Page 2 - Safety Information
Safety Information DANGER! Avoid Power lines! When following the instructions in this guide to install and connect theDIRECTV PLUS™ satellite antenna and connections, take extreme careto avoid contact with overhead power lines, lights and power circuits.Contact with power lines, lights, and power ci...
Page 3 - Table of Contents; Setting the Elevation and Attaching the Fine
1 Table of Contents Preparing for Installation ................................................ 3 Installation Overview ........................................................... 4 Mounting Options ................................................................ 5 Solid Wood or Lap Siding ............
Page 4 - A Few Words About Grounding the
Table of Contents 2 Final Installation ........................................................... 27 Leveling the Mast ............................................................... 28 Leveling Side-to-Side ..................................................... 28 Leveling Front-to-Back ..............
Page 5 - Preparing for Installation; Chapter 1
Preparing for Installation Chapter Overview: 3 3 Chapter 1 • Installation Overview • Mounting Options • General Site Survey • Finding the Dish Pointing Coordinates • Estimating Cable Requirements • DIRECTV PLUS™ Dish Assembly Overview • Setting the Elevation and Attaching the Fine Tuning Adjustment ...
Page 6 - Installation Overview; Mounting the Mast
Preparing for Installation 4 Chapter 1 Installation Overview The manual is organized into steps that need to be performed in the order presented. Preparing for Installation • Complete a General Site Survey – Visually survey your location to make sure it is suitable. • Obtain Dish Pointing Coordinate...
Page 7 - Solid Wood or Lap Siding; Brick or Poured Concrete Surface; Important Considerations:; A Hollow or Cinder Block Wall; Important Consideration:; Pole Mount; Important Considerations:
Chapter 1 5 Preparing for Installation Mounting Options VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure that the mast is both PLUMB and LEVEL. If the mast is not PLUMBand LEVEL, the elevation, azimuth, and tilt settings you get from on-screen instructions willnot be accurate and you may not be able to acquire the signal....
Page 8 - Should I Do This Myself?; General Site Survey
Preparing for Installation 6 Chapter 1 Should I Do This Myself? While the installation is not difficult, it does require that you have some experience inelectrical wiring and minor construction techniques. Also, you may have to climb aladder, so you’ll want to be comfortable working with heights. De...
Page 9 - The Satellite Locations; How High Up in the Sky is the Satellite?; MAYBE
Chapter 1 7 Preparing for Installation The Satellite Locations Both satellites are always located south of the United States at approximately 101 ° and 119 ° latitude. That means if you live in Miami, you must have a clear line of sight west/southwest; if you live in San Francisco, you must have a c...
Page 10 - Finding the Dish Pointing Coordinates; Using the Dish Pointing Menu Screen; Recording the Coordinates; Tip
Preparing for Installation 8 Chapter 1 Finding the Dish Pointing Coordinates Finding the dish pointing coordinates for your location includes presetting theelevation and tilt. This is done by following directions that appear on your TVscreen. You need to make sure that your digital satellite receive...
Page 11 - WARNING; Precise Site Survey; Note
Chapter 1 9 Preparing for Installation 3. Locate the tick mark on the compass edge that corresponds to the azimuth number youwrote down. This is the direction of your azimuth setting (the direction the DIRECTVPLUS™ dish will need to be pointed to receive signals from the satellites). WARNING Do NOT ...
Page 12 - A Final Site Survey; I Don’t have a clear view to the satellite.; Estimating Cable Requirements
Preparing for Installation 10 Chapter 1 A Final Site Survey Now that you’ve conducted a precise site survey using the dish pointing coordinatesfor your location, you should double-check one more time to make sure you have aclear view in the direction of the satellites. I Don’t have a clear view to t...
Page 13 - OUTDOOR
Chapter 1 11 Preparing for Installation Note If your total RG-6 coaxial cablelength from the dish to theHD unit is more than 112 feet percoax cable, you may need anadditional installationcomponent, such as a lineamplifier, to compensate for thelonger cable length. This diagram shows “typical” instal...
Page 14 - DIRECTV PLUSTM Dish Assembly Overview
Preparing for Installation 12 Chapter 1 DIRECTV PLUS™ Dish Assembly Overview Use this page both as a parts lists for your HD satellite antenna, and a general overview of how the parts fit together;but DO NOT ASSEMBLE THE DISH YET. 20 ° 3 0 ° 40 ° 50 ° 60 ° Mounting foot and mast Satellite dish anten...
Page 15 - Mast Foot Hardware; Secure the Antenna Mast Clamp:; Mast Clamp Hardware
Chapter 1 13 Preparing for Installation Securing the Mast Foot 1. If you plan to use the mast foot, use two (2) 1/4" x 1/2" carriage bolts,and two (2) 1/4" flange nuts to join the pieces through the bolt holesin the mast and the curved space of the mounting foot. Place one bolton each si...
