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CHAPTER 3
Setting up and connecting
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The Installation option in the Setup menu provides access to a variety of important setup
controls. The first of these is the Set Dish menu. The Set Dish menu allows you to:
Acquire the exact azimuth, elevation, and tilt angles to help you point your dish
accurately based on your ZIP code.
Check the setup of your satellite dish using an on-screen signal meter.
Set the dish type (to tell your DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver what kind of
satellite dish you are using).
Set your dish type automatically.
The sections that follow detail each of these procedures.
Acquiring the correct dish pointing angles
The Dish Pointing menu item in the Set Dish menu allows you to find out exactly how to
point your satellite dish by entering your ZIP code.
If you have not yet successfully aligned your satellite dish, or if you need to realign it,
follow these instructions to find the exact angles you should use to point your dish:
1
Press the MENU button on your remote control.
The Main menu appears.
2
Highlight the Setup menu item, then press the SELECT button.
The Setup menu appears.
3
Highlight the Installation menu item, then press the SELECT button.
The Installation menu appears.
4
Highlight the Set Dish menu item, then press the SELECT button.
The Set Dish menu appears.
5
Highlight the Dish Pointing menu item, then press the
SELECT button. The Dish Pointing screen appears.
6
Use the right-arrow button on your remote control to highlight
the space for the first digit in the ZIP code.