magnetic north minus 22 deg, this
works out to 338 deg compass.) Do the bolts up, but you will move this again in the last
step.
5 Fit the dish to the dish mover and also have it facing
true north
. On some dishes you will
need to bend the mount tab out of the way to slide the dish onto the motor shaft. This is
where step one may help, you can just fit the dish to the mark you put on the mover and
dish mount.
6 Set the elevation on the dish to the elevation as per the “Dish Bracket Angle” on page 7 of
the User Manual. Remember to use the setting for your latitude. You marked it in step 3.
The adjustment for this elevation is on the dish not the mover (see picture below).
7 You can fit the extra bolt supplied to the hole in the motor shaft below the dish clamp to
stop the dish sliding off while the clamp is loose . Remember the dish and motor need to be
in a straight line to
true north
.
8 Set the LNB skew about 10 deg clockwise to start. That means when you are looking into
the dish, at the back of the LNB, the LNB cable connector should start facing down as
though to 6 o’clock. Now turn the LNB in it’s mounting bracket 10 deg clockwise, or until the
connector is facing about the 7 o’clock position.
9 The receiver USALS (the name for the dish mover controller program) has to be enabled in
the menu and you need to enter in your site location .(ie Hamilton is 175deg east longitude
and the latitude is 38deg south).If the receiver has been programmed for the satellite
positions already, now use the receiver to move the dish to a known satellite ( example
Optus B1 160 deg east)
10 When the dish motor has moved to the Optus B1 position then using a satellite meter adjust
the Azimuth by moving the entire setup. ie Both the motor and dish together. Elevation fine
tuning is done by changing the dish elevation (as per step 6) for max signal. Do not change
the motor elevation. Tighten all clamps and check the LNB skew for best reading on the
meter. All the satellites will now be found automatically.
11 Use our website page
www.freetv.co.nz/DIY.html
to download more information about
installing your own satellite dish.
Free TV 2005 Ltd
PO Box 211, Raglan
www.freetv.co.nz