Page 16 - Fine Tuning Adjustment
Preparing for Installation 14 Chapter 1 Tip To get the correct elevation, lineup the painted edge inside thecurved groove of the clamp withthe degree marker. Do NOT usethe bolt. Setting the Elevation and Attaching the FineTuning Adjustment Use the elevation setting coordinate you wrote down on page ...
Page 17 - Reflector Hardware
Chapter 1 15 Preparing for Installation Setting the Tilt (Polarization) Tilt allows your satellite receiver to tune to two separate satellites at once and is one ofthe more crucial steps to achieving strong reception from both satellites. 1. Set the tilt so that the correct degree of tilt aligns wit...
Page 18 - LNB; Move On to the Next Section
Preparing for Installation 16 Chapter 1 Attaching the LNB Support Arm andAdapter 1. Attach the rectangular LNB feeder tube to the antenna socket making sure that theround hole for the spacer is positioned as shown in the diagram below. Tightenthe bolt while holding the nut. LNB #8 x 1” Phillips Head...
Page 19 - Chapter 2
Mounting the Mast Chapter Overview: • Mounting The Mast On Solid Wood Or Lap Siding • Mounting the Mast on Brick or Poured Concrete • Mounting the Mast on a Hollow or Cinder Block Wall • Mounting the DIRECTV PLUS™ Dish On A Pole 17 17 Chapter 2
Page 20 - Materials Needed; DANGER
Mounting the Mast 18 Chapter 2 2 5/16 x 3" lag screws 8 5/16 x 2" lag screws 10 5/16 " washers Mounting The Mast On Solid Wood OrLap Siding Materials Needed Tools Needed • Electric drill with a3/16" wood bit • Carpenter's level • 1/2" wrench • 3/8" wrench • 7/16" wrench •...
Page 21 - Mounting Instructions; Do not
Chapter 2 19 Mounting the Mast LEVEL NOT LEVEL 5. Remove the mounting foot and drill two 3/16" holes in the two center holelocations and four 3/16" holes in the four outside corner locations. 6. Use a wrench to loosen the nuts on the mounting foot so that you can rotate themast to access bot...
Page 22 - Installing a Spacer
Mounting the Mast 20 Chapter 2 Installing a Spacer When the mounting foot spans two pieces of siding, it should bepositioned so most of the foot is on the top board. A spacer should beinstalled to help hold the bottom of mounting foot in place. The spacercan be made of either solid wood or plastic. ...
Page 23 - IMPORTANT Considerations
Chapter 2 21 Mounting the Mast IMPORTANT Considerations • The wall anchors used must have a strength of at least 300 pounds of pulloutpressure. The use of B4015 or equivalent double-expansion anchors isrecommended. • Do NOT mount the DIRECTV PLUS™ dish under an eave or overhang that mayblock or part...
Page 25 - IMPORTANT Consideration
Chapter 2 23 Mounting the Mast DANGER AVOID Power Lines! When following theseinstructions, take extremecare to avoid contact withoverhead power lines,electric lights, and powercircuits. Contact withpower lines, electric lights,or power circuits may be fatal . It is recommended that the DIRECTV PLUS™...
Page 29 - Final Installation; Chapter 3
Final Installation Chapter Overview: • Leveling the Mast • Final DIRECTV PLUS™ Dish Assembly • Routing and Grounding the Cables • Running Cable Into the House • Making the Final Connections • Acquiring and Fine Tuning the Signal 27 27 Chapter 3
Page 30 - CAUTION; Leveling the Mast; If YES; IMPORTANT
Final Installation 28 Chapter 3 CAUTION Use caution when installing,adjusting or dismantling theDIRECTV PLUS™ dish and mast.The weight of the dish maycause the DIRECTV PLUS™ dishand mast to swing down andstrike you, a bystander ornearby objects. This couldcause personal injury ordamage to the dish. ...
Page 31 - Final DIRECTV PLUSTM Dish Assembly
Chapter 3 29 Final Installation Leveling Front-to-Back 1. Loosen the two bolts securing the mast to the mounting foot so the mast movesfreely. 2. Place a bubble level on the mast as shown in the figure. Move the mast so thebubble is centered in the level’s window. Rotate mast asneeded Rotate mast as...
Page 32 - LNB Hardware
Final Installation 30 Chapter 3 2. If your cables are not marked, you may want to mark each cable with maskingtape so that you know which cables to attach to each LNB, and subsequently tothe multiswitch. 3. Separate the messenger (ground) wire from the coaxial cables. Push only thecoaxial cable thro...
