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Dish Pointing
The Dish Pointing menu helps you set up your HDTV and optimize your reception of
the satellite signal.
Selecting Dish Type
It is important to complete each of the following steps required for your satellite dish
antenna. If you do not, you will not receive proper dish pointing coordinates and will
not be able to take full advantage of your system.
Specify the type of dish you are using:
1. Press MENU on the remote control to bring up the Main menu.
2. Select Assistance, then Dish Pointing.
3. Use the arrows to highlight Select Dish, then press OK.
4. Specify the type of dish you are using: a round satellite dish or an oval dish.
Depending on the type of dish you have, the Select Dish menu will prompt you for
more information about your satellite dish antenna.
5. If you are using a round satellite dish, you are finished selecting your dish.
6. If you are using an oval satellite dish, specify the number of satellite locations
from which your satellite dish antenna will be receiving signals. This number is
equal to the number of LNBs (Low Noise Blocks) mounted on your dish. For
example, if you have two LNBs, select 2 Satellite Location Dish.
LNBs
An oval satellite dish with two LNBs.
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”).