Getting Assistance
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The Select Dish Menu Screen
To specify the type of dish you are using:
1.
Press MENU on the remote to bring up the main menu.
2.
Select Assistance, then Dish Pointing, then Select Dish.
3.
Specify the type of dish you are using: either a round dish or an oval dish. It is
important to select the correct dish type. If you do not, you will not receive
proper dish pointing coordinates and will not be able to take full advantage of
your DIRECTV System.
Using the On-Screen Signal Meter
The signal strength meter is used to determine whether you are receiving the
DIRECTV signal; it also indicates the strength of the DIRECTV signal once the signal is
acquired. Follow these steps to bring up the on-screen signal meter:
1.
Press MENU on the remote to bring up the main menu.
2.
Select Assistance then Dish Pointing.
3.
Select Signal Meter.
If the dish is pointed correctly, the signal meter will show you the
current signal strength (and you should hear a continuous tone).
4.
Use the arrows and OK button on the remote control to toggle between the
satellites (available if you have specified you have an oval dish). Try to achieve
the peak signal for each.
Peak Signal
The “Peak Signal”
indicates the highest
signal strength you have
obtained, which is not
necessarily the highest
possible signal.
While the maximum
signal strength is 100,
the signal strength you
achieve will probably be
less. Although there is
no difference in picture
quality between signal
strengths of 60 and 85,
the higher the signal,
the less likely you are to
experience negative
effects in degraded
conditions such as rain
or snow (called “rain
fade”).
