Deluxe DSS System
(160-2530)                 Pointing Satellite Dish    Faxback Doc. # 19691

DANGER! AVOID POWER LINES!
When following these instructions to install and connect the satellite
antenna and connections, take extreme care to avoid contact with overhead
power lines, lights and power circuits.  Contact with power lines, lights,
and circuits may be fatal.

The DSS dish must be pointed accurately toward the satellite to receive the
satellite signal.  When you point the dish, you set the elevation (move the
dish up and down) and then set the azimuth (move the dish left-to-right on
the mast) until you receive the strongest signal.

You can use the satellite location chart in Faxback Doc.#18816,
Longitude/Latitude Chart, and a compass to help you locate the relative
position of the satellite and point the dish.  Then, to adjust the dish
for the best signal reception, use the DSS receiver's on-screen signal
strength meter.

If you have questions about using the receiver's on-screen displays, refer
to the DSS Receiver User's Manual.

There are four basic steps for pointing the dish:

1.  Using the DSS receiver's on-screen menu system to find your elevation
    and azimuth settings.

2.  Setting the elevation.

3.  Setting the azimuth.

4.  Fine-tuning the azimuth.

USING THE MENU SYSTEM TO FIND ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH

Before you can use the menu system to find your elevation and azimuth, you
must connect the DSS receiver to your TV.  During the dish installation,
follow the steps below to connect your TV to the DSS receiver.

(When you have completed the installation, and are receiving the satellite
signal, re-connect your DSS receiver, TV, and other components according to
the detailed instructions given in the DSS Receiver User's Manual.)

1.  Connect the OUT TO TV connector on the DSS receiver to the TV's ANT IN
    connector with the coaxial cable supplied with the receiver.

2.  Turn on the TV and the DSS receiver.

3.  Tune your TV to channel 3 or 4, depending on the setting of the CH3/CH4
    switch on the back of the receiver.

4.  Press DSS on the remote control.

5.  Press MENU on the remote control to bring up the Main menu.  (Each
    screen has instructions that will help you use the menu system.)

6.  Select "Options."

7.  Select "Setup."

8.  Select "Dish Pointing."

9.  Select "Point Dish Using Your Zip Code" to bring up the Zip Code
    display screen.

10.  Enter your zip code using the number keys on the remote control.
     Select OK when you finished.

     The display screen gives you the correct elevation and azimuth for
     your location.  Write down both numbers so that you can refer to 
     them later.

     Azimuth:____________________Elevation:____________________

11.  Select OK to bring up the Dish Pointing display screen.

12.  Select "Signal Meter" to bring up the signal strength meter.

     Leave the signal meter on the screen during the steps that follow.

SETTING THE ELEVATION

1.  Loosen the nuts securing the two elevation bolts so that you can easily
    move the dish up and down.

2.  Line up the elevation indicator with the tick mark corresponding to the
    elevation number given on the display screen.  (The elevation indicator
    is the metal plate just behind the elevation tick marks.)

3.  When the indicator is aligned with the correct tick mark for the
    elevation you need, tighten both bolts.

SETTING THE AZIMUTH

So far, you've used the on-screen menu system to find the correct elevation
and azimuth settings for your location and set the elevation on the dish.
Now, you will set the azimuth by pointing the dish in a general direction
toward the satellite.

The following are the basic steps setting the azimuth.

1.  Loosen the three azimuth nuts on the LNB support arm. You set the
    azimuth by moving the dish left and right.

2.  Point the dish in the general direction of the satellite, roughly south
    of Texas.

    If you prefer to set the elevation more precisely, refer to Faxback
    Doc. # 18816, Longitude/Latitude Chart.

FINE-TUNING THE AZIMUTH

Having set the elevation and pointed the dish in the general direction of
the satellite, you will now use the on-screen signal strength meter to
adjust the dish precisely and lock in on the satellite signal.

Using the Signal Strength Meter

To help you lock in on the satellite signal, the on-screen signal strength
meter provides an audible tone in addition to displaying the relative
strength of the signal.  As you point your dish toward the satellite, the
signal strength meter produces short tones that indicate whether you have
located the satellite.  As you adjust the dish and the DSS receiver comes
closer to locking in on the satellite signal, the short tones become one
long, continuous tone.

Pointing dish properly can take several minutes from the time you begin
moving the dish left to right until you lock in on the satellite signal.

Hints:  If you have wireless headphones, you can attach the headphones to
        the jack in the DSS receiver.  Then, you can hear the tones when
        you are away from the TV.

        If you do not have wireless headphones, you can turn up the TV's
        sound or have someone help you.

Locking in on the Satellite Signal

1.  At the top of the mast is a piece of tape with evenly spaced tick
    marks.  Line up a scribe mark on the LNB support arm with one tick
    mark.

2.  Gently turn the dish to the left or right, one tick mark at a time.

3.  Pause a few seconds while the receiver goes through its tuning cycles.
    The DSS receiver must go through two complete tuning cycles (two beeps)
    before the dish should be moved to the next tick mark.

    When the dish has locked in on the satellite signal, the short beep
    changes to one long, continuous tone.

4.  Gently turn the dish one tick mark to the left.  Pause and listen for
    the long, continuous tone. 

5.  Repeat Step 4 until the continuous tone changes to short beeps.  Then,
    mark the location of the scribe mark used in Step 1 on the strip of
    tape on the mast.

6.  Gently turn the dish one tick mark to the right.  Pause and listen for
    the continuous tone.

7.  Repeat Step 6 until the continuous tone changes to short beeps.  Then,
    mark the location of the scribe mark used in Step 1 on the strip of
    tape on the mast.

    THE STRONGEST SIGNAL WILL BE CENTERED BETWEEN THE TWO PLACES YOU
    MARKED.

8.  Now, gently turn the dish so that the scribe mark used in Step 1 is
    centered between the two places you marked in Steps 5 and 7.  The
    signal strength meter should indicate a strong signal.

    If needed, you can fine-tune the signal further by turning the dish to
    the left or right one tick mark and seeing if there is any change in
    the tone or if the signal strength number gets larger.

    THE SIGNAL METER DOES NOT HAVE TO REACH A READING OF 100.  Use the
    signal meter to find the highest "possible" signal.

9.  When you've locked in on the strongest possible signal, tighten the
    azimuth bolts securely, while being careful not to jar the dish out
    of position.

Fine-tuning the Elevation

After you fine-tune the azimuth, you should use the same procedure to 
fine-tune the elevation.  When you fine-tune the elevation, make sure you
move the dish up or down one tick mark at a time and listen for the tone
after each movement.

If you have problems fine-tuning the dish, check the vertical alignment of
the mast.  If the mast is not perfectly vertical, you may not be able to
fine-tune the dish properly.


(CS 1/31/96)