Page 33 - Grounding Hardware; Acceptable central building ground points
Chapter 3 31 Final Installation Messenger (ground) wire Note When using a pole mount, you needto attachthe grounding wire to the metal poleusing a 1 1/2” grounding clamp. Steps 7: Attach the messenger (ground) wires to themast foot with the nut and bolt. 7. Locate the grounding hardware (one #10 hex...
Page 34 - Cable Routing Tips; Routing and Grounding the Cables
Final Installation 32 Chapter 3 2. Route the coaxial cable and messenger (ground) wire from the bottom of the mastto the grounding block. 3. Make a 3”- 5” drip loop using cable clips at the grounding block as shown. Thiswill prevent water from running into the connection at the grounding block. 4. P...
Page 35 - Cable Entry Overview
Chapter 3 33 Final Installation Running Cable Into the House CAUTION Before drilling, make surethere are no wires or pipesbehind the wall in the area ofthe hole. Grounding Blocks (mounted outside) Ground to the centralbuilding ground Multiswitch (mounted inside) Cables for Satellite B Cables for Sat...
Page 36 - Multiswitch Mounting; Step-by-Step Instructions for Routing the Cables
Final Installation 34 Chapter 3 4 If you have not already mounted the multiswitch inside your house, use themounting brackets and hardware to mount the multiswitch. a. Slide the mounting brackets on to the multiswitch. b. Use the M6 hex head self tapping screws to mount the multiswitch. M6 Hex Head ...
Page 38 - Acquiring and Fine Tuning the Signal
Final Installation 36 Chapter 3 Step-By-Step Instruction for Acquiring and Fine Tuningthe Signal 1. Read the instruction manual that came with your digital satellite receiver, HDTV, orHD set-top converter to determine how to access the on-screen signal meter. The signal meter shows you when you have...
Page 39 - If the signal is found and
Chapter 3 37 Final Installation Tip To make sure you have thestrongest possible signal(s), movethe dish until you get acontinuous tone, then continuemoving until the single tonestops. Go back to the strongsetting, then repeat the processin the opposite direction. Do thisuntil you know where thestron...
Page 41 - Reference; Troubleshooting; Chapter 4
Reference Chapter Overview: • Troubleshooting • Toll-Free Telephone Product Help • Limited Warranty • Index 39 39 Chapter 4
Page 42 - Can’t Pick Up the Satellite Signal; improper cabling and connections; inaccurate positioning and pointing of the DIRECTV PLUSTM; Cabling and Connections Problems; NOT; DIRECTV PLUSTM Dish Positioning and Pointing Problems
Reference 40 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Can’t Pick Up the Satellite Signal Most problems with signal acquisition can be traced to one of these points: improper cabling and connections or inaccurate positioning and pointing of the DIRECTV PLUS™ dish . Cabling and Connections Problems 1. Make sure you’...
Page 43 - Temporary Satellite Signal Loss; Overheated Components.; DIRECTV PLUSTM Dish Pointing Steps
Chapter 4 41 Reference Temporary Satellite Signal Loss If you lose the satellite signal temporarily, the problem can usually be traced to one of these points: 1. Rain Fade. Rain fade is a normal, temporary loss of a satellite signal due to the inability of the satellite signal to penetrate unusually...
Page 44 - Toll-Free Telephone Product Help; Please have your DIRECTV PLUSTM; Returning Equipment to Thomson for Repair or Exchange
Reference 42 Chapter 4 Toll-Free Telephone Product Help You can reach Thomson Consumer Electronics at the following number:1-800-679-4776 (Toll free inside U.S.A.) Thomson provides a toll-free telephone number to help you with anyproblems you may encounter with your DIRECTV PLUS™ system, as manyprob...
Page 45 - What does your warranty cover?; How does state law relate to this warranty?
Chapter 4 43 Reference Limited Warranty What does your warranty cover? • Any defect in material or workmanship. For how long after your purchase? • One year. • The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental. What will we do? • Exchange the defective portion of your antenna with a ...
Page 46 - Index; See also
Reference 44 Chapter 4 Index A Assembly overview 12parts list 12 Azimuth 36 B Brick mounting 21 C Cable Requirements estimating 10overview 11 Cable Routing from antenna to grounding block 32into the house 33 Central Building Ground 10 acceptable points 31 Cinder Block Mounting 23Compass, finding azi...
Page 47 - Mast Clamp
Chapter 4 45 Reference M Mast Clamp attaching to the antenna 15securing 13 Mast Foot securing 13 Messenger Wire 30Mounting options 5 brick or poured concrete 21hollow or cinder block wall 23pole mount 25Solid wood or lap siding 18 Multiswitch 34 mounting 34 N National Electrical Code (NEC) 10, 31 P ...
