First Time Motor Installation

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Soon I am going to be attempting to install my first motorised system but I have a query about setting it up.

Usually there is an elevation angle that you need to allow for when positionig the dish, but having an offset dish changes the elevation angle required.
What I don't understand is that the offset angle can vary between dishes so how does the DiSEqC motor know what angle of elevation to set the dish at? My receiver is USALS compatible as well but again it won't know the offset angle of my particular dish either so what angle do I set the dish to in the first place. Surely if the system tries to set the dish at the pre-programmed angle for a satellite then it will be innacurate by the time the offset angle of the dish is taken into acocunt.
I know that in terms of EAST/WEST it needs setting south facing at 0° true south but what do I set the vertical elevation to as the initial starting point?

Many thanks for your help.

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Elevation is not determined by the dish type.

The angle that will be set will be the declination angle, as part of the dish design forward of the motor.

Set as normal to where you are in the Midlands (55 degrees or so)
 
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*Foxconn A6VMX
*4GB PC6400 OCZ Gold 5-5-5-15
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*Samsung Spinpoint F1-500GB SATA II
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Nice 1. Thanks for the help guys.
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