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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”).