Rca Satellite System User Manual download pdf (Page 39)

Testing the System

Picking Up the Satellite Signal

In this section, you’ll pick up the satellite signal by pointing the

dish toward the satellite. You’ve already set the elevation on the

dish, so now you’ll need to point the dish to the correct azimuth.

Keep in mind that for the system test, you’re only interested in

receiving a signal—the strength of the signal is not important.

When you mount the dish permanently, you’ll spend some extra

time fine tuning the signal to receive the strongest possible

signal.

Point the Dish

1. If necessary, loosen the nuts on the support sleeve so that the

dish and LNB support arm can rotate easily left and right.

2. Hold the compass flat in the palm of your hand away from

the dish. Hold your hand still until the needle stops moving

(the dark or colored half of the compass needle always points

north).

3 Rotate the compass so that the “N” (for north) is directly

under the dark part of the compass needle.

Your compass is now aligned with north. The tick marks

around the edge of the compass represent azimuth degrees.

If at any time during the test you

hear one continuous tone, or see the

message “signal locked” on the on-

screen signal meter, then you know

the system is working and you can

skip to Disconnecting Test

Components.

Rotate until N lines up with the

dark half of the arrow

2, 3

Support

sleeve nuts

Support Sleeve Nuts

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Rca Satellite System User Manual Page 39