RCA Satellite TV Antenna - Manual (Page 39)

Final Installation 35
Acquiring and Fine Tuning the Signal
Now that you have installed the satellite antenna and routed all of the
cable, it’s time to acquire and fine tune the signal. Before you begin,
you may want to go outside and double-check the azimuth and
elevation settings on the dish.
• Make sure that the elevation indicator (the edge of metal, not the
washer or the bolt) is aligned to the correct elevation.
• Use a compass to verify that the azimuth setting on the dish
is correct.
When you are confident that the settings are correct, bring up the
“Dish Pointing” menu again and use the signal meter to see if you are
getting a signal. Once you have acquired the signal, you’ll want to
make some fine-tuning adjustment to the dish in order to obtain the
highest possible signal.
Refer to your receiver manual for dish pointing information.
If you are not receiving a signal, you need to incrementally adjust the
azimuth setting on the dish. After you receive a signal, you will want
to continue to adjust the azimuth to try to get the best possible signal.
Maximum Signal
Strength
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 a
signal strength of 60 and
85, the higher the signal,
the less likely you are to
experience signal outages
during adverse weather.
Tip
You can adjust your TV’s
volume to hear the signal
meter from the dish
location, or you may want a
friend to watch the signal
meter and relay the
strength to you.